Evening Nidders, This is the penultimate email from me! Before I get onto this weeks activities I just want to mention that Jeff Walker successfully passed his CiRF qualification this weekend. Which means we’ve now got 5 coaches at Nidd Valley – that’s the most I think we’ve ever had – well done Jeff! On […]
Evening all, Thank you to everyone who has come forward to offer their services for bed race; either as runners, marshals or volunteers. It’s never easy to fit everyone in to well-balanced teams but in consultation with the prospective captains we have the following five fantastic teams: LadiesBec Carman (Capt)Amanda SchofieldLiz AhmedLianne CoileySarah ChalmersKatie Swannie […]
Hi Team Nidd, This is your usual reminder about PECO Race 5 this coming Sunday. I know quite a few of you need one more race to qualify for one of them lovely shiny XC medals so here’s your chance. The link gives all the details but the race times are repeated below: Race Times & Distances:Junior XC […]
Evening Nidders, It’s February already, which means it will soon be the AGM and receiving these emails from me will soon be a thing of the past! You’re stuck with me for the time being I’m afraid. On Tuesday we welcome back Sarah as coach, and she’ll be joined by Brian and Sarah C. We’ve […]
With the first event of the Fell Championship calendar behind us, which was the splendidly named Runners and Riders, we look forward to the next race. This is Ilkley Moor Fell Race on Sunday February 24th. Entries are still available and the race is a bargain price of £6:00. Route. Phil Robinson will lead a […]
Dear Members This email gives formal notice of the Annual General Meeting of Nidd Valley Road Runners on Thursday 21st February 2019, at 8.30pm in the upstairs function room and bar at Harrogate Hockey Club. Agenda Club Committee You are eligible to stand for any positions on the committee even if the current incumbent wishes […]
Final reminder that this Saturday is the 10th round of our XC champs at New Earswick Parkrun and a chance for some points. Even if you’ve not been doing the other XC champs races you’re more than welcome to join the party, it should be a good social event. Usual club and parkrun rules apply: Wear your […]
Amongst the excitement of this weekend’s Awards Dinner, Northern XCs and anything else you’re all doing, please don’t forget that the first race in the Nidd 2019 Fell Champs is next weekend from Appletreewick, which is quickly becoming one of Nidd’s second homes. It’s a new race so goodness only knows what to expect, but […]
Fell Running Phil’s handy guide to Fell Running.
Evening Nidders,I hope we’re all suitably recovered after Saturday’s nAwards Night. I really enjoyed it, thanks again to Nadene for organising such a great event. I did send out a link to all the photos I took, hopefully I managed to get the majority of them in focus! This Tuesday it’s my turn to coach, […]
The annual Nidd Valley Road Runners Awards Night took place on Saturday 26th January 2019 at a packed Masonic Hall in Harrogate. It is a time to celebrate the achievements of the past year, give out prizes and to have a really good dance! The full list of winners is published here. We have many […]
Evening Nidders,Well done to everyone who turned out yesterday at the Harrogate Harriers PECO race. It looks like a great event, and from what I can gather an enjoyable route. I’ve had a quick look at the latest standings, and I’d be lying if I said I totally understood them, but it does look like […]
It’s fair to say that I have been a bit slack recently when it has come to publishing race results. I blame this purely on the fact the club is expanding at such a fast rate with people running at events all over the place, it’s difficult to keep up! October was the last time […]
Evening Nidders, I’ll have to be quick this evening, it’s my dad’s birthday and he’s come round for tea! Tuesday night sees Jon making his first appearance of 2019 as coach, so we’re heading down to do the Knox hills session. He’ll be ably assisted by Debbie amd Jeff, they’ll be ready to do a […]
Evening Nidders,It’s the first email (from me) of 2019, and after a short hiatus we’re back to normal this week. I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing festive period, but if you’re anything like me, and you’ve relaxed a little bit too much you’ll be raring to go for the return of the interavls […]
Evening Nidders, I’ll have to be quick this evening, I’ve left my laptop charger at work, and I’m on a bit of a low battery! The pressure! Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who has stepped forward to enquire about filling one of the vacant roles on the committee(as mentioned in last week’s email). […]
Evening Nidders, It’s December and week #4 of the intervals already – this year has really flown by. Enough of that, this week sees the return of Sarah H as your coach. She’ll be assisted by three of our assistants, Sarah C, Hannah and Jane. We’re doing to the Pyramid session on the Stray – […]
Evening Nidders, It’s week #3 of the intervals, and that see the dream partnership of Jon Easton as coach, with Phil Ventress as his ‘friendly’ assistant. We’re heading to Wheatlands Road East to do the hill session there. You can either meet at the club, ready to run at 7pm, or meet at the corner […]
Evening Nidders, It’s week two of the winter intervals tomorrow night. As some of you will know, I don’t use Facebook, but I’ve heard there was some positive feedback posted on there, from a personal perspective it was great to see over 50 of you out and getting involved, many of you for the first […]