Weekly Update: The flag is flying at half mast over Nidd Valley House

Hi all –     Results Right, ahem, the Burton Leonard 10k. I’m afraid to announce that we lost the Mob Match to the Knaresborough Striders, 1239 to 1071. The club colours are flying at half mast over Nidd Valley House, and our sports statisticians and number crunchers are pouring over the results, trying to […]

Weekly Update: Have you ever wondered why you don’t see me in swimwear?

Hi all –   Thanks to Philippa for stepping up to the plate last week and filling the chairmanly flip flops to dispatch the weekly missive. It made a lovely change to be reading it rather than writing it, so thanks Philippa. I’m going to hang fire on the results for just a few seconds, […]

Weekly Update: On yer bike… (thanks Philippa! – Sam x)

Well well well, if you were a betting person you had backed a sure fire winner when you thought I’d be the one to fill Mr Sam Fugill’s flipflops and write his weekly email when he went away. I thought I’d open with a bike related heading just to set his pulse racing in panic […]

Weekly Update: Revenge is a dish best served in running shoes

Hi all –   It was lovely to see so many of you join us for the Almscliffe Crag Run on Thursday. The sun shone, no-one got lost, and we were back in time for last orders. Perfect.   Results Carol Morgan and Simon Franklin have successfully completed the gruelling Dragon’s Back Challenge in Wales. […]

Weekly Update: Three Nidds get Parkrun PBs – can you guess who?

Hi all –   Hope you’re all doing well and have had a cracking weekend. Let’s get straight on to the business of the results.   Results And what interesting they make, too! First off the blocks this week was the fourth of the Evening League races, this time held in Sicklinghall and hosted by […]

Weekly Update: Princess Leia and Frank Zappa take a dip in the Nidd

Hi all –   Results I’m choked with pride as I write this, folks. Both of the Nidd Valley Teams did spectacularly well at the Knaresborough Bed Race, and the results speak for themselves. Matt Rickard captained the men’s team to an incredible third place, finishing the gruelling 2.4m course in 14:22.8, and the ladies’ […]

Weekly Update: The things you learn about fellow runners on the start line…

Hi all –   Well, folks, it’s all very busy at Nidd Valley HQ. We’ve got another cracking Evening League performance under our running belts, the Bed Race is looming large (gulp), and there’s a few races in the pipeline. Read on, why don’t you?   Results Over thirty Nidds travelled up to Thirsk on […]

Weekly Update: The hardest lesson in the running rule book…

Hi all –   Results On Thursday, 34 Nidds travelled to Yeadon for the second of the Evening League races, and learned the hardest lesson in the running rule book: what goes down must come up. As we tore down the field and through the woods, it was easy to forget that we’d soon be […]

Weekly Update: Never mind a Royal Baby, this is much more important

Hi all – Results On Sunday, 9 intrepid Nidds took to the Bluebell Trail 10 near Halifax, an undulating race which claims to be unique for its river crossing. They’ve clearly never heard of the Knaresborough Bed Race… Official results aren’t out, and I haven’t heard a peep from anyone, so I can only assume […]

Weekly Update: Informative, witty, and a day late…

Hi all – Results London Marathon results are in, and, well, what spectacular reading they make. If you didn’t see the four athletic figures in yellow and black bounding through the thousands of runners, then you might like to know that Matt Rickard was first home for the club in a staggering 3:30:04, followed by […]

Weekly Update: Inspirational performances at every turn

Hi all – Results The big congratulations of the week go to Simon Franklin who quietly sneaked off to the Lake District and completed the Bob Graham Round in the 24 hour time limit that the challenge demands. This 65 mile or so (fell runners are often a tad vague when it comes to mileage) […]