Hambleton Athletics & Running Club

🥾💙 109 MILES. 16 DAYS. CHALLENGE COMPLETE! 🎉👏

18th October 202619th October 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

What an incredible achievement! Today, our very own Gary Holmes and his friend Richard completed the final stretch of the Cleveland Way, finishing at Filey Brigg! 🏁🥾 Over the past few months, Gary has tackled 109 miles across 16 days, all to raise awareness of FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy) and support FSHD UK. Along the way, he’s been joined by friends and fellow walkers, sharing miles, laughter and plenty of memories! 💙 👏 A HUGE congratulations to Gary and Richard! Everyone at HARC is incredibly proud of you both. What a fantastic achievement for such an important cause! 💰 There’s still time to sponsor Gary!https://www.justgiving.com/page/gary-holmes 🔎 Want to learn more about FSHD?Visit https://fshduk.com Every donation and every bit of awareness makes a difference. Well done, Gary and Richard! You’ve absolutely smashed it! 🥾💙👏...

🏰 RICHMOND CASTLE 10K 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

11th October 202612th October 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

What a fantastic morning of running at the Richmond Castle 10K! ☀️ We had a brilliant turnout of 10 HARC members taking on this scenic but challenging course, with plenty of sunshine and smiles along the way! Starting and finishing at the Batts riverside park, the route took runners past the beautiful River Swale waterfalls, over Green Bridge and up the challenging climb of Sleegill. From there, runners headed towards Catterick Garrison before returning to Richmond, taking in the spectacular castle views and enjoying a welcome downhill finish! A huge well done to Annabel, Erin, Harriet, Lynnette, Robert, Bryn, Eve, Liz, Mary and Sara, who all proudly represented HARC today! 👏💙 A special thank you to our brilliant support crew, Marc, Gav and Ruth! Having familiar faces cheering everyone on really does make a difference, and seeing all three of them out on the course gave us such a fantastic boost and some much-needed encouragement along the way! 💙 A big thank you also to...

Snape 5k & 10k Fun Run 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

19th September 202629th September 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

What a brilliant morning at the Snape 5K & 10K Fun Run on Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ A fantastic turnout, plenty of smiles and some great running. Well done to everyone who took part in either the 5K or 10K! A special mention to Elodie, who won 1st under 11s at just 8 years old — absolutely fantastic! 👏🏆 A huge thank you as well to everyone in the village and out on the course for all the support and encouragement. It really does make such a difference! 👏 Such a lovely local event and a great morning all round. #harc #snape #funrun #runningcommunity #northyorkshire...

A brilliant weekend for our C25K graduates! 🎓💙🩵

12th September 202629th September 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

A huge well done to Andrew, who celebrated his C25K graduation at the beautiful Fountains Abbey parkrun, with plenty of HARC support there to cheer him on. And a big congratulations to Claire too, who completed her graduation run the day before while away on holiday — she still made sure she got that all-important 5K done! 👏 Well done to you both. Such a fantastic achievement and hopefully the start of many more parkruns to come!...

🏃‍♀️ Darlington 10k 2026 🏃‍♂️

2nd August 20267th August 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

A fantastic 15 HARC members took on the Darlington 10K on Sunday, with plenty of HARC blue out on the course! 💙 It was a warm one, but the atmosphere and support around Darlington were brilliant. A special mention to Ruth and her cowbell providing some much-needed encouragement halfway round 🔔, and CeeCee and Elodie with their HARC sign cheering everyone on! Lots of smiles, great running and fantastic support for one another. Well done to all 15 who represented HARC! 👏💙 Screenshot loo...

HARC BBQ & Bingo Garden Party 🌭🎉

25th July 202629th July 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

A huge thank you to Gav and Annabel for hosting another fantastic HARC BBQ & Bingo Garden Party on Saturday. It was a brilliant afternoon filled with great food, lots of laughs and some very competitive bingo and fundraising games. A special mention goes to Gav, who did a fantastic job as Head Chef, with Nick stepping in as Sous Chef to keep the barbecue running smoothly. The food was absolutely amazing and went down a treat with everyone – thank you both for all your hard work! Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we were delighted to raise £130 for Herriot Hospice through our fundraising games. A big thank you to Amy and Ste for generously donating their winnings from the scratch card game and bingo back to Herriot Hospice. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the afternoon such a success. It was fantastic to see so many members enjoying themselves together, and we’re already looking forward to the next HARC...

Stately Trails – Aske Hall – 23 July 2026 🌳

23rd July 202629th July 2026 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

A fantastic evening at the Stately Trails event at Aske Hall, where 8 members of HARC took part across the 10k and 5k events. The course was certainly a tough one, with plenty of challenging sections along the way, but that didn’t stop our members from giving it their all. It was brilliant to see so many HARC vests and T-shirts out on the course, proudly representing the club. A huge well done to everyone who took part, and thank you to the organisers, marshals and volunteers for putting on another fantastic event in a beautiful setting....

Fabulous Day at Northallerton Carnival

15th July 202515th July 2025 By Gemma WardleNo Comments

We were delighted to support Northallerton Carnival again this year by organising a free kids’ fun run. About 25 youngsters took part, dashing around the park to earn themselves a cool drink and some sweets at the finish line. Our HARC team stayed for the rest of the day, raising funds for Hambleton Community Action. The total was £70.64, which will be added to the pot for our donation at the end of the year. The big bear star of our “Guess the Bear’s Name” game turned out to be called Luna. She was won by Lynn, who took her home as a gift for her great nephews. In our “Kids’ Target Game”, lots of children won some bubbles, but only three super-accurate throwers managed to get all three beanbags in the hoop to be entered in the draw for the top prize. Oscar was the lucky winner - well done! The “Chain Game” was won by Lewis who managed a chain of six...

Oh What a Night!

1st October 202414th January 2025 By Ruth HancockNo Comments

Another fabulous year culminated in an entertaining Awards Night at The Governor’s House, Northallerton, on Saturday. Members were treated to an inspirational talk from Matty Hynes, before he presented the winners with their well-earned trophies. Matty was British champion over 10k, represented Great Britain at the European and World Championships and finished 15th in the 2015 London Marathon, and his tales gave members plenty of food for thought. HARC’s awards are given in line with the club’s principles: ‘Caring & Supporting’; ‘Coaching-led’; ‘For Everyone’; and ‘Enjoying Our Sport’.On the receiving end this year were: Sinton-Hewitt Trophy for participation and volunteering at parkrun... Winner - Sam Scarlett; Runner-up - Graham Finlay Volunteer of the Year for outstanding contribution to progress the club’s aims... Winner - Nick Wilson; Runner-up - Michelle Slade The Rock Trophy recognises members’ commitment in their attendance at club sessions... Winner - Sara Sherwood; Runner-up - Carolyn Keeble Mighty Oak Trophy for improvement from last year to this... Winner - Sara Sherwood; Runner-up - Mary Gregory Captain Cook...

HARC C25K Graduation at Fabulous Fountains Abbey

30th September 202430th September 2024 By Sara SherwoodNo Comments

Report by Ruth Hancock Another Couch25K programme, another graduation, and what better place to hold it than at Fountains Abbey which was named most scenic parkrun in the UK in the new book ‘The Ultimate Guide to Parkrun’. Hambleton Athletics and Running Club are proud to have another gaggle of newbie and returning runners swelling their burgeoning ranks, and lots of current members turned out to support and encourage them around the stunning 2 lap course. After the recent rain for their practice runs, athletes were blessed with a fine, dry start, and the sun eventually made a welcome appearance. Mike Hollinshead, one of the leaders of the course, had this to say: “It was fantastic to see so many club members turning out to support the graduation of the latest C25K cohort. It really does lift their spirits, and shows what HARC stands for!” Head coach, Chris Lees, found himself as a participant on the course this time round, using it as a...