Category: Races

It’s the LONDON MARATHON - generally accepted as the most special marathon in the world (and one of the “majors”). We have four HARC members taking part: Shalev Bahalul is one of our latest members and has travelled all the way from Israel to take part. Look out for him in his HARC vest - but don’t blink or you’ll miss him as he is hoping to break the 2:30 threshold for the first time tomorrow. Mary Gregory⁩ has her own target as she returns to London for the second time. Ruth Hancock⁩ will be enjoying the club place she won in our ballot last year, and putting all that brilliant training into practice. And Joanne Sinnott⁩ will finally be getting her chance to experience this amazing event, after years of trying to get a place. Very best of luck to our runners and indeed everyone taking part in this amazing event! It’s the LONDON MARATHON - generally accepted as the most special marathon in the world...

The 34th annual fun run in the historic village of Snape took place on September 23rd. The 10k is multi-terrain with some roads through Bedale and HARC members who successfully completed the course were Andrew Garner, Mary Gregory, Michelle Slade, Lesley Whitehouse and Richard Slade. Extra congratulations to Richard and Andrew who gained new PBs at this distance. The 5k is mainly over footpaths and fields and its challenge was accepted by Mark Blair, Robert Gregory, Ruth Hancock, Erin Marley, Sara Sherwood, Samantha Scarlett, Joanne Sinnott and Graham Finlay, who collected the prize for being first in his age category. As ever, there were medals for all finishers and trophies for the prize winners, as well as homemade lunches and cake in the village hall. A lovely morning out for all!...

Acklam Grange, Middlesbrough Sunday 1st October The first meet of the season took place at Acklam Grange School this Sunday, on an unseasonably warm, humid day. The course was thankfully dry, but no less gruelling than in previous years.  It’s certainly eye-opening to be running against some of the most outstanding XC runners the region has to offer, who make it look exceptionally easy. However, there was ample support around the course from all teams who participate, making it one of the friendliest competitions available. HARC had some ‘newbies’ to the team this year, joined by old-hands Christopher Lees and Ruth Hancock. Well done on your inaugural performances, Luke Allen, Marc Blair and Samantha Scarlett! The bar has been set.  Thanks too, to Alice Inglis who came to support the team, and has ended up signing up for the rest of the season!...

Members from Hambleton Athletics and Running Club took on the two races at Darlington on 6 August. In total HARC fielded a team of 15 seniors and 2 juniors. Notable performances were produced by the following athletes who secured new PBs: Luke Allen 00:44:05Joanne Sinnott 01:03:38Gemma Wardle 01:09:03 However there are a couple of other special mentions for club members Andy Garner completing his first ever event in 00:54:32 and Richard Slade completing the course having only just graduated from HARC’s C25K program the week before! Club juniors Florence Barnes and Coco Mildren also smashed their first ever competitive 3K events too. Hearty congratulations to all! There was a great atmosphere along the course with lots of local residents cheering on all runners along the closed roads, and there was quite a buzz in the event village both before and after the races. As ever, support from other HARC members and their families, was much appreciated. If you’d like more information about what HARC can offer in...

A number of club members recently took part in ‘Endure 24 Leeds’, a 24-hour running challenge at Bramham Park. We had a team, a pair and three soloists entered, and their achievements were fantastic! The weekend was one of the warmest of the year which made running the five-mile circuits much tougher than they might otherwise have been. Part of the course meandered through some woodland areas giving much needed shade, but it was mostly very exposed to the blazing sun. Even the after-dark laps could not be described as cool, and the humidity was pretty unpleasant. Head Coach, Chris Lees, is extremely proud of everyone who took part. He said, “This event is an extraordinary challenge even for seasoned athletes. It requires enormous mental strength, not just physical ability.” Our team of six – Bridget Wilson, Jane Wilkinson, Dave Oldacres, Polly Oldacres, Becky Williams and Gemma Wardle – surpassed their own expectations and managed 100 miles (20 laps) between them, maintaining one...

A team of eleven HARC members travelled to Harewood House at the weekend for the Leeds Inflatable 5k. The group looked so fabulous in their blue tutus and glittery face paint that the start line marshal declared them the best dressed group of the day. Tackling 32 inflatable obstacles in the glorious sunshine was great fun, especially with the usual HARC team spirit – the runners did turn-backs to stay together and gave each other plenty of help getting back on their feet, plus the occasional gentle nudge to get over some of the hurdles!...