Transition Week

Transition Week

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This week has been TRANSITION WEEK! 🎉 Our Thursday routes, both longer and shorter, have been getting progressively longer over the last couple of months. This week, both dropped back down to be at their shortest. This is no accident! The routes are carefully scheduled so that when a C25k group graduates, the shorter route is accessible for them at around 5km, and gradually builds up from there. At the same time, the distances of the longer routes also drop down. This is to help people who have been running the shorter routes to smoothly transition onto the longer routes. The clocks have now gone forwards so we've lighter nights to look forward to as we continue our running journeys. Lots of you have been getting out there under your own steam too, to supplement what the club currently offer. Well done! We've been dot-watching and eating curry this week too - never a dull moment at HARC! ...
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Celebratory Curry

Celebratory Curry

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We had a great evening at Spice Restaurant & Bar - Bedale, enjoying a celebratory curry with our latest Couch to 5k graduates. It's not just about running and athletics at HARC… It's about feeling part of a community and building friendships with people who are there to help you work towards your goals and celebrate with you when you reach them. 💙🩵 For more information about what HARC has to offer, visit https://harc.uk/ or message us. harcfamily #C25K #running #athletics ...
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Weekly Update

Weekly Update

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You may well ask 'What goes on at HARC, aside from intervals and the regular Thursday social runs?" The answer is: C25K support runs and graduation, parkrun milestones, marathon/ultra training runs, competing at Lightwater Valley 10K and Thirsk 10 miles, and the NYSD relays at Darlington South Park to finish off the Xcountry season. Phew! Aren't you glad you asked? ...
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Run and Pub night

Run and Pub night

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Another great evening of running, chatting, and laughter. Our monthly “run and pub” nights are always popular, with some staying for a quick post-run drink and others enjoying a well earned meal too. If you want more than just running from your club and would like to get to know this friendly bunch, contact us today! 💙🩵 harcfamily ...
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HARC does Taskmaster

HARC does Taskmaster

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An evening of non-running fun saw Sara Sherwood take the crown, I mean golden shoe, at HARC Does Taskmaster. Our five adventure loving stars took on the challenges set by Katy Bamber to see which of them could 'think outside of the box'. Much hilarity ensued, with trying to guess the pie-fillings, drawing 97 monsters and a lesson in how not to do star jumps given by Marc Blair. Head coach, Chris Lees, had the unenviable task of awarding the scores. The evening followed the format of the comedy show which airs on Channel 4. Imogen Robinson had a great time reading the challenges; Andrew Garner failed to win over the judge with his pleas for points, and Michelle Slade produced her own beautiful jigsaw. A special mention to Sarah Higo for putting herself on the line as a last-minute stand-in - boy, can that girl fold a towel! Huge thanks to our juniors, Coco and Katie-Beth, for working so hard on the production...
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Parkrun and coffee

Parkrun and coffee

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Our parkrunners and Couch to 5k group joined forces and headed out for post-run breakfast - lots of laughter and a great way to start the weekend! What a fantastic, sunny morning for our monthly parkrun and coffee! To mark World Cancer Day 2024, parkrun UK encouraged us to swap our usual blue for green to show our appreciation for Macmillan Cancer Support. Donations to their campaign can be made via: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/macmillancancersupportandparkrun2024. 💚 To find out more about what’s on offer from our fun, friendly and supportive club, visit https://harc.uk or drop us a message. 💙🩵 ...
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Hambleton Athletics and Running Club Awards Night 🏆

Hambleton Athletics and Running Club Awards Night 🏆

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HARC’s second annual Awards Night was a time for celebration and camaraderie, as club members enjoyed a wonderful feast at Institution in Bedale. Eight trophies were awarded to reflect the club’s principles: ‘Caring & Supporting’; ‘Coaching-led’; ‘For Everyone’; and ‘Enjoying Our Sport’. And the winners are… Our Greatest Of The Year (male), affectionately known as ‘Billy GOTY’, was presented to one of the club’s juniors, Harvey Wilkinson. Harvey is a superb up and coming shot putter whose excellent performances this season have earned him a current top 20 national ranking. The ‘Nanny GOTY’ (Greatest Of The Year – female) went to Lesley Whitehouse who achieved a superb age-graded performance at 5km distance at Sherwood Pines parkrun. Joanne Sinnott received the ‘Captain Cook Cup’ for endeavour. Jo set herself phenomenal challenges this year in a bid to raise over £3,000 for MND, a charity very close to her heart. During the qualifying period, she ran a number of full marathons, and ran 86 solo miles...
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