Over the past week, Harriers' ladies have triumphed in two races. Last Sunday, April Stewart was the first female finisher at the Meltham Tough 10k with Byrony Baron repeating the feat at Wednesday evening's Winter Solstice 10k. Huge congratulations to both!
April led home the 15-strong contingent of Harriers in the Meltham race; a road 10k with gruelling climbs and long, fast descents. April finished in 41:14 in 23rd place overall. Close behind, Will Carver was next in, clocking 41:34. Jenny Hopkinson was second F55 in 52:36.
Half a dozen Harriers braved the cold to don head torches for the twice postponed Winter Solstice 10k. This hilly trail race consists of two laps within the Bingley St Ives estate. Byrony finished 36th overall in 56:14. Other Harriers were Nigel Jamieson (1:00:06), Sharon Cousen (2nd F55 in 1:05:06), Martin Ellis (1:10:15), Jenny St Romaine (1:19:48) and Andrea Ackroyd (1:19:49).
27 Harriers, ex-Harriers & friends attended the 27th Men’s Bunk Barn trip this weekend in Grassington in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
Participants took part in a wide range of activities including running, walking, cycling, chatting, eating, drinking and Duolingo (various languages)! Attendees will differ in the order they would place these.
The weekend was, as always, superbly organised by Ryan. Plenty of space for others to join us next year!
Kitty Harrison-Sargent secured a Yorkshire XC Championship Bronze medal on Saturday at Lightwater Valley. She had a strong run in the U15 girls race to make sure of the medal on her birthday.
The U15 boys team of Sam Keighley, William Pickering and Harry Booth also went home with a team bronze medal, supported by Beau Clarke and Isaac Male. The U17 men's team (Chester Gately, Eli Cattermole and Ben Slow) just missed out on a podium place, finishing in 4th place.
There were impressive top 10 finishes for Harry Johnson (5th in the Senior men's race); Sam Keighley (8th in the U15 boys); Chester Gately (9th in the U17 men) and Will Cattermole (10th in the U20 men).
The full results are on the website. Entries for the Northern Cross Country Championships at Tatton Park close on the 19th January, with the English Championships at Parliament Hill closing on 31st January. Details are also on the website.