Harriers were well represented at this morning's ever-popular Dewsbury 10k with 26 runners amongst the 2,649 finishers. Conditions were near perfect on a lovely sunny, but cold, morning with little wind. The fast out-and-back course through the town centre involves a slight uphill in the first half, making it perfect to achieve the runner's Holy Grail of a 'negative split'.
Will Carver was the first home, taking full advantage of the course and the conditions, to record a personal best of 37:12, underlining his versatility as a runner. (He wasn't holding back at Halifax Parkrun yesterday either!) Harris Faulkner (37:42) and James O'Rourke (37:45) were close behind.
Joanne Arundale was the first of our ten ladies to finish, crossing the line in 42:11. Tabitha Howe (42:19), Rachael Beaumont (42:51) and Alice Vick (43:16) were all in hot pursuit.
Harris, Tabitha, Jack Denton, Byrony Baron and Tim Slow also all set personal bests.
This was the last race in the club's 2024/25 Road Challenge. The next Challenge race, and the first in the 2025/26 season, is the Keighley 5k on 30th March.
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.