Run Reports
Manchester Half Marathon, October 2019 – Mark Benger Awesome race on Sunday at Manchester Half, felt really proud to be a Harrier out there. The support from the locals was fantastic with Jelly babies on supply constantly!! The rain was making its usual Manchester appearance pre-race but fortunately it gave way at the start... Started off with the usual fast pace before realising if I don't slow down I may not make this, then settling into a nice but steady rhythm but still knowing I could go quicker if I needed to... Like GNR the first 4 miles was weaving and dodgy people until everyone started to disperse.....… Continue Reading
Gower Ultra 50, October 2019 – Jonathan Jones (Sorry, I made it as short as I could) I'd wanted to run an ultra for a while, partly due to the "encouragement" of a certain men's captain, and partly because I felt I had a point to prove to myself after what I considered two failed attempts at GB24 and Manvers Dusk til Dawn, having not achieved the 32 miles that seems to be the acceptable distance to qualify according to the ultra community (whether or not this is official I don't know, but it played on my mind nevertheless). I won't lie, when some of the other Harriers… Continue Reading
Sheffield TenTenTen, October 2019 – Adi Tuplin As usual I turned up at Endcliffe Park without having a clue about the race I was taking part in, I seem to be making a habit of that - note to self, must do homework in future! But today wasn't about me, it was about Claire who had taken on her toughest challenge yet on what turned out to be a difficult off road route with plenty of hills, mud, obstacles etc. For those who don't know Claire is visually impaired and needs a guide to be able to take part in the sport she loves - which is… Continue Reading
Robin Hood 100 – September 2019, Adi Tuplin For all the great and successful races we do there are also the ones that don't go so well, I think we all need to hear about those and learn from them - hence this report. Failure is a massive learning aid, I think we learn more from that than success - but it all depends what we do with that knowledge that counts x I'll start this report several weeks before the race when I woke up with a start one morning in realisation that my biggest race ever was just over a month away and apart from the… Continue Reading
KMR # 8 – Stan’s Toffee Run, August 2019 – Ben Hales Horsing around in Elsecar Sometimes slow and steady wins the race, but not always how you expect. Five Harriers ran in the eighth of this year's KMR races. This one is dedicated to the much-loved late Rotherham runner Stan Bagshaw, who would always hand out toffees after races. Series stalwart Michael Plant was there of course, and Andrew Finch who came with me and Dave Langford, perturbed at Simon Rayner for turning up, as it meant he'd have to run hard. I wanted to save myself for the Supermile the next day so thought I'd take it easy. Maybe I'd… Continue Reading
Askern 10 Mile (Club Championship Race 7), Aug 2019 – Mick Plant A lovely day for a run is my description for the day with 15 Harriers turning up creating a bit of a Blue and Yellow wave with the 3 Syds bringing their much appreciated support. This was the 3rd race of the Askern RC calendar and definitely the toughest to follow Norton 9 and Askern 10k. £11 with a tee-shirt thrown in represents great value and the races really are a must in my opinion. So off into the estate we went and there was over 500 runners getting ready for the start and before I had even got in… Continue Reading
Go Tri Thrybergh Aquathlon, July 2019 – Ben Hales Race report: Go Tri Thrybergh Aquathlon - 31 July If you've ever fancied taking part in a mini multisport race, Go Tri have some excellent events to get involved in. It's run by British Triathlon and funded by Sport England. The idea is to get people into triathlon and multisports and races are held all over the country. I did my first at Scunthorpe a few months ago (an Aquathlon, so swim then run) and one here with Sarah Sutherland in June. I also did a Duathlon (run, bike, run) at Cantley Park with Daniel Hart a few weeks ago.… Continue Reading
KMR #6 – Milton 5km, July 2019 – Mick Plant KMR #6 - Milton/Rockingham 5k I was a bit worried about this one as when I usually run round this area, I am chasing someone for a different reason! I finished work at 6 and made the 5 minute journey to Greaseborough. Got parked up with relative ease (another 20 minutes and it could have been tricky) and into the Milton Arms pub. It was like going back 20 years, old fashioned but nice and friendly. Paid my £5 and got issued number 142. It seemed a bit quiet but still the same regulars were there from Kimmy Striders and… Continue Reading
Snowdonia Half Marathon, July 2019 – Jonathan Jones Waking up at 6am on a Sunday isn’t usually on everyone’s to do list, but when the view greeting you outside the window is as breathtaking as the Snowdonia mountain range it’s a little easier, it's a shame the same can’t be said for what was awaiting an excited crowd waiting for the start of the On Snowdonia Trail Half Marathon. Breakfasts of porridge, yoghurt and muesli, toast and two soft boiled eggs consumed and Adi and I are ready to hit the mountain, it can’t be that hard right? It’s only a half marathon with a bit of an… Continue Reading
Cleethorpes parkrun Tourist Trophy, July 2019 – Mark Bower I was in two minds about whether to write a report for this event - lots of runners have done a parkrun (some go every week in fact), as they're free, weekly runs (not races!) and so aren't really anything new or different to most of us. That being said, Cleethorpes was the July event in the club's parkrun Tourist Trophy, so this particular course was new to all of us and therefore I thought it merited a mention. I picked up Nathaniel and Ben around 7am, which was ridiculously early for a parkrun as they don't start until 9am. … Continue Reading
