Below you'll find a list of all posts from February, 2023
This weekend saw the latest race in the club Grand Prix, The Settle 10 miler hosted by ‘It’s Grim Up North’ event organisers, described as “Grimmer than Grim”, that was definitely not the case for the 9 Toddies that took part. The race was part of a multi event race including a half marathon and a 10K all run on …
With some early worries over the timing of Storm Otto passing over, the club hosted its annual Flower Scar race this weekend. Fortunately the strongest winds of the storm had passed by Saturday morning which left a fine but blustery day for the race. The weather was no barrier to Chris Holdsworth who smashed the course record by over 4 …
This weekend it was that time of year again when the hardiest souls compete in one of the valley’s toughest races. “The Beast” is a true monster of a race at close to 20 miles and taking in over 3000ft of ascent. The start of February guarantees too that you have no idea what the weather will be doing, whether …
Blue skies and a crisp frost underfoot greeted entrants to the 28th (approximately) MMM at the Dusty Miller in Mytholmroyd. Organiser Dave Collins had laid out his 21 controls for this 3-hour score event over a wide-ranging triangle between Low Brown Knoll to the north, Stoodley Pike to the southwest and “the other” Crow Hill to the southeast. This popular …
by Duncan Cannon Meltham AC’s own website bills this as the “Tough” 10k – presumably in an effort to deter flat track bullies who mistake it for a PB course. Well it certainly ain’t that. The website also warns runners, based on previous years’ experience, to be mindful of hypothermia when choosing what to wear. Yes, for a 10k road …
