Timmy Davies continued his fine form for Beverley AC in the City of Hull AC hosted event, The Ferriby 10. He finished 5th in an impressive 56 mins 8 secs , only 31 seconds from a second place berth
Beverley AC’s athletes were in action at two big local races last weekend. Sunday saw the inaugural Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon attracting an international field to York, and the well established Bridlington Half Marathon remained highly
More than 750 runners took part in last Sunday’s Snake Lane 10 race at Pocklington, 26 of them from Beverley Athletic Club.
The second race in the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place at Drewton Woods near South Cave last Sunday. It was a gloriously sunny day and conditions were perfect for cross country running.
The 2012 / 2013 season of the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League got off to a gloriously muddy start last Sunday at Bishop Wilton near Pocklington.
Beverley Athletic Club seniors and juniors travelled to Goole last Sunday to take part in the third of a marathon Goole Riverbank Challenge and the 2-mile fun run.
A group of runners from Beverley Athletic Club spent last weekend in the Dales and took part in the tenth annual Wharfedale half and full marathons.
Members of Beverley Athletic Club are celebrating after achieving a record number of personal bests in a marathon in the inaugural Hull Marathon which took place last Sunday.
Athletes from local running clubs gathered at Great Hatfield last Sunday to take part in the Hornsea Third Marathon. The race was a designated handicap race for Beverley Athletic Club and the club fielded a squad of 28 runners.
It was a soggy Sunday at Sewerby for the final race of the 2011 / 2012 season of the East Yorkshire XC League. The rain that fell before and during the race created slippery conditions underfoot and some parts of the course were very muddy. 117 hardy athletes from eight local running clubs set off from the cliff top at Sewerby and followed the testing course through Danes’ Dyke, round…
Twenty-nine members of Beverley Athletic Club turned out for last Sunday’s Ferriby 10, the first club handicap race of the year. They joined more than 500 other athletes to run the tough ten mile route from Skidby to Riplingham via little Weighton and back via Raywell. The first half of the course is hilly but after Riplingham crossroads the road is fairly flat until the final climb up to the…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club travelled to York last Sunday to take part in the Brass Monkey half-marathon. This is a very popular event and runners have to be fast to secure a place in the race as all 1700
A small group of runners from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Portugal last weekend to compete in the Lisbon Marathon. Known as the seaside marathon, the course starts in the Estadio 1o Maio and follows an undulating route through the beautiful city centre before dropping down steeply to the coast between 19 and 23 kilometres. This is followed by a flat 8kilometre stretch along the coast road. At 28 kilometres…
The second race in the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place last Sunday over a challenging 6.6 mile course around Drewton Wold near South Cave. It was a misty and mild autumn morning and conditions were mainly dry underfoot with a couple of muddy sections. The undulating route took runners through woodland, along footpaths and round field edges. The scenery was spectacular and enjoyed by all athletes as they tackled…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club enjoyed a weekend in the Lake District for the 52nd Derwentwater 10 road race. It was a cool and sunny autumn day with no wind so conditions were perfect for running. The weather enhanced the experience as runners tackled the scenic course round Derwentwater starting and finishing in Keswick. The first Beverley runner to cross the finishing line was Steve Peacock who is currently on…
Darran Bilton of City of Leeds AC won last week’s Airkool Walkington 10k for the second year in succession. He completed the challenging course in 33 minutes, 22 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Phill Taylor of Bridlington RR. There was an exciting finish in the ladies competition with Carla Stansfield beating Katie Mellor to first place by a single second. Both ladies recorded the same chip time but Stansfield…
Temperatures soared to 30°C last Sunday as more than 1500 people took part in the Humber Bridge Half-marathon. With no shade on much of the course runners could not escape the heat and had to adjust their pace to suit the conditions. First across the finishing line for Beverley Athletic Club was James Pearson. He finished in fourth place overall in 1:17:37, several minutes slower than his best at this…
Beverley Athletic Club Junior Nicole Dawson took part in her first 10k race last weekend and hit the jackpot. She was the first lady to complete the course in Burton Pidsea, finishing in 43:26 – more than a minute ahead of her nearest rival, Beverley’s Lucy Stamford. The fifteen year-old has been a member of the junior squad for 7 years and has represented her club in numerous fun runs…