Runners from Beverley Athletic Club made their annual trip to the Lake District at the weekend to take part in the Coniston 14+ race. Although some of them had run the race several times before, this year was very different. A bridge on the race route is still closed due to serious damage caused by extensive flooding in November and organisers decided to lengthen the course rather than cancel the…
The East Hull 20 road race attracted a field of almost 400 runners last Sunday, most of them using the event to prepare for the London Marathon next month. The flat 20-mile course is exposed in places and there was no shelter from the strong headwind which plagued runners for the second half of the race. The windy conditions sapped the stamina of the athletes and resulted in slower times….
Five members of Beverley AC headed south of the river on Sunday 21 March to join over four thousand runners in the Lincoln 10k. Now in its fourteenth year, this popular race attracts hundreds of club runners, those raising funds for charity and several thousand spectators. The weather was perfect for runners and spectators alike – a mild and sunny spring morning with a slight breeze – and with a…
A small group from Beverley Athletic Club joined almost 200 hardy walkers and runners to complete the Filey Flyer challenge event last Saturday. With a choice of either a 22 or a 16 mile course, starting and finishing in Filey, the event provided an excellent training run for those preparing for the London Marathon next month or the Coniston 14+ next Saturday. Organised by the East Yorkshire branch of the…
Ten Beverley Athletic Club athletes represented Humberside last Saturday in the McCain UK Cross Challenge Final at Cofton Park in Birmingham. The televised meeting included the IAAF World Cross-Country Trials at senior and under-20 level and the UK Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships. Competing against the best cross-country athletes in the country, all Beverley runners were thrilled to have been selected for such a prestigious meeting. With over 250 runners in every…
Over £1000 was raised last Saturday for the Teenage Cancer Trust at a fundraising event at Beverley Leisure Centre. Molescroft Mum Sylvia Hood organised the evening of sport and music to raise funds in memory of her son David who sadly died of bone cancer at the age of 18 in June 2007. Sylvia was delighted with the amount raised and said afterwards “The evening was a great success and…
Beverley Athletic Club has announced that the annual Beverley 10k road race is now full. All 1300 places have been snapped up – 13 of them by sponsor Martin Hall and his employees. Mr Hall is Chairman and Managing Director of Hall Construction Group and is also a keen runner and triathlete. He has been allocated number 1 for the Beverley 10k and will be joined by 12 of his…
The final race of the 2009 / 2010 East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place in brilliant sunshine at Sewerby last Sunday. 104 men and women from eight local running clubs ran the testing 6-mile course. The route took them across the cliff top, down and up the steep sides of Danes Dyke, round muddy fields and through a wood and then all the way back again. Beverley’s James Pearson rounded…
After the club’s annual presentation evening on Saturday, 15 dedicated Beverley Athletic Club runners tackled the Snake Lane 10-mile race at Pocklington on Sunday morning and with a head wind to contend with in the first half of the race the cobwebs were soon blown away. Runner of the Year James Pearson continued his excellent form and was the first Beverley runner to finish despite a strong challenge from Rob…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club gathered at Tickton Grange Hotel last Saturday to celebrate their achievements in 2009. In an Oscar style presentation ceremony trophies were awarded to runners in recognition of success, improvement, dedication and commitment. Well-respected local athlete and former Beverley AC member Darran Bilton presented the prizes. The coveted Runner of the Year trophy was won by James Pearson, Beverley AC’s current star male runner. Since joining…
Beverley hosted the first event in the new Yorkshire Urban Orienteering League last Sunday. Organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO) the event attracted 48 competitors some of whom had travelled considerable distances. Local teenager and HALO member Charlotte Ward won the open women’s event and Steve Watkins of Airedale won the men’s. With a choice of routes and distances ranging from 7.2 km to 3.4 km the event was…
The penultimate race in the East Yorkshire Cross Country League took place at Welton last Sunday. Over a hundred athletes from local running clubs tackled a very muddy 5-mile course through Welton Dale. James Pearson finished fourth overall and was the first Beverley runner to finish. After the race he commented: “It was horrible slow and sticky mud.” Most runners had found the going really tough but Pearson noted that…
Saturday 23rd January saw the Northern Cross Country Championships being held in Blackburn, Lancashire, with a group of fifteen athletes from Beverley Athletic Club travelling across the country to take part in the event and to represent their club. Races were held throughout the day on a challenging loop that included a number of steep climbs, technical descents, and muddy conditions underfoot. Beverley Athletic Club were represented in three of…
Last Sunday’s Ferriby 10 was designated as Beverley AC’s first handicap race of 2010 and 29 athletes from the club joined the 500-strong field to tackle the challenging 10-mile course which starts and finishes at Skidby Mill. With temperatures just above zero runners soon warmed up as they climbed the hills out of Skidby and then Little Weighton. Beverley’s leading male runner, James Pearson, continued his excellent form and marked…
The third race of the East Yorkshire Cross Country League was hosted by Scarborough AC at Langdale End last Sunday. Heavy rain during the week resulted in lots of mud and very sticky conditions. James Pearson (246) and Aubrey Morrell (264) tackle the river crossing at Langdale End Scarborough athletes had home advantage and supplied the first man to finish, Danny Schofield, and the first lady, Hester Butterworth, both two…
Over 400 runners and walkers set off from Brantingham village last Saturday to compete in the annual Rudolph’s Romp 24-mile challenge event. They were rewarded with a glorious sunny day, sightings of red kites and lots of mud. Eighteen members of Beverley Athletic Club rose to the challenge, some veteran Rompers and others taking part for the first time. Whilst some of them treated the event as a race, others…
Beverley Athletic Club took a squad of 30 runners to Thirsk last Sunday for the penultimate club handicap race of the year. The 10 mile road race also incorporated the North of England 10 mile Championships and attracted a record entry. Competing on a fast flat course against the best middle distance runners in the North, Beverley athletes recorded some notable achievements. James Pearson and Rob Snaith running in the…
Beverley Athletic Club Juniors dominated the fun run which supported the 10 mile road race in Thirsk last Sunday. Seventeen of them took part in the race at Thirsk racecourse and they won most of the main prizes. First to finish and minutes ahead of the second runner was Beverley’s Peter McGill. Having finished in second place last year, Peter was thrilled to win the race this year. He also…