James Pearson Comes Second In Mucky Duck
A group of 22 runners from Beverley Athletic Club took part in last Sunday’s Mucky Duck 8½ mile multi-terrain race from Driffield Rugby Club.
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Beverley AC try Out New Half-Marathon
A small group from Beverley Athletic Club travelled across the Humber Bridge to Scunthorpe last Sunday to take part in the inaugural North Lincolnshire Half-Marathon.
Beverley 10K Sponsors Enter Team Of Ten Runners
Hall Construction Group, sponsor of the Beverley 10k, has just announced a 10-strong team for this year’s race. Leading the team will be Chairman and Managing Director Martin Hall,
Beverley AC @ The London Marathon 2012
Nineteen members of Beverley Athletic Club travelled south last weekend to take part in the London Marathon, one of the biggest marathons in the world.
Hull Marathon: Beverley AC Runners Achieve New PBs
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.
Over 400 Runners Take Part In East Hull 20
More than 400 runners took to the roads around the villages east of Hull on Sunday to take part in the East Hull 20. With the Hull and London marathons only a few weeks away, many runners were using the 20-mile
Ostler Leads Beverley Home In Final East Yorkshire XC League Meeting
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…
Lucy Stamford First Lady To Finish For Beverley In Golden Fleece Circuit
A new event was added to the long distance off-road calendar last weekend with the inaugural Golden Fleece Circuit. The challenge event was a huge success with more than 300 people taking part.
Steve Peakcock Sets New Personal Best At Snake Lane 10
A record forty-five athletes from Beverley Athletic Club lined up at the start of the Snake Lane 10 race on Sunday. It was a mild morning and with little wind on the flat, exposed course around Pocklington conditions were perfect for a fast race.
Frank Harrison Named Club Member of the Year For Beverley AC
Members of Beverley Athletic Club gathered at Lazaat last Saturday for a presentation evening which celebrated their achievements in 2011. Club Chairman Rob Reid welcomed members to the highlight of the club’s year
Bilton Sets the Pace in Olympic Test Marathon
In the run up to next year’s Olympic Games four local athletes were given the honour of taking part in the Olympic Test Marathon in London on Monday morning. Former Beverley Athletic Club member Darran Bilton, now with Leeds City AC, was given the number 1 bib and was asked by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to pace the group of 39 elite club athletes to 3 hours. He…
Brant Sets New PB in Edinburgh Marathon
Andrew Brant of Beverley Athletic Club is celebrating after setting a new personal best in the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday. It was his sixth marathon and the first time he had run the distance in less than four hours. He completed the 26 mile course in 3:53:59 – an amazing 10 minutes faster than his time in last month’s London Marathon. Brant has come a long way since his first…
Currrent Beverley 10K Winner to Run in This Years Race
Members of Beverley Athletic Club are making the final preparations for this Sunday’s Hall Construction Beverley 10k which starts next to the Minster in Eastgate at 11.15. Amongst the field of 1200 runners are last year’s winner Darran Bilton, course record holder Andy Lyons and Beverley AC’s top runners James Pearson, Rob Snaith and Matt Chadwick. Bilton has an excellent record in the race but he has not beaten the…
Respectable Finish For Steve Evins in Keswick
It was a beautiful sunny day for last weekend’s Keswick half-marathon and Beverley Athletic Club’s Steve Evins thoroughly enjoyed the scenic race. Despite running the London Marathon only two weeks before, Evins put in a strong performance on the challenging course in the Lake District. The first six miles through the Newland Valley were particularly hilly and the second half of the race took runners on the undulating road around…
3 Peaks Fell Race Completed by Two Local Runners
Two brave athletes from Beverley Athletic Club took part in the challenging 3 Peaks Fell Race last Saturday. The tough 23.3 mile course starts and finishes in Horton in Ribblesdale and includes 5279 feet of steep ascents and descents of the 3 Peaks – Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. According to Stuart Little “It’s best described as three fell races with a long trail section between the first two peaks.” It…
Hunter Bags Top Ten Finish for Beverley in London Marathon
Twenty-nine athletes from Beverley Athletic Club joined over thirty-five thousand runners and fundraisers to pound the streets of the capital in last Sunday’s London Marathon. After training through the coldest winter on record they were faced with a warm sunny day which was ideal for spectators but a bit too hot for running. After the event there was much to celebrate including new personal bests for Ian Boardley, Andrew Brant,…
Lucas Meagor Completes First of Four Marathons
Lucas Meagor of Beverley Athletic Club completed the first of his series of four marathons in four weeks last weekend in Paris. Running in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Meagor completed the 26.1 mile course in 3 hours 53 minutes and 9 seconds. With the temperature around 25 Celsius conditions were amongst the hottest he had experienced in a race and he was grateful for the shade around the course. He…
Jacqui Dickinson Sets New PB at Coniston
Members of Beverley Athletic Club made their annual trip to Coniston in the Lake District last weekend to run one of the most scenic road races in the country. The Coniston 14 follows the 13.875 miles of road which circle Coniston Water and runners are rewarded with stunning views of the lake and the surrounding mountains. The route was extended to 16.7 miles last year to avoid a bridge on…