Winter training is starting to pay off at Nidd Valley Road Runners, six
weeks into a eighteen week programme and times are starting to tumble at the 5km
time trials. Harrogate Stray gave parkrunners an extra challenge with a coating
of ice on the course last week. Conditions under foot were slippery and runners
had to pick their running line carefully, however the two front runners did not
let that stop them and charged round, Lee Dalton from Nidd was just edged out
into second by Mike Appleton from Ripon in a new pb of 16.58, despite taking a
tumble on lap two.
Giving chase was Andy Todd 19.05, next with a sprint to the finish was Dave
Rushton who just piped Stuart Hatfield 25.23 to the post. following on was Tony
Ledwaba-Chapman 27.27, Sarah Chalmers 28.37, John Manning with a pb, 28.37,
Lizzie Medwell 29.36, Ann Rushton with a pb, 30.20 and newbie Clairwyn
Richardson also with a pb, 31.31.
