Nidd Valley Road Runners have just completed one of their most successful
running years and rounded it off with their annual awards night at Harrogate
Golf Club. The most successful runner was Carol Morgan who picked up three
awards, Ladies Club Champion, Ladies Fell Champion and Summer Road Race
Champion. Lee Dalton won the Senior Men’s Trophy, Paul Stalker, Club handicap
Trophy , Andy Todd, Men’s Vet Trophy, Phil Fernyhough the Short Course Trophy
and Lee Welsby, Men’s Summer Road Race .
In the Ladies Category Fiona Deacon won the Ladies Vet Trophy, Annie Burns,
Senior Vets and Helen Gregory won the Short Course Trophy. In the Fell
Championships Tim Harvey picked up the Men’s Trophy and Alan Davidson won the
Fell Handicap award. Over the year the most improved runner was awarded to
Rebecca Ventress and Most Meritorious Achievement went to Amanda Metcalfe. There
were a number of participation awards, Gold went to Simon Smith, Paul Manning,
Judy Greenwood and Jenny Manning. Silver went to Helen Moorse, Sheena Jackson
and Michelle Smith.
On the running front Emma David was in action at Rombalds Stride, a 23 mile
off road event. Emma took it steady and finished in 4.20.06. Across the county
Mark David took in a bit of off road action in the Northern Runner Winter Fell
Series with the Broughton Wood Wobble, Mark finished in 61.38.
Harrogate parkrun had another great turnout. Eleven Nidd Valley runners
ventured across, Andy Todd managed a top ten finish with 19.31, followed by
Maurice Kelly, 21.17, Dan Eagling 21.36, Tony Ledwaba-Chapman 25.32, Stuart
Hatfield 27.07, Jillie Townend 28.28, Rachel Binns 29.08, Kate Edgar 31.50,
Clairwyn Richardson 33.15, Margaret Manning 38.31 and Fiona Robinson
40.56.
