North, South, East or West, what ever direction the compass points there
seems to be a Nidd Valley Road Runner at the end of it. A target race for a few
was the Leeds Half Marathon, not the easiest of races for first timers. Dan
Eagling, Paul Eagling, Julie Mooney and Jillie Townend made their debut at the
distance with some great times. Dan 1:39.01, Paul 1:41.21, Julie 2:06.08 and
Jillie 2:11.30 were joined by Lizzie Medwell who ran 1:54.45.
The latest Claro orienteering event headed to Knaresborough where Mark
David finished second in 25.25 followed by Maurice Kelly in 32.15. Further
South Emma David continued her running exploits with an outing to the Brecon 40
ultra, 40 miles and 9000 feet of climb into the wind and hail and finished in 9
hrs 30.
Taking the opportunity of a race on their doorstep, Knaresborough 10km at
King James’s School had five Nidd Valley runners don their club colours. Lee
Dalton was 3rd overall in 39.28, next up was Nat Welsby 43.20 (7th) followed by
Nick Iles 53.48, Rob Snow 55.32 and Alison Iles 56.47.
Harrogate Evening League got under way midweek and Nidd Valley ladies had a
good result with first in the vets and second in the ladies team results. nat
Welsby also made his debut for the club placing 21st overall.
