For the first time in the clubs history Nidd Valley Road Runners sent a
junior team out to race, for the past 30 years Nidd Valley have been exclusively
an adult only running club but have recently taken the plunge to form a junior
section. Valley Striders put on a group of races held on mainly trail paths
within Harewood Estate and include a 10 mile, 5 mile and 2 mile race. The
juniors took on the 2 mile event and had a great experience. In the Year 9-10
group Sam Riley was 3rd and Alex Robinson was 6th, in the Year 7-8 group Oliver
Kavanagh was 5th, brother Jacob was 8th in the Year 5-6 group and in the Year
3-4 group Jake Stalker was 6th, Dan Dalton 7th and Daniel Burrell 9th.
In the 10 mile event Lee Dalton put the disappointment of the previous
weeks 2nd place finish and went one better, at the 5 mile turn around he had
forged ahead and finished a good minute in front of his nearest rival, his time
of 63.18 reflected the tough conditions from the wind and recent rain. Next back
for Nidd was Phil Robinson in 85.11, closely followed by first lady back for
Nidd, Fiona Deacon 87.36, Annie Sweeting 108.31 and Sarah Chalmers 113.23.
Opting for the 5 mile route Paul Stalker got caught up in the misdirection of
the first 20 runners home and crossed the line in 39.37, Fiona Robinson finished
in 57.22 and Bob Sweeting 58.35.
With Halloween came the chance to run in the first Chevin Chiller, a very
scary 4.5 miles in the dark requiring head torches. Four brave Nidders took on
the challenge, Carol Morgan was 2nd lady in 33.11, Chris Buck 37.30, Phil
Robinson 38.14 and, first time for Nidd Valley, Vicky Marlow 54.00.
Mark David has been doing his stuff, firstly at Great Whernside, in a time
of 48:34, with 1500 feet of climb over 3.9 miles, straight up and back from
Kettlewell. The following day he ran at Guisborough Three Tops, crossing the
line in 1:31:19, climbing to 1600 feet for a full blast of autumn on Roseberry
Topping.