Category Archives: Club News

York University 5k and Elvington Airfield Races

The club turned the York University Cycle Circuit green and black in last Friday’s 5k road race as the club’s juniors, seniors and even committee members put in a series of great performances. It was great to see so many … Continue reading

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Distance running races round up – w/e 11th April

Angus McMillan set a club record time of 14.29m in the Middlesbrough 5k that took place last Sunday. In a rare appearance on the roads Angus took 9 seconds from Robbie Brown’s previous mark in the fast event that took … Continue reading

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York University 5k race – 8th December

The club’s distance runners went PB crazy as racing resumed this evening at the York University Cycle Circuit. We had 19 runners taking part in the 5k race with ten members running PBs and another four having their first race over … Continue reading

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Coaching awards for Paul Wilson and Rachel Ayrton – 30th November

England Athletics Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Volunteers Awards. Congratulations to Paul Wilson, winner of the Coach of the Year Award, And Rachel Ayrton, winner of Young Volunteer of the Year Award. Paul was nominated by a group of his athletes, and … Continue reading

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Virtual Racing – November 2020

No real races recently of course. The York Virtual Run Group had a 10k (as a pair doing 5k each), which James Tucker “won” as a solo doing 2 fast 5ks in the week, 16.30 and 16.25. Some of our … Continue reading

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Prestwold Open Cross Country Event – 31st October

21 athletes travelled to Prestwold, Leicestershire, for a big Open Cross Country – one of the test events – which attracted an entry from a wide area though numbers fell as those living in Tier 3 were not able to … Continue reading

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York University 5k Road Race – 20th October

11 runners from the club took part in last Thursday night’s 5k on the York University Cycle Circuit. The 5 lap course was fast and was a bit like running on a very large running track so people’s times were … Continue reading

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Elvington Runway Races

10 runners from the club took part in the socially distanced road races that took place on Sunday at Elvington airfield. Runners set off in groups of 8 every 15 seconds for race distances from 5k up to the full … Continue reading

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Competition Report 21/9/20

On Tuesday 15th at the Trafford BMC Gold Standard event, Angus McMillan and Tommy Shaw both achieved PBs, Angus clocking 3:52.13 in the 1500m and Tommy with 8:51.26 in the 3K. Well done lads. It was great to see many of … Continue reading

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Competition Highlights 7/9/20

Well done to Scott Lincoln for his 11th British Champs title and also to Ryan Gorman who placed 4th in the 100m semi-final.  On the 30th of August at the Tyne Tees Grand Prix in Hexham, Joe O’Brien, Tommy Shaw and Charlie Wright … Continue reading

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