Beverley Athletic Club hosted another successful Walkington 10k race, with a sold out field of 750 in the 10k and 150 in the fun run for the first time in the event’s history.
James Kraft of Scarborough AC was the overall winner posting a new record of 32 minutes 45 seconds over the undulating course.
Organisers of the Pittaway Beverley 10K say that the event was a massive success with record numbers entering and finishing the race.
Beverley Athletic Club Chairman Rob Reid made the comments after the race that saw around 1,800 enter the popular race that sees runners from across the region complete.
Pittaway Beverley 10K took place this Sunday. Setting off from the shadows of the Minster the Pittaway Beverley 10K enjoyed a record number of entrants.
Scorching temperatures made conditions for running difficult though the runners taking part in the race dug deep to complete th
Local runners braved the wet weather to take part in the annual New Year’s Day Beverley Lions Group Fun Run.
While wet weather appears to have impacted the number of people who entered this year those who did take part were in good spirits as the young and the old got their 2017 off to a fun and healthy start.
This Sunday saw the annual Burton Constable 10k and 2.75k races take place. The warm weather meant more work for the runners as they raced round the course.
Becky Briggs was Beverley Athletic Club’s stand out athlete once again at last Friday evening’s Walkington 10k road race, winning the women’s race and taking 24th place overall in the event.
It was a hot day for the for the record turnout of nearly 1600 runners who completed the twenty third Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race last Sunday.
A Beverley runner has had major success in the 2016 Paris Marathon. Linda Wright, in only her second marathon, came 466th in her age category at the event run in early April.
Beverley AC’s Ellen Harrison took third place in the popular and competitive Snake Lane 10 mile road race last Sunday. She was amongst a turnout of twenty one Beverley AC
153 runners from across the East Riding, including 23 representing Beverley AC, slithered around the deep mud of the fifth and penultimate event of the 2015/2016 East Yorkshire Cross Country League