Major Stone Half-Marathon Returns After Two Year Break

September 15, 2011

The Major Stone half-marathon made a welcome return to the local race calendar last weekend after a two-year absence and attracted a field of 136 athletes. A sixteen-strong contingent from Beverley Athletic Club took part in the race and the first of them to complete the 21 km course was Jonathan Leskiewicz.  He finished in fourth position overall in 1:18:06 behind a very strong first three consisting of Steve Bateson,…

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Hell On The Humber

August 30, 2011

The Humber Bridge played host to a new running event last weekend.  The gruelling 12-hour Hell on the Humber endurance race started at 7 o’clock on Saturday evening and finished at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning.  Over a hundred competitors started the event but not everyone managed to finish. The route across the bridge and back was four miles in total and runners had to complete as many of these…

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Beverley Youngsters To Represent Team GB

August 18, 2011

Four Beverley youngsters have been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Biathle Championships in Bulgaria in September. Jordan Mounsey, Natasha Bellamy, Jessica Chapman and Luke Chapman are all thrilled to have been selected for the Great Britain squad.  They qualified after their performances in a series of events including the National Championships which were held at Salford Quays on 14 August. Biathle is a growing sport in which…

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Humberside Track and Field League: Burton Leonard Fun Run

July 22, 2011

Beverley Athletic Club Juniors had a busy and successful weekend taking part in the third meeting in the Humberside Track and Field League and the Burton Leonard Fun Run. The track and field meeting was held at Costello Stadium on Saturday and also incorporated the county championships for certain events.  It rained all day but despite the dreadful conditions there were some notable results for Beverley. Lauryn Garwood won the…

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Youngsters Shine in Eccup

July 15, 2011

Beverley Athletic Club Juniors travelled to Eccup in West Yorkshire last weekend to take part in the Eccup Junior Road Races. It was a very successful day out in the countryside with the youngsters bringing home more than half the prizes available. Taylor Arnott won the one mile race in 6:21 and Jordan Peacock was the first girl to finish.  She was third overall and completed the course in 6:54….

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Back to Back Walkington 10k Wins For Bilton

July 15, 2011

Darran Bilton of City of Leeds AC won last week’s Airkool Walkington 10k for the second year in succession. He completed the challenging course in 33 minutes, 22 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Phill Taylor of Bridlington RR. There was an exciting finish in the ladies competition with Carla Stansfield beating Katie Mellor to first place by a single second.  Both ladies recorded the same chip time but Stansfield…

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Over Six Hundred Runners to Take Part in Walkington 10K

July 5, 2011

More than 600 runners will be taking to the roads around Walkington on Friday 8 July for the annual Airkool Walkington 10k. The popular race follows a challenging route on undulating rural roads.  Runners head out from the back of Walkington and climb up Bluestone Bottoms, returning via Little Weighton.  They will all have earned their t-shirt by the time they get to the finish on Walkington playing fields. Before…

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Beverley AC @ Humber Bridge Half-Marathon

June 29, 2011

Temperatures soared to 30°C last Sunday as more than 1500 people took part in the Humber Bridge Half-marathon. With no shade on much of the course runners could not escape the heat and had to adjust their pace to suit the conditions. First across the finishing line for Beverley Athletic Club was James Pearson.  He finished in fourth place overall in 1:17:37, several minutes slower than his best at this…

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Hall Helps Heroes

June 24, 2011

Beverley Atheltic Club ultra-athlete Martin Hall is taking on the challenge of a lifetime this week when he takes part in the Gobi Desert March in aid of the Help for Heroes charity. The former army officer and current Chairman and Managing Director of Hall Construction Group will spend the week in a remote area of western China and cover a total distance of 250 kilometres on foot. Carrying everything…

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Beverley AC’s Kay Farrow Competes In Half Mauritius Marathon

June 22, 2011

The Mauritius marathon and half-marathon took place last Sunday and Beverley Athletic Club’s Kay Farrow ran the half.  Like all running events in Mauritius the race started at 7 a.m. to avoid the higher temperatures later on in the morning.  This meant that Kay had to get up at 4 o’clock to allow enough time for breakfast and to travel to the race.  With the course being point to point…

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Dawson Hits The Jackpot in Burton Pidsea

June 16, 2011

Beverley Athletic Club Junior Nicole Dawson took part in her first 10k race last weekend and hit the jackpot.  She was the first lady to complete the course in Burton Pidsea, finishing in 43:26 – more than a minute ahead of her nearest rival, Beverley’s Lucy Stamford. The fifteen year-old has been a member of the junior squad for 7 years and has represented her club in numerous fun runs…

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Chadwick Finishes 14th in Wharfedale Half-Marathon

June 9, 2011

Several Beverley athletes travelled to the Yorkshire Dales last Saturday to compete in the Wharfedale half-marathon and Rugger Ramble. The half-marathon is a category BL fell race with some challenging terrain which included a 1 in 3 hill.  Conditions were perfect underfoot and although a strong north-easterly wind made the going tough at times, athletes enjoyed fine weather with the temperature ideal for tackling the very challenging climbs. The first…

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Goole Riverbank Challenge

June 9, 2011

While their club mates were running across the Humber another group of athletes from Beverley Athletic Club was running along the banks of the Ouse in the Goole Riverbank Challenge. The 8.73 mile route is mainly off-road next to the river Ouse near Goole, crossing stiles on the way out and on the return. The first Beverley runner to finish was Mark Dalton who continued his run of excellent form…

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Steve Peacock First Runner Home For Beverley in Humber Bridge 10K

June 9, 2011

The annual Humber Bridge 10k road race took place last Sunday and members of Beverley Athletic Club joined a field of over three hundred runners to race across the bridge and back. With several new personal bests and a couple of prizes it was a successful and enjoyable day out. The first Beverley runner to finish was Steve Peacock in 37:30.  He was seventh overall and first in the M45…

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Bilton Sets the Pace in Olympic Test Marathon

June 1, 2011

In the run up to next year’s Olympic Games four local athletes were given the honour of taking part in the Olympic Test Marathon in London on Monday morning. Former Beverley Athletic Club member Darran Bilton, now with Leeds City AC, was given the number 1 bib and was asked by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to pace the group of 39 elite club athletes to 3 hours.  He…

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Rodmell Slashes Three seconds Off PB In Windermere

May 25, 2011

Beverley Athletic Club’s Darren Rodmell also recorded a new personal best for a marathon last weekend.  He crossed the finishing line in Windermere in 3:12:30, three seconds faster than his previous best which was set in Windermere last year. He finished in the top fifty overall and was 23rd in his age category.  He said “I felt like I was running well for twenty miles but the last six were…

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Brant Sets New PB in Edinburgh Marathon

May 25, 2011

Andrew Brant of Beverley Athletic Club is celebrating after setting a new personal best in the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday. It was his sixth marathon and the first time he had run the distance in less than four hours.  He completed the 26 mile course in 3:53:59 – an amazing 10 minutes faster than his time in last month’s London Marathon. Brant has come a long way since his first…

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New PB For Claire Traynor In Jane Tomlinson Hull 10k

May 18, 2011

Hull played host to the second Hull 10k road race last Sunday.  One of a series of Run for All events in Yorkshire organised by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, the race attracted a field of over 3000 people, most of them running to raise money for charity. A small group of athletes from Beverley Athletic Club also took part, some running as members of corporate teams, some running for charity…

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