Skipton ParkRun 9th Nov 2019

Settle Harriers’ first ParkRun meet-up was a great success with 17 club members (or parents of junior members) taking part in the Skipton ParkRun (5k) on Saturday 9th November.

Conditions were good if a little cold before the start and the 4 lap course on tarmac paths within Aireville Park was dry.  We had 8 juniors and 9 seniors taking part and the age range of our party was from 7 years old to 60 !

There were lots of highlights with 4 of our contingent running PBs for this course and 7 making their 1st appearances in a ParkRun.

Jack Sanderson (age 11) was 1st Harrier home in an amazing 5th place overall in a field of over 200 runners.  Jack also knocked no less than 74 seconds off his 5k PB. Well done to Jack and to all our junior contingent (Oliver, Carl, Ben, Ned, Charlotte, Robert & Mabel).

(Jack running at Curly Wurly races Oct 2019)

It was great to see Julia Murfin on the comeback trail after a long battle to recover after her skiing accident and subsequent surgery. Carol was our first senior runner home (3rd female hoem) followed by myself, Jan, Marc, Rachel, Karen, Julia & Rebecca (running with Mabel)  Unfortunately John Eddington had to retire before the finish with a calf/achilles injury.

We hope to try and have a club ParkRun meet-up once every month and the next date and venue will be announced soon.

Settle Harriers Results

5

Jack SANDERSON

Male

JM11-14

19:56

New PB!

19

Carol EVANS

Female

VW55-59

22:34

 
23

Andy EVANS

Male

VM60-64

22:46

 
24 Oliver BRUMMITT Male JM11-14 22:47  
32

Carl SANDERSON

Male

JM10

23:56

 
42

Ben BRUMMITT

Male

JM10

24:49

First Timer!

61

Jan-Friedrich WULF

Male

VM45-49

26:06

First Timer!

73

Ned WHITAKER

Male

JM11-14

27:08

First Timer!

86

Charlotte PEART

Female

JW11-14

27:56

First Timer!

95

Marc PEART

Male

VM45-49

28:32

First Timer!

107

Robert SHUTTLEWORTH

Male

JM10

29:19

 
142

Rachel BRUMMITT

Female

VW40-44

31:16

First Timer!

152

Karen SHUTTLEWORTH

Female

VW35-39

32:00

New PB!

159

Julia MURFIN

Female

VW50-54

32:24

New PB!

160

Rebecca WHITAKER

Female

VW40-44

32:39

New PB!

164

Mabel WHITAKER

Female

JW10

33:00

First Timer!

 

North Yorkshire Primary Schools – Cross Country Finals

Settle Harriers Juniors at Dalby, The Great Yorkshire Forest!

North Yorkshire Primary School XCountry Finals

Tuesday 5th November

 

Wow, what a day! Our junior harriers did themselves proud and were a credit to their schools and their club today. Despite the horizontal rain and mud, glorious mud, the runners showed great determination and resilience to complete the challenging courses.

Robert got the running off to a cracking start in the Year 3 Boy’s race and kept battling right through to the line. These are tough, fast races and due to a bottleneck after about 300m, it’s a particularly fast (sprint!) start. Awesome running Robert, 19th!

The harriers were next represented in the Year 4 Boys race by Carl and Ben. They stormed round the course together and reappeared on the race field just one place apart. The final part of the course took the runners off the forest track and back onto a muddy field with a gradual incline to the finish. It looked like an energy-sapping end to the race but the boys pushed on to the finish line in 18th (Carl) and 22nd (Ben); fantastic running. Francesca was our Year 4 Girls runner and she ran like the wind, with a fast start, a very strong finish and a brilliant 23rd place. Our runners really were storming round and there was such a great atmosphere that we were beginning to almost forget the rain!

Connie, now in year 7 and having been to Dalby for the previous 3 years, had an important role to play in the Inclusion Race as a buddy for Hance. They came in 7th place and there were an impressive 10 runners from the Craven District in that race. Well done to both of them. The programme then included a ‘Lunch Break’, aka another 20 minutes of getting very soggy and chilly! After the break it was the Year 5 Boys with Mack in his first run at Dalby. He got himself into a great position heading into the forest and hung on for 9th place. Well done Mack!  

The Year 6 squad of Finn, Lucas, Lucy and Lily ran magnificently and were fantastic to watch. They all set off hard and paced themselves well around the longer course. Lucas placed 20th, Finn 38th, Lucy with an unbelievable sprint finish was 7th and I’m sure Lily was smiling as she crossed the line in 23rd. Super impressive stuff. Their positive attitudes and great sportsmanship were also apparent in their support for fellow competitors throughout the day. They brought to a close a really terrific day of sporting participation, achievement and enjoyment. Hot chocolates all round and we set off back on our 100-mile return journey. Well worth it and WELL DONE to you all.

Jess Bagnall

 

Curly Wurly Rat Runs 2019

Congratulations to the 11 juniors that took part in these races on Sunday 13th October at Penistone Country Park, near Haworth.  This was a good turnout considering the heavy rain first thing in the morning which made the course slippery & muddy in places.

This was the last fixture in our Junior Club Championships for 2019.  The final scores will be kept secret until the awards are presented at the end of November !

A special well-done to under 9s Teddy Brearley & Toby Pear who took part in their first races for Settle Harriers.  Ben Brummitt had a fine run to finish 4th in this race that entailed a loop around the quarry and 2 ascents of the quarry cliff race.

All other age-groups started together and their 1.6k course involved an extra loop on flatter but muddy terrain.  Highest placed in their age-groups were Charlotte (3rd in the U13 girls), Lucy (4th U11 girl) & Jack (5th U13 boy).

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves despite the weather – the generous goody bags afterwards made sure of that ! 

Settle Harriers Results from Curly Wurly Rat Runs

U9 Boys
4 Ben Brummitt 03:09
7 Teddy Brearley 03:41
9 Toby Peart 03:55
       
U11 Girls
4 Lucy Bagot 08:33
15 Francesca Bagot 10:39
16 Bella Latty 10:58
       
U11 Boys
7 Carl Sanderson 08:16
       
U13 Girls
3 Charlotte Peart 08:28
       
U13 Boys
5 Jack Sanderson 07:11
13 Finn  Durkin 07:51
14 Oliver Brummitt 07:55

 

Embsay BOFRA races

Well done to the 8 juniors that ran at Embsay in the BOFRA fixture on Sun 15th September.  This was race number 20 out of 21 in our 2019 Junior Club Championships.

Burnsall BOFRA Races

Well done to the 8 juniors that took part in the Burnsall BOFRA races on Sunday 1st September.  This was race 19 out of 21 in our 2019 Junior Club Championships.

Well done to all our runners.  It was good to see Carl back in action after his injury.

The next junior club champs race is the Embsay BOFRA fixture on Sunday 15th September and the finale is the Curly Wourly Rat Runs on Sunday 13th October.

Settle Harriers Results

Under 12s        
11 Jack Sanderson 06:39  
21 Mack Bagnall 07:01  
23 Finn Durkin 07:16  
26 Lucy Bagot 07:23 7th girl
34 Charlotte Peart 07:57 12th girl
         
Under 9s        
6 Carl Sanderson 04:15  
10 Joseph Greenhaigh 04:25  
19 Francesca Bagot 05:00 11th girl

Clougha Pike Race Report

Conditions were hot and humid for this fixture held in conjunction with Quernmore’s village gala. The junior races were counters for the FRA Junior Championships as well as our own Junior Cub Championships.

Kettlewell BOFRA races

Well done to all those that ran at these races held on Sunday 16th June !

Low Gill Sports

Considering the torrential rain earlier in the day, it was great that 10 of our juniors took part in the BOFRA races at Low Gill Sports on Saturday 8th June.

Austwick Amble Junior Races

Well done to the 13 juniors that took part in the Austwick Amble junior races on Mon 27th May.

Hutton Roof Fell Races

Only 4 from Settle Harriers made it to the Hutton Roof Fell Races on Sat 25th May which were counters for our Junior Club Championships (Race 12 of 21).