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Chris Beesley’s Lockdown challenges – November 2020
Seniors BlogIt wasn’t my original intention to do so many Lockdown Challenges in one day. I had planned to do the 3 Trig point and 5 Postbox route last Sunday but, being a Southern softie, I was put off by the weather. The forecast for today was much better and so I decided to make my […]
Postman Pat and the Trig Points – November 2020
Seniors BlogBecky’s lockdown_2 challenges are a great motivator for dragging you away from another Netflix binge and Roger and I fancied combining ticking a few trig points (Challenge #2) and some post boxes (Challenge #7). Three trig points seemed fair enough but 5 post boxes was a bit on the easy side, so we spent hours […]
Joss Naylor Challenge – July 2020
Seniors BlogAn account of a post lockdown Lakeland long traverse by Simon and Loz… What it’s about – Simon The Joss Naylor Challenge is a route conjured up by Joss in 1990 when he was 54. It traverses 30 summits on its way from Pooley Bridge to Joss’ village in Greendale (in Wasdale). This is about […]
Bleasdale Circle Saturday 15th February 2020
Seniors BlogWith Storm Denis on the horizon for last weekend I was considering my options on the Friday evening: Bleasdale Circle on the Saturday – 8 km with 380 metres of ascent – a Settle Harriers Championship race Or Barbon on the Sunday – 3 km with 360 metres of ascent – a Kendal Winter League […]
Pub chat… Three Peaks Race
Seniors BlogPost-run pub chat at this time of year inevitably turns to our much-loved, iconic local classic, the Three Peaks Race. In honour of this famous event on our doorstep – and to remind you to enter (it’s a club champ) – here’s some fun peaky facts… The Three Peaks as a round was ‘invented’ by […]
Skipton ParkRun, 7th December
Junior Race Reports, Senior Race Reports, Seniors Blog13 Harriers took part in the Skipton ParkRun on Saturday 7th December – the 2nd of the Settle Harriers ParkRun meet-ups. Most were seniors as a lot of our juniors have succumbed to the lurgy going around the schools at the moment. 3 of our contingent ran “PB”s for the course (congrats to Charlotte, Jan […]
Lee Mill Relays, Sun 24 Nov 2019
News, Senior Race Reports, Seniors BlogOn Sunday morning (24th Nov), 4 of us drove down into deepest Lancashire to compete in the Lee Mill Relays. The event is in its 5th year running and this year there were 87 entries. The course is just over 10 km starting along a narrow track up through a disused quarry then onto the […]
British Fell Relay Championships 2019
News, Seniors BlogOn Saturday 19th October, 12 Settle Harriers made the 2 hour-plus journey to Fairholmes in the Peak District and joined approximately 250 other teams for the British Fell Relay Championships. Aiming to cut down on carbon emissions around the race-site, competitors parked 6 miles from the start and boarded a shuttle bus. The whole day, hosted […]