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At the end of Selby Fun Day, alongside the medals and the marquee, there was a table nobody expected: a library of running books, donated to the club by Kevin Moseley. Kev is one of ours and he knows what it is to lose the thing you love and find your way back to the […]

After the big high and hype of the London Marathon, I have found it a little hard to stay motivated for running, but luckily the York and District 10K Road Race League was right there… two days later! I managed to complete five out of the six league races plus the end-of-season handicap in good […]

Congratulations to Ash Walden, Northern Masters M40 400 metre champion 2026. Ash ran one lap of the Trafford track last month in a M40 personal best time of 56.47 and is now rapidly closing in on his season’s goal of sub-56 seconds. Pushing Ash every step of the way this season have been fellow Vale […]

We delivered our first full-scale athletics meet at the University of York Athletics Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday 27 June. The meet was a pilot of England Athletics’ new Funetics Multi Challenge (FMC) format that is the future of local U10 and U12 athletics competition. Vale of York was chosen to pilot the format […]

A local high school’s sports day report was co-written by former Vale of York athlete Merryn, and features Isaac, Amelia and Niamh.

Six competitors across two Humber open meets have produced some fantastic results. Three under-12s competed in the triathlons (sprint, jump, throw) at Meet 2. Reuben set a personal best (PB) in the 75m followed by a strong PB in the howler, throwing over 20m. Molly also ran a PB in a strong 75m to finish […]

 Back in 2024 I attempted Dalby’s Inferno and managed 8 out of the 10 laps. The laps are now 5.5km around the beautiful Dalby forest and feature a mix of running conditions including some quite steep trail.   Training for Dalby is tough in Selby as we have no hills and this was definitely what I struggled with the first time around. At the end I resolved that I would try again […]

This Sunday’s Great Selby Bike Ride brought out one of Vale of York’s most varied group of riders yet. In the VOYAC peloton were three generations of one family, Alan Sanderson, and me (looking for more miles en route to Vatternrundan 2026). Our six riders were spread across two routes (25 and 45 miles) and united by their enjoyment of cycling and turning up to local events.

Before the official start at 10.00, there was time to soak up some May sunshine and have a chat with local MP Keir Mather, who was lining up for the 25-mile route himself. Over 100 riders took part in the annual event, organised by Elmet Lions and raising money for local charities.

It was great to be back with the Yorkshire Veterans Athletics Association (YVAA) community after the long winter layoff. As one runner remarked, “You feel like wishing everyone happy new year, then remember it’s April”. These masters runners hadn’t gathered since last autumn’s final race of the series at Ackworth, so the first YVAA Grand Prix of the season really does feel like a meeting of long-lost friends.

The first of ten multi-terrain Grand Prix races was hosted, as it is every year, at Honley by Holmfirth Harriers. The course is testing and hilly, with 1200 ft of total elevation up and down the Pennine hills. There are some tricky technical sections akin to a fell race that can at times take your mind away from soaking up the beautiful views. And there are llamas, which you don’t often see in the Pennines.

I can’t quite believe it’s been 5 months since Andy Sim surprised me at Selby Leisure Centre by pulling my name out of the actual London Marathon Ballot hat!

Since then, Vale of York women have been promoted at PECO, I’ve moved house, we’ve relocated athletics outdoors and introduced Bubwith as one of our new training locations.

So here we are, my final London Marathon blog.