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Three Vale of York runners took on Selby Striders’ Wistow 10K on Sunday 27 September. Conditions were about as good as late September offers, not too hot, with one light shower, but the Lordship wind was ever present. Steve Middup led the club home in 43:15, second in the M60 category and 41st overall, for […]

One of our juniors, Reuben, took on the Great North Run Junior last weekend. It was his first time at an event of that scale. The Junior version is a 4km race through the heart of Newcastle and Gateshead, which takes place the day before the Great North Run Half Marathon. He finished in 17:03, […]

Update, 2 October. James has his trophy. It was presented at Monday track at Tadcaster, and it reads “James Leadbeater, Tailwalker, Vale of York Half 2026”. Steve and Ian came back from that Sunday with trophies of their own, and it did not seem right that the man who walked the entire course so that […]

Two Vale of York girls pulled on the yellow of Humber for the inter-counties match at Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 12 September, up against South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Humber won the match outright, against counties with far more clubs to pick from. Everly started the day by winning the long jump and […]

Club member Richard Johnson is taking on this year’s Great North Run to raise money for the MS Society, a charity that means a great deal to him. Richard was diagnosed with MS in his late teens and has seen first hand the impact the condition can have on people and families.

Update, 15 September: Clare completed her first-ever half marathon in 2:58, just 21 weeks after major abdominal surgery. With jelly babies, incredible crowd support, and a lift from Harry and Richard in the final 400m, she crossed the line to hear “Well done Clare, you’ve just run the best half marathon”, and the emotion poured […]