Once a lot of people reach the age of sixty-six, they think about enjoying retirement and slowing their live’s down, but Gade Valley Harrier Peter Tucker continues to put the years behind him, and on Saturday he took part in his 37th marathon. On a cool, windy morning on the east coast of the USA, Tucker participated in the Kiawah …
Men’s team at Luton XC Morgan, Raffety, Beckett and Gibbs at the MK Winter Half Flowers at the Cheviot Goat Saturday saw the return of the Chiltern Cross Country League as Gade Valley Harriers travelled to Stopsley Park in Luton for this winter’s third fixture, where as many points as possible were required in the fight for survival to stay …
Chris Dowling is no stranger to an ultra-marathon having completed various long distance races over the last few years, and on Saturday he took part in his latest endurance feat – the inaugural Copthorne 50k. The Gade Valley Harrier embraced the three-lap course over a wide mix of terrain and woodland which started in the village of Mickleham, before contouring …
After spending the last two weekends competing in cross country races, the majority of Gade Valley Harriers returned to road running on Sunday, taking part in races across Hertfordshire, and for some, further afield, and helped themselves to a plethora of personal bests (PBs). Knebworth House was the base for the Hertfordshire Half Marathon, a hilly 13.1-mile race which sent …
Herbert’s Hole is the name given to a footpath near Chesham which passes along a shallow valley which in summer is brought to colour by a field of red poppies on one hillside, and yellow rape seed flowers on the other. On Sunday, with not a flower in sight, it was the location for one of the toughest races in …
Saturday was the second round of the Chiltern Cross Country league and Gade Valley Harriers had a record number of ladies make the journey to Teardrops Lake in Milton Keynes in wet and windy conditions, which made the course muddy and slippery and everything that cross-country is supposed to be. Twenty four female members arrived at the start-line of the …
Running 50 km in wet and windy conditions on hilly, slippery trails isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but Al Flowers from Gade Valley Harriers joined 200 other ultra-marathon runners in Yorkshire on Sunday to take part in his latest long distance running event. After starting in the suburbs of Huddersfield, Flowers headed into the stunning local countryside to enjoy breathtaking …
The Ricky Road Run must be one of only a small number of races that starts with a largely downhill mile, and ends with one, ensuring that the majority of the ten-mile foot race has plenty of long, steep inclines as well as its fair share of welcome declines, and on Sunday, it was held for the 36th time, in …
The penultimate weekend in October holds one of the most popular autumnal marathon’s in the Gade Valley Harriers’ calendar – the Abingdon Marathon. This year eleven Harriers travelled to the Oxfordshire town for the flat, fast road race on a cool, dry Sunday morning. Starting at the athletics track and then heading into local countryside, before being treated to sights …
As well seeing the two-hour barrier for running a marathon broken for the first time, Saturday saw the return of the Chiltern Cross Country League and the first fixture of the 2019-20 season took Gade Valley Harriers to Horsepath Country Park in Oxford, and they took with them rainy, overcast conditions which were perfect for making the trails and paths …