Harrogate & District Summer Road Racing League (HDSRRL)
Updated 20 Aug 2010

2010 Summer League Dates:

Apr 29th - Ilkley Harriers
May 20th - Leeds & Bradford Tri Club
June 3rd - Dragons RC
June 17th - Nidd Valley Road Runners
July 1st - Swaledale Road Runners
July 15th - Ripon Runners Handicap

These events all take place on Thursday evenings, check the HDSRRL website here for more details.

John Young is the  Harrogate Harriers 2010 Evening League co-ordinator, Please contact him at eveningleague@harrogate-harriers.co.uk if you need further information.

HARRIERS VICTORIOUS!!

Ripon Road Runners 15th July - The Norman Smith Handicap

With the Team Championship safely in the bag we could afford to relax a bit, nonetheless 25 Harriers turned up at Ripon on the 15th to compete in the Handicap event.  We all piled into the Ripon Clubhouse afterwards for refreshments and the series prize-giving.  It's a bit difficult to convey the atmosphere, however I can tell you that the loudest cheers and most noise was definitely coming from the Harrogate corner, before long we had an impressive amount of trophies vying for position on our table (with the various plates and beer glasses) and it all went down very well.  I think the final words belong to to the man who made it all happen, here's what our heroic Evening League Coordinator had to say:

            Harriers gather on Hell Wath prior to the race

Q:  What do you get if you take 69 Harriers to 5 races and ask them to run a combined distance of 1015 miles?

A:  Trophies - and lots of them!

This year's Evening League was wrapped up last Thursday with the customary handicap race and prize giving in Ripon. 156 runners competed in this rough multi-terrain course with our own Gill Wareham scooping a solid 3rd place overall!  Once all runners had received their bottle of anniversary ale, we headed to the Rugby Club and the prize-giving.

The efforts that everyone has made over the course of the season really paid off, as we left with a good number of the trophies. Not only did we scoop the coveted Champions trophy, but our ladies secured second place and there were some outstanding individual performances. The full list is below and you can also see the cheesy grins of our winners courtesy of Paul Wood, the HDSRL secretary and official photographer.

*  Overall Team Champions
*  2nd Ladies Team
*  Male Champion V/40 - Steve Nesbitt
*  Male Champion V/60 - Tony Essex
*  3rd Overall in Series - Chris Miller
*  2nd Junior Athlete - Adam Couldwell

As a parting note for this season, I'd like to thank everyone for trying so hard and helping us to achieve so much. Special thanks have to go to:

-  Tony Essex for inviting me on to the committee so I could do the job
-  Martyn Price for all of his coordination and updates to the website.  Where would we be without communication ??
-  Ian Rowbotham for taking up the coaching challenge and delivering a team of runners with depth and ability

JOHN YOUNG

John 'Skipper' Young receives The HDSRRL Team Trophy
 

Jean Croft receives the 2nd Place Ladies Trophy, while our
Chairman Tony Essex receives the MV60 Champion's prize
 

Steve Nesbitt receives the MV40 Champion's Prize

Swaledale Road Runners - 1st July 2010

Like all good races, the Evening League Team championship came right down to the wire and an impressive 37 Harriers answered the Call to Arms and turned out for the final counter in the series in Swaledale.  Some superb performances from our leading lads - particularly Matt Hallam and Chris Miller - secured the championship for Harrogate, denying Otley AC the trophy they have held for the last few years.  It was a tough, out-and-back course with a very fast finish, many thanks to Swaledale Road Runners for their slick organisation.  We all jammed into the George and Dragon pub afterwards for a celebratory drink and food, it certainly went down well with the sweet taste of victory!

A massive WELL DONE to John for all his efforts this season, I think I speak for everyone when I convey my thanks for all he has done in pulling our Summer League assault together.  To echo Tim Pocock - CAPELLO OUT, YOUNG IN!!!  Not many managers lift a major sporting prize at their first attempt.

Results/tables/photos here

Nidd Valley Road Runners - 17th June 2010

A whopping 50 Harriers converged on Nidd Valley for the penultimate evening league race. Such a great turn out has seen us pull a few points clear of Otley at the top of the table but its not over yet! Nidd Valley put on a challenging off-road course which nearly saw Ben Grant take an early bath with a bit of downhill acrobatics.  A good solid team performance and most of us managed to watch the French get beaten by Mexico while we enjoyed our tea!

Results/tables/photos here

Dragons RC - 3rd June 2010

Dragons RC hosted a well-marshalled and challenging course for the third Evening League event in the series. Once again a great turn out by the club, 36 Harriers in all participated.

The warm weather certainly made it hard going, but some good individual performances meant that the club just manages to stay Top of The Table on cumulative results against a resurgent Otley AC. Our ladies are currently sitting in second place in both the overall and the vets categories.

Results/tables/photos here

Leeds & Bradford Tri -20th May 2010

33 Harriers tried the all-new Temple Newsam course on an unseasonably hot evening, some excellent performances were recorded.  The cumulative results have us now sitting at the top of the table, 10 points clear of Otley. We've climbed to 2nd in the ladies team and are 2nd in the Elite 3 category.
We were a few runners short in all age groups at this race, but another strong team performance regardless.  Well done to all runners and also Leeds & Bradford Tri for organising a great event.

Results/tables/photos here

Ilkley Harriers - 29th April 2010

No less than 43 Harriers turned out for the first Evening League race.  The club had four finishers within the top ten and sit 2nd in the overall table.  Within other categories we are 3rd in the ladies overall, 4th in the ladies vets, 4th in the male vets, 3rd in the senior vets and are topping the table in the elite category. A great performance by the team and we're in with a real chance of some team medals this year! 

Ilkley Harriers put on a very well organised event, everyone retired to the clubhouse afterwards and indulged in some serious carb-loading and rehydration therapy.  Our thanks to IH for their hospitality!

Results/tables/photos here

2009 Summer League Dates: May 07 (Thu) - Thirsk May 20 (Wed) - Wetherby June 04 (Thu) - Harrogate June 18 (Thu) - Richmond & Zetland July 02 (Thu) - Otley July 14 (Tue) - Ripon Handicap League website   Harrogate Harriers at the July 2009 Otley HDSRRL race 2008 Summer Road Racing League 16 July - Ripon Handicap - Congratulations to Jane Robbins for being the first Harrier to cross the line in the Ripon Handicap Race on July 15. Results soon. 27 June 2008 - Updated club results here or in Excel format Fixtures: May 06 (Tue) - Ilkley Harriers - Results May 22 (Thu) - Nidd Valley RR - Results June 05 (Thu) - Thirsk & Sowerby - Results June 17 (Tue) - Leeds Bradford Triathlon - Results July 01 (Tue) - Swaledale RR - Results July 15 (Tue) - Ripon Handicap - Info July 6 - A record 72 Harriers took part in the 2008 Summer Evening League series. The final results reveal that we finished 2nd place in every category - main, ladies, ladies vets, male vets, and super vets - except the elite division, where we took third place. Starting times for the Ripon Handicap Race on July 15 can be found here. Congratulations to the top point scorers for the club in the 2008 series: Male 1. Chris Miller 2. Ben Grant 3. Rob Seymour Female: 1. Cathy Wright 2. Jean Shotter 3. Anne Scaife 2007 Results: July 18, 2007- Results for club members for the six EL races can be found here (MS Excel) July 17 - Ripon Handicap Race - Stuart Johnstone finished second overall behind Ian Fisher; first to cross the finish line for the club was Kevin McNerney followed by Jane Umpleby. Full results July 5 - Team Standings | Individuals July 3 - EL Race #5, Dragons - A veritable tidal wave of Otley runners - six of the first seven finishers - laid to rest any doubts about which club would win the main competition in the 2007 Summer Evening League race series - congratulations, Otley AC. Matthew Thackwray finished first for the club followed by Ben Grant. Check the league web site for race details and results. An Evening League record 319 runners set off on Beckwith Head Road (picture courtesy of Paul Wood) June 7 - Thank you to John and everybody who helped out at Thursday's race, where a league record 319 runners took part. The winner was Ian Fisher (Otley); first home for the club was Rickie Wilson. The womens winner was Lisa Mawer (Wetherby); first female Harrier was Jean Shotter. In the main competition the club finished first by eleven points and now trail Otley AC by a slim margin of less than eight points. We'll need everybody at Wetherby and Guiseley! Gilling West, near Richmond - May 17, 2007 Harrogate Harriers participates in the Harrogate District Summer Road Race League with around a dozen local clubs. These races, along with the Black Sheep series, are part of the club championship competition. These midweek evening races are popular and attract a wide range of ages and ability from all clubs. There is a good chance to socialise afterwards. Details of the forthcoming fixtures are listed below. These may change so please check for updates before each race. Please contact John Richardson on 01423-551545 or e-mail Evening League Co-ordinator (john@thebusiness4it.co.uk) for more information.

Dates for 2007:

Consult the official website of the HDSRRL for up to date information.

Dates and results for 2006 were:

HDSRLL website