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Congratulations go to Maddy Winzer (U20 Ladies), Fergus Roberts and Dan Overin (U17 Men), Marc Scott and George Robinson (U20 Men), who have all been selected to represent Yorkshire at the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Birmingham on 10th March and therefore gain their Yorkshire vests, a real achievement, especially for Dan Overin, who is selected for the first time.

Numbers were down for Richmond and Zetland at the last NYSD Cross Country meeting (prior to the relays), held at Whitby on Sunday 19th February, where just ten athletes made the journey. The U13 Boys got the events underway, where Richard Kirkham claimed a well-deserved 9th place with a good performance.

The U13 Girls managed to field the only full team at the event and finished 2nd overall on the day. Isabelle Starkey and Laura Kirkham were first home in excellent 3rd and 4th positions, while Vanessa Roper and Aisha Najafi also ran well for the team, crossing the line in 17th and 18th place respectively.

The ladies squad had just one competitor on the start line, who was Rosie Adams, once again running a great race and showing real pace to finish in 10th position. In the U17 Men’s race, again just one Richmond and Zetland athlete lined up, but Dan Overin comfortably took the top place to win with another great performance.

The men’s team had just two athletes this time around and therefore didn’t produce a team finish on this occasion. This was doubly disappointing, as Richmond and Zetland’s men only needed to field a team to win the League Trophy, but instead it went to another club. Ken Harker was first on the score board for the Harriers in 10th place amongst a competitive field, while George Harland claimed 46th with a fine performance and looked comfortable on the course.

Richmond and Zetland Harriers entered two teams over the weekend in the North East Road Relays: The Signals. Each team member ran a leg of 2.25 miles on the road, around the route at Hetton Lyons Park, Hetton Le Hole. The conditions were cold, blustery and even snow was encountered during parts of the race.

The first team, was made up of mainly younger members from the club, comprised of Marc Scott, Fergus Roberts, Doug Roberts, Dan Overin, Nick Zissler and Glen Ient, who finished a fantastic 5th overall. There was also a vets team, who finished 28th overall and possibly the 2nd vets team, which included Ken Harker, Tony Lambert, Shaun Purkiss, Chris Peacock and Paul Roberts. Darren Cox and Max Robson also had great runs on the day, despite there not being enough athletes to form a third full team.

Marc Scott was also in action the previous weekend, in Hulshout, Belgium on 12th February, where a North Team (representing England) of 3 senior men, 3 senior women, 3 junior men and 3 junior women was entered for the Belgian Lotto Cross Country Championships. The weather was very cold, with snow and icy conditions and the course fairly flat. Marc was 3rd overall in the Junior Men’s race, with two of his English team mates just 12 seconds ahead of him.
 
Not to be outdone, Tim Burn was in action once again, this time at the UK Indoor Trials, where he made the semi-final in a new lifetime best of 47.59, making him the fastest U23 runner in the country over 400m! A truly fabulous achievement for a Richmond and Zetland athlete. He also competed in the Aviva Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday 18th February, which was shown on BBC1 and is taking part in the BUCS Championships this year, where he is looking to take his first national title over 400m and hopefully another PB.

The sixth NYSD Cross Country fixture took place on 5th February at The Old Racecourse, in cold, snowy conditions underfoot. A total of 21 athletes attended their home fixture, resulting in individual and team victories. The U11 Boys and Girls were first away and Archie Hunt finished strongly, claiming an excellent 4th place.

The U13 Girls had just 2 competitors and Laura Kirkham put in a great run to finish in 4th place overall, showing consistent form, while Aisha Najafi was also in fine form, claiming 10th position. The U15 Boy’s had Max Robson on the start line, who promptly took a fantastic victory. In the Girl’s race, Hannah Najafi ran extremely well to take 8th overall. The U17 Men’s team has been dominant throughout the season and once again claimed another victory, thanks to Fergus Roberts taking an overall win, Dan Overin in 2nd and Will Crossen in 5th place.

The Ladies squad had 5 athletes in the starting line-up; Maddie Winzer produced another great run, finishing in 4th position and first U20, while Rosie Adams was also looking good and claimed 10th overall. Jackie Keavney then finished strongly in 12th place, while Sarah Gregory took 23rd position, still finding her feet following the arrival of her daughter. Team captain Fiona Hughes then brought the team home in 33rd place, giving them 2nd position on the day.

The Men’s team had a strong squad of 8 athletes this time around and were able to take victory, with 6 runners inside the top 38 positions. Doug Roberts was first on the scoreboard for the Harriers in 3rd place, while Ken Harker ran strongly to claim 9th. Tony Lambert and Mark Flannery both looked sharp, finishing in 10th and 14th positions respectively. Shaun Purkiss also had a great run, taking 26th position, while Peter Golding crossed the line in 18th. Chris Peacock and George Harland also ran well, finishing as a red and white duo in 44th and 47th respectively, completing a very successful day for the Harriers.

Congratulations go to athlete Tim Burn for his recent performance in the North of England Indoor Championships, which were held at the EIS Arena in Sheffield on 14th January. Having progressed relatively easily through the heats of the 400m at the indoor arena, he qualified for the final and was in close contention for the title. Unlike the outdoor distance, this requires 2 laps of the tighter 200m indoor track and he lead from start to finish, recording a fantastic time and breaking his old club record with 48.65, which is a fabulous achievement. He now plans to go even faster in a months time on the indoor track and is competing at the UK trials at the same venue on 11-12th February, where he hopes to once again make the final and run another PB. When the season moves outdoors, he hopes to try for a sub-47 seconds clocking, which may give him the chance of a GB vest.

On Sunday 22nd January Ken Harker and Sarah Gregory managed to get places on the start line for the ever-popular Brass Monkey Half Marathon, at York’s Knavesmire Racecourse. Ken was looking for a fast time at the sharp end of the race, while Sarah was simply out to get some training miles in, just 13 weeks after having her baby daughter. With gale force winds blowing around practically the whole of the course, conditions were far from ideal, but Ken was very pleased to finish in 1.20.32, which put him in 48th place overall from in excess of 1700 runners and Sarah clocked 1.42.48 in 709th position, far from her fastest time, but she will now continue training towards the London Marathon in April.

Some fantastic results were enjoyed by Richmond and Zetland Harriers at the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Wakefield on 7th January, with an individual gold medal. Three athletes also finished high enough to represent Yorkshire at the Inter-County Championships and two more came very close.

With two athletes in the U13 Girls race, there were not enough for a team result, however, Laura Kirkham got off to a flying start and crossed the line in 26th place, while Isabelle Starkey gained a well-deserved 28th position overall. In the boys event, the team finished 13th, with Harry Robson taking 42nd place, Christian Worner 63rd and Richard Kirkham 66th overall, against some strong opposition from the large city clubs.

In the U15 Girls event, Hannah Najafi enjoyed a strong race to finish in 44th place, while the U15 Boys finished as 8th team. Glen Ient lead them home with 26th place and Max Robson was close behind in 27th position, while Miles Worner also ran well to take 50th overall. The U17 Men had the two familiar faces of Fergus Roberts and Dan Overin competing, who both achieved brilliant results. Fergus crossed the line in 2nd place, to take the silver medal and will now go forward to represent Yorkshire and claim his county colours. Dan achieved a brilliant 8th position and may well find himself on the reserve list for the championships.

The combined Junior and Senior Women’s race, had 4 representatives and Jo Adams had a marvellous run to take 12th place, while Maddy Winzer claimed 17th place and was 3rd Junior, meaning that she also collects her Yorkshire vest. Next across the line was Rosie Adams, running strongly, to claim 70th overall, while team mate Fiona Hughes finished in 104th place, bringing the team into 11th place.

The men had 7 athletes this year and Doug Roberts went on to a great result, taking 39th place from over 220 runners, showing that he is in great shape. Ken Harker also ran well, finishing in 87th position, while Mark Flannery looked strong with 92nd place and Tad Zaranko took 96th in a competitive field. Shaun Purkiss was next across the line in 163rd position, followed by George Harland in 184th and Liam Fletcher rounding off the team in 191st overall. Marc Scott dominated that Junior Men’s race from start to finish, taking the gold medal and being 35 seconds clear of the field, earning himself another Yorkshire vest, while George Robinson ran extremely well to claim 8th place in a competitive race.

Richmond and Zetland Harrier, Marc Scott, was part of the GB team recently taking part in the World Mountain Running Championships in Tirana, the capital of Albania, on 11th Sept 2011. The race started and finished in the botanical gardens in Tirana, comprising of 2 laps, each 4.4K in length, with 500 metres of ascent and some spectacular descents on sand and gravel tracks, where many athletes took nasty falls.

Marc was part of the Junior Men’s team (Under 20), whose race commenced at 10am, when the temperature was already over 35 degrees. He got off to a good start and was in the top twelve runners after the first lap, but in the intense heat he struggled to stay with the leading runners. Nevertheless Marc still managed to finish in a magnificent 17th position overall from the 62 finishers, in a time of 40.06 and was the first GB athlete across the line, with his team mates completing the course in 30th, 41st and 46th positions respectively. This was his first year in this age group and he was quite rightly pleased with his position and hopes to get a top ten place next year, when the Championships are held in Turkey.
 
Llanberis in Wales was the venue for the Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships on 24th September, which also incorporated the Home Countries Championship Race (Under 18) between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with four athletes competing from each country. The race started and finished in Llanberis High Street, with approximately 800 metres of road running, before climbing the mountain tracks of Moel Eilio in the shadow of Snowdon; the highest Mountain in England and Wales. Marc led the race from start to finish and clocked a time of 35.43 to win the individual gold medal and confirm his place as the top ranked British Mountain Runner in both the U18 and U20 age groups, with his team mates finishing in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. This meant he also collected his second gold medal of the day, as part of the winning team!

Richmond and Zetland Harrier, Ken Harker, has been busy of late, taking on some rather longer distances compared to his usual track races of 800m and 1500m. On Sunday 4th September, he competed in the Tynedale 10-mile Road Race, which incorporates the British Masters Championships, starting at Hexham and finishing at Ovingham, offering a very undulating route on a warm day. Ken finished in 29th place overall and also earned himself a Bronze Medal, as he also placed third overall in the British Masters Championship race. His final time was 60.30, having gone through 5 miles in 30.30 and then managing to achieve a negative split, giving him 30 minutes exactly for the final 5 miles.

He also took part in the Great North Run on Sunday 18th September, the famous and ever-popular half marathon, which is run from Newcastle to South Shields. Despite being held up by crowds of runners for the first 2 miles and the undulation of the course, he ran a fantastic 1.19.36, which gave him 114th place overall, which is a brilliant result, given the number of competitors. He is now looking to take the experience and use it in another half marathon to better his time over the distance in the near future.

RESULTS

Marc Scott has recently added yet another accolade to his growing portfolio, by gaining selection to represent Great Britain in the U20 World Mountain Running Championships, which will be held in Albania on 11th September. This season has been one of great success for Marc, who richly deserves his GB vest and opportunity to represent his country, following several outstanding performances. The trial race for selection was 9.1km with 350 metres of climbing and was held in Witton Park, Blackburn, with the winner and runner-up gaining automatic selection; Marc duly won the race by 9 seconds in 36.51.

He has also been selected to represent England in the U18 Home International Mountain Running Championships, which will take place a bit closer to home in Snowdonia on 25th September. To round off a great month, Marc also won the Yorkshire U18 Fell Running Champsionships, held at Hellifield near Skipton on Saturday 6th August.

Two other Richmond and Zetland athletes have also been putting in excellent performances at the recent Millenium Bridge 5K in York on Tuesday 16th August. George Robinson was 5th overall in a fantastic time of 16.07, which earned him the prize for first U20 athlete. Triathlete Rich Hunt was also quick off the mark, finishing in 16.53 over the distance and producing another great result.
e Winter Season!

RZH recently hosted the latest round of the Harrogate and District Road Race League. Marc Scott continues his unbroken run of 1st Place! Well done!
The club is now top of the league in three levels.... see results, photos, etc via links
News also of other success on track and field on the links left.