Vale of York Athletic Community

01/11/2026

It's PECO Race 1 next Sunday and remember seniors there are four ways to get across the water at Temple Newsam. But only one of them is guaranteed to clear the water.

Juniors: your races are one mile for primary and two for secondary, starting at 10.00 and neither goes anywhere near the water. The crossing is an adult challenge that you can come and watch from 11.00.

TODAY is the day to enter. Mark is ordering numbers first thing tomorrow morning, and anyone entered by tonight gets their first name printed on their race number. It also makes life a great deal easier for the organisers.

Online entry then closes for good at 2.00pm on Friday 6 November.

Vale of York has 23 seniors and 31 juniors entered so far. This year the league is bringing in junior team tables, so every junior who runs counts for the club.

Entry link and more details in comments.

Let's get entered and let's get muddy.

15/10/2026

This weekend is the The Yorkshire Marathon and York 10 Mile at which quite a few athletes from our community are taking part.

The organisers RunForAll are short of a few volunteers for this sunday - if anyone is free :

Baggage AM - 06:30 - 14:30 - University of York Campus
Relay Bus Marshals - 07:00 - 14:00

People can sign up directly through this link: https://vmodcui.active.com/volunteer/jobs?eventGroupId=3134902

RunForAll would be grateful and I believe you can get credits towards a future event with them

15/10/2026

57 miles. Glasgow to Edinburgh. 13 hours 2 minutes. Adie's first ultra.

Adie Turford ran across Scotland on Saturday, canal towpath nearly all the way, finishing on the track at Saughton under floodlights.

His verdict? “A chuffing long way and survival was the nature of the day.”

Crewed all day by Bryony and Wiggy. One toenail lost. Then he did jumping jacks on the track.

Thinking of doing one yourself? Adie’s advice is on our website, and it involves less training than you might think.

Congratulations Adie 👏

Full story in the comments.

27/09/2026

Wistow 10k for 3 Vale of York runners today. Good conditions, not to hot and only a light shower but the Lordship wind was ever present.
Great running from all, with at least 2 PB’s.
Consistency in training is key.

18/09/2026

Vale of York at the Great North Run 🏃

Three brilliant senior performances from the club this weekend at the Great North Run.

Clare Bromley completed her first-ever half marathon, just 21 weeks after major surgery, crossing the line in 2:58. She ran for her daughter Isobel and in support of the ME Association, and with jelly babies, crowd support, and a boost from Harry and Richard in the final 400m, she made it home. She's raised an incredible £1,000 for the cause.

Harry Bromley ran a course PB, 1:19:11, smashing his sub-80 target after a year that included a stress fracture and months out injured. He's raised over £1,000 for St Mary's Church, Selby.

Rich was aiming for anything under 1:50, a new personal best, and came home in 1:46, which also meant beating the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. Rich credited the club's hydration and heat strategy for getting him through comfortably, South Shields sunburn aside. He also smashed his fundraising target for the MS Society, hitting 153% of goal.

Three runners, three unique stories, and three fantastic causes supported along the way. Well done, all of you. 🙌

17/09/2026

One of our juniors, Reuben, lined up for the Junior Great North Run last weekend, a 4km race through Newcastle and Gateshead, in front of the biggest crowd he's ever seen.

In his own words: "The noise and atmosphere made it really exciting and gave me an extra boost to keep going right to the finish."

Reuben has done a full race report, in his own words, on our blog: https://valeofyork.org/2026/09/17/reuben-takes-on-the-junior-great-north-run/

16/09/2026

Sunday's Vale of York Half Marathon and 10K doubled as this year's YVAA Half Marathon Championships, and our members delivered. 🏆

Steve Middup (M65) and Ian Martin (M55) both took silver in their age categories in the YVAA Half Marathon Champs, after marshalling the car park all morning and dashing to the start line to race. 🏃

In the 10K, Richard Flaherty and Steve Hillam both ran well with Steve breaking 39 minutes for the first time with 38:55. 👏

And huge credit to James Leadbeater, who gave up his own place in the race to be the tail walker instead, after a 0700 start on car park duty. We'll be presenting James with a trophy at training next week for going above and beyond. 🙌

Brilliant weekend all round. Great North Run pictures coming soon.

Fancy training alongside super vets Steve and Ian? They're both at our interval session tonight, Wednesday 7-8pm at Bubwith Leisure Centre. All paces welcome, come and see what it's about, link with more info: https://valeofyork.org/bubwith-interval-training/

📸 Vale of York Half and 10K Photos by Paul Mitchell: https://www.route-north.photos/Events/Even-Splits/2026/2026-Vale-of-York-10K-and-Half

14/09/2026

Our new kids athletics sessions in Tadcaster start tonight.

Five sessions for every age group, Mondays term-time at Tadcaster Grammar School's refurbished track:

5.30 to 6.15pm, ages 5 to 7. Running, jumping and throwing games. New group with spaces available.

6.30 to 7.30pm, U10 U12 U14 & 14+ age group squads, where track and field events themselves start to take shape.

Coaching is led by England Athletics licensed coaches who are Enhanced DBS checked.

There's space in the younger 5-7 group right now, and your first session is always free.

Book a free trial: valeofyork.org/tadcaster-athletics (link in bio) or come down to the track tonight for 5.30pm.

Athletics for children across Selby, Tadcaster and Bubwith. Games based sessions for ages five to seven and age group athletics from under 10 to under 18.

12/09/2026

Good luck to all running the Vale of York Half Marathon tomorrow! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Just a reminder for all masters runners aged 35 and over that the event also incorporates the Yorkshire Vets (YVAA) Half Marathon Championships. 🏆

Trophy presentations for the Yorkshire Vets Half Marathon Champs will take place at the Vale of York gazebo immediately after the main presentations, at 1130-ish. 📍

Runners from all YVAA affiliated clubs are eligible for the championships. Check membership at yvaa.org if at all unsure. ✅

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Selby Striders Running Club
Baildon Runners

Hyde Park Harriers
Wetherby Runners Athletics Club 🏃
Rothwell Harriers & AC
Holgate Harriers
Abbey Runners Leeds ⚫️🔴⚪️🔴⚫️
City of York AC
Holmfirth Harriers AC
York Acorn Running Club 🌰

Pocklington Runners

08/09/2026

The Walden family took a trip down to Essex over the Bank Holiday Weekend for the Southend Open.

Everly won both her U12 events. Gold in the long jump with a big personal best of 4.28m, and gold in the 75m in 11.13 into a 2.1 headwind.

Seb went one better than last year in the U8 with two silvers. 9.78 in the 50m, and over 21 metres with the mini howler.

And dad raced too. Ash took gold in the 100m in 12.72, also into a headwind, and silver in the 400m.

Three gold, three silver, three age groups, one club.

You might recognise Seb. He is the boy on our latest Funetics flyer.

You can start at five with Vale of York and never stop.

Weekly funetics, junior athletics and adult sessions across Bubwith, Tadcaster, Sherburn and York at valeofyork.org