The weekend kicked off with parkrun on Saturday.

At Flatts Lane parkrun, Isaac Myer (19:55) was best paced Harrier coming home in 2nd place.

Charles Lamb (20:02) was at Newcastle’s Town Moor parkrun.

Adam Harper-Walker (21:23) ran at Ushaw Historic House parkrun.

Bronwyn Mayo (22:23) was at Riverside parkrun.

Grace Rowland (24:12) once again ran at Akrotiri parkrun in Cyprus.

Back in Yorkshire, Martyn Coy (25:27) and Faith Coy (31:07) were at Thorp Perrow parkrun.

Emma McQuillan (26:19) visited Sewerby parkrun.

Nicky Hawkes (32:57) ran at North Yorkshire Water Park parkrun.

At Millfield parkrun, the club was represented by Richard Grant (19:56), Michael Cropper (22:17), Clare Gwillam (27:39), Laura Till (30:37), Lucy Walton (34:26), Gillian Crane (45:05), Ian Crane (45:06), and Ian Codling (58:50).

At Fountains Abbey parkrun, Joe O'Keeffe (22:51), Claire Hedley (36:27) and Sharon Keegan (38:45) ran for the club.

Northallerton parkrun featured a large contingent led by Pete Jackson (23:24), followed by Joe Joyce (26:46), Kirsty Naylor (26:46), Phillip Craig (26:51), Sara Armitage (28:09), Julia Harland (28:57), Colin Smith (32:37), and Hugh Jenyns (35:05).

In London, Vanessa Arthur (27:42) took on a two-lap course at Clapham Common parkrun.

Natalie Lyth (30:21) and David Lyth (35:29) ran at Crystal Palace parkrun amidst the famous Victorian dinosaur sculptures.

Bronwyn Mayo at Riverside parkrun (Image: Supplied)

Kirsty Naylor and Joe Joyce at Northallerton parkrun (Image: Supplied)

Ian Codling completed his 300th parkrun at the weekend at Millfield.

Parkruns have taken him all over the place, and when arranging a holiday, he usually checks to see if there's a parkrun!

The majority of his runs have probably been at Fountains Abbey, with Millfield a close second.

He's also been at Northallerton, Saltaire, Batley, Stonehaven, Montrose, Buxton, Aberdeen, Hazlehead (Aberdeen), with the furthest flung ones at Menai, Australia.

His fastest ever time was 31.20 at Fountains Abbey, but a knee replacement operation in the middle of it all caused him to have a break of about 6 weeks, and since then, with age, he has gradually got slower.

He aims to keep turning out for parkruns as long as he can!

Ian Codling celebrates 300 parkruns at Millfield (Image: Supplied)

Sunday saw the start of the Dave Parry Esk Valley Winter Series (fell races) take place at Lord Stones.

The Viking Chase is a challenging 8 mile course taking in Carlton Bank, Cringle Moor, Cold Moor and the Wainstones.

Twelve Harriers took part under clear skies for an excellent day's racing.

All the Harriers successfully completed the race, with several achieving PBs!

Joseph Martlew (1:08:25 4th overall), Andy Graham (1:11:57), Ashley Dodgson (1:18:45), Esther Harrison (1:21:25 Third Lady), Andreas Kruger (1:26:25), Paul Chapman (1:30:53), Dave Wood (1:34:21), Duncan Fothergill (1:34:47), Bronwyn Mayo (1:36:00), Sarah Harrison (1:39:59), Lucy Sillars (1:48:28) and Fran Jeffery (2:02:38).

Joseph, Andy, Ashley and Esther came away with prizes.

The proceeds from this race will be donated to the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team who organise and marshal this fixture.

Leanne and Barry Robinson headed over to the coast for the Scarborough 10k.

They had great weather and really enjoyed the race.

Leanne completed in 48:42 and Barry got a PB in 52:55.

Leanne and Barry Robinson at Scarborough 10k (Image: Supplied)

Kirsty Naylor and new member Ian Harrison turned out for the Grewelthorpe 14k Multi-terrain race, a course with approximately 1100 feet of elevation throughout the whole race (about 1/4 of Ben Nevis just to put it into perspective).

Ian Harrison finished an awesome 2nd overall in 56min 28sec.

Kirsty finished a bit further down the field in 26th place in 1hr 18min 43sec.

"I can assure you that the first 5k were uphill, with a little bit of flat in the middle and approximately 1k down hill finish; a really challenging race from start to finish."

Competitors were rewarded with homemade soup and flapjack at the finish.

Kirsty at Grewelthorpe (Image: Supplied)

Finally, we would like to take the opportunity to invite runners to our FREE 'Lift the Curfew' running sessions in October.

This is part of the national movement from Sport England that shines a light on the challenges many people, particularly women, face being active outdoors after dark.

When the clocks go back on Sunday October 25, 2026, darker evenings will once again affect how many people choose to get active.

Something as simple as heading out for a run, walk or jog can involve extra planning, changing routes, running at different times, or deciding not to go at all because of safety concerns.

As runners, we know the benefits of being active outdoors.

Everyone should feel able to enjoy those benefits all year round, without feeling that shorter days and darker evenings limit their opportunities to get out and move.

Our sessions are open to all runners and are on Monday October 26 at Sowerby Sports Village and Wednesday October 28 at Sutton Bank Visitors Centre, both at 7pm.

Visit our website at www.thirskandsowerbyharriers.co.uk for more information.

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