This year’s final HDSRL was hosted by Nidd Valley Road Runners out of Harrogate Hockey Club.
As there was no handicap race this year Nidd Valley had the honour of hosting the finale which was well attended with 353 runners making up the field.
This race was the longest of the 4 races at just over 9km and took in a mixture of surfaces from pavement, grass, ploughed fields, trails and the converted railway line.
12 club runners made up the Vocalink team with Simon Williams finishing first with a time of 42:02 very closely followed by Nick Wagstaff in a time of 42:07
Keran Peters finished 3rd for the club and Alex Whapples took 4th spot. It was an excellent performance from both Keran and Alex who finished 1st and 3rd in their age group respectively.
After the race there was the usual food and drink whilst Nidd Valley had arranged for every runner to get a bottle of ale to cap off the season, which was a nice touch.
The event was very well organised and it was great to be cheered on by some familiar faces marshaling the route for Nidd Valley.
Individual season results will be out in due course but for now can I say well done to everyone who took part and represented the club over the summer.
Enjoy your events over the remainder of the summer and autumn, and lets look forward to running together next year!
Great Work!