Helmsley Triathlon and Duathlon took place last Sunday based at the open air swimming pool. The triathlon comprised an 800m pool swim followed by a tough 40k bike ride, with 2,377 feet of ascent, and finally a 10k run. Mike Richmond completed the event in 2 hours 28 minutes placing him 7th out of 66 finishers and 2nd M50. Kelly Richmond was 2nd female with her time of 2:41. Kelly was followed by Sue Slack in 3:34, placing her 2nd F60 and Rachel Morley crossed the finish line in 3:44.
32 competitors chose the duathlon option, 800m pool swim followed by a 10k run. Charles Corbett crossed the finish line in 1:08 placing him 1st M40. Shirley Tyrrell was 2nd F60 with her time of 1:34 and Sally Brown’s time of 1:37 placed her 3rd F60. Emily Schofield finished in 1:49.

Anna Bailey ran the Lamplighter 20, a sunset to sunrise race based at Goathland Village Hall, starting at 9:30pm. The route was actually 24 miles with over 2,600 feet of climb over open moorland and along forest trails. Anna finished well before sunrise with her speedy time of 4 hours 41 minutes which placed her 2nd female and 3rd overall.

Chloe Riley and dad Steve, joined 133 runners tackling the Crackpots Trail Run. The 7 mile race, with 5 water crossings for added fun, was part of the Kirkby Malzeard summer fete. Chloe and Steve crossed the finish line in 73 minutes 1 second and then enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere with live music, food and all the fun of a vibrant village festival.

Globe trotting Andrew Bates ran the Sloth Run 5k in Las Vegas. Despite starting at 7:30am the temperature was already 30c and climbing. Andrew had signed up for 10k but switched to 5k due to the heat and was relieved to reach the finish line in 29 minutes 48 seconds.

It was a scorcher for the runners waiting on the start line of Bugthorpe 10k, the 5th race in the York & District Road Race League which took place on Tuesday evening. Running in nearly 30c with high humidity really saps the strength. Added to this, the undulating nature of the course with nearly 800 feet of climb, and Bugthorpe living up to its name with lots of flying insects to avoid inhaling, this was a tough challenge. Only 299 runners braved the extreme conditions compared to 459 in the last race and their slower times reflect the greater effort needed. The race organisers and volunteers, also tough in the heat, did an excellent job ensuring all runners crossed the line safely by laying on an extra water station and offering plenty of encouragement. First back for PRC was Simon Jones in 42 minutes 2 seconds, placing him 2nd M55 and 34th out of 299. Kelly Richmond was 2nd U35 in a time of 43:45. Mike Richmond wasn’t far behind in 44:17, followed by Richard Robinson in 44:34, Johnny Everitt in 48:52, Paul Hickman in 51:23, Kirsty Brown in 51:44, Ben Paviour in 52:55 and Dave Owuor in 53:20. Mike Wilson was next in 56:51, then came Serena Partridge in 57:33, Suzy Hodgson in 57:46 and Sarah Beal in 59:33. Paul Robinson relinquished his winning streak in the M70 category. Paul’s time of 59:33 placed him 2nd in category. Lynsey Hatfield was next in 62:43, followed by Chloe Riley in 64:48, Shaun Imeson in 64:58, Carol Wilson in 65:59, 2nd F65, Lydia Adrian in 67:53, Karen Harper in 68:39, Sally Brown in 72:19 and Heather Riley in 79:28.