Category Archives: Summer Handicap Series

August Results

Warm-ish but windy with intermittent rain. The grass is longer in the fields which does restrict progress a little, but the playing fields were cut recently so on balance the conditions were good. Interesting that most people were a little … Continue reading

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Weekly Report 6/7/19

This week saw the fifth Handicap race in the Summer series.  The 26 runners had nearly perfect running conditions for the race with some runners showing large improvements that will cause the handicapper headaches for next month. The winner was … Continue reading

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July Start List

Tuesday evening, 2nd July. Should be slightly less wet, I guess. This will be quite an important one for the series championship – the current ‘front runners’ being Victoria and Tony W, but I wouldn’t bet against Roger. 6.30 pm. … Continue reading

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Denbigh Harriers Weekly Report 8/6/19

In the Denbigh Harriers monthly Summer handicap race this week numbers were a little depleted possibly due to the torrential rain. However 24 Harriers ventured out in the rain to run on the 3 mile course over soggy fields around … Continue reading

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June Handicap Results

Newly re-attached to my computer, I can now put up those long awaited results. I gather that the evening was wet and it was slippery underfoot, so in the circumstances there seem to have been very reasonable performances compared to … Continue reading

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Denbigh Harriers Weekly Report 11/5/19

A record number of 43 Denbigh Harriers started the third in the Summer Handicap series this week with good handicapping ensuring some close finishes for the officials to cope with.  In her first race in the series and in 1st … Continue reading

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May Results

Colder than most previous handicap races in May at 12C and overcast, but dry and firmer ground than last month. The record number of participants possibly caused some to start too fast and then the queues at the stiles provided … Continue reading

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Weekly Report 6/3/19

Tuesday evening saw the second in the Denbigh Harriers Noel Morris Summer Handicap series. The series is run once a month from March to October on a 3 mile cross country course on public footpaths around Denbigh. Each runner is … Continue reading

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May Start List

Tuesday May 7th 6.30 pm. Mari J, Ron 6.34 pm. Caz 6.35 pm.  Diane, Wendy, Bronwen 6.36 Kath S, Angela, Eurian, Teleri, Jess, Julie 6.37 Nicola F, Mike Hb, Helen D, Jill, Littlekath, Claire Sp, Rhian WJ 6.38  Kate W, Jeff, … Continue reading

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Noel Morris Memorial Handicap – April Results

Slotting in neatly between the hailstorms – brilliantly organised by Rob P and Kate – this was a much more exciting race than in March, mainly because there were more people (27) with tighter handicapping. It was cold (7C), and … Continue reading

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