Our new couch to 5k programme will be starting in the New Year, so make the most of the mince pies, wine, cheese and biscuits over Christmas, we’ve got you covered to kick off your New Year the right way. Starting on Tuesday 7th January at 6:30 from Albert Road Community Hub (ARCH) then every […]
We’ve had some extravagant post race meals, we’ve had some strange meals but the weeks questions brought quite possible the most basic answer… have a read of Simon’s answers and let us know if you agree with his choice?
Sunday saw a host of our club runners making the short journey over to Leeds to take part in the Abbey Dash 10km. It was a perfect day for a shiny new PB and as you can see, our runners didn’t disappoint! Unfortunately for 1 member it didn’t end so well, with Jamie Hill taking […]
This week we have a runner who tops our fly the flag leaderboard who recently completed a 63 Mile ultra.So far this year he has covered over 235 miles in club colours…. It’s Jamie Hill
On Thursday (26th September), Bev, Colin,Gillian and Jamie took on Run Through Media City 5k and 10k at Media City, Salford. Bev & Colin ran the 5k and Gillian and Jamie naturally did the 10k. Quite impressive, seeing as Gill rushed back from Lille to make the start line, in true Jago style! The course […]
Robin was Flying the flag at Widnes parkrun on Saturday…and in the process setting a new club age record (male 70s), knocking over a minute off at 22:56. Well done Robin!
Phil is the latest recipient of the Morritt Trophy….. here is Bev’s history of the trophy and her reasoning behind choosing Phil to receive it; My husband, Gary Morritt, had been a member of QRC since 2015. Sport was his absolute passion but a football injury in his 20s put paid to running- or so […]
Our very own Chris Rushworth gives his account of his constant battle with mental illness and the stigma around it. Chris shares the reality of decades of contending with his diagnosis of Schizophrenia and other mental health issues. He openly speaks about how his love of running and how it helps him through some of […]
Welcome to Queensbury RC. We are a running club open to athletes of any ability from 18 years of age. We meet at the ARCH in Queensbury every Thursday between 18.30 and 18.45. If you ask anyone to point you in the direction of a run leader they will make sure you are looked after. […]
Read Terri’s report of the Mid Cheshire report and how another club record was beaten. Yesterday Andy and I headed off to the Mid Cheshire 5k. I’d originally entered it as it starts and finishes near where my daughter lives. I hadn’t realised it was one of the most sought after 5k races of the […]
Sunday morning I took part in a super sprint duathlon at Manchester airport. Organised by mcA fitness events. This consists of; 2.8k run followed by 18k on the bike and finished of with 2.8k run. The run was an out and back under the runways at Manchester airport. The cycle on the roads surrounding and […]
Karol and Phillip were near the Welsh coast this weekend. They started their Saturday by volunteering at Dolgellau parkrun, as parkwalker and Tail Walker respectively, followed by a bit of brunch. In the afternoon, it was over to Tywyn for the Race the Train – an annual cross country running event organised by Tywyn Rotary […]
A dwindling group of diehards represented QRC in the 8th event of the Yorkshire Veterans 2024 Grand Prix series on Sunday 11th August. Pauline and Robin Naylor and Andy Paterson represented Queensbury again, with Mark Crabtree running in his Halifax vest. Starting at Slaithwaite cricket club it was sure to promise some hill work, and […]