1st June 2025 saw the return of Bradford 10k after missing a year. QRC had the 2nd most club entrants in the whole race at 22 officially (definitely more because I wasn’t even counted!), maybe because it is a great flat course or it’s part of the club championship. So being part of the race […]
As Katie Brook took on her first half marathon, read how she got on in her report below; I’d never raced beyond 10k before and wanted a new challenge—I didn’t want to become grandad doing a new 10k every Sunday. So, I set my sights on a half marathon and picked Manchester because it’s fairly […]
Last weekend, 11th May, we had 8 of QRC’s finest taking on the Leeds half and full marathons. Andy, Richard, Adam and Nicola ran the half while Wasim, Tom, Jack and Emily opted for the full marathon. Conditions were not ideal with it being a rather warm day, so just finishing was commendable. All ran […]
Well done to our London Marathon Runners on Sunday! Mark won our club place for this year and here is his report: 45th London Marathon – What a scorcher! My head was buzzing the whole week on hearing news I had a club place for London 2025 back in December. Training through the dark months […]
Sunday was day 2 of the Blackpool running festival, with the half and full marathons taking place. We had Martin Firth running his 49th marathon 👏🏻 despite him saying it was his slowest time since 1984, he still managed to finish in 4:05:34 and 1st MV65. We also had Joe Prest in the half marathon, […]
Baildon Boundary Way, an off-road, half-marathon and QRC Club Championship race, was held on Sunday 6th April. Setting off from Baildon Rugby Club the course descended to Esholt and the surrounding woods before heading alongside the canal and River Aire. It then ascended steeply up Shipley Glenn and onto Baildon Moor with a fast final […]
18 QRC runners took on the Vale of York races. There was a 5 mile and a 10 mile offering starting on the runway and taking off south around some fast, flat, closed roads in the villages west of York and east of Leeds. Some fantastic results all round but some worthy of extra note […]
Thirsk 10 – Race Report! Sunday saw our runners take on the Thirsk 10, a 10-mile road race winding through scenic villages and fields. With the weather constantly changing—sun, clouds, and indecisive rain—conditions kept everyone on their toes! Club Highlights: Tali Faulkner smashed a club record with a superb 01:13:20! Chris Grice flew to a […]
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
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. […]
QRC Race Report – Leeds 10K 2025 Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025 Location: Leeds City Centre Weather: Warm, dry, and ideal for racing Celebrating the Spirit of Jane Tomlinson The Leeds 10K was Jane Tomlinson’s vision. Having raised ÂŁ1.8 million for charity while battling terminal cancer, Jane created the event in 2006 to ensure her […]
Thursday 24th April saw five of our members take a trip over the Pennines to Salford to take part in April’s club championship race at Media City. Gillian Jago, Rob Glover and Jane Skudder opted for the 10k while Bev Morritt and Colin Sutcliffe chose the 5k. The course is mainly flat, the only inclines […]
many of our runners headed to Keighley of the 5k and 10k options! Both start and finish in Victoria Park, Keighley and both followed a circular route alongside the Leeds – Liverpool canal tow path and passing East Riddlesden Hall. The 10k route also took in the picturesque Keighley Golf Club. A special mention to […]
Ding ding ding ring that marathon PB bell! Gary took on the Brighton Marathon at the weekend and ran an outstanding time of 2:59:04, here’s a few words from him. “After missing out on a place in the London Marathon ballot (again) I decided to opt for a trip to Brighton as it’s somewhere me […]