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 […]
Where to start? We all know the score arrive Friday and wake up Saturday slightly unwell then try to run 5 mile laps of Branham Park in the glorious sunshine. Some fantastic performances throughout all our teams and solo entrants. Solo’s. Beth – 16 laps 80 miles Emily – 14 laps 70 miles Manjit – […]
Robin Naylor represented his country in the 5k Masters International (England v Wales) event at Shrewsbury Sports Village last Saturday, 11th July. At 32°, the temperature was far too hot for any PBs, but, finishing in 24.04, Robin still managed 3rd place in the England M70 team and 5th place overall in his category. Robin […]
It was Queensbury’s turn to host the sixth race of the YVAA Grand Prix series. There were 183 runners on the starting line in Littlemoor Park on what was a very hot day, presenting the racers with an additional ‘Queensbury’ challenge. Our marshals were as enthusiastic and welcoming as ever, which helped the runners no […]
The Hollybank Eccup 10 & 5 Mile Races were back again this year, the 10 mile race takes place on closed roads following a scenic route through the country lanes around Eccup reservoir making this Leeds most popular 10 mile road race. The 5 mile race follows a shortened version of the 10 mile route. […]
The Hyde Park Harriers’ Summer Mile (aka Phil Lickley’s race) is an evening of one mile races on tarmac paths in Woodhouse Moor. Phil Lickley raced in the heat and ran a super 8:01 Well done Phil
Race 4 took us to Morley for approximately 5 miles of undulating paths, footpaths, fields, woods. The start was a grassed area close to Fergusson Walk, Morley before we turned right over the motorway bridge following the marshalled route over an undulating off road trail race. There were 6 of us that made the short […]
Leeds 10k . Report courtesy of Jane. You know what you are getting for your money (quite a lot of it) at the Run For All Leeds 10k. A well organised race, lots of pre-race information about parking, route and water stations and, of course, a lot of people taking part! But, let’s be honest, […]
York Racecourse | Sunday 19th October 2025 A great day for Queensbury RC in York at this year’s Altra Yorkshire 10 Mile! The iconic course starts and finishes at York Racecourse, taking runners past the historic Minster and out through the picturesque Yorkshire countryside before looping back for a grandstand finish. Flying the green and […]
On Sunday 31st August, Gillian Jago and Bev Morritt travelled down under to make history, taking part in the TCS Sydney marathon in Australia. It’s the first time Sydney has been accepted into the Abbotts Major Marathon series making it a much sought-after race. The race starts at North Sydney Oval crossing the Sydney Harbour […]
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 £1.8 million for charity while battling terminal cancer, Jane created the event in 2006 to ensure her […]