Like the Village people, a trio of QRC runners decided to “Go West”. A flat, fast 5 mile loop with great PB potential, the course was used by England Athletics for the National 5 mile road race championships in 2019 and has been accurately measured to UK Athletics championship standards. The course takes in a […]
Plenty of racing tourism, along with lots of cracking achievements last weekend! Plenty of racing tourism, along with lots of cracking achievemente last weekend Martin Firth ventured out to Lytham, St Annes and competed in the Windmill Half Marathon. The route was along the coastal front of Lytham,St Annes and Fairhaven. The course consisted of […]
Amy did the Cybi Coastal Marathon on Saturday 5 August on Anglesey. Race report by Dave McKechnie It was seriously bad timing for Amy last week as she prepared herself for the Cybi* Coastal Marathon on Anglesey. The forecast leading up to race day varied from ‘pouring down with a strong wind’ to ‘torrential rain […]
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Tue, 1 Aug 2023 was Yorkshire day so in celebration some of our runners took part in the Flat Cap 5. Rob deserves a special mention for his half mile sprint to the start just in time to set off, his number was the right way round when he looked at it…… A challenging race […]
Instead of club running this week, Matt, Mick, Gary and Carl decided to take on a midweek race. Eshton Moor fell race, and for a small race on a Thursday evening in Gargrave, there was some real quality in the field. In addition to our 4 athletes, there was @tomrogadams_ (taking the win) who regularly […]
It wouldn’t be a weekend without Steve Brook out racing, this weekend he was at Aintree 5k. Steve finished 1st V75 in an impressive time of 26:34 in wet and windy conditions! Well done Steve!
Wednesday was the Nostell Priory 10k (Despite Beany believing it was only a 5 miler) Elaine set her 2nd fastest 10k time and Ryan beat his previous time by several minutes!
Some more racing news from last weekend (15/7) Matt Thornton and Carl Heron tackled the Denholme Doddle. With 3 different distances, 17, 21 or 27 mile and nearly 5000ft of climbing, it’s anything but a Doddle!! With Half of the route on open moorland it has outstanding views along the way, it passes Top Withins […]
Plenty of PBs, achievements and Strava Bling earned by our 6 members: David Faulkner, El Berrill, Jamie Hill, Mike Peel, Ryan Tinker and Stuart Marshall on Sunday at Ilkley Half Marathon 2023. The 13.1 mile road race was through Ilkley’s countryside . It was a challenging hilly route rewarded by breathtaking views along the way. […]