We had 3 members, Joe, Gary and David, challenging themselves and taking on the 69th running of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, dubbed the ‘Marathon with Mountains’. Although not quite the marathon distance, but at 24.2 mile with 5,236 ft of ascent up Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, who are we to argue over 2 mile?! An […]
Meet the Members Episode 30 – Andrew Dovernor This week we have the man who controls the club purse strings and he currently holds the club record for parkrun in the M45 category. He has also raced for GB in triathlon and duathlon in world and European championship in his age category. It was easier […]
Saturday saw Lee, Zoe, Ian and Michelle take on the picturesque Burnsall Trail Half Marathon – Read Lee’s write up below: The race started off with a short run along the riverside before gradually climbing uphill through tracks and fields for a few miles. At the top, we were treated to a picturesque downhill section […]
We had three runners in this years London Marathon and with it came three PB’s! Tom got in to the marathon using the club allocated place and he got round in an impressive time of 2:47:30. Tom paced his run perfectly with half marathon splits of 1:23:43 / 1:23:47 which was bang on his plan! […]
Not to miss out on Marathon weekend Glenn headed over to the west coast to take on the Blackpool Marathon. The marathon is a two lap flat course along the promenade and seafront. Glenn ran a great time of 4:40:35 which saw him finish 3rd MV70 Well done Glenn!!!
Sunday saw a good number of QRC runners at Manchester Marathon and some amazing support from the sidelines too from other members! All the months of training have paid off as there were several PB’s but sadly injuries too. Sadly Judith had to withdraw at just over 7 miles with a flare up of her […]
This week we are privileged to have someone who has been with the club from the very beginning, who was at the very first course set up at QRC! She has been a constant attender ever since and our first member to get stuck on the second question Want to know more? Then read this […]
From newbie runner to marathon conqueror! In 2023, I decided to take on the ultimate challenge: signing up for the iconic Paris marathon in April 2024. The training journey was tough (with a few injuries on the way), but the experience of the Paris marathon was incredibly positive and unforgettable. Joining Queensbury running club was […]
This week we have the man that causes the social media team nightmares tracking his escapades round the North with his racing! He’s a England Master, a holder of more club records than we can list and a legend of the club….. This week we have Steve Brook.
Joe, Gary, Chris and Carl in action at the 29th running of the Baildon Boundary Way, a multi terrain half marathon. The weather forecast wasn’t looking great, with storms set to bring the rain and 50mph winds, luckily for these 4, that never really happened as the sun came out for the majority of the […]