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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Chester Ultra 50 Mile offers a stunning blend of trail running, featuring diverse landscapes like Delamere Forest, the Sandstone Trail to Frodsham, and the challenging Helsby Hill. The race kicked off at 6 AM on a crisp, fresh morning, but the sun eventually broke through, though by the time I crossed the finish line, […]
Lucy Collins took on the Heptonstall 15 fell race at the weekend. After 2 years of not racing she’s worked hard to get back amongst it, finishing 3rd lady. The race takes you across the best of the local landscape around Heptonstall in the upper Calder Valley. The race is started on the ancient cobbled […]
