A great turnout from QRC members for the Leeds Abbey Dash at the weekend. Some excellent running from everyone involved, Nicola Darnbrook, Richard Brook, Rob Glover, Jane Skudder, Jamie Hill, Andy Young, David Faulkner, Phil Lee, Judith Marshall, Andrew Paterson, Craig Smith, with special mentions for Katie Brook, Taz Bashir and Philip Lickley who all […]
Episode 3 of meet the members takes us to where it all began for QRC…… Martin Firth was instrumental in its creation and he remains a run leader and one of our most popular members. Often seen running round the streets of Queensbury he took time away to answer a few questions for us.
Well done to the guys that took on the Yorkshire Marathon on 15th Oct It was Beth’s first marathon and she nailed it in less than 4 hours – well done Beth! Manjit’s training paid off as he knocked off two mins of his PB! Tracey is familiar with marathon distances and put in a […]
Meet the Members episode 2…..Top of the leader-board for who we should interview was Karol – not only is she a major part of our club, she is also a major part of local parkruns.Karol has 192 parkruns at 61 different locations but more impressively has 264 volunteering credits being a regular at Shroggs!Karol also […]
We’ve started a new feature – “Meet the Members” and where better to start than at the top. Our first “Meet the Members is with Terri, our chairwoman. Read her answers to see about her relationship with running and learn more about what motivates her.
This weekend was the Yorkshireman half and full marathon – another race where we had some amazing results. Amy finished first lady in the Full Marathon, Jo Horan was 2nd lady in the half and Tom finished 3rd overall in the half. Another race affected by the weather but it didn’t stop some amazing results.
Mick, Carl and Chris took on the Stainland Trail 10k this weekend with all three posting brilliant times and category positions. Mick and Carl finished 1st in their age categories and Chris 4th! Well done guys on a tough course!
Sunday 3rd Sept 2023 was our turn to host the Yorkshire veterans race and it’s not possible without the race committee, our veterans runners but most importantly the volunteers. It’s not possible to share all the pictures here but please share yours in the comment section. Huge thank you to all the volunteers, runners and […]
Our very own Dougie (Chris) Hillam who regularly runs with The Bean Machines, has created a YouTube channel called “Dougie does stuff.” He shares his running trail/road travels in rain, sun, wind, snow and more weather conditions probably locked away in his archives New videos of Dougie’s road/trail Yorkshire Adventures and Beyond will be released […]
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 […]