This week in the driving seat (pun intended) we have the club record holder for M50 off-road marathon. We’ve been extremely nice to him since finding out why he got into running – want to know more? The read Simon Brady’s answers!
The reason the Whettlocks were up in the Lakes was for the Lakeland Trails Marathon day. Karol took on the Mini-Marathon 10k, whilst Phillip opted for the Half-ish Marathon – both events taking in the idyllic beauty spot of Tarn Hows. Phillip was chuffed to grab a photo with Damian Hall (one of the UK’s […]
With distances from 5 miles all the way up to Ultra, Simon Brady opted for the 15 mile version. The race is run over a loop of approximately 5 miles, if you’re good at maths you’ll know Simon did 3! It was a good day out for him too, as he finished 1st MV55 and […]
9 of QRC’s runners headed to Wharfedale on Saturday morning for a very picturesque, off road half marathon. Running from Wharfedale, out through Grassington and up over Conistone moor, taking in the infamous ‘Mastiles Lane’ (3km @ 8% incline ) before an undulating run back to Wharfedale, it’s a brutal test of the legs! Conditions […]
Karol – has recently completed her A-Z of parkruns! Read Karols report below and let us know how many you have left to do! We didn’t originally set out to do the “Alphabeteer” challenge but always enjoyed trying new parkruns when we were away anyway. But then we noticed (on the 5k app) that we […]
Last weekend saw Gill,Jamie,Chris Ryan and Beany tackle 26.2 miles and Nicole take on the Half in Edinburgh. Starting on Potterrow with the picturesque backdrop of The University of Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall, this incredible city centre route takes you past many iconic sights of the city. Turning the first corner you’ll make your way past […]
Meet the members episode 35 This week we have our youngest member and we are giving her chance to reply to her dads answers last week! This week we have Tali
This weekend Rob, Jane, Taz took on Manchester 10k and Bev and Colin took on the half marathon! Bev’s 8 months of training paid off as she followed a training program from Phil and trained with Colin to put in a PB performance! Well done to all!
As the dust settles on another brilliant Calderdale Way Relay, we’d like to thank @Halifax for hosting and organising such an amazing event which is always a highlight in the racing calendar. For those that don’t know, the CWR is, as the name suggests, a relay race made up of 6 pairs of runners, each […]
Steve Brook was easier to track down this week as he was with the company of Mark, Amanda and Jo as they took on the Pontefract 10k in hot conditions over a hilly course. Jo was 3rd in the FV50 category and Steve was 1st in the MV70 category Well run guys!