A massive congratulations to all our C25K runners that graduated last night and celebrated with a BBQ! Normal club runs followed the football, and a BBQ awaited the runners when they finished where the new graduated were presented with mugs and certificates to mark their achievements. As always, these events cant happen without people giving […]
5 QRC runners took on the Solstice Saunter which is a five mile run on the trails of the breathtaking Bolton Abbey. The event is timed for the evening of the Summer Solstice, which because 2024 is a leap year, was on Thursday 20th June 2024. The Solstice Saunter is a circular route of five […]
On Sunday we had 1 team running in the Bradford Millennium Way Relay, a relay of five legs with two runners per leg, taking place each June. Starting from and returning to Bingley, taking in Wilsden, Denholme, Oxenhope, Haworth, Oakworth, Steeton, Silsden, Addingham and Ilkley with some stunning scenery en-route. The race attracts teams from […]
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