We had 4 runners out at The Bluebell Trail, hosted by Stainland Lions Running Club. A cracking turnout of over 400 runners, what better way to fill your Bank Holiday Sunday A classic local race, it takes in 10.3 miles of trails with over 1500ft of climbing, including the infamous (awful) Trooper Lane and a […]
Meet the members episode 31 – Andy Sudall Fresh off the back off his first marathon, he’s recently taken on Hyrox in Glasgow and up for any challenge thrown at him – this week we have Andy Sudall!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet the members episode 27! Today we have a graduate from our 2018 C25K who has continued to where she is today! A great inspiration and someone who has used running to set targets for her recovery! Today we have in our hotseat – Jane Holdsworth!
Rob today took part in this hugely popular annual charity race run by Matlock Athletic Club in conjunction with Peak Rail. It is a race that initially started as a club members only 5k but has now developed into a challenging 7 mile test of speed and stamina in which runners are challenged to beat […]
David battled it out with some of the best around in the FRA English Champs race, using this as his 2nd qualifying race for entry into the Yorkshire 3 Peaks fell race. This is a gem of a race with steep climbs, rough moor and fast paths, typifying all that’s great about South Pennine fell […]