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 […]
A warm one for Steve, Megan Chris and Ryan at the Trimpell 10K & 20 Mile near Morecambe, hosted by Lancaster Runner’s Club! With temperatures soaring between 14-18°C and not a breath of wind, conditions were tough but made for a scenic run along the almost perfectly flat Greenway and canal paths. Trimpell 10K: Steve […]
The final race of the West Yorkshire Cross Country Winter League took place on Sunday 23rd February. Hosted by Stainland Lions the race was relatively short at just over 4.5 miles with a slightly altered route and new start. Another good team of 13 runners from QRC battled it out on the mixed terrain circuit, […]
Last night saw 6 QRC runners head the short distance to celebrate Yorkshire day with the Flat Cap 5. Rob, Martin, Stacey, Chris, Ryan and Beany headed the short distance to Dewsbury to take on the 5 mile undulating off road course where the wearing of flat caps is actively encouraged. We done to all […]
Amy took on the Dales runner 30 (31.7Km/19.7m) on Saturday which ascends almost 3,000ft from Swaledale up to the Tan Hill Inn (Great Britain’s highest pub) It goes across some of the country’s remotest expanses of moorland with a stiff ascent of the spectacular Swinner Gill. Amy finished 2nd Female and 1st FV40
A large number of QRC runners made the short trip to Northowram Pumas Running Club for the Northowrun5 It was great performance in the heat but a few results of note are: Joe 2nd MV35 and 4th overall Andy Sudall 1st MSEN and 8th overall Andrew Patterson 1st MV55 Tali 2nd FSEN and 6th lady […]
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 […]
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 […]