This week we are privileged to have someone who has been with the club from the very beginning, who was at the very first course set up at QRC! She has been a constant attender ever since and our first member to get stuck on the second question Want to know more? Then read this […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Heptonstall 15 Fell Race has been a popular race for QRC runners since 2011 when Chris Williams, Peter Hughes and Carl Heron first took on the challenge. It is a tough and technical course with some demanding climbs and a few tricky descents, boggy in places too. It’s a well organised race and it […]
On Saturday we had 5 members take on the 43rd running of the Haworth Hobble Ultra Marathon. A superbly organised race with checkpoints filled with everything you need, water, cola, sweets, treats, cakes, hotdogs, chips…. And stuff you probably don’t need, Whiskey . At just shy of 32 mile and around 5000ft of climbing, it’s […]
Tom & Kole were out at the Yorkshire Fell Running Championship at the weekend. A trot up and down Ilkley Moor with 1400ft of climbing in 5 miles, it’s pretty brutal – With it also being the Yorkshire champs, the 260 strong field of runners was stacked with quality! Speaking of stacked, Tom managed to […]
On Saturday Gill and Chris took on GB Ultra’s Chester 50. This well-marked ultra-marathon links trails along the North Cheshire Way and the Sandstone Trail taking in Helsby Hill, Delamere Forest & Frodsham. Here’s Gill’s take: After a strong start my whole race flashed in front of my eyes when my calf’s started to play […]
With a stop off in Liverpool to do Croxteth Hall park run where members of Kirkby Milers Athletic Club received a shock owing to them thinking their club colours were unique to them, Gillian and Jamie then took on the Village Bakery Wrexham Half Marathon. This flat, fast half started on Bridge Road North and […]
Robin took part in the Midgley Moor Fell Race not your straight forward race but one where you have to plan first – read the description below; A short but well formed whizz up down and around Midgley Moor with route choices across paths and heather moorland. Those who’ve done their homework and revised their […]