Sunday was the Rob Burrows Marathon and half marathon and we had Phil, Tracey and Karen running the marathon, and Wasim and Tasveer taking on the half in really hot conditions. It was Phil’s 60th Birthday and what other way would you want to celebrate than running a marathon and knocking 28.5 mins than you […]
The Morecambe Half Marathon on Sunday provided new age category club records for Pauline and Robin, crossing the line at 01:58.49 and 01:58.51 respectively. Pauline also ranked as first F60 on the day and Robin as second M70 They were expecting the route to be a totally flat run along the promenade so they were […]
On Sunday Phil took on the Dandelions at Dawn half marathon round Temple Newsome. A two lap course through the beautiful bluebell woods for the half marathon distance saw Phil finish in a time of 2:06 We are assured there were more people than just Phil running this race although the photo suggest otherwise.
Steve was racing again this weekend as he does every weekend – however this week was slightly different! Steve was representing England in the great Birmingham run where 16,000 runner took part. Steve, in hot and sunny conditions on a hilly city centre course finished in an impressive 55.33 Great work Steve.
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 […]
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 […]
Saturday saw Lee, Zoe, Ian and Michelle take on the picturesque Burnsall Trail Half Marathon – Read Lee’s write up below: The race started off with a short run along the riverside before gradually climbing uphill through tracks and fields for a few miles. At the top, we were treated to a picturesque downhill section […]
We had three runners in this years London Marathon and with it came three PB’s! Tom got in to the marathon using the club allocated place and he got round in an impressive time of 2:47:30. Tom paced his run perfectly with half marathon splits of 1:23:43 / 1:23:47 which was bang on his plan! […]
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 […]