Well done to our London Marathon Runners on Sunday! Mark won our club place for this year and here is his report: 45th London Marathon – What a scorcher! My head was buzzing the whole week on hearing news I had a club place for London 2025 back in December. Training through the dark months […]
Sunday was day 2 of the Blackpool running festival, with the half and full marathons taking place. We had Martin Firth running his 49th marathon 👏🏻 despite him saying it was his slowest time since 1984, he still managed to finish in 4:05:34 and 1st MV65. We also had Joe Prest in the half marathon, […]
Thursday 24th April saw five of our members take a trip over the Pennines to Salford to take part in April’s club championship race at Media City. Gillian Jago, Rob Glover and Jane Skudder opted for the 10k while Bev Morritt and Colin Sutcliffe chose the 5k. The course is mainly flat, the only inclines […]
many of our runners headed to Keighley of the 5k and 10k options! Both start and finish in Victoria Park, Keighley and both followed a circular route alongside the Leeds – Liverpool canal tow path and passing East Riddlesden Hall. The 10k route also took in the picturesque Keighley Golf Club. A special mention to […]
Ding ding ding ring that marathon PB bell! Gary took on the Brighton Marathon at the weekend and ran an outstanding time of 2:59:04, here’s a few words from him. “After missing out on a place in the London Marathon ballot (again) I decided to opt for a trip to Brighton as it’s somewhere me […]
Baildon Boundary Way, an off-road, half-marathon and QRC Club Championship race, was held on Sunday 6th April. Setting off from Baildon Rugby Club the course descended to Esholt and the surrounding woods before heading alongside the canal and River Aire. It then ascended steeply up Shipley Glenn and onto Baildon Moor with a fast final […]
18 QRC runners took on the Vale of York races. There was a 5 mile and a 10 mile offering starting on the runway and taking off south around some fast, flat, closed roads in the villages west of York and east of Leeds. Some fantastic results all round but some worthy of extra note […]
Thirsk 10 – Race Report! Sunday saw our runners take on the Thirsk 10, a 10-mile road race winding through scenic villages and fields. With the weather constantly changing—sun, clouds, and indecisive rain—conditions kept everyone on their toes! Club Highlights: Tali Faulkner smashed a club record with a superb 01:13:20! Chris Grice flew to a […]
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 […]