Phil is the latest recipient of the Morritt Trophy….. here is Bev’s history of the trophy and her reasoning behind choosing Phil to receive it; My husband, Gary Morritt, had been a member of QRC since 2015. Sport was his absolute passion but a football injury in his 20s put paid to running- or so […]
Last weekend saw Gill,Jamie,Chris Ryan and Beany tackle 26.2 miles and Nicole take on the Half in Edinburgh. Starting on Potterrow with the picturesque backdrop of The University of Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall, this incredible city centre route takes you past many iconic sights of the city. Turning the first corner you’ll make your way past […]
This weekend Rob, Jane, Taz took on Manchester 10k and Bev and Colin took on the half marathon! Bev’s 8 months of training paid off as she followed a training program from Phil and trained with Colin to put in a PB performance! Well done to all!
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 […]
Steve Brook was easier to track down this week as he was with the company of Mark, Amanda and Jo as they took on the Pontefract 10k in hot conditions over a hilly course. Jo was 3rd in the FV50 category and Steve was 1st in the MV70 category Well run guys!
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 […]
Martin and Peter headed to County Durham for Sundays Raby Castle 10k. Held in the stunning grounds and deer park of Raby Castle this years race was also a hot and sweaty one but both Martin and Peter put in great times! Well run both!
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 […]