Jul 18, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter competed in the Mallory Park Sprint Triatrhlon today. The event was a qualifier for the 2022 European championships so the standard was very high. Despite this, John managed to finish 47th overall, which placed him 8th in his age...
Jul 6, 2021 | Running
Report by Graham Robinson Wirksworth Running Club were excited to contribute 3 teams, each made up of 4 runners at the Belper Harriers Derwent River (Relay) race on 3rd July. The approximate 4.5km route took in a varied and scenic terrain, making for an interesting...
Jun 28, 2021 | Triathlon
Wirksworth’s John Potter raced in the Wilmslow Sprint Tri on June 27th, placing 5th overall and winning his age group. The Wilmslow triathlon is a great event for anyone wishing to try a triathlon as the swim is just 400m in an indoor pool. Any Wirksworth...
Jun 22, 2021 | Running
Wirksworth runnning club’s third 1-mile relay race replaced normal Monday night training this week, with 35 club members out in force, either refereeing the race (thank you Simon Edwards!) or running a mile as fast as they posssibly could on the High Peak...
Jun 7, 2021 | Running
Report by Peter Johnston David Denton’s marvellous race series returned after a pandemic-enforced year off and once again involved Wirksworth RC runners as it has done pretty much every year in memory. The ‘Tour’ is a series of 4 races over the late...