Mallory Park Sprint Triathlon, 18th July

Mallory Park Sprint Triathlon, 18th July

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...
Belper Harriers Derwent River (Relay) race, 3rd July

Belper Harriers Derwent River (Relay) race, 3rd July

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...
Wilmslow Sprint Tri June 27th

Wilmslow Sprint Tri June 27th

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...
WRC 1-mile relay race 21st June

WRC 1-mile relay race 21st June

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...
Tour of the Derwent Valley 2021 Edition

Tour of the Derwent Valley 2021 Edition

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...