Half marathon weekend for Wirksworth, 26th September

Half marathon weekend for Wirksworth, 26th September

Wirksworth’s David Brassington and Ruth Miller were running for us this weekend in the Robin Hood half marathon in Nottingham.  Both ran superbly, David clocking 1:32:58 and Ruth (pictured) ducked under 2 hours with 1:58:19.  Ruth was “well chuffed”!...
Parkrun report, 25th September

Parkrun report, 25th September

We were all at Markeaton this week, where the top story is Georgia Mai-Wlaker’s PB of 27:11.  Not only was this Georgia’s best time at Markeaton, it was a lifetime 5km PB for her – well done, Georgia!  Mark Crawshaw’s 20:15 was pretty sharp too...
Carsington 7, September 19th

Carsington 7, September 19th

Three Wirksworth runners took part in the Carisngton 7+ today and ran really well.  Dave Spencer (53:31), Georgia Mai-Walker (1:14:00) and Emma Tink (1:30:56).  Well done all! On Saturday, a few of us were at various pakruns around the country.  Rafael Abrahams ran...
Parkrun report 11th September

Parkrun report 11th September

We start this week’s report on the road because Stef Brassington (pictured at the Belper relays earlier this year) picked up her second parkrun victory in as many parkruns on Saturday, at the Milford Waterfront parkrun.  Stef ran round in 22:38, just in front of...
Nine Edges Endurance Challenge – 11 September 2021

Nine Edges Endurance Challenge – 11 September 2021

The 15th episode of this well-known 20-mile challenge event (FRA cat B Long) organised by Edale Mountain Rescue Team is a fundraiser to support the vital work of their volunteer mountain rescue team. Due to high demand this year and limited places available, this...