On 6th May, 1954, at the Ifley Road athletics track in Oxford, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in under 4 minutes. A knowledge of these details is imperative for anybody who takes their pub quizzes as seriously as I do. But, perhaps...
Adam Leighton and Elaine Stone this weekend became Wirksworth Running Club’s first two runners to record a time on our Undulator race, which forms part of the club’s handicap league. Neither runner managed to record the exact segment due to a wrong turn...
Chris Gillott (pictured) and Graham Robinson became the latest WRC members to complete James Watson’s Kirk Ireton Quarantine half marathon, which forms part of the club’s handicap league. James designed this race to start and finish outside his house. If...
Leading the WRC handicap league in the men’s competition, is Graham Robinson, sporting a hairstyle and beard that will come to be known as ‘The Lockdown’. Despite already having 5 points and a good time on the Rachel’s rocks* segment, Graham...
Wirksworth’s runners are continuing to battle their way through lockdown as we all fight it out in the club’s handicap league. During the winter, we run a 5-mile time trial from Cromford traffic lights to Matlock and back. The segment forms part of the...
Wirksworth Running Club’s handicap club league is really up and running now with many of our members attempting the segments that we’ve all been creating. One segment that delivers some of the best views in Wirksworth (though you have to work hard to get...
