Jul 24, 2021 | Running
The long wait for an official parkrun was finally over this morning and 3 Wirksworth runners went down to Markeaton to celebrate. Mark Crawshaw took it easy and went round in 27:45 whilst James Watson’s 23:12 was a bit more of an effort – James had cycled...
Jul 21, 2021 | Running
Report by Elaine Stone Me running 100k in a day???? I would never have believed it possible up until a few weeks ago. I entered Race to the Stones nearly 2 years ago after completing the Snowdonia Marathon. I was still on a high and therefore pressed...
Jul 19, 2021 | Running
Wirksworth runnning club’s fourth 1-mile relay race replaced normal Monday night training this week, with 21 club members out in force, either refereeing the race (thank you Bob King and Paul Chirstmas!) or running a mile as fast as they posssibly could on the...
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 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... 
