Parkrun report 23rd November

Parkrun report 23rd November

Four WRC members were at Bakewell this week.  Chris Gillott has been running extremely well lately, and he continued his good form with a course PB of 20:02.  Mark Crawshaw was hot on his heels all the way, finishing in 20:06.  Lurking just behind the pair of them,...
Derby 10-mile race, 17th November

Derby 10-mile race, 17th November

Tracey Slack and John Potter ran in the Derby 10-mile road race on Sunday 17th November.  Days of heavy rain had forced the organisers to alter the course at the last minute, however, they did an excellent job and laid on a fast and flat race as promised.  Tracey came...
Parkrun report 16th November

Parkrun report 16th November

It was a rather special parkrun this week.  Brian Clements ran his 200th parkrun, his first one being in Bromley back in early 2010.  Brian didn’t just want to go through the motions, he ran his heart out, annihilating his previous Bakewell best by 21 seconds...
Worksop half marathon 27th October

Worksop half marathon 27th October

Adam Leighton (1:47:49) and Hannah Leighton (2:23:20) both ran in the Worksop half marathon, earning them 10 club vest points each in the club league.  Well done, Adam and Hannah!
Chaddesden BDL 10th November

Chaddesden BDL 10th November

Report by Elaine Stone Four fast flowing river crossings and 2 lake wades were what lay in store for our tough WRC runners at today’s Chaddesden Park BDL.  Well, that may be a slight exaggeration but there was certainly, unsurprisingly, a lot of water about.  Seven...
Parkrun report 9th November

Parkrun report 9th November

Sunday BDL commitments meant that only a couple of WRC members made it to the parkrun start line this week, both of them at Bakewell.  Mark Crawshaw was nowhere near full throttle yet still clocked 20:28.  John Potter pushed his daughter, Jennifer, out and back in...