Dec 11, 2019 | Running
2019 was a rather special year for Wirksworth’s Peter Johnson, pictured by the Brandenburg gate, having just completed his 10th Berlin marathon and automatically enrolling him in the ‘Jubilee Club’. We asked Peter to tell his story, surely an...
Dec 7, 2019 | Running
Wirksworth had 4 runners in the top 13 at Bakewell this week! John Potter (18:15), Bob King (19:33), Mark Crawshaw (20:40) and Dave Spencer (20:51) made sure that the WRC vest was very visible at the front of the field. Tanya Rountree also ran well and ducked under...
Dec 1, 2019 | Running
Report by Bob King A cold, frosty Sunday morning in Ilkeston was the setting for the third race in the BDL winter cross country league. A new race on the calendar, (replacing the usual Bakewell show ground) the 5-mile course is run around the very accurately named...
Dec 1, 2019 | Running
Whilst others were running the BDL race at Ilkeston, four hardy WRC members embarked on a long-course orienteering event at Great Longstone. Jo Butt, Rachel Hathaway, Emma Roberts and Clare Eardley fully tested their map-reading skills in a 3-hour challenge to score...
Dec 1, 2019 | Running
Holme Pierrepoint, home of the National Water Sports Centre, hosted a weekend of races with race distances ranging from just one mile up to a full marathon. Sam Shirley ran in the 10km race on the Saturday in 45 minutes 27 seconds. John Potter (pictured) ran in the...
Nov 23, 2019 | Running
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,... 
