Sep 29, 2019 | Running
This was the first outing for Wirksworth Running Club’s ‘new improved’ T’Owd Man Race with extra trail and slightly less distance – both great changes that we hope will help establish the race as one of Derbyshire’s top-quality annual trail races. Reader – the course...
Sep 22, 2019 | Running
Bakewell was cancelled this week, so Sarah Chamberlain and Tanya Rountree headed to Markeaton. Sarah ran a 20-second PB with 27:52 whilst Tanya took it easy and enjoyed the views with 41:12. James Watson (pictured) was on the road for the second week running, this...
Sep 16, 2019 | Running
Report by Brian Clements (pictured) Eight WRC members, runners and walkers attempted the Nine Edge Challenge Race on Saturday 14th September. A glorious morning in the Peaks greeted the competitors for the 10am start from the Ladybower reservoir dam wall. (Walkers...
Sep 16, 2019 | Running
Jo Butt, Tanya Rountree (both pictured) and John Potter all represented Wirksworth at Bakewell this week. Jo and Tanya went out and back together in 31:12, John ran it in 18:34. Sarah Chamberlain ran strongly again at Markeaton, coming home in 28:18. On the road,...
Sep 8, 2019 | Running
Victory at Bakewell! Chris Sleath won the Bakewell parkrun this week in a time around 17 minutes. Sadly, Chris didn’t have his barcode with him, but John Potter was there to vouch that Chris was definitely running very fast for Wirksworth. These are exciting...
Sep 3, 2019 | Running
Report by Adam Leighton Totley AC’s FRA cat A long race saw a healthy field of over 150 runners gather, ready to test themselves over some of South Yorkshire’s finest landscapes. Unsurprisingly, there was strong representation from Steel City Striders,... 
