Aug 4, 2019 | Running
Wirksworth members were cycling in different directions to different parkruns this week. Mark Crawshaw and Dave Spencer hopped on their bikes to Bakewell and then hopped off to run some very respectable times. Mark’s 19:40 was only 10 seconds off his Bakewell...
Jul 31, 2019 | Running
Report by Stacy Newton Monday saw an impressive 15 Wirksworth runners take on the Bonsall Hill race. The race forms part of the village carnival and is relatively short at 3.75 miles but has some impressive climbs to deal with. It starts at the cross next to the...
Jul 27, 2019 | Running
Five WRC members went to Markeaton this week, with Brian Clements and John Potter cycling there. Brian ran a solid 25:35 whilst John managed to knock 20 seconds off his course PB with 18:26. The course PBs weren’t finished there.. Alex Clemmitt hadn’t...
Jul 26, 2019 | Running
Report by Brian Clements Scorchio! Madness! I’m talking about the state of my mind not the band. And I’m not alone – eight other Wirksworth Runners suffer from the same condition, some with acute symptoms, aka Dave Spencer and Mark Crawshaw with their...
Jul 20, 2019 | Running
4 WRC members headed down to Markeaton this week. Matt Smith ran his first ever parkrun, throwing down a 25:30 marker, whilst Tiffany Lovelock ran her first Markeaton race in 29:38 – this was Tiffany’s second ever parkrun. Hannah Leighton was paced round...
Jul 20, 2019 | Running
It’s a warm, humid Friday evening and many are settling down to a nice glass of wine or a cold pint. However, there were 495 people at Elvaston Castle getting ready for the proper way to unwind after a week’s work, namely going at it hard for 10km! Four... 
