Jan 1, 2019 | Running
Happy New year! And what better way to start than with a race (or two!)? Six Wirksworth members made their way to Markeaton. John Potter got off his bike to sneak a 1-second PB (18:46), whilst James Watson ran a blinding race to slash a whopping 47 seconds off his...
Dec 29, 2018 | Running
The final parkrun of 2018 and Wirksworth runners finished with a flourish. Our star runner this week was Tanya Rountree, with a massive lifetime PB at the Swansea Bay parkrun, 26:28, a whopping 1 minute 50 seconds faster than her previous best – in this form,...
Dec 27, 2018 | Running
A few Wirksworth members made it out on Christmas morning. Steph Solomon got a course PB at York with 23:56, Mark Crawshaw ran an impressive 20:27 through the mud at Corby, and John Potter whacked on a 25-minute volunteer vest over his Santa onesie at Northampton to...
Dec 24, 2018 | Running
Wirksworth members were a bit scattered on the Saturday leading to Christmas with Dave Spencer (21:17 at Markeaton) and Chris GIllot (22:45 at Bakewell) staying at home. Chris is returning from an injury, so watch out for him next year in the club league! On the...
Dec 17, 2018 | Running
After the sheer carnage of the Wirksworth running club Christmas party, most would be forgiven for staying in bed on a Saturday morning where the temperature outside was 0 degrees! However, a handful of hard runners were out in force at Markeaton, braving the cold,...Dec 9, 2018 | Running
Dave Spencer and John Potter both ran well in the Bolsover 10km, a popular event with 832 runners completing the course this year. The course is gently undulating yet still seems to produce fast times. John’s 38:38 was a PB and earned him 43rd place. ... 
