Mar 25, 2019 | Running
The long-awaited return to form of Mark Crawshaw is upon us. Mark ran 19:39 at Bakewell, just 9 seconds off his course PB, which he set back in November. Mark has been fighting his way back from injury and he won’t be finished there – quality will always shine...
Mar 17, 2019 | Running
Three Wirksworth runners turned out at Bakewell this week, where there was quite a bit of confusion with the bar code system. It’s a mark of what an incredible volunteer-run organisation that parkrun is that we notice a week when everything doesn’t run...
Mar 10, 2019 | Running
A new course at the Whitworth Thread attracted most Wirksworth parkrunners there this week and it proved to be a good course, as we had five of us finish in the top 13 places! Bob King (19:40), Mark Crawshaw (20:26), Stacy Newton (20:32) ,Chris Gillot (21:00) and...
Mar 3, 2019 | Running
Sunday 3rd March was the fantastic annual Hope Winter Fell Race, a category ‘B Short’ race of 6.6 miles and approximately 1400 feet of ascent. The course winds up out of Hope Village and takes a 2-mile route up to the exhilarating summit of Win Hill,...
Mar 3, 2019 | Running
Sunday morning saw the 3rd year of the Ashbourne 10 with options to run 5k, 10k or 10 miles and canicross categoies available in each distance. The varying-length races all consist of an out-and-back on the Tissington trail from Ashbourne leisure centre, which means a...
Mar 2, 2019 | Running
This week we start with news of a parkrun win! It only took him 101 attempts (!) but John Potter (pictured) won his first ever parkrun this week, at Poolsbrook, in a time of 18:42. The time was actually 2 seconds outside his PB for the course but he could not care...
Feb 24, 2019 | Running
Four Wirksworth members took part at Carsington Water this weekend, with two races happening on both the Saturday and the Sunday. The 10km course was an out-and-back from the main visitor centre, through the Sheepwash car park and out to a turnaround marshal at 5km. ...
Feb 23, 2019 | Running
Back to Markeaton this week for the Wirksworth massive, and more great results. A 26-second course PB for Dave Spencer, who clocked 20:35, and a 12-second PB for James Watson, who romped home in 21:40, after having spent the morning flashing his legs on the main road...
Feb 18, 2019 | Running
A fantastic turnout this week! We start at Bakewell, where Bob King (19:31) and Rachel Hathaway (27:08 with Betsy) both ran course PBs! Rachel’s time was impressively over a minute quicker than her previous best (28:15 with Jango) – she remains the only...
Feb 13, 2019 | Running
I ran this race last year so I thought I knew what I was letting myself into BUT I failed to spot the organisers had added a few more bonus miles for luck. Note to self – read the small print! After a thorough kit check, c.120 people set off at 10 am and ran round the... 
