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Elaine’s story of Bursary-inspired ‘bounce-backability’
In 2017 after a disastrous marathon experience, I said ‘never again’ to another. The last two years have been a struggle trying to gain back some of my previous running form and constantly comparing my performance to where I used to be and where I currently was. This...
Bollards, cartoon characters and whether she is now a runner…
...by Tanya Rountree aged 49 & 3/4 After an early breakfast with other runners eating silently porridge, bananas etc. I headed off at 7am on my great adventure. First to London Bridge on the Tube...no need to worry there were signs everywhere, more free bananas...
Alex’s Triathlon filled 2019
(as told by his partner Eva) Before we had the kids Alex used to do triathlons- predominantly sprint and Olympic distances however he did decide to do Staffordshire 70.3 Ironman in 2015 as his biggest challenge to date at that time. Two kids in two years did present...
Triathlon Inspiration
Some of our members are rather good triathletes too…. Wirksworth running club also provides a great place for triathletes to improve their running. John Potter, who became the club’s 'Training Officer' in 2019 (as well as a parent in 2018), hasn’t held back his elite...
Parkrun report 1st February
There were PBs left, right and centre again at Bakewell this week but you will surely remain very safely in your chair when you find out that Sarah Chamberlain was responsible for one of them. Sarah's 25:27 sliced over a minute off her previous Bakewell best! Why...
Marrakech half marathon 26th January
Tracey Slack completed the Marrakech half marathon in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 59 seconds.
Parkrun report 25th January
When will Sarah Chamberlain stop getting PBs! Sarah's incredible run of form continued this week, at Markeaton, where she went round in 25:44. Brian Clements' performance was just as impressive. His 23:54 was just 8 seconds off his course PB and he has now run...
Winter BDL Bramcote Hills, 19th January
A bright but chilly Sunday morning found 15 Wirksworth runners making their merry way to Bramcote Hills Park for the fourth race in the BDL winter season. The frosty temperatures and firm ground were a welcome change after the rain and deep mud of the two previous...
Parkrun report 18th January
With Sunday BDL commitments in mind, most Wirksworth runners rested themselves this week, but there were 3 running at Shipley. Sarah Chamberlain took another 32 seconds off he course PB with 27:33. John Potter pushed his daughter Jennifer around in 21:46, and Brian...
Parkrun report 11th January
Wirksworth had 10 runners at local parkruns this week, a windy Saturday, with PBs very hard to come by. Chris Hubbard completed his first ever parkrun, at Bakewell, laying down a 26:16 target for himself to chase. Bob King (19:32), Mark Crawshaw (20:03), Stacy...
Parkrun report 4th January
Whatever Sarah Chamberlain (pictured) had for breakfast this week, let's all have some next time we go running. Despite a recent run of course PBs, which you would expect to become more infrequent as she finds her true level, Sarah obliterated her best Markeaton time...
Dave Denton hangover race report January 1st
Report by Adam Leighton, photography by Brian Clements A splendid turnout of Wirksworth runners for the first race of the year, decade and perhaps most significantly, the WRC league. With 9 runners in total, Wirksworth made up a whopping 14% of the field, eclipsing...
New Year’s Day Double Parkrun Duathlon
Happy new year Wirksworth runners! 2020 was just 7 hours old when James Watson and John Potter set off on their bikes for the Shipley Country parkrun, which started at 9am. James opened up his Shipley account with 23:13, whilst John's course PB of 19:29 gave him 4th...
Parkrun report 28th December
There were a few mince pies that needed running off this week, so three WRC members headed to Markeaton, where the mighty 'Gravel rash mountain' is guaranteed to add 200 calories to your daily allowance. 'When will Sarah Chamberlain turn up to parkrun and not get a...
Parkrun report 25th December
Stacy Newton (20:07) and Mark Crawshaw (20:30) kicked off a merry Christmas with these two fast 5kms at Bakewell. On the road, John Potter (pictured) was shown a master class in running by 1st and 2nd places at the Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun in Kent, the...
Parkrun report 21st December
An incredible set of results for Wirksworth at Bakewell this week. Seven of us were there and we've got to start with birthday boy, Bob King, who, at the grand old age of 48, equalled his lifetime PB of 19:26! James Watson ran his fastest ever parkrun at any venue...
Wirksworth Running Club 2019 League
The Wirksworth Running Club 2019 League ran from January 1st until November 30th. Points are awarded for runners' best 12 races, volunteer points for the 5 races that our club organises each year, parkrun points, and club vest points for proudly parading the WRC vest...
Peak Raid Round 3 Grindleford December 15th
The now infamous 'Wirksworth 4' (Rachel Hathaway, Jo Butt, Emma Roberts and Clare Eardley) headed out to a chilly Grindleford for the 3rd round in the Peak Raid 3 series. New skills were required as they were now navigating on actual orienteering maps. "There's no...
Bolsover 10km 15th December
John Potter ran in the Bolsover 10km. He finished 31st in a time of 38 minutes, 18 seconds. There were 733 runners.
Parkrun report 14th December
Friday evening's Wirksworth running club Christmas party was such a raucous affair (some reports suggesting that a few even stayed up chatting until 11pm) that a couple of runners couldn't get past the alarm clock stage of their Saturday mornings this week. However,...