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The Undulator
Well, that was a fast one. The gauntlet thrown down last month by Billy Cartwright when he took the T'Owd Man course record from Harry Holmes was picked up and returned with interest. Rumour has it that Harry was a bit nervous looking at the entry list, Billy was...
Just 1 week to the Undulator
We've made it past storm Callum and the weather is forecast to be a lot kinder to us this week. The Undulator course should just about have dried out by next weekend! Register early here and save yourself the queuing time and the organisers the typing time.
And last week….
There was a pause from the weekend parkrun ritual as people set off in pursuit of 10km times. It's a bit strange to see WRC vests fighting it out on the flat but John Potter fought particularly well and smashed his PB at Tamworth, not only breaking 40 minutes but...
Not last week but the week before….
... the Parkrun journey continued. Brian reports from his pb weekend. There is no better way to start the weekend (with or without hangovers) than setting off from Wirksworth at 8ish on a Saturday morning to Markeaton Park Run. Last weekend was a Personal Best...
The Undulator
It only feels like a week ago that we were talking about a WRC hill race and here we are, talking about another. This time it's the Stuart Learmouth Memorial Undulator, 8.4 miles taking us from the centre of Wirksworth to the the trig point on Harborough rocks and...
T’Owd Man 2018.
Despite the weather forecasters trying to scare everyone with their talk of torrential rain, thunder, lightning and gale force winds, Sunday morning was dry and bright with just a hint of a fresh breeze to sharpen the wits. Such unexpected clement weather clearly...
More Parkrun
Another week, another PB. This time at Bakewell. Mark Crawshaw carried his heavy cold to another PB in 19:53. He was outdone though, as Bob King joined the sub 20 gang with a sparkling 19:40! Meanwhile, John Potter was preparing to cycle from Lancaster back home to...
Nine Edges Fell Race
On the 8th September four fearless Wirksworth runners set out on a drizzly and blustery Saturday morning to tackle the formidable 20 mile Nine Edges fell race that follows the 9 gritstone edges from Derwent down to Baslow. John Hobson had set himself a goal to finish...
Keeping up with Kipchoge
Something momentous happened in Berlin today. Peter Johnston got his mojo back. He produced his best marathon performance of the year to cross the line in 3:24:58 and all of a sudden, Berlin 2019 seems like a good time to break his pb of 3:11. One more Berlin...
Stanage Struggling
Not content with his pb setting performance on Saturday, Mark headed off to Stanage struggle on Sunday, taking along Stacy Newton as a fresh face to fell running. Mark, as always, took it all in his stride. Stacy soon discovered that, surprisingly, downhill can be...
Parkrunning
There were some cracking performances for WRC at Markeaton park run this week. Perhaps because it wasn't in the middle of the John Potter duathlon (TM). John came ever closer to sub 19 with his time of 19:15 and finished in 8th place overall. Mark broke the 20 min...
Parkrun!
I think it's fair to say that the Parkrun phenomenon has transformed running participation in this country, and it's doing a great job of getting both the young and the not so young off the couch and out onto the parks and trails. Just last weekend, WRC members did...
The Totley Exterminator
On the 2nd September, Elaine and Clare competed in the Totley Exterminator. 16 miles of challenging navigation. Here's how it went. "I entered the Exterminator as I enter rather a lot of races – without really giving it much thought! That was way back in January. The...
Barrell Inn Fell Race 28th August
At Barrell Inn it was Mark's turn to fly the WRC flag. He turned in a great performance finishing 65th overall and 11th M50. The race was won by Harry Holmes for Pudsey & Bramley AC (but WRC really).
Tanis’ Trail Race
As WRC has grown over the recent years it has become much more than just a club night club. The joys of parenthood mean that Eva and Alex don't often make it to club nights but they both put in the miles for WRC. Cast your mind back to the August bank holiday weekend...
Alport Heights relays 30 August 2018
Team results from Alport Heights relays 30 August 2018 are; 10 142 Wirksworth RC - 2 - Allstars M 11.36 11.20 10.18 33.14 22 143 Wirksworth RC - 3 - Wonders MX 12.28 11.42 13.07 37.17 45 141 Wirksworth RC - 1 - Warriors MXV 16.49 17.15 15.58 50.02 45 teams...
Bonsall Fell Race. 3.8 miles, 650 feet of ascent. 30 July 2018
The results from last night's local fell race were as follows:- 1st Harry Holmes 22:31 (equalling his own course record); 13th John Hobson 29:23; 15th John Birch 30:12; 16th Mark Crawshaw 30:16; 17th Bob King 30:20; 22nd Stacy Newton 31:26; 44 runners.
BDL 4: Carsington Water (new course). 5.3 miles. 3 July 2018.
The results from Wednesday’s BDL round 4 were as follows:- 60th Alun Richards-Jones 38:20; 63rd Chris Gillott 38:25; 71st Dave Spencer 39:03; 82nd Mark Crawshaw 39:47; 83rd Stacy Newton 39:50; 94th John Birch 40:41; 109th Russ Morgan 41:29; 129th Ruth Calvert 43:28;...
Tunnels & trails 10k. 13 June 2018.
The results from Wednesday night’s 10k were as follows:- 22nd Chris Gillott 42:46; 30th Dave Spencer 43:32; 31st Martin Dowson 43:40; 40th Emma Wild 44:56; 41st John Hobson 44:57; 80th Ania Ames 49:06; 88th Stef Robinson 49:36; 168th Jackie Ludlum 58:08, 232 runners.
Calver Peak Fell Race. 8k, 900 feet ascent. 6 June 2018.
The results from the recent fell race were as follows:- 158th Ruth Calvert 47:22; 212th Clare Eardley 57:10; 232 finishers.