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By David Brassington Tuesday the 4th July and it was finally time for the jewel in the crown of the summer BDL series. Moody skies and a slight breeze greeted the volunteers and a few very keen runners as they arrived at Millfields carpark to setup for the Carsington...

After a rather rainy few days, the clouds seemed to be parting just in time for the Black Rocks Fell Race, hosted by our friends at Matlock AC. A small team of Wirksworth runners - Dave B, Mark, Jake and Kat - arrived eagerly at the registration table with their £6...

By Steve Elliff Saturday 8th July saw members of Wirksworth Running Club descend on mass to the Derwent River Relays, organised by our friends at Belper Harriers. We fielded five teams for the relays, which were assigned following careful deliberation, with three of...

By Graham Robinson Outdoor retailer George Fisher has put together a 50km challenge called The Tea Round. This starts and finishes outside their Keswick shop and visits all of the summits visible from their top floor cafe window. Overall, this accumulates an overall...

The day of the cake run dawned bright and sunny, so we packed our suncream and sunglasses expecting Nicky’s prior arrangement for the weather to still be in place. To our surprise, raindrops started to appear on the duck pond as we assembled in Hartington! Not to be...

Tunnels & Trails Charity 10k Cake Run and Fun Run. by Liz Abrahams Phew, what a Scorcher! A beautiful June evening saw over 150 people up at Middleton Top ready to run along the trail. First was the 2.5k Fun Run with 21 children and 1 adult making their way along...

By Lewis Glover 16 runners from WRC competed in this month's run taking place at Denby and hosted by Belper Harriers. Fine weather was present making the ground appreciably dry (if a little dusty in places) and the event was well attended by the participating clubs,...

By Helen Elliff Saturday 20th May saw a great turn out representing WRC with members taking on all three of the races which make up the Festival of Running; The Ian Milne White Peak Marathon, Swift Half Marathon and Down in a Shot 10k. We had Bethany Higgins taking on...

By Steve Elliff People are motivated to run for a number of different reasons.  Judging by the popularity of the monthly cake runs, cake forms a significant motivator for many members of Wirksworth Running Club, and this tale does involve cake!  However, before the...

By Lewis Glover Three WRC runners took part in the Parks Life fell race in Belper on Thursday 18th May. This is a relatively new race having only debuted last year. It turned to be a great course, attended by both non club-affiliated runners and supported well by...

By James Watson Woah – what a race! Dear reader it had it ALL!  In no particular order…….. 500 registered runners Spring had sprung - Derbyshire looking great On road but through beech and pine woodland plus some moorland thrown in 1,500 ft. of ups and downs Cheery...

Saturday morning dawned cool and cloudy but we were confident the sun would shine on us thanks to Nicky making her weather deal. Sure enough, after a couple of km the clouds parted to reveal glorious blue skies. We headed out towards the impressive peaks of The...

By Lewis Glover A bright dry evening at Cromford had 16 WRC runners make up a part of the large turnout of 320 participants from 12 clubs descending on Cromford Meadows for the second race of the 2023 Summer series. Starting with a spritely dash from the rugby club...

By Graham Robinson Running the classic Yorkshire 3 Peaks fell race has long been an ambition of mine, one which would bring together lots of variables; qualifying races, training, fitness and weather on the day. Consisting of 24 miles with another mile of overall...

Teversal Derby Runner BDL 18 April By Simon Edwards With full team results still to come a healthy contingent of 13 WRC runners did the club proud in the first race of the Derby Runner BDL Summer League.  The women’s team of six ran superbly and packed well up the...

By Stef Brassington After a hectic Easter weekend of egg hunts and chocolate gorging, what better way to spend a Bank Holiday Monday than racing a Steam Train. Organised by Matlock Athletic Club, the race started at Rowsley train station and while runners warmed up,...

After a week of non-stop April showers, we too weren’t hopeful for the weather for this month’s edition of the cake run. However, Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny, leading to some speculation that Nicky has made a deal with the devil to guarantee perfect...

By Peter Johnston This year I returned for a 5th attempt at the Paris Marathon. It's not one of the 'majors' but is still a massive race with around 75000 places. It was hard to know what to expect after 6 months since the last one, but a 1.31 half-marathon a few...

The Edale Skyline – Sunday 26th March 2023 by Steve Elliff The Edale Skyline is arguably one of the most iconic routes that Derbyshire has to offer.  This 34 km / 21.1 mile route navigates the spectacular ridges and fells of the Hope Valley.  Organised by the Dark...

This month’s social cake run set off from Hathersage. After some minor parking drama involving £1000 shoes, a group of 16 of us set off for some muddy miles on the trails. Despite the allure of less elevation than the February cake run in Cromford, we had a fair bit...