Author: Mike Blenkinsop

Hay hotfooters always put on well-organised and interesting events and this is their version of a challenging road race over a distance of 11.33 miles. Alan Harrhy, the club’s entertaining MC for the day described it at the presentation ceremony as “a race you only run twice – the first time and the last time”. […]

The penultimate race in the 2013 handicap series attracted just 18 runners to the woodland course. Ashley, having hobbled home last month, made his advantage count by crossing the finish line first well clear of the competition. Tom followed as he continued his spell of good form with Romeo Rouse, taking a break from his […]

Having lazily indulged myself and my sports fanatic nature by watching the morning session of the first day of a new Ashes contest- surely, this should be declared a public holiday – I headed off to Westhope to assist my friend and fellow H.A.A. official Clive the Courier in setting up the course for that […]

Tom’s research discovered that this was the 100th Croft Ambrey race over this classic 5 mile course around the leafy lanes of north Herefordshire. The first experimental event was held way back in 1989 when just 8 club runners tested out the new accurately measured route. 25 years later there were 33 competitors (a record, […]