Guy Whitmarsh

March for Men, Hereford

March 16, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

A reminder of the March for Men in aid of Prostate Cancer research in 2 weeks’ time, details on their Facebook page (March for Men Hereford).

AGM

March 16, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

After 4 years in the post, Dave Ameghino has stepped down, and we now have Sam Harper as new chairman (person?). All other officers remain. Kelly has taken over the ladies’ captaincy from Sam, and she and Michael Williams join the committee. It was agreed to keep subs at last year’s rate, viz: £25 for […]

Carding Mill Canter

March 12, 2019March 16, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

Tom decided he wasn’t fit enough for this demanding fell race, and I was suffering from a cold (and being more sensible than in my youth), so Croft representation was maintained by the two Garys (Flora was running at Rhayader). Gary P had a fine race, 42nd (and 3rd MV45) in 55.03, with Gary G […]

Long Mynd Valleys

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

Tim was the only Croft runner to tackle the formidable Long Mynd Valleys event (18.5 km, 1370m [= over 4000ft!] of ascent), the day after the Titterstone Clee race. His very respectable time of 2hrs 48mins 58 secs, put him in 11th place overall in the combined results, and 2nd MV50. Well done, Tim! […]

Kong Mini Mountain Marathon

February 10, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

Whilst enjoying the refreshments at the finish of The Mercia Hill trial a fellow runner suggested that I should try this event a fortnight later. I entered as soon as I arrived home before I had time to have any second thoughts. The format of the event is simple, there is no set route, you […]