Author: Sam Harper

Report by Mike Blenkinsop Following the excitement of the recent celestial spectacle 40 keen Croft runners lined up to try to eclipse their fastest times, and their fellow club mates, on the testing Bircher Common course. More favourable running conditions greeted the competitors for the 5th, and penultimate, race in the 2026 handicap series. Underfoot […]

Race report by Sam Harper The hottest day of the year may not have been the best time to have the 2026 running of the Uphill time trial and did account for a few people pulling out on the day but there were still 25 runners prepared to run up the 2.3km of 160m climb […]

15th July 2026 Report by Tori Dickinson. Wednesday evening was the fourth and final race of theSummer XC series with a two lap hilly race at Newton Court Farm. It was advertised as just under 5 miles but my watch showed 4.53 miles (the zigzags through the orchards had been removed so maybe that was […]

July 5th 2026 Race report by Sam Harper Race 6 in the club championship series took place on a hot Sunday morning in Cleobury Mortimer. The pre-race information warns that this is not a course for a PB and the drive over Clee Hill to get to Cloebury Mortimer makes it very clear that you […]

Race 4 in Bryan Markham Handicap Series. Report by Mike Blenkinsop. High summer and the month of July heralds the halfway stage of the CARC Handicap Series and a move to the remaining 3 off-road events to complete the competition. This event also serves as a reminder of 2 of our club legends : Bryan […]