Sam Harper

Weekly CARC update – week 27/07/25-03/08/25

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Another week and another busy one for Croft Members. The juniors are on their summer break so Mondays see them taking a rest, but not the committee! Monday saw a very productive committee meeting – keeping those wheels turning behind the scenes to make Croft Ambrey Running Club the success that it is! Tuesday training […]

Weekly CARC update – week 21/07/25-27/0725

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025Sam HarperLeave a Comment

It’s time for the weekly roundup of news, but apologies in advance. Bron is taking a well deserved break for the week so this is likely to be a bit briefer than the usual update! Tuesday nights training session was long intervals with Kelly at Shobdon Orchards and Thursday was 400m intervals with Tim on […]

The Hillfort Hustle – 5mile

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Race report from Guy Whitmarsh. The promised rain and lightning, didn’t materialise as we assembled for the start at 10am. With both races starting together we were quite a crowd of well over 200 runners, all squeezing through the Start gateway. At least today we weren’t troubled by any dust kicked up by the runners […]

Bryan Markham Handicap Series Race 4 – Bircher Common

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Report by Mike Blenkinsop We have reached the halfway stage of the 2025 Bryan Markham Handicap Series, with 3 speedy road races completed and now facing the challenge of 3 runs over the hills, woods and wide open spaces of the Bircher Burnup. The Leinthall Starkes event has been running since way back in 1989 […]

Bryan Markham Handicap Series Race 3

June 8, 2025June 8, 2025Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Leinthall Starkes June 3rd 2025 Report by Mike Blenkinsop The final visit of the summer to the leafy lanes of Leinthall Starkes. The gentle folk of the village peering out of their windows were bemused, thinking that this motley assortment of SAGA louts and ne’er-do-wells had arrived a week early for the annual Scarecrow Festival. […]