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Running conditions were ideal for the second race in the 2014 handicap series, with the recent blustery winds having conveniently abated. The favourable conditions were reflected in the record number of 8 PBs set and, of the 19 runners who had run in the previous race last month, 16 ran quicker this time. Of the […]

1st Triathlon of the season for me, but my god do I pick them!! This was my toughest to date, due to the Welsh mountains, rain and wind; it’s voted one of the toughest in the UK and I know why now,  after nearly pulling out with close to hypothermia!!! I thankfully managed to finish […]

I have been trying to persuade my friend Frances, who runs a bit, to join the running club and run a 10k. She thinks that we are all super-fit athletes and wont come along to training but she did enter the St Michaels 10k. Because I have been nagging her, she has been nagging me […]

Denise Boden (Ludlow Runners) Laura Farr (1st half marathon) & me arrived at Worcester rugby club on a lovely sunny morning, but cold to run the half marathon We parked quickly, got ready and went to the start line, I took Gary’s advice and got as near to the front as possible. We set off […]

The Red kite Challenge at Devil’s Bridge on Saturday 3rd May was a fantastic course that more Crofters should try next year. I can now report that the 13 mile half marathon course included 2,259 feet of ascent, making it a true test of stamina, fully befitting a Croft runner. Simon Norwood was not only […]