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It was decided: 1) Winter Social to be held at the Lucs, March 22nd 2) Subscriptions would rise to £20 (to cover increase levied by UKA) 3) £300 would be donated to the Lucs in support of their latest expansion plans 4) Mortimer Trail run (March 2nd), start 8am in Kington, finish in Ludlow – […]

2013 dawned bright and sunny, and even the birds were singing as if Spring was round the corner (it was all right for them, they wouldn’t have to trudge through slippery mud) A field of some 180 runners ( and walkers too) raced off up the High Street, slipped and slurped through Rectory Field, before […]

A good Croft turn-out to celebrate 30 years of Croft’s existence, and 28 years of this particular race. The course itself was probably the wettest we’ve ever known it, but at least the rain held off until all the runners were home. 36 runners representing Croft and 21 from Lucton were given starter’s orders, once […]

This well established and respected race once again attracted a sizeable field, 290 finishers and no doubt a handful of DNF’s as a result of the heavy and very wet going underfoot. This inevitably had an impact on the times taken to complete the course. Thankfully the weather over head was favourable. This allowed those […]

The halfway point in the 2012/13 Herefordshire XC League saw 13 male and 7 female hardy Croft runners cross the border on a crisp frosty morning to receive a hearty Welsh welcome from Builth & District R.C. who had organised the event at Fforest Fields campsite for the 3rd year. Course designer Mike Speake had […]