Category: Race Reports

LEINTHALL STARKES 5 – Race 3 – 9th. June 2026 Report by Mike Blenkinsop The Football (or is it “Soccerball” in America ?) World Cup may be about to kick off in the sweltering conditions on the other side of the Atlantic, but the hot competition was all kicking off in the cooler exotic north […]

Report by Emma Jones. Skye trail ultra 2026 – May 23rd Race Report Sadly there was no heatwave in Skye this weekend, just rain, wind and more wind.  Still, the wind kept the midges at bay.  Even so, there was more water underfoot than you could shake a stick at and this was definitely the […]

Now in its 26th year this local race is described by the organisers, Wye Valley Runners, as 8.8 miles of hills, trails and croc steps; not for the faint-hearted.   For some reason I’d never run it but that all changed on 24th May 2026 when I joined a small band of Crofties at Burghill […]

Report by Mike Blenkinsop “Ding Ding – Seconds Out” for round 2 in the summer’s Handicap Series, and it was time for Mr Andy Capp to poke his fiendish nose into proceedings. Chase and be chased was the name of the game on a blustery evening, so no more Mr Nice Guy with friendships suspended […]

Race Report By Sam Harper Race 4 of the Croft Club Championship series was this short but tough little fell race on the Stretton Hills. A hardy bunch of Crofties made their way to All Stretton on a chilly evening with a number having races at Leinthall Starkes the night before. A wonderfully organised race […]