Category: Race Reports

Hello fellow Croft runners. I hope you are all well and in training ready for the summer league. I have been asked to write an account of the National Cross country championships held on 27th Feb, sorry for my delay in writing this but after doing the race I had an 80 hour week to […]

Congratulations to Gemma Mallett on a magnificent performance to win the prestigious Rhayader 20 mile race. Gemma led the women’s race from the early stages and looked cool and totally in control as she proceeded to extend her lead to finally win the tough road race by nearly 7 and a half minutes from the […]

A rather belated comment on the two Garys’ performance on Clee Hill (Saturday) and Long Mynd (Sunday) a month ago. They ran the 2.5 miles to the summit of Titterstone Clee on the Saturday in torrential rain and wind, with conditions underfoot really treacherous in places. Gary P completed the run in 24.55 (won in […]

Suzanne, now a Woodford Green and Essex Ladies club member, ran in the National ECCA cross country last weekend at Donington, and out of a massive senior ladies’ field of 739 runners finished in a magnificent 60th position, in the top 9% by my rough calculations. The race was won by a (Louise) Partridge, in […]

On a sunny but cold day last Sunday, several Croft Ambrey runners including me took part in the 20th anniversary of “Muddy Woody out in Haugh Woods. Whilst the race lived up to its “Muddy Woody” title a better name would be “Hilly Muddy Woody”! To celebrate the 20th anniversary the race route was changed […]