Race Reports – Page 12 – Croft Ambrey Running Club

Lienthall Starkes handicap – May 14 2024

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Report by Mike Blenkinsop The second race in the 2024 Handicap Series and time for the handicap times to kick in. I certainly would not choose The Bible as my specialist subject on Mastermind, but I seem to recall the quote of ” the first shall be last and the last shall be first” from […]

Batch Bash

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Report by Guy Whitmarsh This Batch Bash, a club championship race, was a wet one. Wet parking field, full streams and wet running conditions, but it attracted 17 Crofties, who between them were rewarded with 4 age category prizes. Juniors were the first to start with a very challenging uphill out and back run on […]

Leinthall Starkes – race 1, Mick Ligema cup

April 28, 2024May 5, 2024Sam HarperLeave a Comment

Report by Mike B You know that spring has truly arrived when the Croft Ambrey swallows swoop back into Leinthall Starkes for the start of the annual Handicap Series. Even the nutty ultra running element of the club had not emulated the long distance exploits of the returning flying swallows, but many were hoping to […]

Cwmyoy Horseshoe Fell Race – 27/04/24

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024Bronwyn PreeceLeave a Comment

Report sent in by Guy Whitmarsh. This year’s edition of this usually pleasant fell race was less well attended (64 finishers) than last year’s (102 finishers), which goes to show the difference the weather can make! When I turned off the car engine on arrival I heard the drumming of the rain on the car […]

Bella Evans – London Marathon.

April 28, 2024April 29, 2024Huw WilliamsLeave a Comment

27th April 2024 When did you get into running? ‘I started running during lockdown. I was in France doing a Ski season which was cut short. I came back home and started running as there wasn’t much else to do. I did some athletics and Cross Country at University (Bristol) and entered the Bath Half […]