Category: Race Reports

Croft Ambrey runners that managed to rouse themselves from their drink-sodden stupor on New Year’s Day mainly favoured the ‘Morning After’ but a handful of us chose the popular Wye Valley New Year’s Day 10k instead. Expecting a small group of fanatics I was surprised to find myself in a large field of 261 runners […]

Another large turn-out, including Helen and 3 month old baby gamely completing the course. A new scoring system had been devised to make the contest more even, apparently doubling the points Lucton supporters would score. None of this was able though to outweigh the strength of the Croft contingent, ably led by Will Hayward (15.19), […]

The Corndon Three Peaks (for the three Croft runners who peaked long ago!) saw Tom, Gary and Guy set off with 70 others, making for the top of Corndon. Even the first few hundred yards on a metalled track had us puffing, and the long pull to the summit exposed us to the fierce south westerly wind, […]

Statisticians might be interested to note that the new Mortimer Forest race is 1.1 miles shorter and has 430 feet less elevation than the long-held “Mortimer 10”. Now reduced to 8.8 miles and 1329 feet of elevation the race remains a stiff challenge for both mind and body. The long scramble up ‘poison bank’ still […]

Just as elderly balding men sweep their hair over in  an ineffectual attempt to cover evidence of the ageing process, so Croft men fielded an elderly team with 3 over 70s (and a shortage of younger men), uselessly hoping to deceive the youthful opposition. Gemma starred in the women’s race, coming in a fantastic second […]