Category: Race Reports

Well as a lot of people will know I have been doing this rather obsessive Triathlon sport for the last 10 years now and each year steadily improving with the help of improved equipment and advantages of older age, trophies and qualifications to represent Great Britain but also with many injury problems as we all do, in […]

The start of the cross country season usually heralds the imminent arrival of winter – extra layers of running gear, splashing through gooey mud and the challenging Herefordshire XC League races. 20 intrepid Croft runners crossed the Welsh border to the scenic and welcoming venue of Fforest Fields for the first race in the 2014/15 […]

The race was scheduled to start at 3pm, at the eastern foot of the Malverns. The forecast all week had suggested rain at 3pm (the symbol varying between one drop and two, coming out of a grey cloud) – at 10 to 3, a few drops began to fall,and it continued to rain till about […]

After last week’s all Wales fell race on the Black Mountains, Gary G still lies in pole position in the over 60 category (no 5 year stages in Wales)  in all three series: South Wales, North Wales and All Wales. I hope to be able to report shortly that we have the Welsh fell running […]

You might be interested to learn, even if rather belatedly, that Sue D ran in the above mountain running championships, at the top end of her age category, and finished 20th out of 30, completing the nearly 5 mile uphill run in 1.00.23. A magnificent result, when you try to imagine yourself running continuously uphill […]