Race Reports – Page 36 – Croft Ambrey Running Club

Ragleth Inn fell race

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

A race that starts in Little Stretton and takes runners twice up the Callow is strangely named after Ragleth Hill, the other side of the valley, but the explanation lies in the fact that Ragleth Inn is named after the hill it looks out on. So a rather small field of 71 runners assembled in […]

Narrative Trial Run

August 15, 2021August 16, 2021Sam HarperLeave a Comment

A new type of run for Croft Ambrey Running club took place on Tuesday evening thanks to Mike Hayward. Unfortunately Mike has been injured for a while and is gradually getting back to running but in the meantime this relative new comer to the club, having joined last summer, is definitely showing that you don’t […]

Caradoc Classic fell race

July 29, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

The day after running the Mick Ligema 5 mile race at Leinthall Starkes, Gary and Huw turned out again for this short summer fell race. The Croft ‘team’ was completed by Tim, back from running 105km over the Spanish Pyrenees, Jo and Steph K on their fell running debuts and me, nearing my last outing […]

Leinthall Starkes 5m

July 28, 2021July 29, 2021Sam HarperLeave a Comment

There were no rousing anthems or flags fluttering to greet the return of Croft Ambrey’s runners to the tiny north Herefordshire village for the, Tom informs me, 119th edition of the Leinthall Starkes 5, but there was an abundance of enthusiasm and eager anticipation. It is over 2 years since this historic race, first run […]

Caplor Hill 6

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

On what must have been the hottest morning of the year (so far!), 16 Crofties tackled the Caplor Hill race, which this year was run the other way round (clockwise), meaning we climbed about 280m up to the hill, then back down and finished more or less on the flat along the river. With […]