Category: Race Reports

Having taken a slight (or very!) wrong turning in the last couple of years, Huw seemed determined to buy as few runners as possible that elusive drink back at the Royal George Pub in Lingen, by running at a cracking pace. The handicapping system is a closely guarded secret – there was talk of clandestine […]

Race report from Guy Whitmarsh. The promised rain and lightning, didn’t materialise as we assembled for the start at 10am. With both races starting together we were quite a crowd of well over 200 runners, all squeezing through the Start gateway. At least today we weren’t troubled by any dust kicked up by the runners […]

Report by Mike Blenkinsop We have reached the halfway stage of the 2025 Bryan Markham Handicap Series, with 3 speedy road races completed and now facing the challenge of 3 runs over the hills, woods and wide open spaces of the Bircher Burnup. The Leinthall Starkes event has been running since way back in 1989 […]

Report by Greg Jones It seems I have some demons lurking on the Pennine Way. I’ve attempted the 108 mile Spine Race Challenger South three times, and each time, something or other had prevented me from finishing. So, time for another attempt ? Well yes, but this time I thought I’d do the full Spine […]

Leinthall Starkes June 3rd 2025 Report by Mike Blenkinsop The final visit of the summer to the leafy lanes of Leinthall Starkes. The gentle folk of the village peering out of their windows were bemused, thinking that this motley assortment of SAGA louts and ne’er-do-wells had arrived a week early for the annual Scarecrow Festival. […]