Race Reports – Page 56 – Croft Ambrey Running Club

Shropshire winter fell race series 2018/9

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

A bit like ‘Long live the King! The king is dead!’ One gone, a new one in its place: the winter fell series is over, and the summer series starts in 2 weeks. The results of the winter series are now out, after 7 races. the best 4 of which count towards the final result. […]

Sugar Loaf fell race

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

After the snow, hail and thunder of Thursday, and a miserable Friday, Saturday turned out bright and mild. As I approached Abergavenny though, low cloud cover increased and the temperature dropped. The cloud was beginning to lift by the time the race started, but Gary P helpfully pointed out the snow on a neighbouring hilltop, […]

Wrekin Fell Race

March 31, 2019April 1, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

The 41st Wrekin fell race took place in cooler conditions than we had enjoyed the week before, but underfoot it was so dry that many opted for trail shoes rather than the studded fell variety. Five Croft runners took part (out of 91 in all), with Tim Jones being the only newcomer to the event. […]

Pen Cerrig Calch

March 26, 2019March 31, 2019Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

The first race in the South Wales summer fell series saw 4 Croft members travel to Llanbedr for the classic run of 3 miles with 1500 feet of climb up Pen Calch Cerrig. Weather conditions were near perfect as were conditions underfoot, providing you managed to avoid the almost bottomless bog which several runners failed […]

Forest of Dean Half Marathon

March 26, 2019January 31, 2020AdminLeave a Comment

Well we couldn’t have had a more beautiful day to run on – such a difference from the wind, hail and rain of a week ago and a substantial change from last year’s race which was cold, damp and miserable! Competing events meant that only 7 Croft runners (Emma & Greg Jones, Ashley and Jasper […]