Category: Race Reports

Conditions for the 2017 Snowdonia 10k trail race were extremely merciful, almost suspicious given the region’s notorious reputation for indecisive weather patterns, but alas the sun shone for the duration of the event. The 10k runners were the last of the day to set off, after the thousands of runners who had flocked to pitt […]

The last race of the summer series, held in the magnificent surroundings of Shobdon Court, escaped the showers and attracted a near record field of 178 runners. Croft started as second placed team, with no hope of catching the leaders Wye Valley, but were comfortably able to hold on to their 6th consecutive second place, […]

There was a record turnout of 45 runners, in an event that has been in existence for over 30 years, for the first visit to the woods in this summer’s Croft Ambrey handicap series. 18 runners were making their debuts, many of whom had started in Mark’s New2Running group, and there were also many P.B.s […]

Abbey Dore is quite a long way to travel for Croft runners but there were still a very respectable 21 of us on Wednesday evenings race. As with all of the summer league races, this is not an easy one. The start across the first field is gentle enough but with a bit of a […]

Saturdays race started out from the former lead mining village of Snailbeach with almost 100 runners taking on the full half marathon distance. Scott, Will and myself had opted for the relay and having looked at the results from last year we thought we had a chance of placing. When we registered, it turned out […]