Category: Race Reports

I was hoping for a beautiful sunny day on Saturday like we had last year for Man V Horse, but we were in Wales and as is to be expected it rained all day. Although the weather failed to dampen the spirits of all those competing. Croft had 2 female teams running as well as […]

With 760 metres of climb in the 8 Kilometre route this must be one of the hardest short races in the fell calendar. The fact that the only Croft representatives were GaryG and TomD  probably reflects on their short memory span compared to other club members! A bright sunny morning greeted us at Little Stretton but the cloud began to […]

  I gather 5 Croft runners (Steph, Alec, Scott, Sue and Mark) completed the 5k series in Hereford, and that 4 of the number won awards. The only one I’m sure of is Scott, whose photo is a picture of pride and happiness. From reading the glass I see he was 1st under 17. I’m […]

Last night’s Shropshire fell race series run at Rodney’s Pillar was a wet affair, with the rain beginning just before the start, resulting in a very slippery downhill section of the course. Nigel was the first of the three Croft runners, 33rd in 28.25, a very good run in the conditions. Gary G managed to […]

A very hot afternoon for the third of this years club championship events. This year saw 298 runners taking part in the annual Burghill school fundraiser, and Croft was well represented. The main race was a tough one this year. The route was the same as it has been for a number of years, but […]