Category: Race Reports

The children of a few of our members have recently been taking part in a few events which I should have reported on closer to the time so my apologies to the youngsters. The first event of the Hereford Schools Cross Country was the Leominster district cross country at Lady Hawkins School in Kington back […]

Having heard various horror stories over a few years from many people, I decided to give this race a go. This is the English Champs version of the fell race usually run in February, hence competition was going to be strong with a turnout from the best fell runners. I managed 2 recces the previous […]

The last of the Shropshire winter series of fell races was held at Ercall Wood School, under the Wrekin. It’s the most ‘urban’ of all the races, the school being surrounded by houses, and being only 100m from the M54. Significantly perhaps, we started this year in the car park, not on the playing fields, […]

    To confirm what Neil Taylor has already said…the running conditions in the Forest of Dean Trail Half today were perfect. It’s a really nice event to run and the conditions today amongst the trees were just right. Unlike Neil, who arrived in plenty of time, I rocked up with about 10 minutes to […]