Category: Race Reports

Whereas some ran a chilly parkrun on the Saturday morning, and others saved themselves for the rigours of Presteigne the next day, the Pearson brothers took on Clee Hill, running the mile and a bit uphill to the summit (from Cleeton St Mary) and back down. With a relatively small turnout of 36 runners, Lloyd […]

Well done to the ladies!! Nine ladies came along to represent Croft at the last race in the Herefordshire Winter League at Presteigne. This meant we were able to have three teams and didn’t we do well ladies? This race is almost unique in that it sees the women starting off and completing the race […]

The last time I did this particular race definitely involved fields, which probably places it back in the mid nineties. Now it is all in woods. By several accounts, including my own, this appears to be considered the most varied course on the winter circuit of 5. Hard forestry track (grade 1 for the woods […]

Dirt Run Delights The 5th & final race in Dirt Run’s Winter Warrior series at National Trust properties took place last Sunday at Croft Castle. The race was completely full more than a week in advance, just like their previous race on New Year’s Day so several potential runners were disappointed. The race attracted 175 […]

  Monkhall, the course with bitter-sweet memories – knee high stream crossings, narrow sloping tracks on field margins,  a thickly mudded slope in the wood and last year’s horrendous mud in narrow furrows. The rain before the start didn’t help; it was the news that Mervyn’s absence meant the stream hadn’t been dammed that lifted […]