Category: Fell races

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. […]

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 […]

Tim was the only Croft runner to tackle the formidable Long Mynd Valleys event (18.5 km, 1370m  [= over 4000ft!] of ascent), the day after the Titterstone Clee race. His very respectable time of 2hrs 48mins 58 secs, put him in 11th place overall in the combined results, and 2nd MV50. Well done, Tim!   […]

Whilst enjoying the refreshments at the finish of The Mercia Hill trial a fellow runner suggested that I should try this event a fortnight later. I entered as soon as I arrived home before I had time to have any second thoughts. The format of the event is simple, there is no set route, you […]

                            (How did the unidentified runner manage to balance a tray and a ball on his head, in that wind?) No photos of Tom, Flora or Gary G because they by-passed the camera. Six Crofters ran the short fell race (2.5 miles) from Cleeton St Mary […]