Month: May 2017

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 […]

This is the second classic horseshoe fell  race  that I have done in consecutive years with the intrepid Gary Gunner, Tom Davies and Gary Pearson. Well worth the trip to the Lake District, although this year the other lads didn’t have to put up with the stress of me driving past 2 motorway junctions with […]

The third race in the summer series started in All Stretton, with beautiful blue sky above, and many sky blue vests beneath – twelve of us in all, including 7 Croft ladies who distinguished themselves in for what for many was their first Shropshire fell race. 126 runners took off along the road leading into […]

Run4Wales hosted the Royal Welsh running festival at the show ground in Builth Wells on Sunday 21st May alongside the Royal Welsh Spring show. I felt the race was great value for money costing £20 to run the half marathon distance, receiving a t-shirt, medal and free entry to the show (£15). They also had […]