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While many people take advantage of a crisp, clear, sunny Autumn Sunday morning relaxing, cleaning the car, preparing Sunday lunch or gardening, in the grounds of a stately home in the corner of a quiet English Shire, over 1000 competitors were limbering up in preparation for a very different activity. The Mudrunner is a race […]

On Sunday, two Croft members went south instead of west to the Breiddens. ‘Costa del Bridgend’ was our destination and through the mist of the Beacons into the valleys a beautiful sunny day came out. Bridgend was the start of the winter x-country season for the Gwent League, attracting runners from the South, East (including […]

6 Croft runners competed, on a cool day that turned, as forecast, into a brilliantly sunny day. This 7 mile fell race has a long uphill to start with, then off the forest track onto grass before the first steep ascent. Conditions underfoot were almost always good, though some of the descents were steep and […]

his is a beautiful course around Woolhope, Paget’s Wood and Haugh Wood near Hereford and was a great test before the cross-country league begins. The first half of road, tracks and fields was unfamiliar, but later certain tracks and hills also feature in the notorious Muddy Woody Race. Torrential rain reduced the field from last […]

 I thought seeing as I’ve been a Croft member for a couple of years now, it was about time to do my first 26.2 mile challenge, so chose this one on the Isle of Anglesey, the most north westerly part of Wales. A stunning clear day with a cool breeze and amazing views of Snowdon made this […]