Author: Guy Whitmarsh

You would be hard pressed to find a harder 5 miles than this with 2500 feet of climb involving 4  hills. It’s a classic, tough, Russell Mapp course and it was good to see him and Jayne out again marshalling after injury and illness.  Again Croft members were scarce, Gary Pearson having  another good run to finish […]

A long evening trip to just south of Pershore but well worth while for the run and refreshments afterwards! 5.8 miles and similar in parts to Croft Ambrey visiting the hill fort before a fast descent back to the Elmley Castle cricket ground.  GaryP again joined GaryG and Tom and continued his improvement, finishing in […]

Fourth race in the Shropshire summer fell series, a fairly gentle climb of 950 feet over 3.9miles along mostly forest tracks to go up around  Admiral Rodney’s monument before a fast and furious descent to the finish. Just GaryP, GaryG and Tom representing Croft.  GaryP returning to form and building up the miles ready for his trip to the UTMB later in August, finished 23rd 4th […]

A nice little hill race of  6 miles and 1300 feet of climb  starting and finishing at Longtown School. Normally well supported by Croft runners, this year, perhaps due to the Magic Roundabout next day, a new out and back route course attracted only Gary G and Tom plus our ‘star turn’ Stacey. Stacey professes to not really liking hill racing although […]