28th February 2010 Anything near Huddersfield is going to have a lot of hills in it but this was like Langley 7 backed into the Shady Oak giving 1100 ft of ascent and some crazy downhill to match. Certainly great therapy for the legs less than 20 hours after the…
One of the biggest races in any athletes diary …..The Nationals. I am sure that we will hear from those that raced but the men had an excellent performance and placed 28th from well over 100 competing clubs: 236 : Malcolm Fowler 277 : Rob Downs 297 : Mike Halman…
Yet another freezing Saturday morning. The winter route avoided the ice but not the mud which rather took the edge off the times – we all seemed to be about a minute down. Despite doing my best to lead Jim off course he stuck to task and cruised past me…
14 February 2010 Warrington This seemed like a good idea to slightly make up for the disappointment of not being allowed to run in the Cheshire's. But 4 laps of a big flat field is a hard way to run 10km and having being found wanting for pace early on…
13th February 2010 We opted for the alternative route to avoid the early morning ice and this proved a nice change. It was no easier though and the large Wilmslow contingent didn't manage a course PB between them although great to see Sharon and James laying down opening marks. Also there…
Blackburn Winter Warmer – 14 February 2010 1 Ben Fish Blackburn Harriers 31.23 246 Martin Wheeldon M55 1:04:15 (264 finishers)
Numbers were depleted due to holidays / half term / injuries etc but in true " Team Wilmslow " fashion , we managed to field two competitive teams ……..And the result ?? The men grab team bronze and win the vets , while the ladies are one place off the medals…
As usual, for those in training for the London Marathon, the unofficial marathon training group will be doing some "slightly" longer runs on a thursday evening. Whatever the weather, meet 6.30pm prompt at the Rugby Club.
Fun in the country for old men 6th Februray 2010 Wilmslow vets Rob Downs, Malcolm Fowler and Stuart Parrott made it a one, two, three for the Cheshire club this week in icy conditions at the park.In his post-race interview Rob admitted that the icy conditions and some slippy corners had…
Sunday February 7th. Alsager has never been the most popular race. At this time of year those who are not concentrating on London are focused on Wilmslow, everyone wants mileage. In the past the requirement to put out teams for the Grand Prix has driven-up numbers but in the…
