Elspeth writes.. We have seen a rise in temperatures this May creating some lovely sunny mornings for parkrunning. This is reflected in the parkrun competition which continues to heat up, with another five qualifiers this month. Both Andy Whittingham and Gareth Trimble qualified for the ‘Popular’ courses at Lyme Park,…
James, Mike, Roy and Peter brought to 47 the runners that have made a start on their 2018 Race Series journey, the top 3 already have their 7 qualifying races. Tim retains his position heading the table, despite not having run at Dunham Park. Paul, who has run all seven…
We would, if you think it a good idea, propose to include the first race of the cross-country season on Saturday October 13th. Jan, and I think Mark, suggested the Gin Pit 5. It solved two problems. Firstly, we lost a number of the off-road races that we had planned,…
Club Series, race 7 Thursday May 24th. Dunham is an old favourite, it appears on both my 2004 and 2005 mugs. It being the Thursday before the bank holiday weekend, we might have anticipated cold, wet and windy conditions but no, most of the complaints were about the heat and…
Club Race Series, race 7. Thursday May 24th.
The MACCL Working party met on Tuesday night… We have the dates for the coming season…13th October/10th November/1st December/12th January/9th February. Venues tbc. Negotiation has to happen with host clubs and relevant parks. We wont have BHC this coming season. The Greater Manchester Champs are being held there, and the…
Paul N reports…. Depending how near the front you start and how fast you can run, the Great Manchester 10k is either the chance to run a world class race, a chance to run with friends and family, or a chance to raise money for charity. For Richard Coen, who…
Staffordshire Moorlands have changed the schedule and dates of some of their races. The Buxton 4.7 miles has now moved to the week where we have a gap and the race is on the Wednesday rather than Thursday (England World Cup match is on the Thursday) RACES Dunham Massey 5k …
Simon says! Beating the Bounds dates back before the Norman Conquest when the parish priest would lead the villagers around the parish boundary and pray for protection and bless the lands. Last year ex Wilmslow Running Club member Ned Spencer revised the old custom to raise funds for East Cheshire…
Upcoming races: Dunham Massey 5k Thu May 24th. Boars Head Wed June 6th. Race the Train Sun June 10th. Colshaw 10k …
