First of all, I would like to say a massive thank you for all the well-wishes and concern that have come flooding in over the past twenty four hours. I can confirm that yes I did indeed run 3 hours and 49 minutes at the Virgin London Marathon yesterday. Though 3 hours and 49 minutes […]
Heanor RC runners enjoyed a mixed-bag of fortunes at the Virgin London Marathon at the weekend but all four competitors started and completed the 26.2 mile distance. There was also an appearance for Milly Newton in the London Mini-Marathon, an event that sees the country’s best runners take to the streets of the capital immediately […]
parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. It is the latest running fad and begins in Derby this weekend. The races are free, open to everyone and are safe and easy to take part in. Follow this link for details on the inaugural event to be held in Darley Park this Saturday […]
Results from last night’s BDL season-opener at Teversal Grange
In the second of two relay events featuring Heanor RC members this weekend, the trio of Louise Insley, Wendy Roenthenbaugh and Jill Burke tasted success as they made the trip to Donisthorpe Woodland Park in south-west Derbyshire to compete in the Midland Masters Open Relays. The annual event took place once again in the woodland […]
Heanor RC were missing a number of key performers but still managed to field a complete team for the English National 12 Stage Road Relays last weekend. The yellow and blue missed the chance to make a mark last month with the Midlands 12 Stage Relays being cancelled due to snow. With the weather no […]
Two Heanor RC men’s team were in action last weekend at the Ed Prickett Relays held on the University of Nottingham campus. The annual event, which is ran in memory of former student Ed Prickett who was tragically killed in 2004, attracts some of the top university teams in the area and the yellow and […]
Heanor RC members were in action in a variety of races this weekend, with some running in events as close to home as Loughborough and others as far-flung as Paris. Four Heanor RC runners made the trip to Loughborough University this weekend to take part in the inaugural Loughborough Sport Join the 5000. In what […]
Heanor RC battle quagmire conditions at National XC Joe Rainsford was Heanor RC’s leading performer in the English National XC last weekend as Paul Clarke, Paul Mercer, Tony Weatherson and Graham Whitt also made the trip to the far north of the country to tackle the snow-covered mud-bath of a course at Herrington Park, Sunderland. […]
For newbies perhaps unfamiliar with the pub run concept… The tour involves a once-a-month run to a pub somewhere in Derbyshire during the summer. Simple. This year there are five different venues and the idea is that the runs are easy-paced, three groups (numbers permitting) of similar abilitied runners set off from the same location […]
