Such are the high expectations at the club these days, it wasn’t quite “seventh-heaven” for the club’s “A” teams at the Midland 6 & 4 Stage Road Relays at the weekend. Following respective fourth and sixth-place finishes for the men and women at the annual regional relay event twelve months ago, the teams couldn’t quite […]
This week’s Introducing features one of Heanor RC’s longest-serving members and the driving force behind the club’s successes in recent years. Chairman, coach, team manager and Matthew Walker Christmas Pudding 10k race director, Rob Rainsford reveals his favourite session, the best and worst things about the club and the plan to return to his PB-setting heights of […]
The Matthew Walker Christmas Pudding Run will see a complete overhaul of the course for this year’s race on Sunday 23rd November at 10am. Gone is the long uphill drag past Heanor Gate Science College, the road stretch through Smalley and the infamous Bell Lane and ‘Heartbreak Hill’ finish. See course map above. All these […]
On a perfect evening, twenty-five turned-out for the Sam North Mile, the latest event in the 2014 Club Championship. Full results: Joe Rainsford – 4.38 Shane Rice – 5.01 Steve Ashmore – 5.03 Stuart Chadwick – 5.13 Carl Hughes – 5.20 Dylan George – 5.24 Lily Winfield – 5.28 Tony Weatherson – 5.28 Paul Mercer […]
This Saturday sees the return of one of the highlights on the club racing calendar as the Midland 6 & 4 Stage Road Relays take place at Sutton Park, Birmingham. The annual event attracts some of the best runners in the area as teams aim to qualify among the top-25 for the National event that […]
Promising junior athlete, Lily Winfield, continued her fantastic summer form to set another personal best at the Inter-Counties Track & Field meet in Hull last Saturday. Running in the white vest of Derbyshire, the twelve-year old was selected to represent the county in the under 15 competition off the back of a super season that […]
With his distinctive gazelle-like stride, Alastair Hobday has been a recognisable sight and permanent fixture on the Derbyshire road and cross country scene for almost thirty years. Alastair has played a key part in the HRC success-story since his move from Derby AC in 2006. Four London Marathons in the bag – and with another […]
The Wilne 10k delivered personal bests galore for Heanor RC last weekend as twenty-one turned out for the race billed as one of the flattest 10k races in the country. Now in its fourth year, the race has grown to become one of the largest and fastest 10k races in the region. The 858-strong field […]
One of HRC’s more entertaining characters – leading the “Madness tribute band” above – this week’s Introducing features Wendy Mullineux. The 40-minute 10k runner (with a soft-spot for chocolate cake) talks about why she runs, her greatest running achievement to date and the best and worst things about the club. HOW DID YOU GET INTO RUNNING? I […]
Congratulations and a big shout-out to HRC’s Lisa Palmer and Louise Insley, who have both received regional call-ups for this weekend’s Wilne 10k incorp. Derbyshire & Midland Masters 10k Championships. The well-deserved recognition comes off the back of a sparling twelve months for the pair that has seen them set personal bests across a range […]
