A fantastic total of thirty-five runners turned out in yellow and blue for the opening BDL road race of the season at Teversal Grange last Tuesday (15/04). A Heanor RC 1-2-3 (and 5-6-7) saw the men’s team finish a comfortable first as James Mee took the honours ahead of Joe Rainsford and Matt Bickerstaff. Lisa […]
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Two personal bests, two debutantes and a DNF were the order of the day for Heanor Running Club at the London Marathon last weekend as Rose Leivers, Carl Hughes, Lee Perkins, Marie Mann and Dale Annable tackled the 26.2 mile distance alongside 36,000 others in the UK’s capital. Just half-an-hour before the masses got underway, […]
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Just before the main events get underway on Sunday morning, the London Mini Marathon will see youngsters from across the UK looking to follow in Mo Farah’s footsteps by winning the hotly-contested junior event. After finishing sixth in the trial race at Loughborough University last month to secure her spot on the East Midlands team, […]
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April 11, 2014
London’s calling for Dale, Carl, Lee, Marie, Rose & Lily as the marathon finally arrives
Heanor RC will have five runners in amongst the 36,000 others competing in the London Marathon this weekend whilst Lily Winfield will also be making the trip down to the capital to represent the East Midlands in the Mini Marathon. Like Great Britain’s double-world and Olympic track champion Mo Farah, Lee Perkins, Dale Annable and […]
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The 2014 Booth Decorators League Road Race season kicks-off at Teversal Grange this Tuesday 15th April. Stuart King edged-out then Mansfield Harriers teammate Mark Johnson to take victory by one second twelve months ago whilst Shane Rice was the top HRC performer in seventh. Sutton AC’s Nikita Pembleton beat Sarah Harris in the female category, […]
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April 7, 2014
Weekend Round-Up: 5-6 April
In addition to the club’s 27th-place finish at the ERRA English National 12-Stage Road Relays on Saturday, there were a huge number of Heanor RC runners in action at the county’s biggest 10k on Sunday. Adam Biggs was Heanor RC’s highest finisher at the Derby 10k on Sunday as he raced to a huge new […]
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A much-juggled Heanor RC twelve secured a club-best 27th-place finish at the English National 12-Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park, Birmingham on Saturday. Absentees through injury, work commitments and others prioritising the Derby 10k a day later caused selection headaches in the week before the race and meant the side was altered from the twelve […]
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Summer training for the seniors will resume from Shipley Hall Cricket Club tomorrow (Tuesday 1st April). Training days (Tuesdays & Thursdays) and times remain the same as through the winter. Please meet from 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start. Directions to Shipley Hall Cricket Club from Heanor HERE Junior training will take place from 5:45pm-6:45pm at the same […]
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March 20, 2014
Midland 6 Stage report: High-fives all round for HRC at Midland 12 & 6 Stage Road Relays
Matching the men’s result with another fifth-place finish, the HRC ladies “A” sextet of Lisa Palmer, Louise Insley, Wendy Mullineux, Jill Burke, Rose Leivers and Wendy Roethenbaugh built on their dominant, victorious BDL XC campaign and sixth-place finish in the Midland 4 Stage Road Relays last September to again demonstrate the collective quality and potential of […]
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March 20, 2014
Midland 12 Stage report: HRC progression continues with 36 runners & two top-5 team finishes at Sutton Park
Heanor Running Club enjoyed probably the most successful combined team result in the club’s history with fifth-place finishes for both the men’s and women’s teams at the Midland 12 & 6 Stage Road Relays last weekend. The annual event saw the yellow and blue make its second appearance in the Midland’s event and the club […]