Running. I remember our first date like it was yesterday. We did not have the perfect first date, far from it, it felt like a car crash mainly down to me. 5 years ago, I took running out and was totally unprepared. I had heard so much about running but just thought well it’s only …
Running and Me (Our Journey So Far) by Inein Garrick Read More »
We have a lightning deal (TM) for everyone – the Sorbrook Tough 10k race is now one of the Club Champs events! The race is on Wednesday 20th July and you’ll have to be quick as entries close this Friday. A link to full details is on the club champs page Club Championship – event …
A mostly accurate account of an amazing day out with wonderful team mates. The Ridgeway is one of England’s National Trails, covering 86.5 miles from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Overton Hill near Marlborough passing through some beautiful villages and countryside. The Ridgeway Relay is a team event organised by Marlborough Running Club. It is run over …
Grab a cuppa, and settle down, blogging a whole weekend of racing is going to take some reading For those who are new to the club, Les Croupiers’ prestigious Welsh Castles Relay is a 20 stage event, that races Castle-to-Castle, starting at Caernarfon on Saturday morning and finishing, 211 miles later, in Cardiff on Sunday …
LLISWERRY RUNNERS RETURN TO AN INCREDIBLE WELSH CASTLES 2022 Read More »
I’m not sure I can capture an incredible 12hours of racing in one short blog post, but I’ll try! After a 3-year break Rack Raid 2022 was finally back on Sunday. As always, the few days before any relay are chaotic, after (what felt like!) a thousand emails and a million WhatsApp messages, our teams …
This story starts long before signing up for the Wild Horse 200 South Wales, even before its creation but for now I shall keep that part off these pages. I had been looking for a multiday event for months, something that didn’t need the house to be re-mortgaged and somewhere that I would love. Step …
It was one simple idea, one wonderful facility provider (Newport Live), one incredible T shirt provider (Logo Leisure Wear) pulling out all the stops, numerous volunteer coaches & first aiders, lots of bakers making hundreds of cakes and over 170 participants composed of members, junior members, families & friends. All this added up to be …
Intrepid trailers by Lisa Nicholls CJ, Stuart, Claire & I set off from NISV at 8am. We park up near Llanfoist garden centre and straight ahead the hills are beckoning. The weather is perfect, its a lovely sunny day so we are hopeful of glorious views. Down the other side of Blorange and we head …
Tracey and myself managed to finally get some time off together, so booked a week in Cyprus, Paphos the preferred destination as there seemed to be plenty of history/culture for us to explore. Whilst surfing the net, we also found out that the Paphos marathon/ half marathon/ 10k was taking place, so emailed the organisers …
Cyprus Half Marathon – Race Report By Steve Williams Read More »
We’re normally keen to share what club members achieve wearing their running shoes, but the club’s community spirit has been raised to another level. David Jones plea for help in our Members Facebook Group didn’t go ignored. He’d volunteered for a couple of hours supporting the “Women of Newport” action group sorting donations for Ukrainian …
