What a difference a day makes
What a difference a day makes — Phil Gillard’s UK FRA Relays report Saturday 18th October 2009 was a glorious day in the Western Lake District; as we drove from our hotel to the Ennerdale …
Month: October 2009
Cross Country – Liverpool and District Race 1 (Arrowe Park)
This winter’s cross country season kicked off with the first race in the Liverpool and District series. The race took place on a 6 mile, 3 lap course in Arrowe park, Wirral. Despite heavy showers …
Andy Todd @ Hellrunner
Andy Todd who is now an OAP (don’t worry, these are his words!) will be retiring from running with a number on. His final race is the “Hellrunner” Delamere on Sunday 1st November at …
Sport & remedial massage
Article from Liz Dobson, Helsby runner and member I have been a member of Helsby RC since 1996 and qualified in Sports Massage in 2001. Immediately after qualifying I practised on a professional basis for …
Three peaks cyclo cross
It’s not all running… as well as running, training and racing lots of club members get involved in all sorts of other sports. One fool recently thought it would be an idea to do the …
Border League – Race 1 (Christleton)
A good turn out of Helsby runners completed the first Border League race of the season. The race was run on a one lap course of just under 6 miles. Most of the course was on …
Breidden Hills Fell Counter Results
Hi all Please find attached the results for the ‘penultimate’ Fell Counter of the series, the Breidden Hills (AM) http://www.merciafellrunners.org.uk/node/1386 Helsby positions and times as follows: 18th Adair Broughton 1:07:05 29th Jim O’Hara 1:11:36 68th Phil …
Borders League 2009-2010
Having spoken to a few of our newer members I realised that the Border League was something not everyone knew about so I thought a little bit of a write up might help. The league …
Sandstone Trail
In contention for my top race of the year, the Sandstone trail is a fabulous race over some of the most scenic parts of Cheshire. Its popularity was reflected in the large turn out from …
More long run mania
Andy Robinson’s been at it again. He’s a had a busy September, with two ultras in the space of a fortnight. Chapeau! “At 3:15 my alarm went off, and despite all my instincts I got …