Shell four villages half marathon
Another fantastic running of this great run, now in its 30th year (that’s the same birthday as the London Marathon fact fans!). Growing from strength to strength from around a 100 runners in 1982, the …
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Capenhurst border league
An almost record turnout for Helsby in recent times! 11 men and 6 women, plus Joe, Mario and dog in support. Lovely chilly morning. Two laps of the Capenhurst 5k course – a nice little …
Four villages half marathon 2011
The 2011 Helsby Half is full and there’s no waiting list. This is our 30th running of this fantastic event — we’d be delighted if you could help make it special. Do you have any stories big …
Capenhurst 5k
Another great evening for running and a decent green turn-out. With a lot of talk of ‘fast course this’ before the event, the pressure was certainly on. And there were some fine results, with possibly …
Ponderosa fell counter – results
Wednesday night saw one of the Clubs more popular ‘fell races’. The Ponderosa Hill Race. Direct link to results can be found here: http://wrexhamathleticclubraceinfo.webs.com/4%20Mile%20Hilly.pdf Helsby positions and times as below 13th Adair Broughton 28.56 16th …
Comedy evening on the fells
Last week’s Green Grass of Home race provided a hugely entertaining finish for bewildered border runners. A popular mid-week race, the Green Grass keeps everyone on their toes (with consequent aching calves) by changing the …
Three peaks yacht race (updated!)
Those silver surfers have now got their own blog at http://silversurfersyachtrace2010.blogspot.com/ You can also track their progress at http://www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk/ on the Josephine. A quick reminder of their donation pages… http://www.justgiving.com/Jacqueline-Keasley http://www.justgiving.com/Jacqueline-Keasley-SOS-Children http://www.justgiving.com/Phil-Gillard http://www.justgiving.com/John-Bailey http://www.justgiving.com/RichardDStone
Chester half marathon 2010
Full report later, but quick mention here of Adair’s superb run at the Chester today …22nd position overall in a good field and sub 80 minutes. Both results to be proud of. I also spotted Mike Hallsworth, …
What I did on my holidays
Sat 27th saw the annual Causey Pike race in the north-western fells. The family were on holiday just up the road, and we’d got back from a morning walk when I realised I could just about …
Dash in the Dark 2
Friday night, and another head torch run in Llandegla Forest. The Dashes in the Dark are great fun, a small but select band of nutters, numbering about 30, pitch up at the visitor centre at …