[slideshow_deploy id=’3805′] Four of our runners took on the Worksop Halloween Half Marathon on 30th October. The organisers called for fancy dress, and we delivered! The course runs largely through Clumber Park, which provides beautiful scenery and is perfect for spectators to support their family and friends along the route (thanks Hillier clan for race […]
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The cross country season is back! The off-road running race series started on 30th October at Holly Hayes. Our XC captain Mark Jelley reports… “Thanks to all who attended this first race of the year/season. To say the course lent itself to a satisfactory one for everyone with such narrow tracks and bottlenecks and queues
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Well done to us! The Wreake Runners won a few awards at this year’s Leicester Road Running League Awards night – Women’s champion, Men’s Vet 50 3rd, Men’s Vet 55 2nd & Men’s Vet Team Div 2 2nd 🏅
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7pm @ The Exchange, Leicester. The Wreake Runners Annual Awards, the presentation of the club awards, followed by a buffet and a night of dancing (DJ). £10 per person tickets available now from Gavin and Ian. http://www.exchangeleicester.com/
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Club member Ian Hillier reflects on the Lincoln Half Marathon… On a bright and cool morning of Sunday 2nd October 2016, four Wreake Runners, Fiona, GT, Zenon and myself took on the Lincoln HM. It was last run 25 years ago so as a consequence it didn’t have the biggest field, 2600 runners in total
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Well done to everyone who took part in this year’s Handicap Run. There were staggered starts (slowest first, fastest last), everyone finishing within 5 minutes of one another. All had the reward of cakes, crisps, (and fruit) afterwards. We had a great turn out with 23 runners, congratulations to the 1st place male Alistair Howard
Recently one of our members (Jane Collingham), ventured up north for a holiday to Northumberland. Whilst there she ran a half marathon! This is her story: We had booked a holiday cottage by the South Tyne River and I wanted to sort a run out for myself whilst Dave (my husband) was chasing salmon – perhaps
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The Equinox24 is a multi-terrain 24 hour race, that can be done solo, as a pair or part of a team of up to 8, club member Anthony Burford took part earlier this month, this is his race report: The race itself is a 10k loop around the picturesque Belvoir Castle estate against the clock.
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Well done to Helen Y, who only took up running a couple of years ago, yesterday she ran 9 (rather soggy) miles with Gareth T. The furthest she’d ever run and the first time she said hello to the Watermead Mammoth!
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Harborough Triathlon, September 2016, race report by Andrew Roberts It all started with a text from my sister, Sandra Smith: “Jenny and I are thinking of doing the mini triathlon at Market Harboro on 4th Sept – are you up for it?“. I must admit, it took me a while to respond as I had
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