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Snowdonia and Dublin Marathons October 2023

Snowdonia Marathon & Junior Race Michael Eccles ran 2.55.41. was 2nd V40+ and 25th Overall. After chatting to Michael, it appears this race wasn’t for him and he did find it tougher than expected.  He said the hills were nothing like he has ever run before and the down hills were just as taxing. He couldn’t get into any kind…

Gazelles Relay 2023

Ideal weather conditions made a welcome change from last years lashing rain.  It was a really good team day out with everyone supporting each other. Well done to all. Mixed Open Team 1. 1.14.57 2nd in their category. Missing out on first place by 5 seconds. Michael Swindells 18.34 Joanne Watkins 20.45 Leanne Finch 18.28 fastest lady Carl White 17.18…

Round Norfolk Relay 2023

Absolutely outstanding runs by all. We were just over an hour adrift of the overall winners and only 27 seconds off 2nd place which, over 198 miles is nothing, and for such a small club is excellent. We ran our fastest ever time this year so next year who knows what we can achieve. The weather conditions on the Saturday…

Great North Run 2023

It was such a long way for Michael Eccles to travel and not get the results he wanted. He finished in 1:16:01 which is quite pedestrian for him, although it was a platinum age club record.  Michael’s message after the race:- “I hated every second of that, the first mile is downhill but I went up a hill at 3…

Montane Dragon’s Back Race

The Montane Dragon’s Back Race route is inspired by that of the 1992 race, in which the inaugural Dragons tackled Wales’ uniquely wild, trackless, and remote mountainous terrain. Today, it is considered to be the toughest mountain race in the world. Participants underestimate it at their peril! Be under no illusion, this is not a ‘trail race’. It is run…

The Lowestoft Scores Race 2023

What great results for the Eccles family with first places for all. For anyone who hasn’t run this race it is approx 4.75 miles and 401 steps for the seniors and 1.4 miles and 254 steps for the juniors. Plus a few hills added too. It certainly is a toughie. Michael Eccles was second overall and first V40 in 24.58…

Dereham 5k 2023

Apparently it was ideal conditions for racing so there was no complaining today. That’s a first. There were 4 personal best times as follows: Alastair Leckie ran an excellent diamond standard 17.39. Lee Quibell ran a gold standard 19.08 Eleanor Chapman, the most excited I’ve ever seen anyone after achieving a pb, ran a silver standard 21.54. Her target this…

Great Yarmouth Half Marathon 2023

At the end of the race everyone seemed to be complaining about the final hill. They said it was fine up to 10 miles and then things got a wee bit harder but they all got to the end looking reasonably happy. We had two race and two County Medalist with Carl White finishing in the sliver medal position in…