The third Badger Run held at Cuerden Valley took place on Thursday 6 August. 24 Red Rose Runners were among the 188 finishers. The ladies team of Jill Jefferson, Ruth Travis and Paula Plowman won third in the team prizes with good personal performances. Jill took the F55 prize in…
Weekly Roundup 6th July 2015
It was another excellent night for the Red Rose at the latest inter club event hosted by Thornton and Cleveleys. The stifling heat was a real problem for a lot of the runners but some were rewarded for a cautious start, moving through the field as the temperature took its…
Weekly Roundup 8th June 2015
The Grasmere Gallop 5.7k is a challenging `fun’ run. Initially it takes the same route out of Grasmere as the 10k, but on reaching Deer Bolts Wood it descends to the Grasmere shoreline, and then returns to the village of Grasmere, finishing on the sports field for a grandstand finish.…
Runners take on Challenging Fell Race
Another busy week of racing for Red Rose Road Runners saw entries in 3 very different competitions. Wednesday saw 10 members compete in the latest leg of the clubs fell championship, the tough up and down Whittle Pike Fell Race which by all accounts involved a bit of scrambling as…
Busy Week for Runners
A good presence of Red Rose supported the Badger 10k Trail Race held at Cuerden Valley. A race which has a variety of stiles, gates and steps plus an uphill field climb is no place to do a PB but this is a great fixture for a summer’s evening. Joe Swarbrick…
Ladies pick up prizes at Wagon and Horses 10 mile
The third Cuerden Valley 10k took place last Thursday with 15 Red Rose Runners taking part. Hot conditions didn’t help many runners improve on previous times but Debbie Kirkman won the F40 prize in 46.51 and Carol Douglass was first F65 in 55.59. At the Wagon and Horses 10 mile…
More Prizes at Cuerden Valley Badger 10k
A fantastic turn out of 37 Red Rose Runners helped swell the numbers at the Cuerden Valley Badger 10k in a field of 183. Ben Donoghue took up the challenge of going with the lead pack, even leading for a short time with a first mile in 5 minutes 30.…
Prizes for Red Rose at Badger Trail
The first of the Badger Runs at Cuerden Valley was run in sweltering conditions last Thursday evening. Red Runners posted some creditable times with Dave Maudsley knocking four minutes off his previous best time to finish in 42.42. Debbie Kirkman led the club’s women home with a time of 46.39…
Improvements at the Cuerden Valley Badger 10k
This week’s main event for Red Rose was the 3rd Cuerden Valley Badger 10k. 17 members took part with a field of 212. Joe Swarbrick went out quickly and recorded his best time of the series finishing 15th in 40.55. Ken Addison, placed 22nd in 42.01 for 3rd V55. Ben…
Another Successful Evening at the Cuerden Valley Badger 10k
Red Rose ladies had a successful evening at the second Cuerden Valley Badger 10k race. Claire Bunce was first lady home in 44.36 but only 9 seconds ahead of her young team mate Rachel Hull (44.45) who has burst on to the scene after recently joining the club. This ‘one-two’…