Congratulations to Lucy Keating on becoming the first Claremont Road Runner to complete 500 parkruns – a fantastic achievement! Here is her parkrun tale: “It’s not an exaggeration to say that parkrun has changed my life since I made that first cold January shuffle round the Town Moor back in 2011. Although I had been …

Following Gill Milne’s win in 2023, this season’s Team Captain’s award went to a relative newcomer, having only completed the Couch to 5k programme with Claremont a year ago: Holly Porter. Holly has thrown herself enthusiastically into the world of club running. Only 4 people represented the club more times over the past year, and …

This weekend will see the Copenhagen Marathon take place and it will be a momentous occasion for former Claremont Road Runner Jason Hall. Jason ran with us whilst he was studying in Newcastle, but moved to Leeds at the end of his course. This was initially a tough time for Jason as it coincided with …

The Weetslade Relay is the event that Claremont Road Runners have organised every year since 2010 (pandemic permitting!). The race starts and ends at Wideopen Juniors Football Club (Lockey Park), and much of the course goes through the Weetslade Country Park. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, 26th June 2024. It would be …

It was a Claremont Road Runners volunteer takeover at Leazes Park today as the club helped celebrate the latest batch of Couch to 5K on their “graduation”. Unfortunately not all of the “trainees” could be there, but the 5 who were all made it safely to the end! This has been a tough Couch to …

The Food Bank Run is a national initiative with the aim of involving running clubs around the country in supporting their local food banks. The idea is that the club organises a run which passes the food bank, with each runner making a donation. As the food banks are closed at the time of our …

We would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year. 2023 was a good year for Claremont Road Runners, so let’s hope we can all stay fit, well and continue to enjoy ourselves by running together throughout 2024. The Sports Centre is now closed for the holidays, so …

The run this Monday was a shorter, festive affair on a route that gave runners the chance to see the sights and lights of the City Centre. Then it was a quick change and off to the North Terrace for this year’s Christmas party. There was a fairly splendid and generous buffet and the usual …

Many thanks to Bill Milbourne for unearthing this newspaper article about Claremont Road Runners. Though the exact date is unknown, we think that it is from the late 1980s. It makes a very interesting read – click on each page below to read more easily. Some things haven’t changed – the club still meets on …

On Monday evening the Halloween Breeze cycle ride took place and as usual the Claremont Coven were well represented by Nina Jensen, Marie Slack, Gill Milne and Silvia Velastegui, a regular handicap guest. Unfortunately Cath Robson had to miss out this year as her witchcraft skills were needed at a work event. Nina was looking …