It was a hot and humid evening as we took a break from watching the Olympics in order to compete in our own major event, the summer version of the quarterly club handicap. There was a good turnout with 41 runners and a full complement of marshals and officials, well organised by Laurie Johnson. The …

Well done to Giovany Orozco on winning the handicap race this evening, and to Anton Mirafsari on retaining the quarterly knockout cup. It hasn’t felt very spring-like in the build-up to our return to the Town Moor for this year’s Spring Handicap, and the very wet weather that we have had recently meant that there …

It was a horrible, wet night for the handicap, so well done to the 33 runners who splashed their way along the Quayside; and special thanks to the volunteers who marshalled and officiated in such bad weather. Congratulations to Anneliza Andreadi and Anton Mirafsari who won the Handicap Shield and the Winter Cup respectively. The …

Thankfully the rain held off for the duration of the race, but the downpours of previous days and nights had certainly left their mark on the course! The area at the western end of the Copthorne Hotel and just beyond it was completely flooded, with the only way of avoiding it being to go up …

It may have been the summer handicap, but the weather was distinctly autumnal as 33 set off from the Exhibition Park bandstand to take on each other and the Town Moor hills. The hills provided an extra challenge this year with some muddy, slippery patches to navigate. The narrow gate into the woods also had …

A bitter northerly wind was blowing across the Moor to give a wintry feel to the Spring Handicap. At least it was dry, that is dry everywhere except on the paths over the hills which were extremely muddy – some runners saying it was just like cross-country! There was a good turnout of 38 runners …

It was a double celebration for Callum Whitehead who won both the handicap race and the Winter Cup. Callum will have to hand over the cup next time though as the Spring Cup final will be contested between Dave Roberts, Isabel Neatrour, Kris Axon and Mariana Mouzinho. The results can be found here. The 2023 …

A good attendance for Monday’s Autumn Handicap, pushed back by a week for Halloween, with 37 runners taking part on the night. Somewhat surprisingly, the wind proved less of a hindrance than expected, and with temperatures in the balmy lower teens, conditions were pretty favourable. As usual, a handful of guests were involved, including regular …

It didn’t really feel like a summer’s evening as it was chilly and damp on the Town Moor, but at least we avoided the torrential rain. The monsoon conditions that afternoon had certainly put off a number of runners and there were only 31 of the expected 40 runners on the start line! The course …

The morning rain and cold had been replaced by a fairly pleasant evening, though there was still a bit of a chilly breeze – this is the Town Moor after all! So conditions were good for running with the paths over the hills nice and dry and just a little bit of mud in the …