The cold snap continued waging its relentless war on parkrun this week, with only three of the thirty-odd north-east events surviving cancellation. Despite the Frozen conditions, a handful of Claremonters were unable to ‘let it go’, despite the paucity of available options. Anton Mirafsari and Chris Jones joined the coastal crowds at Cotsford Fields. They …

The cold blast that spread across the country caused numerous parkruns to be cancelled , including the planned Claremont tourist trip to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (again). However a number of local events did go ahead, so most of us could still get our parkrun fix. The wintry conditions were hardly conducive to running fast times, but that …

Is there a better way to start the new year than a parkrun with your friends? Well, how about getting a PB when running parkrun with your friends? That is exactly what Julie Cross, Tara Hipwood, Lucy Ward, Lena Lou and David Devennie all did! In the case of the first 4, they were part …

With Claremont Road Runners still spread around the country, there was a sky blue presence at no fewer than 25 different venues and a lot of success to celebrate. There were PBs for Aoife Campbell, Dave Roberts, Lily Crouzier and Mark Anderson. Despite Mark clocking an exceptional 17:24 at Huddersfield, there were 6 who ran …

A parkrun on Christmas morning is something of a tradition these days, and one that I always look forward to! With no event on the Town Moor, Leazes Park had a record attendance as 373 people ran, jogged or walked around the still longer than normal course. 12 Claremont Road Runners were amongst the crowd, …