After last Sunday's big weekend of races , this Sunday was a much more quiet affair. Three FRC runners competed in the Canterbury Riverside 10K. First home was Karla Lardner who finished 4th female and 1st Vet 45 in 45:38 Tony Scott finished in 56th place in 51:47 followed by Rachel Yorke running in Folkestone … Continue reading A quiet weekend of racing.
Author: Catherine Clipstone
Sunday saw a busy day of racing as the marathon season approaches. At Lydd where conditions were rather blustery, several FRC members brazed the conditions competing in the Half and 20 mile races. There were personal best performances from Darren Crew in a time of 2:27:34 (a pb by 6 mins and 2 secs) and … Continue reading Sunday Runday
There was quite a number of events taking place this weekend. Saturday saw the last of the Cross country races in Bromley. Tina Eke's reports: The Kent Cross Country League season ended in style on Saturday with the Folkestone mens team putting in their best performance of the series. Henry Axon ran his best race … Continue reading A packed weekend of racing !!
Sunday saw the first big race of the year with the Canterbury 10 with 30 FRC runners taking part. The weather was a fine crisp morning but conditions were still somewhat icy. There were some fabulous results with Tom Bean first home in 13th place out of 1144 runners followed by Stephen Male who was … Continue reading Cold Canterbury delivers some great performances.
Boxing Day saw the return of the Saltwood Boxing Day Fun Run which due to Covid had been cancelled since 2019. The weather was a beautiful crisp winter morning although underfoot the conditions were extremely muddy. There were still some fantastic performances with first home being Joe Bruce who finished in 2nd place overall and … Continue reading Christmas fun in the mud of Saltwood and the hills of Staplehurst.
This Saturday night saw the FRC Annual Awards Night and Christmas Dinner and Dance. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening with lots of fun and laughter. Lots of people were mentioned and recognised for their contributions to the club in all different ways. The following trophies were awarded to Newcomers: Andy Wright and Karla Larnder … Continue reading A Cracker of a Weekend!!
On a very chilly Saturday in Dartford nine hardy club runners took part in the annual Kent Vets Cross Country Championships. First to race over the 8400 metre course was the Mens Vet 50 team of Stephen Male, Krzysztof Klidzia, Rob Collier, Tristan Bruce and Paul Bartlett. In a very competitive field, Stephen Male finished … Continue reading Cross Country Gold and a wintry weekend of fun
There's been a lot going on this weekend for FRC despite the wintery weather. To escape the wind and rain Caroline Curtis and Brent Parker flew all the way to sunny Cyprus to take part in the 4 day challenge. This event is held annually, set in the Paphos and Akamus mountain region of Cyprus. … Continue reading WIND AND RAIN DON’T STOP PLAY FOR FRC!!
Saturday saw the third Cross County fixture this year. Tina Eke produced the following report: It was another unseasonably warm day for cross country yesterday, but this seemed to bring out the best in our runners. Emma Clayton was first to race and continued to improve her performances this season by finishing 11th in the Under … Continue reading Another weekend of racing.
Where shall we start: Saturday saw Dave Tyler take on the Snowdonia Marathon. He was hoping to come in under 3 hours although with London only 4 weeks ago -it was going to be a tough ask. Nonetheless he finished in a fantastic 15th place and a time of 2:58:30: a course PB by 8 … Continue reading What a weekend of racing !
Today was the return of the London Marathon without the restrictions of last year and FRC did not disappoint. The weather was excellent running weather and as the nervous runners assembled on Blackheath several hardy FRC supporters braced themselves for a day of head craning and clock watching. First home for Folkestone in 177th place … Continue reading London Marathon Marafun 2022
This weekend has been a busy few day of racing. Several FRC members travelled north to the Great North Run where they honoured Queen Elizabeth II with a minute's silence at the start of the race. First home was Darren Crew in 180th place in 1:34:41 followed by Jody Stoakes in 6851st place in 1:52:05. … Continue reading What a busy weekend of running !!!
This weekend saw the ladies of FRC out in force. Firstly with the Folkestone Parkrun cancelled for the airshow, Kirsty Wilson's Hen run moved to Deal and Warmer. She was well supported on the start of her Hen weekend by many of her fellow club runners. Further afield on Sunday Pam Allon took part in … Continue reading Pam flies the FRC flag at Clacton while Chris finishes 14th in Slovakia.
FRC spent most of this week competing among themselves. There was the Summer Handicap which took place on Tuesday night and saw everyone complete a 4.5 mile run along the sides of the Hythe Canal from Seabrook to Hythe and back. Runners set off in intervals with the faster ones last to leave, The overall … Continue reading We just love to race !!
This weekend saw the temperature sizzle but some hardy individuals still managed to race even in the heat. Ben Mcghee travelled to Victoria Gasteiz in Northern Spain to take part in an Ironman competition. The 2.4 mile swim took place in a beautiful lake with perfect conditions. The bike section was around the Basque countryside … Continue reading What a scorcher!!!!
Saturday saw the return after 2 years of the Cliff Top Challenge. FRC was represented at various distances. Although there is no official timing for this event there were outstanding efforts by several runners. Taking part in the 55 mile event starting near Hastings at 1.45am was Amy Owen who only entered a week and … Continue reading A weekend of long long distances on foot and wheels!!
Sunday saw the Annual Folkestone Coastal 10k. The weather was perfect for racing. A total 50 club members entered and there were some amazing results. New member Karl Gloster was 3rd overall out of 721 in a time of 33:31. There were also some first places in several age categories: Oliver Collier was 1st Junior … Continue reading What a turnout !!! 50 FRC runners in one race !!!!
This weekend saw another amazing trail effort from one of our lesser known club members Clare Dunn who competed in the Ultra X 125km race in the Highlands of Scotland. This race takes participants on a circumnavigation of Loch Ness following the Great Glen way and the South Loch Ness trail from Bught Park pitches … Continue reading Golly gosh that was a long way !!!!
Friday saw the Annual Folkestone 10 race return. It was a stunning day of weather, if a little on the warm side. First home for FRC was Henry Axon who, although disappointed with his time, was running 5 days after the Brighton Marathon. He achieved a time of 1:02:20 finishing 25th out of a field … Continue reading Wow!! What a week!!
Saturday saw a group of trail runners take part in the Maverick Adidas Terrex Original Kent 2022. All our runners competed in the long course event that was 23km and an elevation gain of 391m. First back for FRC , 20th overall and 4th Vet 40 male was Neil Trett in 2:04:50. First lady home … Continue reading More marathons, more races and more fun!!