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Author: Liam Cumber
Highlights English Cross Country ChampionshipsParkrun Personal Best’ s [PB] for Jason O’Callaghan and Oliver Collier Sunday half-marathon PB’s for Rob Huish , Jason O’Callahan and Dave Tyler. England Cross Country Championships The 2020 Saucony English Cross-Country Championships took place for the third time at Woolaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday 22 February. People who compete in National … Continue reading Race report – 23 February 2020
Weekend highlights Nikki Goodwin returns to the Canterbury 10 mile a year after breaking her femurOur cross country teams battle the mud in the South of England ChampionshipNew parkrun Personal Best (PB) for Dan Voller at Walmer and DealLoads of new PBs at the Canterbury 10. South of England Cross country championship Parliament Hill, the … Continue reading Gutsy Goodwin returns: Race report 27 January 2019.
For the 2020 grand-prix season we introduced the reward of bonus points for those runners who represent the club during the Cross Country season. The points are awarded for participation rather than performance, as we want runners of all abilities to represent the club. We did this to encourage runners to sign up for cross … Continue reading Changes to Grand-prix scoring
Written by Caroline Curtis Highlights Stephen Male's silver medal at Kent Veteran's Cross Country ChampionshipTony Scott is 'simply the vest' at the Thanet 10 milesThe 2 Lisa's take on the parkrun challenge cup, Lisa Smith progresses. Kent Veteran's Cross Country Championship To win a Kent medal when up against the finest in the county was … Continue reading Race report – Sunday 1 December
Although the 2019 grand-prix runs until 30 November (you can still score points), it's time to prepare for 2020. The 2020 season begins on 26 December with the traditional Saltwood Boxing Day run, and concludes on 30 November 2020. There are some changes to grand-prix rules this year, including the addition of cross-country. This post … Continue reading Grand-prix 2020: Race calendar and how to enter.
Written by Caroline Curtis Highlights from this week: Olivia Young wins Deal Castle children’s raceStephen Male secures 8th fastest V50 time in the UK of 2019 at Deal Castle 5 MilerNew 5 mile personal bests (PBs) for Trudi Curd, Stuart Erskine, Liam Cumber and Ian MerrickNew parkrun PB for Diane Parsons at Folkestone. Deal Castle … Continue reading Race report – 3 November 2019
As the end of 2019 Grand-prix season approaches we're starting to plan ahead for the 2020 season. As such we have decided to make some changes to the rules for next year. But before we get to 2020, a reminder of what the Grand-prix is... What is the Grand-prix? The Grand-prix is a year long … Continue reading Changes to Grand-prix rules
Written by Caroline Curtis: Press Officer Highlights Personal bests (PBs) for: Ian McGilloway at the Didcot 5 milerStuart Erksine at the Rye 10KAndy Hadlow at the Herne Bay 10K Report There is no stopping Ian McGilloway. He is proof that, as an older athlete personal bests really can come true. Finishing 7th overall and … Continue reading Race report: 7 July 2019
Going live on June 5 2019, our new site has been designed to give members and supporters everything they need to engage with, or participate in our club. The goals of the site are to provide information which is: easy to findeasy to readeasy to understand We've built the site to be easily found by … Continue reading Introducing the website
Highlights: Ian McGilloway 13 minute PB at London Marathon 2 more marathons for Faith Cowell London Marathon Just getting to the start of any marathon is an achievement in itself. Most athletes embark on a 16 week training programme often with highs and lows on the way. The work-sleep-run-repeat theme occurs daily whilst juggling family … Continue reading Race report: 28 April 2019
From Thursday May 9, we are introducing an official alternative club run as part of our training sessions on a Thursday evening. Meeting at Three Hills Sports Park at 6.30pm every Thursday, there will now be an option of a social run. The run will be around 5 miles long and will be … Continue reading New senior training session: Social run
Three Folkestone RC Junior Athletes travelled up to Lee Valley for the Kent Indoor Championships. All three came away with medals. U15 girl Catrina MacArthur won a silver medal in 60m Hurdles achieving a pb of 10.09 winning her heat and taking 2nd place in the final, unfortunately being slowed down after clattering the first hurdle. … Continue reading Folkestone Running Club Juniors win medals at Kent indoor championships