It has been a very quiet week for the Folkestone Running and Athletics club this week with no racing and Folkestone parkrun was cancelled. But did this stop FRAC members? No this gave them the opportunity for a little parkrun tourism! Yes our members travelled far and wide this weekend to run a parkrun 5k. … Continue reading parkrun all the way
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On Sunday 57 runners from FRAC took part in the annual Folkestone 10k. The weather was near pot perfect for the event. New members Prakash and Manda Gurung stormed the course with Prakash finishing in 4th place overall and 2nd Vet 45 whilst Manda came home 2nd female and 1st Vet 40. Other strong performances … Continue reading What a morning – Folkestone 10k !!!
FRAC is picking up the pace...
As the summer starts to peek its way through what has been an excessively wet and gloomy beginning of the year, the spring marathons are coming to an end. Following on from her run in the London Marathon two weeks ago, Karla Lardner competed in the Belfast marathon on Sunday and completed the course in … Continue reading Spring Marathons coming to an end.
Sunday saw the iconic London Marathon take place with the highest number of runners ever. There were some amazing performances from FRAC athletes. First across the finish line was Daniel Radcliffe in 232nd place in a time 2:32:45. Karl Gloster and Tom Bean also achieved sub 2:45 times coming home in 2:36:51 and 2:42:56 respectively. … Continue reading The London Marathon -The Big one !!!!
Spring marathon season is in full swing and this week it was the turn of the Manchester Marathon. Over the past few years, this marathon has been very popular with Folkestone Running and Athletic Club members and this year was no exception. Many runners, who have been training hard since Christmas (quite a few running … Continue reading Many mark magnificent moments in Manchester
It's here - can you feel it? The warmth, the sunshine, the light rains, and the marketing emails from race organisers advertising their last few race spots. Here's to putting a little more "Spring" in our steps!Now here's what happened last week. Torbay Velopark parkrun - 6 April Former kit man and currently serving Folkestone … Continue reading Race Reports 1–7 April
This week's report is a round up of the past 2 weeks of FRAC'ers sporting antics and some antics they have been. First up was the Sevenoaks 48th Sevenoaks Circular 22 Mile Challenge held by the LDWA (Long distance walkers association) Jane Wren Ron Bell and Caroline Curtis took part. whilst not actually being a … Continue reading Mud Rain Wind and Shine: We’ve had the lot !!!!
Dover Western Heights, steeped in history, covered in mud and drowned in drizzle was the setting for the Western Heights Trail Race this Sunday. Five intrepid Folkestone Running And Athletics club runners braved the elements to take on this challenging, undulating coarse. It was a fabulous run, if really muddy, but the runners all enjoyed running … Continue reading Mud, Rain and History.
Competition is beginning to heat up along with the weather, if a bit faster! FRAC runners threw themselves into the mix with gusto as Spring endurance contests point toward the inevitable arrival of Marathon season! Barcelona Marathon - 10 March 2024 Nikki Goodwin sends her report of the season's first marathon complete at the Zurich … Continue reading Race Reports 3–10 March
Sunday was the Paddock Wood Half Marathon - a race that always sets the scene for the coming marathon season and if this is the case Folkestone athletes are set for great things in April and May. There were personal best performances for Nick Bryant, Catherine O'Connor, Vicky Scott and Gary Brazier and some fine … Continue reading Paddock Wood and Cambridge – the future looks bright for FRAC.
To start off a busy weekend, 5 Folkestone Running and Athletic club members travelled to London to take part in the Last Friday of the Month 5k in Hyde Park. It was really windy across the park but Ron Bell still managed a well-deserved PB of 21:59. He was first home for the FRAC team, … Continue reading A busy weekend dodging the rain.
It's beginning to feel like racing season again. Just as Kent Cross Country League reaches its prolonged conclusion, we get to enjoy some more local challenges. Let's get into it. Valentines Friday Marathon - 16 Feb 2024 Tara Baker reports that she and Mark spent some quality time together this Valentine's Day week in Walton-on-Thames, … Continue reading Race Reports 11–18 February
Saturday was the last fixture in the Cross Country League. A small team of hardy runner went to Bromley to race. In the men's event Krzysztof Klidzia (M55) was first to finish in 50th place in 31:04 Nick Steele (SM) 33:06 in 87th Phil Hoyland (M40) 33:30 in 96th Trevor DeVooght (SM) in 33:58 in 105th … Continue reading Cross Country and Headcorn Half Marathon on a quiet weather weekend for once.
Although it is a quiet period for races, that doesn’t mean that Folkestone Running and Athletics members have not been busy. Many members can be seen out doing longer and longer runs at all hours of the day in training for their marathons, which will be coming oh too soon. This hard work can be … Continue reading Hard work paying off!
Folkestone Athletics and Running Club Race Report w.c 22.01.24 New year new start for the Folkestone Athletics and Running Club members. Clearly Christmas festivities and overindulgence are put behind us and there have been outstanding results at races this weekend with a number of personal bests achieved. Canterbury 10 Large representation from the club taking … Continue reading
Saturday saw the Kent Cross County Championships take place at Brands Hatch. It was fair to say that conditions were very muddy, cold and windy but a hardy contingent from FRAC ventured to North Kent to do battle with the elements and other equally hardy runners from other Kent Clubs. Results were as below: Senior Men: … Continue reading Wind and Mud – It must be Cross County!
It's been a busy couple of weeks for the club, and not particularly for races. It's that time of year when we slow down a bit and enjoy things other than racing (crazy, right?). Even so, some of you managed to find some fun contests out there. Here's what we have: Karla Larnder in a … Continue reading Race Reports 18–31 December
On Sunday, a handful of jaded Folkestone Running and Athletic Club members turned up to run the Kent Christmas Cracker 5 mile race around the fresh and windy Betteshanger Park cycling track. After celebrating the clubs achievements at the annual Club Christmas party and awards the night before, 12 hardy runners shook off their hangovers … Continue reading Festive Cheer!
Sunday saw the Annual Maidstone Harriers Turkey run. In the main race for FRAC was Philip Heathfield who finished in 59:35 in 65th place /352 with Karla Lardner in 1:02:20 4th female Vet 40 and 84th /352 overall. In the Caincross race there were 3 runners- well six if you add the dogs Bango, Jenson … Continue reading The Turkey runs!!!!