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Jenny 'Twiggy' Quinn and her young pup Banjo, conquered the brand new race site at Doddington Place Gardens. The race organisers offered those with just two legs their own races earlier on in the day, and then owners with their furry friends' competing later. As it was Banjo's first Canicross race (and Jen's), she chose … Continue reading Jenny and Banjo’s 5k fun

It was a massive weekend for Tom Millard as he ran a superb 2:28:08 at the Wrexham elite marathon held in Chester. With a high quality field, a fast and flat looped course and ideal conditions, Tom was able to capitalise  and despite a minor scare with cramp in the closing stages, held on to … Continue reading Millard’s Marathon Masterclass

As the country gradually starts to get back to some sort of normality, this also includes races commencing again. With the excitement and successes of last week’s Headcorn Half Marathon, this weekend was more quiet. Our king of the trails, Neil Trett did manage to head over to the Maverick Original Kent Trail Race. He … Continue reading Trett’s Trail Triumph

It’s great to see some real life races taking place again and even better to see some Folkestone vests being dusted off and put to good use! It was the Headcorn half marathon this weekend and Ivana Collier, Marie Brazier and Catherine Clipstone all took part. Ivana was first back in a PB time of … Continue reading Headcorn Half

Sunday saw the Romney Marsh 10k finally taking place, having been postponed from it’s usual date in July. It used the now familiar wave format meaning that you can’t always tell who you’re racing but it was great to see some very strong performances from FRC runners.  First back for the club was Tom Millard … Continue reading New Romney 10k Round Up

Lockdown v2.0 is upon us which unfortunately means that all races have had to be cancelled or postponed. However, it does mean that the Lockdown League has returned! Run by Ashford and District, it gives runners a chance to compete against the clock and each other by running set distances each week.  Last week it … Continue reading Lockdown Returns

There were a handful of Folkestone Running Club members out and about in the late October weather.  Triumphant, super fast Tom Millard, who only recently bagged an amazing PB of 02:30:01 three weeks ago at the Lake Dorney Marathon, headed off up to Woodley 10k race in Berkshire. We understand that that it has its … Continue reading Beachy Head Celebrations and 10k Elation

A fairly quiet weekend after the excitement of the last couple of weeks. The Woodchurch 10 mile race takes place on an undulating course on the surrounding lanes of the village near Ashford. On Sunday morning, Nick Steele took on the countryside route in his first race for almost a year and took almost 2 … Continue reading Woodchurch 10 and a Jurassic Ultra

After all the excitement of huge club successes in the Lake Dorney and London Virtual marathons last weekend, things were a little quieter on the racing front.  There was however the Saxon Shore half marathon this Sunday. In it’s third year, the runners meandered along the beautiful seafronts of Herne Bay and Whitstable. The gorgeous … Continue reading Saxon Shore Successes

Highlights Millard 2:30 marathon PBTyler 2:39 marathon PB Marathons are tough both mentally and physically on the best of days and even more so in strong winds and rain. That didn't put off the many FRC runners who turned out to put in excellent performances around the county and further afield. The two stand out … Continue reading Millard Storms to Marathon Success