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
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Ultra Running Ultra runner Tara Baker ran her second 100 mile event at the SVN Halloween 100 miler on 31st October. The route included laps of Samphire Hoe, up the tunnel and along the cliffs before going back down again for more laps. She started at 8am Saturday morning, continued through the moonlit night, and … Continue reading Ton up for Tara
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
FRC members were in action this weekend in the Folkestone Half Marathon and Four Castles Half Marathon. Find out how they got on!
Highlights Tyler & Matcham take firsts in Lockdown LeagueMasters Relay strong showingRunning around the clock BMAF 5K Virtual Relay The British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF), a federation of UK athletics clubs for athletes 35 and older, ran their 5K relay championship as a virtual race from 14 to 20 June. The club entered teams in … Continue reading League Wins, Masterful running and run repeat
Highlights Lockdown Running League #FRCWhiteweek As we move into the 10th week of lockdown following the uncertainty of the global pandemic Folkestone running club continues to be focused and united as the weeks go by. We reported last time how we were and still are adhering to government guidelines, social distancing by lone running (now … Continue reading Folkestone running club – race report weekend 31 May 2020
We are now into week 9 of the lockdown. The club has continued to participate in virtual racing. One of which has been the hugely successful Lockdown League, facilitated by Ashford and District RRC member Ricky Hickman. This past week saw athletes run a far as they could in the time of 60 minutes. Previously … Continue reading Virtual Racing during Lockdown
It was another strong week for FRC in Ashford and District's Lockdown League with a number of members posting times for the 6 mile time trial. Ladies The ladies team took third place this week, consisting of Karen Puttock, Nikki Goodwin and Collette Windsor. This leaves them in third place in the league. In the … Continue reading Lockdown League Week 3
The final week and a bit of the Don Thompson Spring challenge came to a conclusion on Wednesday 6 May coinciding with the anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s sub-four minute mile. While we didn’t quite have anyone duck under that magic number (or even anywhere close if we are being honest) there were some fantastic … Continue reading DTM Challenge – Week 6
Another great performance from FRC runners in the Lockdown League. This week’s distance was 3 miles - a shot in the arm for those suffering from parkrun withdrawal. Ladies Team The team of the first three ladies to score (Goodwin, Green and Windsor) finished third and moved up the table to be two points off … Continue reading Lockdown League – Week 2
Ashford and District RRC started a series of virtual races last week and opened it up to all. Every week runners are set a target distance to race by themselves while observing current guidelines on social distancing. Runners submit their times and at the end of the week A&D publish a list of results. There … Continue reading Lockdown League – Week 1
Caroline Curtis led the ladies in age grade (77.85) and time (6:24) and Ian McGilloway did the same in the men's (5:12, 78:41) in the first mile of his CoeVett-10 2 mile race. An honourable mention for Torben J with the second fastest DT mile time and second fastest overall age grade (5:48, 77.94). There … Continue reading DTM Challenge -Week 5
Fastest time overall this week went to Callum Howes, winning it by a mile with 5:23 (73.47) and a resurgent Torben J led the age grades, 5:48 (77.5). Caroline Curtis was fastest and age grade leader for the ladies with a cracking 6:36 (75.59, series PB) but had Catherine O'Connor, 6:51 (72.74, series PB) and … Continue reading DTM Challenge – Week 4
In the male category fastest time this week went to Callum Howes with 5:22 (76.04%), six seconds ahead of former 3:50 1500m man Steve Male. However, it was Steve, running in Whitfield, who topped the age grade rankings with 80.18%. Another strong run from Torben J saw him finish second in the age grading (5:53, … Continue reading DTM Challenge – Week 3
East to west on the Don Thompson mile proved popular again in the second week of the spring challenge, fast becoming the most accurate historical record of the prevailing wind on the day it’s run. The hottest competition this week was between Darren Crew, David Weekes and Tim Warren. DC edged it on % age … Continue reading DTM Challenge – Week 2
Folkestone running club – Weekend 28th March 2020 Folkestone running club would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the local newspapers for providing media coverage for our runners who take part in so many different events, who all have different abilities, but bring so much to the club. It is with sadness we find ourselves in these unprecedentedtimes, and whilst we are obeying the … Continue reading FRC update by Caroline Curtis
Neil Trett ran the Endurance Life Sussex Half Marathon at Birling Gap. Reports were that it was brutally hilly but picturesque trail race. Neil exclaimed that, ‘I thought my weekly hilly trail runs I would be well prepared for this...the hills just kept coming, one after another, these were the seven sisters after all! I … Continue reading Hills and Thrills for Neil