The racing action kicked off early this week with the Bedgebury 5k and 10k races on Wednesday. Jenny Quinn took on the 5k, completing the hilly, off-road course in 27:33. Tony Scott took part in the full 10k and finished in 50:36. Next up on Friday was the Charing 10k. Another hilly route, Tony Scott … Continue reading Tony’s 10k Triple
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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 Morgan West finishes in top six at elite triathlon eventIan McGilloway gets third place M45 in British Masters 10 mile champsStuart Erskine PBs at Deal Parkrun Triathlon Folkestone RC's elite junior triathlete Morgan West continued his excellent form in the British Triathlon Super Series at Blenheim Palace on Sunday. Despite the heat, he finished … Continue reading Morgan on form at British Triathlon Super Series
Those of Folkestone Running Club have been busy this weekend, taking part in marathons, triathlons and 5k races. Results and times from the famous 'Round the Houses' event will be available in the week, however, there were some successes in Rob Hill coming in second overall, with other club runners Simon Coffey and Joe Bruce … Continue reading A busy weekend of Running!
No marathons this week but there was still quite a lot going on. First up on Saturday was Morgan West who travelled all the way to Wales for the next round of the British Triathlon Junior Super Series in Llanelli. Consisting of a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run, Morgan finished in a fantastic … Continue reading A Busy Weekend
Highlights: David Tyler first overall at Walmer and Deal Seafront Parkrun in a PB of 17:39, and Emma Creasy first lady at Folkestone Parkrun. Parkrun PBs for Joe Bruce (Junior 11-14), first back for the club in 18:49 at Folkestone, and George Rigby (Junior 10) in 20:56. Jenny Quinn took part in the Bedgebury 5k … Continue reading Race Report: 5 May 2019
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
It was another busy weekend as marathon season continues with Folkestone Running Club (FRC) runners heading to Brighton, Paris and Boston (near Lincoln, not the American one!) for their attempts at 26.2 miles. Caroline Curtis was the sole FRC runner in Boston and finished in 3:37:27, earning her Good for Age entry to London. She … Continue reading Marathon season continues: Brighton, Paris and Boston
It was a busy weekend for Folkestone Running Club with the spring marathon season kicking off in Manchester and Charing with lots of great performances and PBs. MANCHESTER The Manchester marathon started at 9am on Sunday with 14 FRC runners taking on the 26.2 miles with 20,000 other competitors. David Tyler was first back for … Continue reading Marathon season begins