Ben Surtees-Smith challenged himself in August with a charity challenge to run 100 miles in 1 month, after many donations he quickly upped the challenge to 300 miles, including the final week of 100 miles in 7 days! Here Ben explains his busy month of running… I knew that charities were being severely affected in […]
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Race 6 – 10km– 28/29 Aug 2020 The final race of the Leicestershire Road Running Lockdown League 2020 concluded with a 10km virtual race. 20 Wreake Runners competed against over 500 runners from across Leicestershire. As a team we finished as runners up in the C Final – well done to the 50 Wreake Runners
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Race 5 – 5 miles– 16/17 Aug 2020 24 Wreakies took part in penultimate race of the Leicestershire Road Running Lockdown League 2020, with over 500 runners from across Leicestershire also competing. Some top 10 category finishing positions for: John Hall (2nd, Male 65-69), Bruno N & Brian S (4th & 5th, Male 55-59), Rhiannon
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40 Wreake Runners took part in THE RUNNING FOR RAINBOWS VIRTUAL 2K CHALLENGE on 15/16 August 2020. This multi-club event was in aid of fundraising for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People. 260 adults from 13 Running clubs in Leicestershire took part (& children running a 1500m version). As the East Midlands’ only hospice for
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Race 4 – 1 mile– 1st/2nd Aug 2020 40 Wreakies took part in Race 4 of the Leicestershire Road Running Lockdown League 2020. Once again Ben was first man back in 4:55 (15th overall), Rhiannon the first woman back in 5:54 (146th overall). Some great performances, notably Diamond ‘Virtual Standard’ for Ben, Brian, and Bruno!),
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Race 3 – 10km– 18th/19th July 2020 We had a good turn out for Race 3 in the Leicestershire Road Running Lockdown League: 27 Wreakies took part. Once again Ben was first man back in 36:37, Corrina the first woman back in 51:04. Special mentions to 16 Wreakies who’ve ran all three races so far
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Race 2 – 5km– 4th/5th July 2020 We had a super turn out for Race 2 in the Leicestershire Road Running Lockdown League: 41 Wreakies took part! Ben was first man back in 17:52, Rhiannon the first woman back in 19:41. Special mentions to John Hall who was 1st in his age category for the
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Race 1 – Barrow Honesty 10k – 20/21 June 2020 We had a good turn out for Race 1: 22 Wreakies took part and helped raise money for Rainbows Hospice. Bruno was 1st back in 39:16 (2nd in his age category, VM55), followed by 5 runners all within 23seconds of each other! (I wonder in
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A potted history of my running life and my marathon memories . . . . . . . well some anyway. Running has been a major part of my life. As a child I would always run to the shops for my mum and get great delight in her saying, on my return, ‘you can’t possibly have
A large number of Wreakies took on the challenge of the Gaddesby Gallop on sat 17th Dec. It’s a cracking low-key cross country race of 5.4 miles, with extra challenges thrown in along the way (a stinky pond, drainage tunnel, and a dip in the brook!). A light hearted and festive feel to the race