Four debutantes, three personal bests and a fourth-place finish in the junior event was the story of Heanor RC’s day at the London Marathon last weekend. In grey and cool conditions perfect for the runners if not so much for the traveling supporters that made their way from the East Midlands, the yellow and blue […]
A phenomenal thirty-five Heanor RC runners turned out for the first BDL of the season last Tuesday night as the yellow and blue made a great start to the defence of their road team titles. Stuart King and James Mee made it a comfortable HRC 1-2 at the top to lead the men to victory whilst […]
Thirty-five Heanor RC runners tackled the Midland 12 and 6 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park on Saturday with high hopes – and the day certainly didn’t disappoint. In the absence of Paul Winfield, pitching a tent proved a four-man job – although prime spot was still secured well before half past nine. The senior men’s […]
Heanor RC played its part in a record-breaking English National Cross Country Championship last weekend as a twelve-strong team made the trip down to the capital for the set piece event of the winter calendar. Typically heavy conditions underfoot characterised the Parliament Hill course as seven senior men, three senior women and two of club’s […]
Stuart King today qualified for the British Athletics Indoor Championships 1500m final and is set to pull on the yellow and blue for the national final in Birmingham tomorrow afternoon. The twenty-six year old, who qualified for the championshps following an indoor personal best of 3:52.63 at the BMC indoor meet in Sheffield last month, […]
A 25-strong turnout, impressive female showing plus seven men inside the first twelve ensured Heanor RC retained the men’s and combined BDL XC titles at Holmebrook Country Park yesterday. Joe Rainsford led home a HRC 1-2 ahead of Dale Annable whilst Wendy Mullineux took second in the female standings. There were also a number of […]
Lily Winfield finished an impressive 13th at the combined British Athletics Cross Challenge and Chiltern XC League event in Milton Keynes today. The long-running Cross Challenge is a series of four races across the winter beginning in Liverpool in November and culminating at the CAU Inter-Counties race at Cofton Park, Birmingham next month. Lily, who […]
A final pitch inspection on Saturday afternoon will determine which course host-club North Derbyshire will use for the final BDL XC fixture of the season this Sunday. Adverse weather conditions over the past week have taken their toll on the Holmebrook Country Park course and, whilst weather reports look favorable for the remainder of the […]
A near-complete revamp of the 2015 Heanor RC Club Championship fixture list will see Lisa Palmer, Laura Beth James-Hutchinson, Stuart King and Paul Mercer face new challenges in defence of their crowns. The Livingston Relays have been reinstated to the thirteen-fixture list and the senior men will be looking to retain the title they won […]
In perfect mid-winter conditions, Notts AC hosted an excellent day of cross country racing for the Midland Counties Cross Country at Wollaton Park on Saturday. The challenging course was packed with twists and turns and hills and mud and saw Heanor RC well-represented across four age category races. HRC junior Lily Winfield was the club’s […]
