Heanor RC finished the BDL summer season in style with four men leading the way in the final fixture on home turf. In warm conditions at Shipley Hall Cricket Club, 29 runners turned out in the yellow and blue. Dale Annable secured the win ahead of teammates Joe Rainsford, Matt Bickerstaff and Ben Rhodes as […]
Lisa Palmer-Blount, Louise Insley and Ashleigh Armstrong combined to secure top-spot for Heanor RC’s women at the latest BDL road race at Carsington Water. Matt Bickerstaff and Ben Rhodes took a yellow and blue one-two at the head of the race as junior, Dylan George, enjoyed one of his best-ever races to finish eighth. The […]
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Stuart King was crowned the Midland Counties 1500m champion after clocking 4:00:06 in what he described as “a very tactical race.” Lily Winfield grabbed 1500m gold at the Derbyshire Schools Championships. Lily ran a controlled 4:51 in the U15 category and will be heading to Birmingham next weekend to compete for the prestigious Masons Trophy over the […]
A club record 55 runners turned out for the latest BDL road race at Denby Pottery last Tuesday. The phenomenal numbers accounted for 15% of the total number of finishers and was second only to North Derbyshire’s 56-strong showing. Matt Bickerstaff led home an impressive HRC 1-2-3, with Dale Aannable and Joe Rainsford occupying the next […]
Lisa Palmer-Blount, Louise Insley and Jill Burke all returned from the European Masters Championships last weekend with silverware. Taking place at Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the Algarve, Portugal, the competition included race walk, 10k, half marathon and XC relays. All three, who have enjoyed British Masters success over the last couple of years, […]
Eighteen Heanor Running Club members, plus friends and family travelled to the Latvian capital of Riga last week to take part in a weekend festival of running. The annual club trip overseas exceeded all expectations. From the friendly locals, superb hotel and beautiful sights in the Old Town area, the visit followed on from previous […]
On the same weekend that 18 club members tackled the roads in Riga, Ashley Deeming and a handful of Heanor RC juniors supported the Derbyshire Track and Field Championships held in conjunction with Nottinghamshire at Harvey Hadden. Lily Winfield continued her sparkling run of form with a county middle-distance double. Lily smashed her previous best […]
Heanor Running Club completely dominated the long-standing Livingston Relays in Leicestershire last weekend as the men romped home to their third-successive title and the women took top-spot for the first time in the event’s 88-year history. Hannah Viner and Stuart King set the tone from the off over the quick but blustery 3 mile lap […]
A busy weekend of racing saw Heanor RC in road and track action at events across the Midlands. The club held its own among quality opposition as the sole representative from Derbyshire at the ERRA National 12 Stage Road Relays on Saturday. Following a top-10 finish at the regional championships at the same Sutton Park […]
