With his distinctive gazelle-like stride, Alastair Hobday has been a recognisable sight and permanent fixture on the Derbyshire road and cross country scene for almost thirty years. Alastair has played a key part in the HRC success-story since his move from Derby AC in 2006. Four London Marathons in the bag – and with another […]
The Wilne 10k delivered personal bests galore for Heanor RC last weekend as twenty-one turned out for the race billed as one of the flattest 10k races in the country. Now in its fourth year, the race has grown to become one of the largest and fastest 10k races in the region. The 858-strong field […]
One of HRC’s more entertaining characters – leading the “Madness tribute band” above – this week’s Introducing features Wendy Mullineux. The 40-minute 10k runner (with a soft-spot for chocolate cake) talks about why she runs, her greatest running achievement to date and the best and worst things about the club. HOW DID YOU GET INTO RUNNING? I […]
Congratulations and a big shout-out to HRC’s Lisa Palmer and Louise Insley, who have both received regional call-ups for this weekend’s Wilne 10k incorp. Derbyshire & Midland Masters 10k Championships. The well-deserved recognition comes off the back of a sparling twelve months for the pair that has seen them set personal bests across a range […]
Heanor RC secured top-spot at the Malt Shovel Relay last Thursday evening as Joe Rainsford led the men’s “A” team home to first with the fastest time of the night and a new course record. With the Midland 6 & 4 Stage Road Relays now just three weeks away, the yellow and blue showed just […]
With the summer season beginning to draw to a close, thoughts now turn towards the mud and tears of another impending cross country campaign. Heanor Running Club competes in two cross country leagues during the winter months – the North Midlands Cross Country League and the Booth Decorators League. The juniors also compete in the […]
Derbyshire athletics stalwart, Jill Burke, doesn’t really need any introduction but here she tells us how she got into running, her greatest achievement in the sport to date and the best (and worst things) about Heanor Running Club. HOW DID YOU GET INTO RUNNING? I was a good runner at school and have ran for most of […]
With just four races left to run in the 2014 Club Championship, it’s tight at the top as at least two runners still stand a chance of snatching victory in each individual category. Only the Sam North Mile, Shelton Striders 10k, Worksop Half Marathon and Leeds Abbey Dash (plus, a marathon any time before the end […]
Carl Hughes was the sole Heanor RC representative at an old club favourite over the weekend as he “raced the train & beat it again” in Tywyn, Wales. Race the Train was a regular fixture on the club calendar throughout the noughties until the incessant wet weather year-on-year eventually dampened enthusiasm enough for a return but Carl […]
Having set personal bests across a range of distances and been at the forefront of numerous team successes throughout 2014, Lisa Palmer continued her sterling year with gold at the British Masters 5,000m on Sunday. It has been quite the year so far for Lisa and the thirty-seven year old completed a brilliant British Masters […]
