Monthly Archives: July 2014

We are looking for club members who are interested in the fell relay championships and the 2014 XC league. Perhaps somebody can step up and organise a team / teams for the events. or if you simply want to join in let me know. Details are :

British Athletics Fell & Hill Relay Championship 2014.
Sunday 19 October 2014 – Middleton Fells, East Cumbria.  LA6 2LZ
10am start, 5pm presentation http://www.britishfellrelay.org.uk/

2014 North Wales XC Championships
Men’s Start 2:45pm.  Ladies Start 2pm.
 (Venues will be confirmed asap).  Please check at  http://www.northwalesxc.com/fixturesvenues.htm
4^th October – Treborth Track, Bangor.
18^th October – St Davids College, Llandudno.
29^th November – Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, Wrexham.
31^st January – National Sports Centre, Telford.
7^th February – Marches School, Oswestry.

Club timed run. Sunday 3rd August, 09:30, at the bottom car park, Moel Famau. The route (unmarshalled) will be straight up to the top of Moel Famau and back down to the top car park and then back to the bottom car park. This will be good for people new to fell racing and also to experienced fell racers who want to compete against other club members.

Open to club members only or those wishing to join. There will be a selection of club vests to try on as well.

Thanks, Charlotte.

A blazing hot evening saw a field of 90 runners set off over a challenging course that criss-crossed the Clwydians as it made its way up, and back down, Moel Famau before branching off into through some well grown heather and bracken for one last climb before descending to a fast finish

A brilliant performance from Mary Gillie, ( Clwydian Range Runners) gave her first lady home with a time of 53:31 and 15^th overall. Well done Mary !

The Druid– Wed 16^th July.

Last Wednesday saw the 2^nd race in the ‘Clwydian Hills Summer Trots’ series with The Druid race, starting and finishing at The Druid pub, Llanferres. Recent wet weather did not dampen the spirits as 90 runners lined up to tackle the 8Km – 366m course. There were 6 Clwydian runners out with ‘in form’ Sam Clough coming home at 38.39, Neil Coppack 39.24, Dan Hurst 39.38, James Harris 40.03, Paul Oldfield 49.30 and Susan Ridings, 2^nd in her class with 53.58.  A great turnout and some great prizes to be had with four CRR members in the top 20 !  A big thanks to John Linley for organizing the race and all the marshals / helpers on the night.

The Druid Fell Race.

Wednesday 16^th July – 7.30pm.

8Km,/366m.

From the Druid Inn, Llanferres (on A494, west of Mold, GR 188605).

Limited parking. Please car share. Race 2 of Clwydian Hills Summer Trots.

John Linley  01352 771543

Thanks to all the folks who have already paid subs for 2014-15.

For those who haven’t got round to it yet, or for anyone who would like to join the CRR then the subs are due now.

You can choose to pay your subs via bank transfer, Paypal, cash or cheque.
See membership page for details.

Many thanks.

Last Saturday was the Moel Siabod race which saw a few Clwydian Range Runners take part.Well done to Chris Wilcox who came 2nd in his age group in 67.55mins, Stephen Jones who came in at 72.50mins and to Jenny Ewels who came 4th in her age group at 76.37.  From the photos it looks like it was a sunny day.

Thanks to everyone who came to the timed run up and down Moel Famau on Sat 5th July.  It was good weather for running and good to see a few new faces joining the club as a second claim club.  We hope to see you on some training runs too if you fancy any hills!  Tim Higginbottom came in at 27.36mins, followed by Duncan Jones at 35.01mins and then Helen Ashworth and Jayne Penrhyn Jones crossed the line together at 37.41mins.  We plan to hold the next one on the 3rd August so put it in your diaries if you want to see if you can beat your previous time or to have a practice if you are new to fell racing.

Well done to everyone who took part in the Hotfoot Up Famau Race on 18th June.  There was a good club turnout.  Sam Clough was the first in from the club in 43.04 mins (8th), followed by Neil Coppack in 44.49 mins (15th), Graeme Peacock in 46.20 mins (23rd), James Harris in 47.22 mins (28th), Dan Hurst in 47.35 mins (30th), Gareth Jaggard in 57.52 (77th) and Mel Berry in 63.54 (85th).