Monthly Archives: May 2016

There are an awful lot of races out there these days – of varying distances and popularity. I’ve come to realise that many are very popular and most are quite expensive. Hence rather than deluge the site with endless reports this “summer” I will concentrate on just some races I […]

Off Road Gems in North Wales – Moel y Gest

Christleton 5k – 20-05-016 by Dave Wotton 6 Buckley runners made the short trip to leafy Christleton this evening, after parking up a short walk past a range of students in varying length of dress to the registration. A warm up jog to the start followed and positions taken in […]

Christleton 5k

Moel Eilio Fell Race – 14.05.16   This race is one of the longest established fell races in Snowdonia, over 40 years old, an absolute classic, taking in the range of hills near Llanberis towards, but short of Snowdon – a horseshoe of around 9 miles. This year was a real […]

Moel Eilio Race

Chester Half Marathon   Let me start with the fact that running is addictive. It’s a little known fact to non runners, and it is certainly not something that I was aware of when I started running in early February for the first time in 25 years, with the goal […]

Chester Half Marathon

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks   So at the end of January I needed to set myself a target. I hadn’t run for 3 months due to a stress fracture in my foot, but I needed to start building up the miles again. I was at the podiatrist getting some tips […]

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks

It is that time if year again. The swift breathless border league races have passed as have the (mainly) soggy cross countries. Fortunately the summer is packed full of some wildly fun events. It is time to reflect and gather together to celebrate the best of this amazing club. The […]

Buckley Presentation Evening

BUCKLEY BLUE BOMB EVENT! Thank you for all the race suggestions. Following Tuesdays meeting we have picked a winning race for our first Blue Bomb. Tattenhall Tough Team Race, Friday 17th June at 7:15pm The race is a bit different in that we would race in teams of 3 – […]

Buckley Blue Bomb Event: Update