Yearly Archives: 2016

It was beautiful autumn morning, that saw 35 Buckley Runners making the journey to Caernarfon for the first race of seven of the 2016\2017 Borders League. This course is the furthest away to travel to from this seasons Borders League races, but it clearly didn’t put people off and it […]

Borders League #1 – Caernarfon

A quick update on the Club Champs Standings for 2016-2017 (to end 20th September). Place Name Points 1st John Morris 117 2nd Karl Williams 112 3rd Tim Hargreaves 111 4th Chris Shaw 103 5th Hazel Berrett 101 6th David Wootton 98 7th Simon Roberts 97 8th Jez Brown 95 9th Hayley […]

Club Champs September Update

I often wonder what exactly is the secret recipe for developing a popular trail/fell race. Sometimes seen as a little niche (particularly fell running), some races whither and die over time for no obvious reason. Others thrive – such as the Beast. If memory serves me correctly (I don’t bother […]

Trail up the Beast – June 2016

Continuing the short reprise of some races from the summer past it can’t help but include this gem. The Robbie Webster Wobbler is a relatively new local evening race organised by Helsby Runners in commemoration of a former member of the club. This year was my second attempt at the challenging […]

The Robbie Webster Wobbler – June 2016

Dash in the Dark

Now that the long “hot” days of summer are firmly behind us.. I thought it a good opportunity to catch up on some race reports I’ve had the pleasure of taking part in or simply watching as a spectator. This was the first year I’ve done this race – mainly […]