Race Reports
CC6 – Kings Garn Enclosure – 10 Dec 23
11 December 2023Stephen Lowy
Sunday, 10 December 2023, will go down in history as the first CC6 league race Winchester Running Club participated in, not only a historic first but a competitive one, too, with the men's team coming first and Adrian Fautly winning outright. Seventeen athletes in black tops took to the Kings Garn Enclosure, the third race…
Valencia Marathon – 3 Dec 2023
7 December 2023Justin Corrie
Seeking some blue sky and vitamin D, Justin Corrie, Dave Gaskell, James Moore, and Rick Munro took part in the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, 3rd December. The weather was perfect for running, the course was flat and fast, and the field was loaded with high-quality runners. We learned the marathon distance remains as brutal as…
Victory 5 – 3 Dec 2023
7 December 2023Paul Horler
On a busy weekend of sport for WRC the least glamorous race of the season took place in a car park just off the M27, north of Portsmouth in sodden conditions, under a leaden sky. The Victory 5 is a stable fixture in the Hampshire Roadrace League and is in its 77th year. The 5-mile…
Grim Challenge – 3 Dec 2023
3 December 2023Matt Kurton
On the same day wiser members of the WRC family were touring the sun-dappled streets of Valencia during the city’s winter marathon, a few hardy athletes made their way to Aldershot for the annual Grim Challenge. Not for us the orange trees, flat roads and golden December sunshine of eastern Spain. Instead we were promised…
Parkrun Roundup – 25 Nov 2023
27 November 2023Steve Oliver
There are now 74 athletes who have associated their Parkrun profile with WRC, of those 29 completed a Parkrun on 25 Nov 2023. Highlights included:
HRRL Gosport Half – 19 Nov 23
21 November 2023Steve Oliver
Great excitement at the Gosport Half as many of our runners got their first chance to represent Winchester Running Club in a competitive event. Despite being a bit exposed to coastal breezes Gosport is one of the best half marathon's around and usually attracts some quality athletes from all over the South. It is also…
Parkrun Roundup – 18 Nov 2023
20 November 2023Steve Oliver
We currently have 68 parkrunners linked with our club and 14 of those were active at the weekend (https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=48509). Highlights from this weekend: Don't forget to sign up for our Parkrun Club if you haven't already.