This is the famed half marathon that takes runners round not one, but two nature reserves! The St Aidan’s Trail Half Marathon starts and finishes at the picturesque St Aidan’s RSPB nature reserve but also takes in the equally scenic … Continued
In her second race of the weekend, Eccleshill’s Gillian Jago set the bar high today and in doing so earned star number three of the six majors.The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is the pinnacle of achievement for elite athletes … Continued
The Manchester half is a 13.1 mile challenge that takes place every October, starting and finishing by Old Trafford football ground and is easily the biggest in the region with over 15,000 runners. It is an event that aims … Continued
Eccleshill’s Sarah Rawlings and David Goodyear took on this local 10k for this weekend’s Sunday race fix. Hosted by Morley Run Club, their inaugural race, was an out and back, chip timed route and had a total climb of 143metres … Continued
On very rare occasions, some of our members get to experience the privilege of running in other countries, even other continents! Such is the honour bestowed on Gillian Jago who has patiently had to wait for this opportunity because of … Continued
A crisp Autumnal morning greeted runners & walkers to Robert’s park, Saltaire for the first birthday celebrations of said parkrun. Joining in the celebrations were a group of 14 Eccleshill runners and (guess who) one of those chose to run … Continued
Dave Goodyear went North East this weekend and ran the Zetland 10k representing the mighty blue and whites. The 10k, part of the Redcar Running Festival, takes an out and back loop using the coast road between Redcar and Marske. … Continued
This was the second race of a back to back pair this weekend for Dan Jenkins after completing a 50 mile ultra on Saturday. Another Eccleshill Road Runner taking part was Robert Sutton. This ever popular event hosted by Kirkstall … Continued
The inaugural London marathon took place in 1981. It’s an extremely popular race and is always massively over subscribed. The event is watched by millions of TV viewers every year and is the largest charity event outside of America. In … Continued
Daniel Jenkins started the weekend setting the bar high with the first of two races in the form of this marathon ultra 50 mile race. The Round Rotherham 50 was first run in 1983 and has a lot of history. … Continued