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Club Awards

In 2005 Quakers Running Club was 'Highly Commended' by Cancer Research UK for its continued support of Darlington's Race for Life. Click here to view the award.

 

 Enter the Darlington Race for Life

The club is also recognised by the Flora London Marathon for its dedication and support given to beginners and has been designated a Flora London Marathon Running Club Partner, the only club in County Durham to receive this accolade.

London Marathon Partner Club Site

 

About the Club

The club's main training base is at Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College Playing Fields, Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8LR. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday evenings (meeting at the school at 6:30pm). Formed in May 1995 with a membership of just six. The club was formed to promote the participation of all disciplines of athletics and has quickly established itself as one of the regions more active promoters of running events.

At present the club boasts a coaching staff of twenty qualified coaches specialising in a wide range of disciplines from sprints to ultra distance running, including field events, as well as more diverse disciplines such as fell running, strength & conditioning and orienteering. We cater for all types of runners and boast a varied membership, accomodating for all ability ranges. No one is ever left behind! We consider ourselves to be the most friendly and active running club in the area.

If you are interested in joining, you might find our membership introduction pack useful. Click here to download the file as a PDF.


Press Report: 14th January 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Phil Rutter   
Thursday, 14 January 2010 19:33

 

Nick Watson and Danny Gordon represented Quakers at the Captain Cooks Race, held in difficult conditions at Great Ayton.  The course took runners on a five mile circuit, which climbed up from the village to Captain Cook’s Monument and back, over snow-covered tracks and icy tarmac.  Watson clocked 39:44 to take 33rd place from 231 finishers.  Gordon made it round in 52:22 to finish 188th and currently lies fourth in the over-65 category in the Northern Runner Winter Series. 

 

With the freezing weather decimating the local racing calendar, Anthony Corbett was pleased to find that the weekly Albert Park time trial had survived the cold snap.  With three inches of snow and the temperature at minus seven, conditions were hardly conducive to running fast times.  Like most of the 44 hardy runners taking part, he ran his slowest 5k to date, clocking 31:50 to come 26th.

 

The NYSD Cross Country League resumes on Sunday, when Caedmon School in Whitby hosts the fifth meeting of the season.  In the current standings, Abbie Hull occupies ninth position in the Senior Women’s category.   Bev Snook is also ninth in her Vet 2 group, while Steve Snook is the eighth-placed Vet 2 male.

 

Thanks, once again, to David Aspin for the photograph.

 

Quakers meet at Carmel School on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30pm. 

 
 

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