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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.

 

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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: 02/03/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Phil Rutter   
Sunday, 07 March 2010 11:15

Ian Scott returned to winning ways at Sunday’s Pocklington Snake Lane 10-mile road race, where he took first prize in his category.  Running in windy conditions, he completed the East Yorkshire course in 1:05:13 to beat thirty-seven other over-55 runners and take 77th place overall.  Richard Hughes ran 1:15:04 to come 245th from 666 finishers, followed by Diane Vaughan, ten places behind in 1:15:32. 

 


 

On the previous day, two of the club’s keen cross country runners joined thousands of fellow athletes in Leeds, for the National Championships.  On a predictably muddy course, Steve Snook finished the 12k event in 55:07 to take 934th place and Graham Park came 1204th in 60:16. 

Mark Robinson made his debut in Albert Park at the weekly Saturday morning 5k run.  Recording a time of 21:03, he finished 32nd out of 167 entrants to become the eighth fastest Quaker around the course. 

Race 8 in the Northern Runner Winter Series saw a record entry of ninety runners take to the Cleveland Hills for the Commondale Clart.  Andrew Lambe was the leading Quaker over the soggy 5.5 mile circuit; finishing in 59th place. Anthony Corbett finished 75th, one place ahead of Danny Gordon, whose 48 points lifted him to third position in the over-65 standings. 

Thanks to Dave Aspin for the Commondale pictures, Robin Rutherford for snapping our gallant cross country heroes and Sarah from Pocklington for the Snake Lane photo. 

All runners are welcome to attend Quakers training sessions, which take place at Carmel School on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30pm.
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 11:18
 

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