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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.


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Written by Julie Jeffeies   
Friday, 23 December 2011 13:08

The seasonal Poultry Run in Loftus saw 10 Quakers on the start line for the 8 mile multi-terrain race. Nick Wadd put in a good performance to be first home for the club in 53:29 with Colin Wild (57:20) and David Todd (59:05) also running well to take 2nd and 3rd positions. Michael Wray (62:19) and Peter Rowley (62:44) completed a good day’s racing for the Quakers’ men. Louise Trainor enjoyed yet another victory for the Quakers’ women with her 60:08 finish time while Abbie Hull can also be pleased with her 70:25 finish time. Little separated Julie Whinn (75:57) and Sandra Cass (76:02) with Diane Adkins following in 81:55.

The Tour de Helvellyn, a tough 38 miler over remote, unmarked Lakeland trails, was a must for Quakers’ endurance runners, Dave Thompson, Charlie Bogg and Annette Clarke. With plenty of snow underfoot and daylight hours at a minimum, it was never going to be any easy feat. A couple of navigational errors towards the end cost the three valuable time, but they pressed on to complete the race in just over 12 hours, still quite an achievement given the terrain and conditions.  

 

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