By PIP RAYNER. When you wake up on Boxing Day and your body is made up of 25% alcohol, 25% cheese, 25% chocolate and 25% Christmas Lunch – I...
The Chevin Chase – Boxing Day 2019
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News, Reports & Spotlight
Race Report – GB Ultras, Race across Scotland
BY EMILY BEAUMONT Apologies in advance – this is long, I’ve left a few details out, so it could have been longer. Plus, I remembered more of the...
Club Championship Update
28/08/19 Roseberry Topping We saw 3 Quakers head to the heady hights of Roseberry Topping in search of points…… Phil Rutter gained 50 points in an...
July & August Achievements
Well done to all who have taken part in the many events that have taken place both locally and the length and breadth of the country. We are seeing...
Race Report – Sedgefield Serpentine
BY ROB DENT My three favourite races all seem to fall within a five week spell right at the end of summer. This is the middle one, held just up the...
Club Championship Update
Sunday 18th August – Scorton Feast Memorial 10K 23 Quakers who took part in this Multi Terrain 10k race around North Yorkshire. The weather stayed...
Club Championship Update
Wednesday 17th July – Summer Coast road 5K This fast, flat course saw the first Quaker coming in on an age adjusted time of 16:20, which was Paul...
June 2019 Achievements
Well done to all of our members who have taken part in events across varying disciples from fell races, track & field, road and trail during...
Club Championship Update
Sunday 30th June – Ali Brownlee – 5K Ali Browlee saw a change in the course this year making this an ideal race for a PB. The weather was warm and...
Club Championship Update
19th June – Whorlton Run - 10K – Fell It was warm, sunny and still, perfect weather for a summer evening of fell racing. The Whorlton Run. It’s a...
May 2019 Achievments
Well done to everyone participating in the many events that have take place and a round of applause to all those that have new personal best times,...
Club Championship Update
9th June – Blaydon Race 5.4 mile The weather was perfect for running up at Newcastle for the Blaydon race where runners ran from Newcastle City...
Quakers Volunteer at Race for Life
Sunday 9th June saw the mighty Quaker's on hand again to marshal at this year's Race for Life which took place in the South Park. Over 40 Quaker's...
Race Report – LDWA Hadrian Hundred
BY DAVE THOMPSON Before If you have not heard of the Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) before a smidgen of background information.Basically...
Quaker Trail – Mowden Meander Results
It was a lovely evening for the first of the Quaker Trail handicaps last Thursday. Well done to everyone that participated, we hope you enjoyed the...
Litter Pick – 11th May 2019
Nearly 30 bags of rubbish were collected at the first litter pick on Saturday 11th May. Almost £40 was raised for Darlington Mind which included a...
2019 April achievements
WOW! As we have moved into the Spring season we have members who have taken part in the seasonal track and field events. We have also had people...
2019 March achievements
During March our runners have travelled far and wide to take part in events of all distances. We have some fantastic achievements with personal best...
2019 February achievements
Hi all During February we have seen Club records beaten in distances from the Quaker beer mile to the Ultra 50 miles distance. We have had age...
2018 Awards
Winners of the QRC 2018 Awards - Photos courtesy of Karen Harland 10k Leagues 10k League 1 Paul Dalton 10k League 2 Mike Kipling 10k League 3 Andrew...
Race Report – Paris Bois de Boulogne parkrun (small p) – February 2019
BY TOM CHAPMAN I love running. I love going on holiday and I love parkrun. What could be better than combining all three?!! It gets you out nice and...
Race Report – The British Master’s Cross Country (Part 2)
BY MICHAEL JOYEUX The 2018 British Masters International Cross Country event took place in Swansea, Wales this year. It is held on a rotation across...
Race Report – Trust 10 at Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough – Sunday 27th January 2019
BY LISA JENKINS Ormesby Hall’s FREE monthly 10k trail run takes place on the fourth Sunday of every month. Registration is at 8.30am in the tea...
January 2019 achievements
During January we have seen many Quakers taking part in parkruns far and wide, road races, cross country, trail events, marathons and ultra...
Race Report – A Year of Master’s Running (Part 1)
BY MICHAEL JOYEUX I like to have one big target to work on over a running year. Sometimes, when the weather is horrid or the sofa is too comfy, it’s...
Race Report – Roseberry Topping Half Marathon – (the Hardmoors version) 9th December 2018
By MICHELLE DALE With the Hardmoors events as popular as they are nowadays, I'd pretty much forgotten that I'd signed up for the Roseberry HM way...
Race Report – Meanwood Valley Trail Race – 15 September 2018
By PHILIPPA RAYNER I entered the 21st (and apparently resurrected) Meanwood Valley Trail Race two days before I ran it. My sister lives in Leeds and...
Race Report – Regent’s Park Summer 10k
By Wendy Thompson Regent’s Park Summer 10k This was not a race that I was planning to do, but as I was in London that weekend it would have been...
Member Spotlight, July 2018 – Abbie Hull
Quakers Member Spotlight – July 2018 Long time member and coach Abbie Hull gives us insight into the world of off road running and tells us about...
Member Spotlight, July 2018 – Sarah Watson
Quakers Member Spotlight - July 2018 This month’s Member’s Spotlight is on someone that I thought had been running for ages. Instead it turns out...
Race Report – St Begas Ultra Trail Race – May 27th 2018
By Lisa Jenkins St Begas Ultra Trail Race I was challenged to complete the run by a fellow Quaker who unfortunately was not able to run with...
Quakers help out at the Race for Life
Quakers members once again helped out at this year's Race for Life held in South Park which raised funds for Cancer Research UK. Almost sixty...
Member Spotlight, May 2018 – Paul Roberts
Many runners start out as sprinters then gradually move up to longer and longer distances as they get older and slower. Our men’s track and field...
Quakers duo are the Best of Darlington
Two Quakers had reason to celebrate this weekend at the Best of Darlington Awards. Brian Martin picked up the award for "Performance in Sport", in...
Race Report – Kieran Maxwell Memorial Open Track & Field 400M & 200M – 8th April 2018
By Paul Roberts Kieran Maxwell Memorial Open Track & Field 400M & 200M For me this T & F race started way back in October 2017 when I...
2017 Awards
Chairman's Award [expand title="Olly Moore"] For improvements made to club communication, IT and management systems; introducing online payments for...
2017 Round Up
Review of our achievements for 2017 Looking back over the year 2017 our membership should be proud of everything the Quakers have achieved. All of...
December Achievements
It may be December but Quakers are still travelling long distances to compete in events. We have had runners in Lanzarote where Marc Ellis was 3rd...
November Achievements
At the Guy Fawkes 10 mile race at Ripley Brian Martin and Louise Trainor were both 1st in their age categories. In the Leeds Abbey Dash Michael...
October Achievements
During October we have seen our members participate in every type of event including the start of the Cross Country season, 5k through to marathon...
Race Report – Ullswater “Dirty Double” – 14-15 October 2017
By REBECCA HOWARD Ullswater Dirty Double Weekend - Running on a Lakeland trail Picture for a moment a merry car of runners. Music chirps from the...
September Achievements
We have seen some amazing performances by our members during September with Club Records being broken, personal best times being run and many...
August Achievements
At the monthly mile race at South Shields Michael Joyeux finished in third place and also broke the Club Record in his age category.Diane Vaughan...
July Achievements
In the 24 hour event at Bramham Park Richard Hughes set the Club Record with a distance of 75 miles. April Corbett was 9th in the female solo...
Quakers host yet another successful Lyke Wake Challenge
Quakers Running Club held another successful hosting of the Lyke Wake Challenge at the weekend, which unlike last year saw the sun make an...
Race Report – Bramham Park 24hr Event
The event is a 24 hour race at Bramham Park which is only about an hour away by car and only a short distance from the A1 turn off. The concept is...
June Achievements
Well done to over 50 of our club members who volunteered at this year’s Race for Life event held in the South Park. At Mulgrave Castle 10K off road...
Race Report – Edinburgh Marathon – Sun 28 May 2017
By ANDY DIXON My first, my last (probably not!), my everything... On a lovely warm Scottish Sunday morning in May, I made my way to Regents Road,...
Member Report – My parkrun Journey
By ANTHONY CORBETT I remember where it all began... Looking at New Marske Harriers website for the final date in the 5k Coast Road series and there...
Quakers support the Race for Life
Quakers runners once again added a touch of black and white to the mass of pink at this year’s Race for Life in South Park. Over fifty members gave...