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Club News...

Each week we share results of races, parkruns and other events that club members have done over the previous week and celebtrate their achievements. If you are new to Barrow Runners and want to find out more about our club, please visit our About Us page.
The 'Run'down - 05 January 2026
The 'Run'down - 05 January 2026
Happy Frosty New Year readers. It's been a busy week!
The 'Run'down - 29 December 2025
The 'Run'down - 29 December 2025
It's that magical time of the year again... The time to get a double dose of parkrun!
The 'Run' down - 22nd December
The 'Run' down - 22nd December
It was all about parkruns this week with the club's Winter Championship race at Market Bosworth taking centre stage.
The 'Run'down - 15 December 2025
The 'Run'down - 15 December 2025
Half marathons in Keyworth, London, and Malaga, one runner going for the full marathon, and some rapid 10k and parkrun performances.
The 'Run'down - 8 December 2025
The 'Run'down - 8 December 2025
Although a quieter week on the racing front, this week saw an impressive PB for Hollie Elliott in the Valencia Marathon, and podium places in the Canicross relays for our Barrow teams and their dogs!
The 'Run'down - 1st December 2025
The 'Run'down - 1st December 2025
A Very Quiet week…
The 'Run'down - 24 November 2025
The 'Run'down - 24 November 2025
This weekend featured a grand day out for the club at Sherwood, a 10k debut, and a six-legged effort.
The 'Run'down - 17th November 2025
The 'Run'down - 17th November 2025
'Claudia' did not prevent the Barrow Runners storming the Bagworth Heath cross country race this weekend with a record turnout and some incredible performances.
London Marathon 2026 Club Ballot
London Marathon 2026 Club Ballot
Louise Male and Mats Vermeeren have been drawn as our London Marathon club ballot winners for the 2026 edition. Richard Perkins and Ian Hawley were drawn as first and second reserves respectively.
The 'Run'down - 11 November 2025
The 'Run'down - 11 November 2025
A challenging Seagrave Challenge, a night race, a 10km Down Under and lots of lovely parkruns.
The 'Run'down - 4 November 2025
The 'Run'down - 4 November 2025
Alliterations aplenty this windy weekend, with a Marathon Major and the Shepshed Seven.
The 'Run'down - 27 October 2025
The 'Run'down - 27 October 2025
Marathons, Half Marathons, Parkruns and a clock Change!
The 'Run'down - 20 October 2025
The 'Run'down - 20 October 2025
This week saw the return of the XC league, indicating that winter is well and truly here! The teams were off to a great start, with 2nd place finishes for Michael Cheverton and Anna Munday.
The 'Run'down 13th October 2025
The 'Run'down 13th October 2025
A very busy weekend created a difficult choice for our runners: LRRL or Summer Champs?
The 'Run'down - 6 October 2025
The 'Run'down - 6 October 2025
In a weekend headlined by our first storm of the season, there was still plenty of sunny (if a bit windy) weather to bring out a number of Barrow Runners at the Chester marathon, the Charnwood Challenge, the Lincoln half and lots of parkruns.
The 'Run'down - 29 September 2025
The 'Run'down - 29 September 2025
This week saw the penultimate LRRL race at the Markfield 10k, with over 20 Barrow runners making an appearance for the team. For those wanting more of a challenge, the Robin Hood half marathon saw some impressive times over this longer distance.
The 'Run'down - 22 September 2025
The 'Run'down - 22 September 2025
A Weekend of weather... and running events!
The 'Run'down - 15 September 2025
The 'Run'down - 15 September 2025
A weekend of half marathons, trail runs, and wrong turns.
The 'Run' down - 9th September 2025
The 'Run' down - 9th September 2025
The 'world's biggest half marathon', the return of Barrow Runners' Summer Championship and a certain 40th anniversary were the main stories this week.
The 'Run'down - 1 September 2025
The 'Run'down - 1 September 2025
Running, running, lots of lovely running.
The 'Run'down - 25 August 2025
The 'Run'down - 25 August 2025
A somewhat quieter Rundown week over the Bank Holiday weekend saw a host of Barrow Runners taking part in parkruns across the UK and Ireland, with 18 different venues visited!
The 'Run'down - 18th August 2025
The 'Run'down - 18th August 2025
A Busy Week indeed!
The 'Run'down - 11th August 2025
The 'Run'down - 11th August 2025
Some stellar performances at The Joy Cann 5 on Wednesday, followed by a quieter weekend.
The 'Run'down - 4th August 2025
The 'Run'down - 4th August 2025
The Garendon Gallop, the Dovedale Dipper and a plethora of parkruns were the highlights this week.
The 'Run'down - 28 July 2025
The 'Run'down - 28 July 2025
Welcome to this weeks Rundown, and holiday season…
The 'Run'down - 21 July 2025
The 'Run'down - 21 July 2025
This week saw the 6th race in the Club Championship at Leicester's Victoria parkrun, with a host of PBs over the 3 lapped, 5k course.
The 'Run'down - 14 July 2025
The 'Run'down - 14 July 2025
Mid-week races took centre stage this week, with club championship points on offer in the Watermead Challenge.
The 'Run'down - 7th July 2025
The 'Run'down - 7th July 2025
Barrow Runners competed at the Tittesworth Water trail races, the Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix, the Outlaw Half Holkham triathlon and a lot of parkruns.
The 'Run'down -  1st July 2025
The 'Run'down - 1st July 2025
The main events this week were the return of the Leicestershire Road Running League for the Steve Morris 5, the start of the Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix and some pretty impressive parkruns.
The 'Run'down - 23 June 2025
The 'Run'down - 23 June 2025
It was the hottest, most humid and quietest racing weekend of the year so far.
The 'Run'down - 16 June 2025
The 'Run'down - 16 June 2025
Your headline news this week is that Barrow have retained the 3 Club Challenge Trophy! We stormed to victory on Tuesday night, with 53 club members taking part and donning the Barrow colours.
The 'Run'down - 9 June 2025
The 'Run'down - 9 June 2025
We are in the thick of it now, with very little time for resting between races.
The 'Run'down - 3 June 2025
The 'Run'down - 3 June 2025
The vests saw heavy use this week, with West End 8 on Sunday and Rothley 10k on Tuesday.
The 'Run' down - 26th May 2025
The 'Run' down - 26th May 2025
This week's big event was undoubtedly the debut of the Watermead 10k on the Leicestershire Road Running League calendar, hosted by the Barrow Runners!
The 'Run'down - 19 May 2025
The 'Run'down - 19 May 2025
UTS Snowdonia 50k, Eyams Half Marathon, Nottingham Outlaw Half Triathlon and lots of lovely parkruns this weekend.
The 'Run'down - 12 May 2025
The 'Run'down - 12 May 2025
The fourth race of the LRRL took part this week at the Bosworth Half Marathon, with an impressive 28 Barrow Runners turning out for the club. This resulted in Gold standard runs from Matt King and Ian Robinson.
The RUNdown - 05 May 2025
The RUNdown - 05 May 2025
Welcome readers to this weeks Rundown! The club focus was primarily on the Livingston Relays, that being the first race of the Barrow Runners Summer Championship this year.
The RUNdown - 27 April 2025
The RUNdown - 27 April 2025
On this glorious weekend, twenty-nine fabulous Barrow Runners were on the start line of a marathon, one ran a half marathon and we had the usual multitude of parkruns.
The RUNdown - 21 April 2025
The RUNdown - 21 April 2025
A quiet weekend, with just one triathlon result to add to the usual bucketful of parkrun times.
The 'Run' down - 14th April 2025
The 'Run' down - 14th April 2025
The Leicestershire Road Running League season continued this week with the Stilton 7. Elsewhere, Barrow Runners competed in races as far afield as Paris, Leuven and (the other) Boston.
The 'Run'down - 7 April 2025
The 'Run'down - 7 April 2025
The LRRL was back for race number 2 this week, with the resurrected Desford 6. An impressive 24 Barrow Runners represented the club, with age category wins for Kirsty Hillier and Andrea Winkless.
The 'Run'down - 31 March 2025
The 'Run'down - 31 March 2025
It's been a quieter week, but there's still plenty to celebrate!
The 'Run'down - 24 March 2025
The 'Run'down - 24 March 2025
It was an action-packed weekend with a club championship event and the couch to 5k graduation on Saturday, as well as two twenty-milers and a singular 10k on Sunday.
The 'Run'down - 17th March 2025
The 'Run'down - 17th March 2025
This week saw a plethora of parkruns and the start of the Leicestershire Road Running League season at Kibworth.
The 'Run'down - 10 March 2025
The 'Run'down - 10 March 2025
Some half marathons, lots of parkruns and a fabulous send off for our Cross Country Captain, Andrew Price, at the Bosworth XC this weekend.
The 'Run'down - 3 March 2025
The 'Run'down - 3 March 2025
This week was more about the cake than the running, with an array with goodies on offer at the Belvoir Challenge (not to mention the apple crumble and custard at the finish)! A group of Barrow Runners completed the 15 mile option on a sunny morning.
The RUNdown - 24 February 2025
The RUNdown - 24 February 2025
This weekend saw a packed schedule of racing for many Barrow Runners with plenty of parkrun action on Saturday and the Ravenstone Cross Country, Leicestershire Half Marathon and Bath "Two Tunnels" Half Marathon on Sunday.
The RUNdown - 17 February 2025
The RUNdown - 17 February 2025
This week's RUNdown celebrates two age category victories in trail races and several PBs and achievements at parkrun.
The RUNdown - 10th February 2025
The RUNdown - 10th February 2025
This weekend's racing saw a 5k milestone and pacer debut at parkrun, a challenging race in the Peak District, and the Holly Hayes cross country league race.
The 'Run'down - 3 February 2025
The 'Run'down - 3 February 2025
This Saturday saw the 100th parkrun at event at Beacon Hill, which is the closest parkrun to Barrow and includes our run coach, Rob Phillips on the core organisation team.
Tuesday training run
13/01/2026
Thursday track session - Ratcliffe
15/01/2026
Martinshaw Woods XC (Derby Runner Race 3 of 6)
18/01/2026
Thursday track session - Ratcliffe
22/01/2026