Club News...
The RUNdown - 3rd November 2026
Turn, Turn, Turn - To everything there is a season
The RUNdown - 26 October 2026
A stormy weekend meant some race cancellations, but not for our Mad Mile or Ravenstone XC.
The RUNdown - 19 October 2026
There was a whole host of PBs this week at distances from parkrun to marathon as the 11th club championship race took place at Watermead Country Park and a group took on the Amsterdam Marathon.
The RUNdown - 13 October 2026
Autumn is here with a very busy weekend of fabulous running
The RUNdown - 6 October 2026
Rotherby 8, Charnwood challenge, and some half marathons.
The RUNdown - 28 September 2026
A whole lotta racing going on as the LRRL season moves towards its climax.
The RUNdown - 21 September 2026
Fun in the sun at Equinox24!
The RUNdown - 14 September 2026
This week saw the inaugural running of the Hose 10, with it being seven years since a 10 mile race last featured in the LRRL.
The RUNdown - 7th September 2026
A Mixed bag this weekend...
The RUNdown - 1 September 2026
A midweek league race and a major marathon
The RUNdown - 24th August 2026
A quiet week on the race front but a plethora of parkruns.
The RUNdown - 17 August 2026
Another Heatwave is over, but the performances keep coming.
The RUNdown - 10 August 2026
This week was all about race number 7 in the club championship as a group of 35 took on the Joy Cann 5 on a warm August night.
The RUNdown - 03 August 2026
A weekend of parkruns
The RUNdown - 28 July 2026
Two club championship races, two inspiring ultra runs, and more.
The RUNdown - 20th July 2026
A quiet week but parkruns aplenty!
The RUNdown - 13 July 2026
Fun in the sun!
The RUNdown - 6 July 2026
In one of the busiest Rundowns I have ever produced, we have 8 separate race events (and that’s before we mention parkrun!).
The RUNdown - 29th June 2026
Just a regular week, right?
The RUNdown 23 June 2026
Junior 800m time trial. And lots of parkrun.
The RUNdown - 16th June 2026
This week's news can be summed up by a quotation: ’It’s sticky in places but road shoes will suffice.'
The RUNdown - 8 June 2026
Lots of PBs at the Rothley 10km on Tuesday, a 24-hour race in Reading, all the usual parkruns and 1st place in the National Forest Way Ultra 75 (team) on Saturday, and LRRL race Swithland 6 on Sunday. What a week!
The RUNdown - 1 June 2026
This week saw the fifth race of the LRRL and second in the Club Championship in the form of the West End 8. Over 40 Barrow Runners took part, with Michael Cheverton achieving another second place finish in the league.
The RUNdown - 25 May 2026
Scorchio Scorchio Scorchio!!
The RUNdown - 18 May 2026
This rundown covers everything from 1 to 100 miles.
The RUNdown - 11 May 2026
This week saw the return of the Leicestershire Road Running League and some (super) heroic performances all round.
The RUNdown - 4 May 2026
A bountiful bank holiday weekend including a 10km win, some waddling, a few sprint triathlons, a May Day dash win, lots of parkruns, club representation at the Intercounty Mountain Championship race and quite a few PBs.
The RUNdown - 27 April 2026
This Rundown marks the highest number of PBs I have had the pleasure to write about, most of which in the marathon distance. After months of training, we had 12 athletes taking on marathons this weekend, with 9 at London and 3 at Shakespeare (Stratford).
The RUNdown - 20 April 2026
Another Glorious running weekend...
The 'Run'down - 13 April 2026
Four different marathons to launch spring marathon season, a race win, an ultra, and much more in this week's 'Run'down.
The 'Run'down 6th April 2026
An egg-stremely quiet weekend for Barrow Runners which saw parkruns and triathlons taking centre stage and the return of the King...
The 'Run'down - 30 March 2026
The inaugural parkrun Mob Match vs Shepshed, a speedy 10km and half marathons in Prague and Berlin
The 'Run'down - 23 March 2026
Marathon season is upon us with the annual Ashby 20 seeing 20 of our runners take on the challenging two-lap course.
The 'Run'down - 16 March 2026
Victory Weekend! Some fantastic results...
The 'Run'down - 9 March 2026
Double XC, a quest for the boggiest run, and Half Marathons everywhere!
The 'Run'down - 2nd March 2026
This weekend saw Barrow Runners competing as far afield as Kibworth, Leicester, Oundle, Anglesey and Bologna with some new faces making the headlines.
The 'Run'down - 23 February 2026
Barrow Runners were at the second Winter Champs race in a week at Braunstone parkrun, the Nationals for XC at Sedgefield and the Leicestershire half marathon!
The 'Run'down - 16 February 2026
After a week of non-stop rain, conditions were the wettest and muddiest possible for Holly Hayes XC, perhaps worse than that of this weekend's Barkley Marathons!
The 'Run'down - 9 February 2026
All eyes on parkrun!
The 'Run'down - 3 February 2026
There are two kinds of runners: those who take on the Charnwood Hills Race... and those who go all the way to Bournemouth just to avoid it.
The 'Run'down - 27th January 2026
This weekend saw the return of the Leicestershire Road Running League with the Desford 5 and some attritional ultra running along the Cornish coast.
The 'Run'down - 19 January 2026
The return of XC in a very muddy Martinshaw. Plus the inaugural Holme Pierrepont parkrun attended by 1,279 people, including six Barrow Runners.
The 'Run'down - 12 January 2026
With icy conditions and a whole host of cancellations, a brave group of 25 Barrow Runners headed over to Dishley in Loughborough on Saturday.
The 'Run'down - 05 January 2026
Happy Frosty New Year readers. It's been a busy week!
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
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
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
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
A Very Quiet week…
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.