Nick Moore

HRC member since 2015, Assistant Secretary and former Mens Captain. Also website administrator/dogsbody.

Derby Runner XC – Race 4 Information

Roadhoggs have sent us the information for the upcoming race at Bradgate Park on Sunday 10th December:

Roadhoggs Bradgate xc 101217 club pack (PDF)

Please note the important restrictions on parking and the necessity for car sharing if using the race car park – we will organise a car share as usual. The seniors fee is £4. Also of particular note is the brand new route which is different from the previous years!

Remember there is no need to book a place in these races as they are “turn up on the day” and open to all members of the club. The more the merrier! Club vest is available for £15 if you don’t have one yet.

Photo from the Bradgate Park XC in 2016 – by Stephen Lee.
The new course for 2017

Mince Pie Night ?

EDIT: NOTE NEW DATE. POSTPONED TO 19th DECEMBER
Our “Mince Pie Night” will be on Tuesday 19th December after normal training. This is an annual tradition of an informal festive gathering, and this year is being kindly hosted by Liz Aspden-Mansfield. Contributions of food and drink are welcome and can be dropped round at Liz’s beforehand.

Holly Hayes XC Results

RESULTS Derby Runner XC League – Race 3 – Holly Hayes Woods – 26th November 2017
Seniors Results – Team Tables – Juniors Results

Edit: Juniors results added. Edit 2: v2 Results Uploaded (now with added Simon)

We had another really enjoyable XC race on Sunday. 22 HRC seniors finished the race and 21 finished, with Steve P unfortunately wounded after slipping on a nasty rock and ending up with 6 stitches to the knee. He got rapid attention from the marshals & medics and several nearby runners from other clubs gave up their race to stop and help him — thank you to all who helped.

Simon Birch came a brilliant 2nd in the men’s race (adjusted down from an initial 1st as the true winner Nathaniel Walker had been misdirected). Also there was no men’s disc 328 handed out so anybody after this position will find themselves moved up 1 place.

It was also a triumph of cakes with contributions from Steve, Greg, Megan and Richard.

Thanks to Hermitage Harriers who put on this event. I will finish with few pictures below.

The top 3 finishers had a real battle in this race. Photo by Stephen Lee (click photo to link to Stephen’s JustGiving page)

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Team Photo

Pre-race team photo from today’s XC at Holly Hayes, photo by Chris Langham. Men’s race winner Mr Simon Birch of Hinckley RC! (Not on photo, having a warm up probably ?)

Car Share for Holly Hayes XC

For Sunday’s race, if you would like to join to the car share please come to the Trinity Vicarage Road car park (LE10 0BU) 9am to leave by 9:15.

The race is £4 for seniors and £1 for juniors. Pay on the day as usual, no need to pre-register and it is open to all members of the club! Even if you can’r race why not come and support, take photos etc. Don’t forget to bring a mug if you would like to relax with a hot drink after the race ?

2018 Club Committee

As announced after the AGM last week, the club’s committee is now as follows:

Geoff Oliver – President

Andy Lauder – Chairman

Paul Clayton – Hon. Secretary

Elizabeth Aspden-Mansfield* – Assistant Secretary

Odette Foxall – Treasurer

Kirsty Pollard* – Membership Secretary

Andrea Earley – Vice-Chair

Leanne Byard* – Club Development

Kate Perkins* – XC Rep

Sarah Garford** – LRRL Rep

Jenny Green – Coaching Co-ordinator and Ladies Captain

Céline Guéry – Ladies Captain

Richard Guest – Mens Captain

Nick Moore – Mens Captain

* = New member or changed role

** Sarah is stepping down from the LRRL Rep role but has agreed to continue until a replacement is found — please enquire if you are interested.d

Stepping down from the committee after many years of service are Sarah Garford, Jonathan Strong and Helen Wilebore.

Standard Times 2017 ?

It’s time to apply for this year’s Standard Times awards.

Full information, times, and rules: Standard Times

APPLICATION FORM: Standard-Times-Form-2017.xlsx

To apply, download and fill in the form, and email it to hrcstandardtimes@gmail.com.

Please include in the form a few words about your running year — highlights, lowlights or stories — and also attach to the email your favourite running related photo of yourself from this year. This is for the presentation night and also for a “year book”.

If you are applying for 2 awards, please only send one form.

DEADLINE: Midnight on Tuesday, 2nd January 2018. No exceptions. (Early entries encouraged!)

If you don’t get a reply to your email within 5 days, please contact Nick Moore or Céline Guery in case it was not received.

Prestwold Hall XC Results

It was a lovely sunny morning out at Prestwold Hall on Sunday. 25 senior club members braved the approx 6½ mile course, including 3 new members running their first race in a Hinckley vest, and 13 of our juniors ran in the 1 and 2 mile races.

RESULTS Derby Runner XC League – Race 2 – Prestwold Hall – 12th November 2017
Seniors Results – Team Tables – Juniors Results

Our thanks to Wreake and Soar Valley AC for putting on the race, especially at such short notice. Next race is Holly Hayes Woods on the 26th Nov.

Prestwold XC Team Photo by Richard Guest
High fives from Penny and Biscuit. Photo R Guest.
Catering facilities at the HRC luxury tent.

County XC Championships 2018

From the LRAA:

Entries are now open for the Leicestershire & Rutland County Cross Country Championships. These will be held at Rotherby Farm, Gaddesby Lane, Rotherby on Saturday 6th January 2018.

Online entries (open until 2nd January)

More information: Information Sheet (PDF)

Sadly not as convenient for us as the last two years when it was held a Burbage Common!

This is a traditional cross country event in its 92nd year. There are 8 races on the day divided by male/female and age categories U13, U15, U17, Junior(U20)/Senior/Masters(35+). Those over 35 have the option of entering in either the Senior or Masters category. It is an individual choice but we are recommending to enter as Senior for team purposes.

To enter this race you must have a current England Athletics registration, and you must be either born in Leicestershire or have lived there for 9 months.

Start line @ County XC Champs, Burbage Common, Jan 2017. Photo by Nick Moore.

Derby Runner XC – Race 3 Information

Here’s the info from Hermitage Harriers for the race at Holly Hayes Woods on Sunday 26th Nov:

Holly-Hayes-Woods-XC-Details-2017.pdf (click to view PDF)

Note £4 for adults and and £1 for juniors. We will arrange a car share as usual – look out for info. All HRC members are welcome encouraged to take part – a club vest is available for £15 if you don’t have one yet. There is no need to book a place in these races as they are “turn up on the day” and open to all members of the club. Hope to see a big load of you there ?

Edit: Car Share

Start line @ Holly Hayes October 2016. Photo by Nick Moore.

University of Leicester Relays

University of Leicester Relays is a fun looking event coming up on Sat 25th November:

The UOLRAC Relays are an annual event that takes place in Victoria Park, Leicester every November with teams competing in 3km relay races! The event is open to everyone whether you’re in a club or just a group of friends, get a team together and join in! (You just have to be over 16 to take part)


It looks like quite a few members are planning to do it. (Club members can comment on the post in the Facebook group to coordinate teams – or just let me know.)

Final Bagworth Results

Final XC results have now been received for the Bagworth race and I have uploaded these to the Races 2017/18 page. Now with correct Ladies league table 🙂

Derby Runner XC – Race 2 Information

Here is the information received from Wreake & Soar Valley AC for the race this Sunday, 12th November at Prestwold Hall:

DERBY-RUNNER-LEAGUE-Notes-Prestwold-2017.pdf (click to view PDF)

This race is £5 for adults and £1.50 for juniors. Juniors race starts 10:20am and adults race starts 11:02am, described as “good running with some surprises to test the hardy”.

All members are welcome and encouraged to take part, it doesn’t matter how slow you think you are or if you haven’t done one before! You will need some trail shoes (or spikes) because it is likely to be very muddy. A HRC vest will also be needed and these are available for £15.

Remember there is no need to book a place in these races – they are “turn up on the day” and open to all members of the club. England Athletics affiliation is not needed to race in Derby Runner league.

Car Share: Unlike most venues, there is plenty of parking for this one, but we will do a car share anyway — meet at the usual place (old leisure centre car park, Trinity Vicarage Lane) at 9:00am to depart 9:15.