John Broadbent (v70) has always been a runner, but when he retired in 2005 he wondered if he could do something more – triathlon or even ironman? Progressing from running to triathlon was a steep learning curve with the extra organisation, but he completed his first triathlon in Sandwell in 2006. Shortly after this success, he moved up to Olympic …

Since the spring Alex Poulton (15) has become a regular entrant for us on both Wednesdays and Saturdays. Wanting to improve his stamina, Alex upped his distance to the 3.6K with the help of his pacesetting friend Harry Durber (15) at this week’s event. His enthusiasm has proved captivating for us, his family and his friends. With both his brother, …

Hi once again from the side-lines of Brough Park Running Club. The pic’ of the week for 07.07.18 goes to Mary-Jane Searles, who joined the Couch to 5K programme at the back end of 2016; on that day she made her way, by a variety of means, to the 2.2K line to record a time which was just a dozen …

This week’s pic’ of the week can only go to a BPRC member who added the Vet European Crown to his World title for Extreme Endurance Obstacle Course Racing last weekend in Denmark – Jason Burgess. Jason competed against athletes from 22 other countries across a 15K course lined with too many obstacles to count. Many of the obstacles are …

Hi once again from the side-lines of Brough Park Running Club. The pic’ of the week for 23.06.18 isn’t of an entrant from last Saturday’s event; rather of a member who was proudly participating elsewhere on that day and claiming two silver medals for his efforts. Joey Courchene recently gained a PB of just over 25 min in our 5K, …

Last week’s, belated, pic’ of the week (16/06/18) shows Ian Frewer on his way to achieving a new PB. Ian originally came to BPRC to support his son, Daniel, who regularly takes part the 5K. After a few weeks, he decided that he could join in too and he entered the 5K himself. After starting off around the 30-minute mark, …

Hi 09.06.18 Steve Massey

     This week’s pic-tures of the week show the relationship between siblings Bleu (5) and Oliver Bailey (10). Both starting in the second wave, Bleu and Oliver compete against each other over different distances – Bleu in the 1.5K and Oliver in the 2.2K – to see who comes first. This competition has lasted for nearly a year and …

Hi once again from the side-lines of Brough Park Running Club. The Pic’ of the week from two Saturday’s ago (19/05/18) goes to Sophie Hinton; by-way of highlighting the age gap between entrants. Three-year-old Sophie is one of many youngsters that regularly attend the Couch to 5K; in fact she’s been attending since before she was born, carried in the …