26.01.19 Pic’ of the Week

Last week’s Pic’ of the Week (26.01.19) is by way of celebrating the achievements of Wendy Waddell. Wendy joined BPRC in July 2017 to support her then six-year-old daughter, Pippa. Starting out in the 800m, they soon became admired by everyone in the club for taking part whilst defying Pippa’s struggle with a heart defect. Despite all the hospital appointments …

07.06.18 Pic’ of the Week

     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 …

23.11.18 Pic’ of the Week

The belated pic of the week for the 17/11 event is by way of showcasing Lucas Rowley (8) After starting to train with Staffs Moorlands on Tuesday evenings, Lucas was keen to step things up and take part in local events; so he came to BPRC. Lucas has taken part in every event since joining twelve weeks ago. He has …

09.11.18 Pic’ of the Week

Pic’ of the Week 03.11.18 Since joining BPRC in April, Paul Cope (V45) has come a long way since his first Wednesday evening five-kilometer runs. After a dead 30.00 finish in May, he went on to break the 30 min barrier the following month, finishing in 29.07. Successive runs since then have seen him whittle his time down to a …

12.10.18 Pic’ of the Week

This week’s pic of the week is by way of celebrating the recent achievements of Louise Hackett. Fourteen-year-old Louise is a regular entrant for us, mostly running in the Wednesday training sessions and we thank her for marshaling for us on occasion. In the previous (29/09) week’s event, being paced by her trainer Gareth, Louise gained the course record of …

28.09.18 Pic’ of the Week

Pic’ of the week 21.09.18 The pic’ of the week this week is by way of praising Dan Bartram (V40) on her step up to our 3.6K distance, a milestone completed to the 5K. Dan initially joined BPRC with her spouse Gary (V40) and children, Marlie (6) and Archie (11) as part of an initiative to get the whole family …

19.09.18 Pic’ of the Week

Hi, once again from the side-lines of Brough Park Couch to 5K and Beyond. The pic’ of the week for the 15/09, third Birthday event, is by way of congratulating all the two-dozen entrants who took on the Killer 10K. There were 16 newbie’s to this course in addition to 10 who completed the event last October that found the …

14.09.18 Pic’ of the Week

Thomas Turner (16) signed up to BPRC in July, entirely on his own, after sitting his GCSE exams. After taking part on several occasions, this week he introduced his friend Michael DeBelen (16) around the 5K course for the first time. After all the stress of the exam period, coming to an open, friendly, not-so-competitive event like ours can only …