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A new year, a new venue and a morning that delivered exactly what you want from January cross country. It was beautifully bright, crisp and cold in the foothills of the Malverns for the first race of 2026, generously hosted by the Malvern Buzzards Running Club.
The course itself was properly tec...
This event has been a regular on the running calendar for many years and is well attended buy the usual local clubs we see at the XCountry events. Although the start and finish is at the Hereford Rugby club it is very much a rural lane 10km. The course is undulating but with no major climbs.
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A cold morning didn't prevent a good turn out for cub members on Boxing Day. The was a walking group and two running groups that set off for the roundabout.
It as a cold day but getting brighter. The unnoticeable breeze on the run out became a cold wall of wind on the return.
All finishi...
This year's event took on a different feel with a gathering for a social with food and dancing instead of the more traditional Christmas Meal. It was a good turn out and as always great to see how well we all scrub up and look when not in running garb! One difference was that members were invited...
Nine Hotfooters set out to the brand new XCountry event hosted by Maldwyn Harriers at National Trust property Gregynog Hall, Newtown. 90 minute drive away from Hay but this single lap course looked too interesting to pass up. 144 participants enjoyed hills (798ft/243m), wetland, grass, water c...
This event follows storm Claudia so very lucky it didn't get postponed. Overall runners numbered 238 with twelve Hotfooters participating in this hilly (697ft/212m elevation), very wet course with a nasty final climb up 'Heatbreak Hill' before your wobbly legs get you back to the finish. Well ...
The weather God's were with us for this first 10k event of the Winter Xcountry league season 2025/26 on Sunday 12th October. We enjoyed a dry course throughout and the same can't be said of many event out there.
The current Hotfooters team is 19 strong with 10 available to run on that day. Ove...
Thinking of running one of the big UK half marathons? Here’s my take on two of the best – the Great North Run and the Cardiff Half. Both unforgettable, but very different experiences.
I didn’t plan it this way; but sometimes serendipity has other ideas.
First up was the Great North Run in Newcast...
In a calendar full of races, it’s hard to get runners interest for a new event, but throw in a self-navigating relay challenge, and it seems to get their attention. Saturday saw the inaugural running of the Black Mountains Relay Challenge. As this was the first year, it was mainly an invitation...
Whilst we didn’t have the scorching weather of previous races, it was a muggy evening for the last of the cross-country summer series, held at Newton Court Farm. After a bit of careful parking (early arrivals had the benefit of the cafes main car park – note to self, get there earlier next year,...
In the words of a 70’s tabloid, phwoar what a scorcher! But the Saharan heat didn’t deter a band of hardy Hotfooters from turning out for the 3rd cross country of the summer series. As the momentum of the series gathers, thirteen took to the start line making up two full teams. It was blisteringl...
HHF's Sara Lake and Sue Hackett plus friends Steph Peters and former HHF member Mandy Meredith and daughters Abi and Eva joined together in March 2025 to run the Paris Half Marathon - against the odds.
The intrepid ladies overcame major travel disruption due to an unexploded WW2 bomb ...
12 blog posts
- January 2026 (1)
- December 2025 (4)
- November 2025 (1)
- October 2025 (2)
- September 2025 (1)
- July 2025 (2)
- April 2025 (1)