Category: General News

The Highs and Lows of Running 100 Marathons

I’m still finding it hard to believe I’ve actually achieved 100 official marathons, it doesn’t feel possible that I’ve finally reached this milestone. I did my first parkrun in 2016, but didn’t start running...

Runner Profile: David Brewster

First I’d like to say thank you to Richard for nominating me. How can I follow such an inspirational running profile. Where do I start !?! Having lived in Felixstowe all my life you...

Runner Profile: Richard Allport

Early years My dad was in the Royal Navy, and I was born in Portsmouth.  We moved around the south coast a lot and when he eventually left the Navy and joined the Coastguard,...

Runner Profile: Jane Moon

Thank you, Chris for handing me the baton. It’s an honour to be asked, but I am a bit embarrassed too! I have read many of the previous articles and am in awe of...

Runner Profile hiatus

Runner Profile hiatus

We don’t feel that it’s appropriate at this time to celebrate a runner as we normally do on the first of each month. Instead, we direct people to Ben Jacobs’ profile from December 2018...

Tribute to Ben Jacobs

A great runner and a greater man Felixstowe Road Runners have lost a long standing and immensely popular club member who died following an accident when out cycling with three other club members on...

Runner Profile: Chris Boyt

Firstly, I’d like to thank Sarah for the nomination. I think I remember talking to Sarah about her nomination at the awards night, maybe I should have kept quiet! Early Years: As a child...

Runner Profile: Sarah Banham

Firstly thank you Gemma for the nomination, I still feel fairly new to running so will try and make this as interesting as possible! I also do tend to get told off at training...

Awards night 2022

Last Saturday (4th March) we hosted our awards night for 2022. This incorporated food and a disco, and it was the swansong for our outgoing Social Secretaries – a big thank you goes to...