Several members of DK running club completed the Virtual Action Heart 10k over the weekend of 20 / 21 March 2022. Members completed the 10k on their own, or with one other runner due to COVID restrictions, using their own route. Well done to everyone who took part to help raise valuable funds for Action […]
Twelve members of DK Running Club, who were due to take part in this year’s London Marathon until it was called off due to Covid-19, recently ran the marathon distance around south Staffordshire instead. The 40th London Marathon was due to take place on 26 April but was pushed back to 4 October as the […]
Over thirty members of DK Running Club took part in a special eight-mile run on Sunday 23 August as a tribute to a much loved member who passed away last year. For the last seven years, the club has organised an early summer ‘Cob Run’ from their Wall Heath clubhouse to The Anchor Inn, Caunsall. […]
A DK Running Club member has run a virtual marathon one year after a family member went into full time care for dementia. Vanessa Harris, of Pensnett, took on the Alzheimer’s Society’s Jog on Dementia challenge to complete the marathon distance of 26.2 miles and raise £100 for the charity. It was just over a […]
A DK Running Club member has completed a dozen marathons in 2020 to raise over £300 for the Dudley NHS Covid-19 Crisis Appeal. Farrah Hunter-Coley, of Wombourne, set herself a challenge at the start of this year of running twelve marathons by the end of 2020. She completed the Wolverhampton Trail Half Marathon to Wombourne […]
Further to a committee meeting, the decision has been taken to formally cancel the GP for the remainder of the year. This really hasn’t been an easy decision to make but as I’m sure everyone can appreciate under the circumstances there really is no other alternative. Races are being re-scheduled towards the end of the […]
Over thirty runners from DK Running Club took on the tough Stourbridge Stagger on Sunday 2nd February. Hosted by Stourbridge Running Club, the event, starting and finishing at Mary Stevens Park, was made up of two races: a seven kilometre and a ten mile multi-terrain run. The event lived up to its forbidding name as […]
The DK Presentation Night was held on Friday 31st January 2020 at DK Rugby Club to celebrate performances from 2019. The closely guarded results from the harshly fought club Grand Prix were announced on the night. Members were also asked to vote for winners of the following categories: Most Improved Runner 2019 – Male and […]
Three members of DK Running Club took on and completed the iconic running challenge of a marathon on Sunday 19th January. On a bitterly cold morning, Gary Davies and Samantha Hemming took part in the Gloucester Marathon along with almost 300 other runners. The largely flat, traffic-free 26.2 mile route went through the scenic parish […]
Due to the current lockdown and the uncertainty of when restrictions on mass gatherings will be lifted we have taken the very difficult decision to move the DK10K event to 4th May 2022. The race entry system will remain open and all current entries will be automatically entered into the 2022 race. It was with […]