Yearly Archives: 2015


Race Report by Rob Mackey   My records tell me that it is about five years since I have run this tough little race. It does not get any easier. Various things have stopped me doing it recently but this year I joined 72 other runners for this excellent event. […]

Llangynhafal Loop


To celebrate another very successful year, Buckley Runners will be holding a presentation evening on Friday 19th June. This will take place at the Plas Hafod Hotel, Gwernymynydd from 19:00 with a hot buffet from 20:00. All members are cordially invited to attend and this invitation is extended to your […]

Presentation Evening


“The Fellsman” race report by Dave Boothroyd   Reports on ultra races are notoriously almost as long as the races themselves, so I’ll try to keep this brief !   The race itself is approx. 60  miles long (or longer if you go the wrong way), with about 11000 feet of […]

The Fellsman



Race Report by Simon Edwards   Tuesday 28th April – Mynydd Mawr fell race Four Buckley runners (plus guest appearance by Justin) made the long trek to Y Fron (inland from Caernarfon) for this evening race. The village has a staggering backdrop of Snowdonia that is inspiring though its somewhat […]

Mynydd Mawr Fell Race


It has been a very busy few weeks, not only have Buckley done well in the Borders League, club members have also been involved in some serious races: Dave Boothroyd completed the Fellsman 2015 (60 miles and 11,000 feet of climbing) Simon Roberts and Jez Brown ran in the Three Peaks […]

Club Update


Wednesday 22nd of April saw the 7th and final Borders League race at Wrexham Industrial Estate, hosted by Wrexham. We had another excellent turnout from Buckley, with 27 runners in total rushing from work for the evening start, to run the 4m course. It was all to play for in the Vets category, with […]

Borders League Race #7 – Wrexham



The Club Championship for 2014-15 is close to closure, there are approximately 10 people currently who have over 100 points. The scores are very close between the top 3 and currently sit at 174, 174 and 170. With two races to go it is very competitive, both of which are both in […]

Club Championship update for 2014-15


Race Report by Simon Edwards   Tuesday 14th April saw the Foel Lus fell race. Four Buckley runners made their way to the lovely hamlet of “Fairy Glen” just outside of Dwygyfylchi. The anticipation of the race was further enhanced by the warm, clear, calm weather on offer. These popular […]

Foel Lus Fell Race


Sunday 12th of April saw the 6th and penultimate Borders League race in Caernarfon, hosted by Eryri Harriers. We had another excellent turnout from Buckley, with 20 runners in total braving the longer than normal journey to run the 10k course. It was a very windy morning for running, which made it really […]

Borders League Race #6 – Eryri