Welcome back to Easingwold Running Club and a February special! In January, I dropped in that one of our members had had a pretty special 2025. Without further ado, I’ll hand over to Cath Skinner as she tells us about her running journey over the last year. At our annual Easingwold Running Club (ERC) Presentation night I was proudly presented with three different awards.  Firstly, a Club Championship bronze award, secondly, the George Becton Trophy and thirdly the ‘Most Improved Runner of...

We’re already 8.3% of the way through 2026 (how?), so a belated Happy New Year to you all from Easingwold Running Club. Let’s look back at 2025. What a year it was! On Thursday 22nd of January, ERC held its annual awards night. A keen run before (what else?), back at base (The Galtres Centre) for a quick change or freshen up, grab some food and drink and settle in to celebrate our friends’ achievements. Throughout the year, ERC holds what is known as the Club Championship. This includes a...

In 2023, Lift the Curfew, in collaboration with the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign was launched. This was done to raise awareness and promote a safer environment for women and girls to engage in physical activities. You may wonder why this was the case. Well, according to research carried out by Sport England, 3 in every 4 women feel they need to reduce or cut out altogether their outdoor activities once the clocks go back and the longer nights set in. Sport England, the main driver behind this,...