From Park Run to Marathon

In February 2019 we had the pleasure of welcoming a guest from the USA to one of our Sunday club runs. Little did we know just how much of an impact that run would have.

Where it all began – Danny (Left) at Salisbury Parkrun Feb. 2019

Danny Sullivan was invited by Nick Sage (One of our founder members and Run Leaders) to experience the phenomenon of Parkrun, whist he was visiting the UK. Danny had never ran a Parkrun or considered running as a hobby. The following week Danny would consolidate his experience at Salisbury Parkrun with his first experience running with a club.

Since then Danny really got into running, becoming a member of Shrewton Running Club and carrying it on back home……

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SMaRTT Smasher 2020 – Race review

By Darrell Benge

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Race #5 in the Wiltshire Off-Road league

Race report – Smartt Smasher with Darrell and Karen.

On Sunday 5th March Karen and myself travelled to Calne to run the Smartt Smasher, a 10k trail run organised by the Calne Smartt Tri club. This had been rearranged from Feb due to storm Dennis, a sensible decision after seeing the number of fallen trees along the route.

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