upcoming events
12th May 2024
West End 8
LRRL #3
19th May 2024
Bosworth Half Marathon
LRRL #4
26th May 2024
Livingston Relays
2nd June 2024
Swithland 6
LRRL #5
23rd June 2024
Prestwold 10k
LRRL #6
30th June 2024
Steve Morris 5
LRRL #7
7th August 2024
Joy Cann 5
LRRL #8
1st September 2024
Rotherby 8
LRRL #9
29th September 2024
Markfield 10km
LRRL #10
6th October 2024
Dovedale Dash
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Welcome
Welcome to Wigston Phoenix Running Club. We are a friendly, sociable club who cater for all standards of runners in Wigston, Oadby and South West Leicestershire.Our main training night is Tuesday, when we meet at The Wigston Liberal Club- arrive at 6:45 for a 7pm start
Livinston Relays
26/05/24 Livinston relays 10 am start
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LRRL 2024
Race #2 of the series saw another great turnout for the club. The Steve Morris 5 (Desford) entry opens Sunday 14/4/24 at 8pm - set your alarm clock!! Click here to go to the race entryTuesday Club Night Runs
Club runs 7pm from the new venue Wigston Liberal Club (corner of Bull Head St and Kelmmarsh Ave). Summer Time is back and we venture away form the traffic. It has been wet recently so be prepared and wear your off road shoes! We will look to include the Countesthorpe and Rose Bank routes soon.07/05/24 Tuesday's Off-Road Routes
Click here to go to the 4.5 mile route. Add In the railway embankment for 5 miles!
Click here to go to the 6 mile route
Click here to go to the 7.8 mile route
Click here to go to the 8.6 mile route
Thursday Training
Thursday training Sessions. Meeting points: Vicky Park (near the Health Centre: 203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester LE2 1XD) and Brocks Hill, Oadby (Brocks Hill Country Park and Visitor Centre, Washbrook Lane, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JJ) Knighton Park (Brighton Ave/Kensington Dr, Wigston. L18 1JB)09/05 Brocks Hill 6:30pm
16/05 Vicky Park 6:30pm
23/05 Knighton Park 6:30pm
2024 Club AGM
The Club Annual General Meeting will be held at the Liberal Club, on Tuesday 2nd April at 8:30pm after the club run. We need to ratify the club accounts and agree that club subscription rates will be unchanged for the coming season, £15 per annum (with 50% concessions for those eligible) note the individual EA registration fee has increased to £19. Both memberships run from the 1st April to 31st March. Once agreed subscriptions will be due for membership renewals. The renewal process will be as last season. The committee members have agreed to continue their roles next year. If you have any motions you wish to raise at the AGM or wish to stand for one of the committee positions, email the Club Secretary [Mick Jordan] by 26th March. Click here for full details2023 Club Awards
Well done to all those who received a 2023 award, and a big thank you to everyone who came along to the presentation night on Friday 23rd February.Wigston Phoenix RC 2023 Awards
Best female newcomer-Shona Green
Best male newcomer-Alan Ablett
Team Member of the Year-Sarah Odom
Liz McCaffrey female merit award-Linda New
Norman Bennett male merit award-Mark Thorne
John Fraser outstanding vet award-Dan Poultney
Outstanding female performance-Jo Sanders
Outstanding male performance-Ian Murdey
Most improved half marathon-Tony Pollard
Most improved Marathon-Andy Mayes
Chairman's Award-Teresa Rizoyannis
LRAA - 97th Cross Country Championships 2024
Sturday, 06 January 2024. Multi-terrain XC races, distances vary from 3k -10k (depending on the race gender/ age category)Venue: Rotherby Lodge Farm, Rotherby, LE14 2LL
Congratulations to Jo Sanders Masters Lady County XC Champion!
We also had a men's masters team racing. Ian Murdey, Mark Thorne, Clive Jones and Rob Gregory came in 5th. Thanks Rob for stepping in at the last minute and helping us to record our first team ranking place since 2019.