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An off road trail run club taking in the beautiful Derwent Valley
Come and join us for an adventure www.derwentvalleytrailrunners.co.uk
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Trail Running Adventure Club

03/06/2026

🏃‍♂️🔥 Team DVTR Update! 🔥🏃‍♀️

Here’s a quick roundup of what we’ve been up to over the last week or so!

🌲 Trail Outlaws Durham 10 Mile
A huge well done to Jon & Stefan, who took on the challenging Trail Outlaws Durham 10-mile race. As always, both put in fantastic performances on a tough, hilly trail route and represented Team DVTR brilliantly! 💪👏

⏱️ DVTR Time Trial Returns
We’re delighted to have reintroduced the DVTR Time Trial! The plan is to hold this event every 3 months for all club members.

The format is simple:
🏃 Run our approximately 5km route
📋 One of our committee members records each runners times.
🎯 Return at the next time trial and aim to beat your previous effort!

A massive well done to everyone who came along, pushed themselves, and gave it their all. It’s great to see members challenging themselves and tracking their progress. 👏🔥

Keep up the hard work everyone – plenty more running, racing, and PB chasing to come! 🏅💙

20/05/2026

Another cracking weekend for the club! 🏃‍♂️🔥

Over the weekend, 8 of our members travelled over to the Lake District to take part in the Keswick Mountain Festival ⛰️. They all took on the 25K race and performed fantastically well 👏 The photos show just how much of a brilliant weekend it was for everyone involved!

Elsewhere, Ian & Stefan represented the club at the Derwent Reservoir 10K and both absolutely smashed it 💪🏅

A special shoutout also goes to Tom, who competed in the Sunderland 10K as a guide runner alongside his daughter who is a blind runner ❤️ Truly inspiring to see.

Well done everyone — another weekend making the club proud

14/05/2026

Another busy week so far at Derwent Valley Trail Runners 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️💨 with some of our members taking part in local races across the region! We always try to support local running events wherever we can, and most importantly we have a brilliant time competing together 🙌

First up was the inaugural Chopwell Woods Gambit 🌲🔥 — a race concept we’d never come across before, so it was fantastic to see something new and different brought to life. Huge credit to Twisted Trails for hosting such a great event 👏

A special shoutout goes to our very own Jim for taking 1st place in the V50 category 🥇💪

Last night also saw the return of the well-known Steelworks Relays ⚙️🏃 hosted by Blackhill Bounders. As always, the event was superbly organised and a cracking evening was had by all 👌

We had 3 teams entered, finishing an impressive 6th, 17th & 24th out of 53 teams 👏🔥 Fantastic running all round and even better team spirit throughout the night!

Now onto the weekend as a number of our members head to the beautiful Lake District 🏔️🥾 for another weekend of running adventures. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 for next week’s roundup to see what they get up to!

04/05/2026

🏃‍♂️ Derwent Valley Trail Relays – What a Day! 🏃‍♀️

Yesterday we hosted the very first Derwent Valley Trail Relays Race and, if we’re honest, we were cautiously optimistic about how it would go… but the feedback has been absolutely incredible! 🙌

A huge THANK YOU to every single runner who came along and made the event what it was. The atmosphere, effort, and team spirit out on the course were brilliant to see 👏

We also want to give a massive shoutout to the DVTR team and all of our volunteers who gave up their time to marshal, organise, and keep everything running smoothly. Events like this simply don’t happen without you 💙

A special mention also goes to Stefan, who was in action and representing the club at the Gateshead/Newcastle Half Marathon, putting in a fantastic run and finishing in 1:42:47 – a brilliant effort! 💪🔥

We’re already looking forward to building on this and making it even bigger and better next time…

🗓️ Next up: we’ll be hosting an individual race on 4th October – more details coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled! 👀

For event photos and race results find these on the links below..

📊 Click the link to see the full race results!
https://www.derwentvalleytrailrunners.co.uk/2026-results/

📸 Click the following link to check out all the event photos!
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28/04/2026

The prizes have arrived for this weekend’s DVTR Relays 🏆 and they’re looking fantastic if we do say so ourselves 👀🔥

Not long to go now… race day is nearly here this Sunday! ⏳🏃‍♂️ Who’s ready? 💪🔥

27/04/2026

🏃‍♂️ Race Weekend Round-Up! 🏃‍♀️

What a fantastic weekend for the club, with three of our members out there flying the flag in different events! 👏

🔴 First up – Jack at the London Marathon
Jack secured a place through our club allocation and represented us in fantastic fashion. Finishing in an impressive 3:03:58, that’s a seriously strong run on one of the biggest stages! 💪
A huge well done from everyone at the club! 🙌

🔵 Next – Jonathon at the Stratford-upon-Avon Marathon
Taking on his first road marathon, Jonathon smashed it with a brilliant PB of 2:55:12 ⏱️🔥
A cracking result and a big milestone—massive congratulations! 👊

🟢 And finally – Ian at the Trail Outlaws Washington 10K
Tackling a challenging trail route, Ian crossed the line in 58:03 🌲🏃
As one of our newest members, it’s great to see him already out there representing the club colours—brilliant effort! 👏

💬 Well done to all three of you—some superb performances across the board!

21/04/2026

⏰ REMINDER ⏰

The inaugural Derwent Valley Trail Relays are fast approaching! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🌟

Make sure to get your teams entered before Sunday 3rd May ✅

All the details you need are in the image below 👇

Don’t miss out — be part of the very first event and help make it a great day of trail running and team spirit.

19/04/2026

Another brilliant weekend of social running for the club 🏃‍♂️

On Saturday, Jon & Dave headed out to meet Megan Boxall, who is currently running the entire circumference of Great Britain 👏
They joined Megan for Day 183 of her incredible journey, covering the North Seaton to Newcastle leg.

Megan is raising money for Samaritans, so please show your support if you can:
👉 https://meganboxall.com/
And give her a follow on Instagram: .runbritain
We wish her all the best on her onward journey.

This morning, 6 of our members headed over to Prudhoe for a half marathon distance run on a tough, hilly trail route put together by Dave.
A challenging but rewarding route—and of course, finished the right way with coffee and cake ☕🍰

Another successful weekend for the club! 💪

13/04/2026

🔥 Busy Weekend for Derwent Valley Trail Runners! 🔥

What a weekend it’s been for our amazing DVTR crew—getting out there, pushing limits, and flying the club flag with pride 💪🏽🏃‍♂️

🌲 Backyard Ultra Madness
Huge shoutout to Nathan who took on the L*D Backyard Ultra just outside Morpeth! This was his first crack at the format and he absolutely smashed it—completing an incredible 13 laps (54+ miles!) 🤯👏
That’s serious endurance right there! Next stop: September, where Nathan will be part of Team DVTR at the Turbine Backyard Ultra—we can’t wait to see him compete as part of the team event 🔁🔥

⛰️ Trail Racing Success
Over at the Greener Miles Stanhope Trail Race Weekend, we had Harry and Tom representing the club:
🏃‍♂️ Harry tackled the 10K
🏃‍♂️ Tom took on the Half Marathon
These are no easy routes—technical, hilly, and tough underfoot—but both put in fantastic performances and did DVTR proud 💚🙌

🏋️ Friday Night Gym Challenge
On Friday evening, we had a strong DVTR presence at GymSync hosted by Apex Ability 💥
💪 Our DVTR team of Paul, Jordan & Jonathon took on the challenge together
👨‍👩‍👧 Katie competed alongside two of her family members
🔥 Gaynor represented with her fellow gym partners

A proper mix of runners stepping outside their comfort zones—massive respect to everyone who gave it a go! Some of us might still stick to the trails though 😅

🚀 What’s Next?
Plenty more runs, races, and adventures on the horizon… so keep your eyes peeled 👀
The miles don’t stop, and neither do we!

01/02/2026

This weekend at Derwent Valley Trail Runners, we had Stephen, Jim & Paul competing at Temple Park Cross Country. All three absolutely smashed it and felt strong throughout! 💪🏽🏃‍♂️

We followed that up with a club social run today, led by Kate — and of course it was topped off with breakfast, cake and coffee at the finish ☕️🍰🥓👏

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