Race Date: Sunday 10th December 2023

The Bolsover 10k returned for the second time this year with the 2022 event taking place earlier this year, instead of its original date in December 2022 due to, you guessed it, snow and ice!

The 10k is described as a PB course which would lead you to think it might be quite flat. You probably scrolled through plenty of Strava uploads mentioning that wasn’t quite the case and the route was more undulating than many anticipated. That, coupled with a headwind in the second half meant it was a tricker run then maybe most were expecting. Oh and the soggy feet.

The event was well attended with 701 finishers, some of which were probably expecting to run the rescheduled Percy Pud that morning which was unfortunately cancelled, once more, due to the damage caused throughout the stormy night before. Bolsover wasn’t hit as hard and was able to proceed, much to the relief of many, although not everyone was satisfied with events on the day and there were reports of a disgruntled runner at the end of the race who turned to verbal abuse and threats of violence towards the volunteers handing out the finisher t-shirts. North Derbyshire Running Club subsequently pledging to find out who they were by checking their finish line photos and banning them from any future event. And rightly so.

The race was won by Luke Beresford of Matlock AC in 33:38. The first female home was Hayley Gill, also of Matlock AC in 36:37.

This was the last race of the Strider’s leagues and as a result 46 Striders headed over to Bolsover to see if they clock up a few more points. Here are our results: