Posts by Catharine Crossley

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Mark Wheelton. Whilst Mark loves running himself, he does often sacrifice racing to take up the important tail-runner role at Macclesfield Harrier races. Mark is extremely kind. He encourages and supports newer and slower runners at races, often making them laugh along the way. Mark is a…

Some Monday motivation in the shape of Macclesfield Harrier, Matt Leech. Matt has kindly agreed to have our Meet the Member spotlight shone on him; Q1: When did you start running? ML: On the 16th of June 2018, it was a Macclesfield Parkrun. I did a few more Parkruns during…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Barrie Thomason. When Barrie initially joined the Macclesfield Harrier’s, he ran with the road groups. He later found the fells and there’s been no stopping him since. He has become one of the club’s keen fell runners and takes his inspiration from ‘Fell King’ Joss Naylor, as…

Meet the Member – Christine Ritchie When we approached Christine to take part in our Meet the Member slot, she responded with, “there must be someone with a more interesting running story than me . . . ” That is just the response you would expect from this modest lady.…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Dave Larkin. Dave is a friendly and supportive club runner and an enthusiastic and committed run leader. Dave helps to keep the club moving forward. He always gets stuck in – road, cross country, fell or track running, Dave will join in and always encourages others to…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier fell runner, Tom Whittington. Prior to lock-down Tom was instrumental in bringing a renewed energy back to the fell group, sourcing leaders and planning run locations. Something we hope will continue when the restrictions are lifted. Tom has successfully completed what is considered one of the most…

Introducing the lady who brings the glamour to Macclesfield Harriers, Kim Eastham. She’s the only person we know, who can finish a tough mountain race  and still look immaculate! As a running group leader Kim is always positive and supportive. She is one of the reasons D group is so…

Runners know training for and running a marathon requires determination, grit and a will to keep going. Macclesfield Harrier, Mark Stanbridge’s legs have carried him through 29 marathons and 3 ultra-marathons! Is he crazy? Possibly. Isn’t that a prerequisite to being a Macclesfield Harrier?! Mark has kindly shared with us…

In the hot seat this week is Macclesfield Harrier, Trevor Longman. For many of us novice fell runners, Trevor is one of the reasons we keep going back to the club fell runs. He greets you with a smile, makes sure you’re ok and keeps the banter going. A true…

Introducing Macclesfield Harriers newest run group leader, Elsa West. Q1: When did you start running? EW: I started running in Sept 2016 when I signed up on a macc harriers C25K course after my husband encouraged me to enrol for the course. Before this I had done bits of running…