Posts by Neil Gunn

Membership Renewal 2026/2027

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2026/2027 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2027 The fee has three elements: Club membership £18 (£1 reduction) England Athletics/Northern Athletics Affiliation £23 (up £1, we have no control over this)…

2025 Fell & Trail Champs Winners and 2026 Race Calendar

Neil Gunn
2025 Club Fell Champs Results Congratulations to the following who have won our various race champs in 2025. Special mention to Rachel who has come back in style this year and taken a clean sweep across all three race series and Steve Lomas who takes a top 3 in each…

2025 Boxing Day Run

Neil Gunn
For 2025 we had 33 runners and various spot prizes. It was a lovely crisp morning with two icy areas, a small one at the turn from Whistons onto Meg lane and a larger one around a large puddle in front of Thickwithens farm. The other interesting obstacle was an…

2025 Fell Handicap Results & Report

Neil Gunn
2025 & 40th Fell Handicap Results Congratulations to everyone that ran today and thanks to all the marshals and supporters on the course, and of course to Phil and Annette who brought us another successful day out. The worst of the weather held off for all but the stragglers, despite…

Welsh Castles Relay 2026

Neil Gunn
Welsh Castles Relay June 6th & 7th, 2026  **Expression of interest**  A new challenge – Macc Harriers are getting together a team of 20 male & female runners for the above relay.  It is spread over 2 days and the legs are all around 10 miles in length. The details…

Committee Minutes – November 12th 2025

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 12th November 2025 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES November 2025 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Rachel Gilliland Club Secretary

British Masters Athletic Federation – Cross-Country relays  2025

Neil Gunn
Saturday, 25th October 2025 saw the 26th running of the BMAF Cross-Country relays at Long Eaton.   MHAC have a long tradition of participating in the event: it is very competitive at the front of the field but also gives an opportunity for more mature – over 35 – club members…

Ian Humphreys – 100th Marathon – for MND

Neil Gunn
Club member Ian Humphreys is kindly supporting our Club fundraising initiative in support of Rob Hasler and Brian West. Please read Ian’s story and support if you can, via the link below, to his fundraising page. All sponsorship funds raised will be split equally between Rob and Brian to help…

British Fell Relay Championships 2025

Neil Gunn
Nathanael – Results Report: Macclesfield Harriers were proudly represented by 5 teams at the British Fell Relay Championships, this year held near Dolgellau in southern Snowdonia. That’s the most Harriers teams since the ‘home fixture’ at Ladybower in 2019. Thanks go to Mark Burley and Egg Cameron for rallying the…

Windgather Fell Race 2025 – a runner’s perspective

Neil Gunn
Here is a write up of the stunning Windgather Fell Race 2025 from a club runner’s perspective  – the event is kindly organised by Julian, Jo, Buxton Rotary and a fabulous team of Marshals. I think for the many Harriers who have enjoyed it through the years, this is a…