Posts by Neil Gunn

MHAC Juniors at the County Cross-Country Championships 2023

Neil Gunn
As is traditional, the first weekend of the year saw the running of the various County Cross Country Championships. The Cheshire championships were held at the Knights Grange Sports Complex in Winsford and a very hardy band of Macclesfield Harriers Juniors raced in wet weather over playing fields which started…

Meet the Member – Emma Mason

Neil Gunn
Taking our first Meet the Member slot of 2023 is runner, run leader and organiser extraordinaire, Emma Mason. Emma has been running with the Macclesfield Harriers for 10 years and during that time she has transitioned from a road runner to a fell runner. She is not put off by…

Committee Minutes – December 8th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 8th December 2022 and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Membership Renewal 2023/2024

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2023/2024 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2024 The fee has three elements: – Basic membership (non-competing members): £16 – EA/Northern Athletics affiliation (competing members): £19 (optional for seniors; payable by…

Leisure Assistant (Athletics Track) – Part Time @ Macclesfield

Neil Gunn
This is an exciting opportunity to both support the leisure centre team and Macclesfield Harriers Athletic Club. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of the athletics track operation on Tuesday and Thursday evenings working between 5.30pm and 8.30pm to ensure a safe and clean environment and that…

2022 Fell Handicap CANCELLED – poor weather contingency plan in operation

Neil Gunn
IMPORTANT – FELL HANDICAP CANCELLED – CONTINGENCY PLAN IN OPERATION (Last update: Saturday 17th December 2022 @ 17:00) Message from the event organiser….with the weather forecast so bad and access to the Cat & Fiddle for marshals like to be impossible the race is CANCELLED and the contingency plan is…

Tuesday 13th December – Senior Track Training Cancelled.

Neil Gunn
Due to the current cold weather we’re experiencing, the likelihood of ice occurring on the track and the difficulties/risk of travelling to the track, plus the possible detrimental effect of training in such conditions, the track session for the seniors is cancelled on Tuesday, 13th December – please note that,…

Committee Minutes – October 13th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 13th October and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES OCTOBER 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Windgather Fell Race 2022

Neil Gunn
The annual Windgather Fell Race was a great success in 2022. Windgather 2022 Results – Individual and Team Windgather 2022 Report Windgather Fell Race Information Page – previous results

Meet the Member – Kathleen O’Donnell

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier’s answer to Wordsworth; Kathleen O’Donnell. Kathleen has been running with the Club from 2014. Since then she has definitely made her presence known both at local fell races and those further afield. She may be small but she is mighty. Kathleen has a significant number of racing…