Posts by Ray O’Keefe

Summer Road Handicap 2024

Ray O'Keefe
There were perfect running conditions for runners to try to predict their times on an out and back 7.5K route from the track on Monday evening. No watches, no GPS, just your running instincts to try to see if you could pace it right to match the time you predicted.…

Final Results for the 2023 Club Road Running Championship

Ray O'Keefe
We had an excellent turnout to most of the races designated for the Club Road Running Championships this year. We had 83 men and 55 women running in at least one race during the year. There were some great performances by all who participated. Below are the final awards with…

Stockport 10 mile 2023 race report

Ray O'Keefe
With its traditional date in December, runners of the Stockport 10 mile race can expect a range of different weather. Heavy rain the day before did clear to allow a dry start to the race but there was still water in places underfoot and runners were greeted to an intense…

Ballot for 2024 Club London Marathon places

Ray O'Keefe
The club has been allocated 2 places in the TCS London Marathon (LM) on Sunday April 21, 2024. Those interested in going into the ballot for these places must meet the following criteria: 1) Be a First Claim competing member on date that LM announce the club allocation criteria (normally…

Wilmslow Festive 10K 2023 Race Results

Ray O'Keefe
Cool but dry conditions greeted runners at the fast Wilmslow Festive 10K. With these good conditions the 38 Macc Harriers that ran did not hold back with some great times and PBs galore. Some notable results were Matthew Walker (34:15) with a PB and 4th U20, John Carr (34:29) first…

The return of Macclesfield Running Festival!

Ray O'Keefe
What a day for the return of the Macclesfield Running Festival!! Fabulous running conditions greeted runners wanting a challenge at the 5K, 10K and Half Marathon distances. RunThrough did a great job organizing the event where Macc Harriers were out in force both running and marshalling. There were an impressive…

Congleton Half Marathon 2023 Results and Final Cheshire Grand Prix results

Ray O'Keefe
Thirteen Macc Harriers took part in the Congleton Half Marathon on Sunday October 1st in conditions that turned quite wet. Despite the weather there were some great results including 4th place from Rob Whitby and 14th place for David Chambers in the men’s race as well as 12th place for…

Macclesfield Parkrun and Guilden Sutton 10K 2023 race reports

Ray O'Keefe
It was a busy week for Road Racing with the Macclesfield Parkrun on Sept 9th and the Guilden Sutton 10K on Sept 17 in our Road Running Championships. While there was no surprise that there was a strong turnout for the local Macc Parkrun only a select few made it…

Birchwood 10K 2023 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
There were 13 Macc Harriers who competed against other clubs in the next Cheshire Grand Prix race, the Birchwood 10K. Two of our runners, Rob Whitby and Rob Hasler, were also running for Cheshire in an inter-county competition. Some great times were had by all even though the course had…

Road Handicap 2023 race report

Ray O'Keefe
On Monday evening the weather gods were kind and provided perfect conditions for running, but could the 14 runners taking part in the Road Handicap predict their times correctly for the Road Handicap route? Most were either just over their predicted time or very pessimitic about their pace and a…