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King Offa’s Dyke Race (KODR) – 2024

Neil Gunn
 “You have to want it” I don’t think anyone can dispute my desire to get to the finish line of the King Offa’s Dyke Race. Before I tell you about the finish, let’s go back to the start. Background The Offa’s Dyke race takes place every two years. Coincidently the…

Macclesfield Running Festival 2024

Neil Gunn
This year the club committee has decided to support Run Through in order to have a Road Race Festival in Macclesfield on Sunday 27th October 2024 (details below). Macclesfield Running Festival 2024 It is hoped that club members will support this by volunteering* for marshalling and other duties on the…

2024 Mixed Ability Track Relay

Neil Gunn
The Mixed Ability Track Relays made a come back on Tuesday evening (27th August 2024)  after a few absent years . Thank you so much to all the runners that joined in and made it such a success. You made it such a fun evening and it was great to…

U11/U13 Track Training – End of Summer Break 2024

Dan Hunsley
Please note that there will be a 2-week break in Track & Field training for U11s and U13s now until Tuesday 9th September. There will be no training at the track on the following dates: Tuesday 27th August Thursday 29th August Tuesday 3rd September Thursday 5th September

Joe Pickard – Paddy Buckley Report

Neil Gunn
Joe Pickard completed an unsupported Paddy Buckley Round on 22nd June 2024. Joe has written up his report – well worth a read! JOE PICKARD – PADDY BUCKLEY REPORT – CLICK HERE What is the Paddy Buckley Round?…. PADDY BUCKLEY ROUND (47 Peaks Ascent 28000ft Distance 61 miles) This is…

Northern Athletic Championships

Jane Walker
Summer Competition A small group of Macclesfield Harriers athletes travelled to Derby to compete at the Northern Athletics U17, U15 & U13 Championships on 10 & 11 August. In the U17s, Jake Rowley came in 2nd in the 400m final and teammate Ollie Mills-Kidals jumped his way to 2nd in…

Committee Minutes – August 8th 2024

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 8th August 2024 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 2024 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Macclesfield parkrun #251

Owain Morris
Macclesfield parkrun was designated as a Road Running Club Championship race this weekend, and a grand total of 28 Harriers made their way down to our local parkrun. It was great to see so many of you on Saturday morning. The sun shone brightly highlighting the beauty of South Park…

Tranter’s Round

Mark Burley
In 1964, Philip Tranter set the 24-hour Munro record at 19 Munros – linking the Mamores, the Grey Corries, the Aonachs, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis. In some senses “Tranter’s Round” can be thought to have been superseded by Ramsay’s Round, the goal of which is to complete 24…