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Club Fell Handicap (2023)

Neil Gunn
CLUB FELL HANDICAP RACE (CLUB MEMBERS ONLY)  – SUNDAY 10TH December 9.00-13.00 It’s almost time for the most popular date in the fell diary! Race from Langley to Shutlingsloe, Shining Tor, the notorious Sweetie Tree and back via Lamaload and Tegg’s – each runner sets off at a different time…

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…

British Fell Relays 2023 – Results & Report

Neil Gunn
British Fell Relays – Braithwaite, Cumbria, 21st October 2023 18 Harriers joined a melee of 1,500 /250 teams of the UKs best and brightest fell runners. Fantastic result for the Open Men’s team (Andy, Allen, Billy, Mark, Nath, Robbie), who came 22nd (19th in category) – which we think might…

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…

End of Season T&F Report by Barbara

Jane Walker
MHAC Track and Field End of Season Report 2023 Where does the time go?  We have reached the end of another exciting T&F season, with great performances witnessed at the World Championships, the Diamond League events, and ….. the Cheshire League! While members have gone on to participate in International…

ESAA Championship Success

Jane Walker
Macclesfield Harriers’ Tristan Lamprecht and Hayden Blunn, represented Cheshire Schools at the ESAA Championship Combined Events finals in Bedford in September. They were supported by a coaching team of Alex Wort and fellow Macclesfield Harrier, Ashley Pritchard. Tristan competed in the penthalon and Hayden in the decathlon. Both had a…

August and September 2023 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
Several Track and Field records were records claimed during the summer months of August and September 2023. It was a particularly successful summer for the Savage family, as Jasyn Savage claimed V45 Field event records including shot, hammer and discus, while Samuel Savage secured a previously unclaimed record for the…

Andy Sutton – Bob Graham Round (2023) Report

Neil Gunn
Bob Graham Report 1st July 2023 by Andrew Sutton ‘Hi Mark, what’s your thoughts on this weather. Is it a fool’s mission?’ In the Sutton household on the morning of the 1st July, things weren’t going quite to plan. My van had broken down, Nida’s car had broken down, I…

Committee Minutes – September 14th 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 14th September 2023 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

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…