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Committee Minutes – June 6th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee meet on Thursday 10th February and the minutes from the meeting are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES JUNE 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Northern Inter-Counties T&F Report

Sarah Dilworth
Congratulations to the three young Macclesfield Harriers who represented Cheshire at the Northern Inter Counties T&F championships in York on 2nd June.  Hayden Blunn (U17), Will Roberts (U17) and Jake Rowley (U15) enjoyed the experience very much and put in some great performances.  Will placed 6th in U17M javelin, Jake…

Cheshire T&F League Round 2 report

Sarah Dilworth
A band of 30 hardy athletes made the short trip to Crewe for Round 2 of the Cheshire League on Sunday 5th June. Macclesfield finished a creditable 2nd place in the Overall competition against the strong host club, and the U11s finished 3rd overall. Well done teams! Many thanks to…

Club Chair & Vice-Chair

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Harriers Committee are very happy to announce that with immediate effect and until the AGM 2023, Keith Mulholland has been elected Chairman and Mark Wheelton, Vice-Chairman. Both bring with them a wealth of experience & knowledge of the club, the roles and running ! MH&AC Committee

Buxton Half Marathon 2022 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
On Sunday 12 Harriers ran in the Buxton half marathon. It’s one of the hardest road half marathons in the country. It has about 1500 ft of elevation, beaten only by the Langdale half (22 Oct this year for those who fancy a challenge). Despite the elevation, there were some…

The Isle of Jura Fell Race

Mark Burley
The Isle of Jura Fell Race is described by its website as ‘…a classic on many a fell runner’s wish list; a true test of hillcraft, endurance and fell running technique. It is one of the toughest challenges in British hill racing at this distance, and one of the best…

Cheshire T&F Champs

Sarah Dilworth
This year’s Cheshire County championship were held at Macclesfield over the weekend of the 14th and 15th May. Macclesfield had 52 athletes entered across the weekend and there were lots of magnificent performances by Macclesfield athletes with lots of personal bests and medals. It began on the sunny Saturday morning…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 3

Neil Gunn
Fuelling during exercise Why do you run out of energy on a long run or training session? Firstly let’s recap about energy use during exercise. Our body uses glucose (from blood and glycogen stores in muscles and liver); lipids (from blood and fat stores) and a small amount of protein…

Track and Field update

Sarah Dilworth
Macclesfield Harriers T&F athletes have had a busy couple of weeks with two successful home T&F fixtures – the well attended Open meeting on 23rd April (results here) and the first round of the Cheshire League on 1st May (results here), where the Macclesfield men (U13-Sen) finished 1st overall, the…