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2024 Polly Lander Orienteering Trophy

Neil Gunn
POLLY LANDER ORIENTEERING TROPHY (PLOT) This year`s PLOT is Wednesday July 3rd 2024 – this event is for Club Members Only. This replaces the usual Wednesday night fell running format. If you’ve not done a navigation run before this is a great opportunity to increase your experience in familiar territory…

2024 Youth Development League R1 & R2

Dan Hunsley
Youth Development League – Round 1 (20th April 2024); Whitton Park, Blackburn  The Youth Development League has kicked off with a bang this season! Unfortunately, very wet and boggy ground resulted in the cancellation of long throw events in the first round at Witton Park, Blackburn in April but this…

2024 Wincle Trout – Race Report & Results

Neil Gunn
Wincle Trout Run 2024 Senior Race Report. The Trout Run is held in conjunction with Wincle Fete. The fete’s location moves between three local farms. The main race route is the same but the start and finish sections differ This year’s rotation saw the start at Tolls Farm adjacent to…

Dave Telford Memorial Dunham Massey 5k, 2024

Owain Morris
Usually populated only by docile deer after closing time, the splendid grounds of, the National Trust property, Dunham Massey were taken over by runners from across Cheshire on Thursday evening. This is a quick, looped course which provides the opportunity to run down the main driveway towards the grand Dunham…

May 2024 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
ROAD Congratulations to both John Carr and Matthew Lynas this month for setting new 5K road records in the V50 and V55 categories respectively. John improved his time by a further 10 seconds to 16:09 in the Mid-Cheshire 5K, while Matthew set a previously unclaimed V55 record with a time…

Macclesfield Ladies Master the Relays

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Ladies Master the Relays The sun shining off the tarmac greeted us as we assembled for the British Masters Athletics Federation road relays held at Mallory Park motor racing circuit. Nestled in the Leicestershire countryside, but with excellent facilities and a very scenic setting, Mallory Park has become a…

Cheshire T&F Championships

Jane Walker
Cheshire Championships The sun shone on Macclesfield for a glorious weekend of athletics at the 2024 Cheshire County Championships over the weekend of May 11th and 12th. Macclesfield Harriers had a fantastic turnout with a team of around 90 athletes, which made up over a quarter of the total competitors.…

2024 Cumbrian Way Weekend

Neil Gunn
The Cumbrian Way Weekend Report (Kathleen O’Donnell & Andy Beavers) – PHOTO GALLERY AT THE END This was a Harrier’s weekend away with a difference.  A 70 mile point to point route (or pint to pint, if you prefer) over the length of the Cumbrian Way, run together not raced,…

Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May 2024)

Neil Gunn
Hello everyone.  You may or may not be aware but this week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme this year is Movement: Moving for our mental health.   I have included a link to more information about the themes Please follow this link to find out more about how movement…

April 2024 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
ROAD Congratulations to Matthew Lynas on claiming three V55 Road records in the last month! Matthew improved both the 5-Mile and the Half-Marathon records that had stood for over 21 years! In addition, Matthew improved his own Marathon record time in April 2024 by a full 9 minutes in Manchester!…