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2024 Trigger & Cannock Chase Trigs

Neil Gunn
Cannock Trigs and Trigger Race Reports 2024 The Cannock Chase Trigs race always caught my eye in the FRA race handbook, as the first long race post Christmas . I have biked the trails at Cannock Chase before, but never ventured further, so was very pleased to run it this…

January 2024 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
ROAD Harry Newton has claimed the 5K and 10 Mile records in the V85 category this month. Harry continues to shatter records, and is now the proud holder of 21 club records on the Road for Macclesfield Harriers! Truly remarkable. INDOOR (FIELD) Hayden Blunn achieved an excellent 2nd place and…

Gold Medallist!

Jane Walker
Congratulations go to Tristan Lamprecht who won gold in the Northern Indoor Championships last weekend for his magnificent performance in U15B 60m hurdles. Finishing in 9.0 seconds, this places him 3rd in the UK rankings for 2024 which is a brilliant start to the year. Tristan will be in hurdling…

2024 Velorunner Alsager 5 Results

Owain Morris
Seventeen Harriers made the familiar trip to Alsager to participate in an event which describes itself as ‘one of the fastest 5 mile road races in the country’. This year was no different with club members recording some wonderfully quick times, congratulations to all for some great performances! The top…

Club Special Awards Nominations – 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club AGM and Awards will be held on Friday 22nd March 2024 at Macclesfield Rugby Club at 7.00pm. The ‘Special Awards’ nomination form is now available (until 7.00pm on Wednesday  28th February). There are are a number of ‘Special Awards’ – you will need to fill in the SPECIAL…

Meet the Member – Kelly Buckley

Catharine Crossley
Taking our first Meet the Member slot of 2024 is trail run leader and exceptional hill runner, Kelly Buckley. Kelly has been running with the Macclesfield Harriers for 9 years. She is lucky enough to live in Rainow and has some great trails on her doorstep. Kelly also enjoys exploring…

Committee Minutes – January 11th 2024

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 11th January 2024 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 2024 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Tatton Park Cross Country

Jane Walker
Macclesfield Harriers were out in force with a turnout of 50 at the latest Manchester League Cross Country Race which was held at Tatton Park on Saturday 13th January. Conditions were perfect for running and the ground refreshingly firm, given the recent mud fests that have been endured! It was…

Four Villages Half Marathon 2024 Results

Amy Dalton
The first race of the year in our Club Road Running Championships, the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon took place on Sunday Jan 21th. 23 Macclesfield Harriers took to running round Helsby and surrounding villages in rather blustery but surprisingly mild conditions (for January!) Great running from everybody, including a…

Mick Corcoran – Honorary Member

Neil Gunn
Message from the Committee. We were very saddened to hear of the passing of honorary life time member and friend to many at our club, Mick Corcoran (aged 86) earlier this week. Mick was a fabulous and talented athlete. Through the 1950’s he achieved at a very high level and…