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Meet the Member – Digby Harris

Catharine Crossley
Introducing fell runner extraordinaire and proud Macclesfield Harrier, Digby Harris. Digby is a club legend. Not many people go from a non-runner, to taking on the Big Rounds in under 2 years – the Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley and Charlie Ramsay Rounds. Q1. When did you start running? DH: In…

Meet the Member – Alison Gunn

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Run Leader, Alison Gunn. If you have ever attended a Saturday trail run, you will no doubt have met Alison. Alison has been instrumental to the success of the Trail Group section of Macclesfield Harriers. Alison is always welcoming and encouraging on runs and she is…

British Fell Relays Championship 2021

Nathanael Booker
by Kathleen O’Donnell Mark Burley did a brilliant job in organising the Macc teams for the British relays this year – there were 4 teams of us, travelling up to Tebay: Open Men; V50 men; Mixed 3+3; V40 Women. When I first heard of fell relays and thinking if I…

Track & Field Season Report

Sarah Dilworth
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to a very successful return to T&F competition for Macclesfield Harriers in 2021! After a limited return to training in the second half of 2020 and a gradual re-introduction to competition in the first half of 2021, Macclesfield Harriers acquitted themselves very well in the…

Manchester Marathon 2021 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
Last Sunday saw 24 Harriers take to the streets of Manchester in the marathon. Beautiful weather on a new and vastly improved course which does actually go into Manchester! There were some fantastic results, with six Harriers getting under 3 hours, easily the best performance of the local clubs. Three…

Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay

Mark Burley
The Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay (https://hbmr.org.uk/) is the oldest fell running relay in the country. It’s set in the heart of the Lake District, and covers approximately 36.2km and 2,800m of ascent over the four legs. Each of the eight runners (split into four pairs) needs sufficient navigation and mountain…

North Staffs XC League Race 1

Jane Walker
Macclesfield Harriers were off to a flying start at the first cross country race of the season. We had lots of new runners all the way from the Under 11s up to the Senior age groups on what was a very warm course at Betley Farm in Crewe. The following…

Youth Development League round 3 match report

Sarah Dilworth
The skies were grey for the third and final round of the UK Youth Development League’s 2021 season at Macclesfield on Saturday, 4 September, but there were plenty of bright performances. As usual in the Greater Manchester South region, teams from Altrincham & District, Crewe & Nantwich, Salford Metro, Stockport…

Wilmslow Running Festival 2021 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
The rescheduled Wilmslow Running Festival took place on Sunday September 12th almost a year and a half from its original date which was cancelled just at the last minute in March 2020. The festival encompasses the traditional half marathon route as well as a fairly recently added 10K. Both races…

Cross Country Season

Jane Walker
Cross country racing is excellent practise for all other disciplines, it builds your strength, speed and endurance. It’s a great team event with plenty of support both from your team and the many spectators. These events are open to ALL abilities! All you need is your race number a pair…