Fell

Meet the Member – Christine Ritchie

Neil Gunn
Meet the Member – Christine Ritchie When we approached Christine to take part in our Meet the Member slot, she responded with, “there must be someone with a more interesting running story than me . . . ” That is just the response you would expect from this modest lady.…

Meet the Member – Dave Larkin

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Dave Larkin. Dave is a friendly and supportive club runner and an enthusiastic and committed run leader. Dave helps to keep the club moving forward. He always gets stuck in – road, cross country, fell or track running, Dave will join in and always encourages others to…

Meet the Member – Tom Whittington

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier fell runner, Tom Whittington. Prior to lock-down Tom was instrumental in bringing a renewed energy back to the fell group, sourcing leaders and planning run locations. Something we hope will continue when the restrictions are lifted. Tom has successfully completed what is considered one of the most…

Meet the Member – Kim Eastham

Neil Gunn
Introducing the lady who brings the glamour to Macclesfield Harriers, Kim Eastham. She’s the only person we know, who can finish a tough mountain race  and still look immaculate! As a running group leader Kim is always positive and supportive. She is one of the reasons D group is so…

Meet the Member – Mark Stanbridge

Neil Gunn
Runners know training for and running a marathon requires determination, grit and a will to keep going. Macclesfield Harrier, Mark Stanbridge’s legs have carried him through 29 marathons and 3 ultra-marathons! Is he crazy? Possibly. Isn’t that a prerequisite to being a Macclesfield Harrier?! Mark has kindly shared with us…

Meet the Member – Trevor Longman

Neil Gunn
In the hot seat this week is Macclesfield Harrier, Trevor Longman. For many of us novice fell runners, Trevor is one of the reasons we keep going back to the club fell runs. He greets you with a smile, makes sure you’re ok and keeps the banter going. A true…

All Club activity suspended (Covid-19)

Neil Gunn
Important Announcement Following on from the Prime Ministers Statement on Monday 16th March 2020 and the rapidly escalating situation around Covid-19, we have taken the unusual step in suspending all club activities for the foreseeable future. This includes Track Sessions, Coaching Sessions, Road Running Groups and the Wednesday and Sunday Fell sessions. If you…

Meet the Member – Elsa West

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harriers newest run group leader, Elsa West. Q1: When did you start running? EW: I started running in Sept 2016 when I signed up on a macc harriers C25K course after my husband encouraged me to enrol for the course. Before this I had done bits of running…

Meet the Member – Emma Beveridge

Neil Gunn
A lot goes into the effective ‘running’ of a running club. At Macclesfield Harriers we are lucky to have an excellent club committee. The committee meets to discuss current and future activities in the club, to organise the work that needs doing behind the scenes and to take decisions about…

Terry’s High 5 – Race Report & Results 2020

Neil Gunn
Results are at the bottom of the report. “Everyone woke up to the dulcet sounds of torrential rain on Saturday morning, however it soon eased and as everyone warmed up around Trentabank the weather did too. There was a buzz of nervous excitement at the start line – Nessit Hill…