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2025 Rainow 5 – Report & Results

Neil Gunn
A beautiful evening again in Rainow for this 5-mile friendly fell race. A great start to evening fell races this year, with a record 312 runners. A massive thank you to my fellow Macclesfield Harriers who made this event run this year, with roles from car parking, registration and results,…

Committee Minutes – April 24th 2025

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 24th April 2025 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 2025 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Rachel Gilliland Club Secretary

Buxworth 5 – Brutal but Beautiful

Owain Morris
Brutal but beautiful. Gruesome climbs met with glorious views. Breathtaking – in every sense of the word. The organisers of the Buxworth 5 promised a spectacular race, and they certainly delivered. On a glorious spring evening, fifteen Macclesfield Harriers made the journey to Buxworth to take on this challenging course.…

March / April 2025 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
TRACK – MEN It was a quiet period on the track for Club records, with David Smith as the sole representative. David claimed two records in March 2025, with the first being on the track in the V35 60m indoor event in Manchester. David recorded a time of 7.72 seconds,…

Crewe 10k, 2025

Owain Morris
Seven Macclesfield Harriers took part in the Crewe 10k on Easter Sunday. The race, consisting of two fast 5k laps, is known for its quick course and attracted a strong field of runners as part of the Cheshire Road Grand Prix series. Faye Sharpley was the first Macclesfield Harriers lady…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 5

Neil Gunn
Bridging the gap from knowing nutrition to doing nutrition You’ve read the articles, watched the reels, and understand the importance of pre-training and recovery meals. Yet, when it comes time to put that knowledge into practice, something always seems to get in the way. Sound familiar? Identifying small nutritional improvements…

Fell Section weekend in Coniston

Neil Gunn
The grand arrival:  A massive thanks to Tom as always for his fab leadership in organising the brilliant fell weekend for us all in Coniston.  Once again this is no mean feat with 3 groups of people running green, light blue and dark blue routes and then a hardy contingent…

AGM Minutes – March 28th 2025

Neil Gunn
The Club AGM and Awards presentation was held on Friday March 28th 2025. The minutes from the AGM are here – MHAC AGM MINUTES – MARCH 2025 The various Awards presented for the 2024 season can be found here – CLUB AWARDS 2024 SEASON If you have any questions please…

Congleton parkrun #578

Owain Morris
The second of the four parkruns designated as fixtures in our Road Running Club Championship took place at Congleton parkrun #578. Just like in Pavilion Gardens, Buxton a few weeks ago, bright sunshine welcomed our large contingent of Macclesfield Harriers. The course consists of three flat loops of Astbury Mere…

Fund raising update – #TEAMHASLERMND

Neil Gunn
The club fund raising to support Rob Hasler & his family after Rob’s MND (Motor Neurone Disease) diagnosis in October 2024 started at the annual AGM & Awards evening with a raffle. For those that don’t know Rob and his family and want to know more, they appeared on the…