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Macclesfield Running Festival 2024

Neil Gunn
This year the club committee has decided to support Run Through in order to have a Road Race Festival in Macclesfield on Sunday 27th October 2024 (details below). Macclesfield Running Festival 2024 It is hoped that club members will support this by volunteering* for marshalling and other duties on the…

2024 Mixed Ability Track Relay

Neil Gunn
The Mixed Ability Track Relays made a come back on Tuesday evening (27th August 2024)  after a few absent years . Thank you so much to all the runners that joined in and made it such a success. You made it such a fun evening and it was great to…

Joe Pickard – Paddy Buckley Report

Neil Gunn
Joe Pickard completed an unsupported Paddy Buckley Round on 22nd June 2024. Joe has written up his report – well worth a read! JOE PICKARD – PADDY BUCKLEY REPORT – CLICK HERE What is the Paddy Buckley Round?…. PADDY BUCKLEY ROUND (47 Peaks Ascent 28000ft Distance 61 miles) This is…

Northern Athletic Championships

Jane Walker
Summer Competition A small group of Macclesfield Harriers athletes travelled to Derby to compete at the Northern Athletics U17, U15 & U13 Championships on 10 & 11 August. In the U17s, Jake Rowley came in 2nd in the 400m final and teammate Ollie Mills-Kidals jumped his way to 2nd in…

Committee Minutes – August 8th 2024

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 8th August 2024 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 2024 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Road Running Survey 2024

Owain Morris
We are eager to hear your thoughts and experiences with Macclesfield Harriers Road Running Groups (A, B, C, D and E). We’ve created a quick survey that focuses on your experiences with these Groups and what (if any) suggestions you might have for change. The survey is designed to be…

Tranter’s Round

Mark Burley
In 1964, Philip Tranter set the 24-hour Munro record at 19 Munros – linking the Mamores, the Grey Corries, the Aonachs, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis. In some senses “Tranter’s Round” can be thought to have been superseded by Ramsay’s Round, the goal of which is to complete 24…

Junior British Fell Champs 2024 plus other breaking news

Neil Gunn
A massive well done to our Junior fell runners this year (and some breaking news later in this article). A brilliant team of them set about the hills of: Duddon, Howgills, Shutlingsloe, Rossendale, Weaver Hills, Clwydian They were competing in the Junior English Championships (The Junior Championship for under 13s…

Cross Club Relay Events 2024

Neil Gunn
A reminder to all members [from U15’s age group and over], that we have two cross club training events coming up very soon. Both are fun training sessions and are free of charge. All welcome to come along and join in! 19th August 2024 [Monday] – Off Road Training relays…

Sandbach 10k, 2024

Owain Morris
Nine Macclesfield Harriers took part in the Sandbach 10k on Sunday. This was the penultimate race of this year’s Cheshire Grand Prix, and our runners picked up some invaluable points as we look to finish the season strongly. It was a blisteringly hot day and the warm conditions did not…