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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 In some senses “Tranter’s Round” can be thought to have been superseded by Ramsay’s Round, the goal of which is to complete 24…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…

Summer Road Handicap 2024

Ray O'Keefe
There were perfect running conditions for runners to try to predict their times on an out and back 7.5K route from the track on Monday evening. No watches, no GPS, just your running instincts to try to see if you could pace it right to match the time you predicted.…

Wilmslow Summer 10k, 2024

Owain Morris
For the first time in a few years, the summer edition of the Wilmslow 10k was not raced in blazing heat. However, the cool conditions didn’t stop 20 Macclesfield Harriers from recording red-hot finish times. This is a course with huge PB potential as apart from the hill at the…

2024 – Langley Fete Fell Race

Neil Gunn
The weather forecast might have cried off, but a legion of hardy Harriers braved the elements to enjoy the delights of the Langley Fete Fell Race! They were rewarded by the temperature warming up and the rain holding off for the race itself. The race has a tough start, heading…