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It’s great to be focused on a goal. Driven to show up for every hill session, hit the track paces . . . but running doesn’t have to be serious all the time! 99% of us are not going pro, we chose this sport because it offered us something more…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier C group leader, Phil Gaskell. Q1: When did you start running? Phil: I started running in my 20s as a way to get and keep fit in order to play rugby (not very well) at Macc rugby club. As I got too old for rugby I just…

As a regular trail runner, I remain amazed by the sheer difficulty of fell running. The technique and fitness required to ascend and descend hills is phenomenal. In my humble opinion, fell running sorts the men from the boys. Macclesfield Harrier Barry Blyth certainly falls into the former category. Barry…

Hands up who loved cross-country running at school? Anyone? We’re adults now and there’s lots of stuff we didn’t like as kids that we now love, like olives and alcohol. XC running is another one of those things. ’Tis the season to get muddy, so who better to fill our…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & former Club Chairman, Keith Mulholland. Keith is a regular at the Macclesfield Harrier track sessions and at club champs road races. Keith kindly took some time to tell us a bit about his running history and what running means to him. Q1. When did you start…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier’s very own Marathon Man, Mark Godden. Mark kindly took some time out of his training schedule (Berlin and Snowdonia marathons) and new Grandad duties to tell us what running means to him. 1: When did you start running? Mark: In early 2013 I entered a 38 mile…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier,  Melanie Power. Mel is a C group run leader. When she is not running or working her two day jobs (yes two), Mel can be found at track massaging other Macclesfield Harriers. Mel is currently training for her first marathon – the monster race that is Lochness…

Introducing Professor Raymond O’Keefe . . . otherwise known as Ray, Macclesfield Harrier’s Road Running Manager. Q1: When did you start running? Ray: I hated running when I was younger so only started running seriously in 2010 when people at work convinced me to enter the Bupa Great Manchester 10K.…

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Group Run Leader, Lynne Graves Q1: When did you start running? Lynne: I started running in 2009. I did a 5k race for life with my boss, which at the time seemed a very long distance and took alot of training for. Q2: How long have…