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Committee Minutes – February 10th 2022

The Club Committee meet on Thursday 10th February and the minutes from the meeting are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Lynne Graves Club Secretary

Trans-Pennine Relay 2022

Back in the dawn of time, for many of us at least, when mobile phones were bricks and emails sent by carrier pigeon (i.e. the 1980s), Macclesfield Harriers began an event for local clubs to run a relay of five sections from Sheffield to Macclesfield, starting and finishing at the…

Meet the Member – Alison Hartopp

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Alison Hartopp.  Alison is one of our fantastic club coaches, who gives up her time to support athletes of all ages from U15 upwards. Alison has also recently achieved her Level 4 Starters qualification. In between coaching and officiating, Alison still manages to run competitively. She is  a…

Update on Club activities – Spring 2022

Now that we are continuing to live our lives alongside the Covid virus, I thought it was appropriate to write an update based on the lessons we have learned over the last 2 years. Whether you are training or competing, stay safe, be vigilant, stay healthy, and only come to…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 1

Nutrition for performance Welcome to the first sports nutrition post for Macclesfield Harriers! I am a registered Sports Dietitian and I will be translating the current science on nutrition for athlete health, training and performance into practical and achievable dietary strategies that you can try for yourself. If you are…

Membership Renewal 2022/2023

Club membership fees for 2022/2023 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2023 We have had to increase the membership fees this year. The fee has three elements: – Basic membership (non-competing members): £16 – EA/Northern…

Meet the Member – Mandy Calvert

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Superhero, Mandy Calvert. Mandy’s running CV is nothing short of spectacular. Mandy is no stranger to long distance events. She has completed the legendary Dragons Back and the UTMB races. She attained 1st place V50 at UTMB in 2014. Both races feature on the bucket list…

Congratulations to more Macc Harriers officials

Many congratulations to our amazing official Alison Hartopp who recently achieved her Level 4 Starters qualification.  Level 4 is a National / International Level qualification – so watch out for Alison in her Red Jacket at the major competitions in 2022!  Alison started out as an athlete at Macclesfield Harriers…

Indoor T&F Fixtures

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES Indoor T&F competitions are back! ENTRIES are open for the Northern Athletics Open Meeting on 11th December at the EIS Sheffield – a great venue.  Enter now to avoid disappointment: https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/2021/09/22/na-indoor-open-events-return/ ENTRIES are also open for the Sale Harriers Manchester series of indoor open athletics…