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Macclesfield Running Festival 2025

This year the club committee has decided to support Run Through in order to have a Road Race Festival in Macclesfield on Sunday 26th October 2025 (details below). Macclesfield Running Festival 2025 It is hoped that club members will support this by volunteering* for marshalling and other duties on the…

Toby Wallis – Bob Graham Round (2025) Report

The Bob Graham Round By Toby Wallis 06.06.25  Acknowledgements: I couldn’t have completed the BGR without the support of everyone involved. With this in mind, I specifically want to thank Gary and Oli for their road support. None of the following account would have taken place without their efforts. Thank…

Buxton Carnival 4, 2025

Saturday saw the Road Running Club Championships back in Buxton for another short race.  The high temperatures and altitude didn’t stop a small group of harriers taking on this rarely run distance over an undulating course around the centre of Buxton. The race was started in style by the Carnival Queen…

Inter-Counties Junior Fell Race – Clougha Pike (June 2025)

On Saturday 21st June 2025, the Inter-Counties Junior Fell Race took place at Clougha Pike, Lancashire, as part of the Summer Fell Series. Cheshire had excellent representation from Macclesfield Harriers delivering standout performances across multiple age categories with Martha Wood running in U15, Jake Ireland, Thomas Wood, George O’Donnell and…

Mobberley ‘Round the Runway’ 5, 2025

Twenty Macclesfield Harriers travelled to the ever-popular Mobberley ‘Round the Runway’ 5 on Tuesday evening. Whatever the weather elsewhere, flying into Manchester Airport invariably means arriving to grey skies and rain. This proved to be the case for this race around the perimeter of Manchester’s second runway. Despite Monday’s scorching…

Colshaw Hall 10k, 2025

Seventeen Macclesfield Harriers completed the Colshaw Hall 10k last Sunday. This flat and leafy course is popular due to its speed and the scenery.  The warm and humid weather put paid to some PB hopes, but there were still some great performances by our club members! Our fastest lady was…

Wincle Trout Race Report (2025)

Wincle Trout Report – Burnt House Farm (14th June 2025) We were back up at Burnt House Farm this year, which made the yellow weather warnings of thunderstorms and lightening a real concern. The weather gods were on our side and a brief pre-race shower was all that was delivered.…

May 2025 Club Record-Breakers

TRACK – MEN Another quiet month on the Track, with Matthew Lynas as the sole record-breaker in May! Matthew blazed the trail on the Ellesmere Port track at the Cheshire County Championships, claiming not one, but two V55 track records on the same day! Firstly, in the 1500m, Matthew set…

Meerbrook 15k, 2025

Seven Macclesfield Harriers took on the gruelling hills of the Meerbrook 15k on Sunday. This challenging course starts near the Tittesworth Reservoir and heads up towards Gun Hill before a quick downhill finish. Our fastest lady was Caroline Gisby who finished in a time of 83:16, just 8 seconds ahead…

Dave Telford Dunham Massey 5k, 2025

Sixteen Macclesfield Harriers braved the rain at Dunham Massey on Thursday evening. After a day of heavy downpours, the rain cleared in time for the start of the race and our members were in high spirits as the race began. However, the heavens opened and drenched the competitors about 10…