Juniors

Track & Field Season Report

Sarah Dilworth
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to a very successful return to T&F competition for Macclesfield Harriers in 2021! After a limited return to training in the second half of 2020 and a gradual re-introduction to competition in the first half of 2021, Macclesfield Harriers acquitted themselves very well in the…

Youth Development League round 3 match report

Sarah Dilworth
The skies were grey for the third and final round of the UK Youth Development League’s 2021 season at Macclesfield on Saturday, 4 September, but there were plenty of bright performances. As usual in the Greater Manchester South region, teams from Altrincham & District, Crewe & Nantwich, Salford Metro, Stockport…

Meet the Member – Charlie Bird

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier athlete and coach, Charlie Bird. Charlie has been coaching at the club since 2016. Charlie understands her athletes — their needs and their potential. She is fantastic at building up her athlete’s confidence and motivating them to push beyond what they think they are capable of doing.…

Medal Success at the Cheshire and Northern T&F Champs

Sarah Dilworth
NORTHERN ATHLETICS T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS Four young Macclesfield Harriers made the journey to Hull last weekend to compete in the U15/U17 Northern Age group championships, returning with an excellent haul of 3 medals! Albert Bradshaw maintained his excellent recent form taking the gold medal in the U17M 200m event in 22.53…

Cheshire T&F League round 3 match report

Sarah Dilworth
Saturday 24th July saw round 3 of the Cheshire League at Macclesfield, hosted by Halton and Frodsham Harriers, ably assisted by Macclesfield Harriers. Sadly it was too early in the season for the H&F athletes to compete, but kudos should be paid to Halton and Frodsham to still supply track…

YDL Report (July 2021)

Neil Gunn
It was a blistering hot day at Longford Park for the second round of the Lower age group YDL (for U13 and U15 age groups) on Saturday 17th July. There was a good turn out from the U15 girls and we had a representative in nearly all the events. Olivia Bagley started…

COVID-19 – Club Guidance for training post July 19th

Neil Gunn
Please can I urge you to continue to exercise caution while taking part in club activities and training from the 19th July. My best advice is to carry on training in the same manner as now. Small groups (max 12) pre-booked through a group leader operating from locations that minimises…
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Match Report – Northern T&F League, Ashton

Neil Gunn
Buoyed by our winning team performance in Round 1 of the Northern T&F League in Eccles, we travelled over to Ashton-under-Lyne and the home of East Cheshire Harriers for Round 2. East Cheshire pushed us very hard and would appear to be our strongest opponents in this league. While we…

Track and Field Saturday coaching session

Neil Gunn
MHAC are hosting a Track and Field Athletics Coaching Clinic at Macclesfield Athletics Track on Saturday 24 April 10.00-12.00  Skills coaching by fully qualified UK athletics coaches in Long Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Hurdles and Sprints for athletes and novices aged 11 and over (PV aged 13 and over)…

Guidance and Rules regarding return to training from Monday 29th March 2021

Neil Gunn
Group training MUST only restart by implementing the same strict club rules and guidelines that were in place when we last trained before Christmas. There must be NO deviations from this if we are to stay COVID safe and to avoid criticism from the public. This means training in groups…