Juniors

2024 Junior Home International Mountain Races (Ireland)

Neil Gunn
Jake Ireland and Cian Taylor represented England and Ireland, respectively, at the U17 Junior Home International in County Wicklow, Ireland on 14th September 2024. Both athletes had an amazing experience and wish to thank Alison Hartopp for all her hard work coaching and supporting them. Here are a few words…

Further Fell Success

Jane Walker
Many congratulations to U17 Macclesfield Harrier, Cian Taylor who has been selected to represent Ireland in the 2024 Mountain Running Home International in Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland on 14th September. Cian was awarded this honour following his excellent run in the Irish selection race in Wicklow last weekend, finishing 4th…

Macclesfield Running Festival 2024

Neil Gunn
This year the club committee has decided to support Run Through in order to have a Road Race Festival in Macclesfield on Sunday 27th October 2024 (details below). Macclesfield Running Festival 2024 It is hoped that club members will support this by volunteering* for marshalling and other duties on the…

U11/U13 Track Training – End of Summer Break 2024

Dan Hunsley
Please note that there will be a 2-week break in Track & Field training for U11s and U13s now until Tuesday 9th September. There will be no training at the track on the following dates: Tuesday 27th August Thursday 29th August Tuesday 3rd September Thursday 5th September

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

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…

**Last call for North of England T&F Champs**

Dan Hunsley
The 2024 NORTH OF ENGLAND TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS will take place on 10th/11th August in Derby. Entries are open to U13, U15 and U17 athletes registered with England Athletics, using the Roster Athletics link below: https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/northern-u17-u15-u13-outdoor-championships/ The closing date for entries is this Friday 26th July so you please make sure…

English Schools T&F Championships 2024

Sarah Dilworth
The English Schools’ Track and Field Championships represent the pinnacle of the calendar for England’s best junior athletes, providing the first taste of elite competition to many. Achieving the challenging entry standard is a major focus of the early season for youngsters up and down the country, in order to…