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Wilmslow Festive 10K 2021 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
On a very cold morning before the snow hit on Sunday, 39 Macc Harriers took to the roads around Wilmslow for the Wilmslow Festive 10K. What a contrast to when this race was run in its summer spot when people were complaining about the heat. There were really two types…

Indoor T&F Fixtures

Sarah Dilworth
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…

Cross Country Championships

Jane Walker
Macclesfield Harriers compete in the three championship races. The Cheshire Champs, Northern Championships and the National Championships. Details for entries into each event are available below. For those who have been racing this season, don’t forget you need to compete in 2 championship races to qualify in our interclub championships.…

England Athletics Award for Track Judge Charlie

Sarah Dilworth
Many congratulations to Charlie Narejko on winning the EA East Midlands Regional volunteer award for Newcomer to Officiating.  Charlie has been officiating as a Track Judge with Macclesfield Harriers since gaining her Level 1 qualification in 2019 and also officiates in a number of other capacities for Buxton AC.  It…

Meet the Member – Digby Harris

Catharine Crossley
Introducing fell runner extraordinaire and proud Macclesfield Harrier, Digby Harris. Digby is a club legend. Not many people go from a non-runner, to taking on the Big Rounds in under 2 years – the Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley and Charlie Ramsay Rounds. Q1. When did you start running? DH: In…

Meet the Member – Alison Gunn

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Run Leader, Alison Gunn. If you have ever attended a Saturday trail run, you will no doubt have met Alison. Alison has been instrumental to the success of the Trail Group section of Macclesfield Harriers. Alison is always welcoming and encouraging on runs and she is…

British Fell Relays Championship 2021

Nathanael Booker
by Kathleen O’Donnell Mark Burley did a brilliant job in organising the Macc teams for the British relays this year – there were 4 teams of us, travelling up to Tebay: Open Men; V50 men; Mixed 3+3; V40 Women. When I first heard of fell relays and thinking if I…

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…

Manchester Marathon 2021 Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
Last Sunday saw 24 Harriers take to the streets of Manchester in the marathon. Beautiful weather on a new and vastly improved course which does actually go into Manchester! There were some fantastic results, with six Harriers getting under 3 hours, easily the best performance of the local clubs. Three…

Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay

Mark Burley
The Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay (https://hbmr.org.uk/) is the oldest fell running relay in the country. It’s set in the heart of the Lake District, and covers approximately 36.2km and 2,800m of ascent over the four legs. Each of the eight runners (split into four pairs) needs sufficient navigation and mountain…