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May 2024 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
ROAD Congratulations to both John Carr and Matthew Lynas this month for setting new 5K road records in the V50 and V55 categories respectively. John improved his time by a further 10 seconds to 16:09 in the Mid-Cheshire 5K, while Matthew set a previously unclaimed V55 record with a time…

Gun Run 2024

Julian Brown
Last year, when we had nice sunny weather, a couple of runners failed to find the start. This year, everyone found the start…. but about 2 miles in, quite a few might have wished they hadn’t. When we checked the course on Sunday, heatstroke was a potential problem: but on…

Macclesfield Ladies Master the Relays

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Ladies Master the Relays The sun shining off the tarmac greeted us as we assembled for the British Masters Athletics Federation road relays held at Mallory Park motor racing circuit. Nestled in the Leicestershire countryside, but with excellent facilities and a very scenic setting, Mallory Park has become a…

Cheshire T&F Championships

Jane Walker
Cheshire Championships The sun shone on Macclesfield for a glorious weekend of athletics at the 2024 Cheshire County Championships over the weekend of May 11th and 12th. Macclesfield Harriers had a fantastic turnout with a team of around 90 athletes, which made up over a quarter of the total competitors.…

Christleton 5k, 2024

Owain Morris
It was a beautiful spring evening as ten Macclesfield Harriers raced around the picturesque village of Christleton and the surrounding countryside. The course is one of the flattest 5k’s around and goes through the village of Christleton twice, ensuring that racers are well supported as they speed past the crowds.…

2024 Cumbrian Way Weekend

Neil Gunn
The Cumbrian Way Weekend Report (Kathleen O’Donnell & Andy Beavers) – PHOTO GALLERY AT THE END This was a Harrier’s weekend away with a difference.  A 70 mile point to point route (or pint to pint, if you prefer) over the length of the Cumbrian Way, run together not raced,…

Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May 2024)

Neil Gunn
Hello everyone.  You may or may not be aware but this week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme this year is Movement: Moving for our mental health.   I have included a link to more information about the themes Please follow this link to find out more about how movement…

April 2024 Club Record-Breakers

Jim Rowley
ROAD Congratulations to Matthew Lynas on claiming three V55 Road records in the last month! Matthew improved both the 5-Mile and the Half-Marathon records that had stood for over 21 years! In addition, Matthew improved his own Marathon record time in April 2024 by a full 9 minutes in Manchester!…

2024 Rainow 5 – Race Report & Results

Neil Gunn
Rainow 5 Fell Race 2024 Feedback from one of the runners sums up this race: “Thanks to you all at Macc harriers for a great race last night! First time doing it, and can see why people at our club rave over it and come back each year! Great fun,…

Membership Renewal 2024/2025

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2024/2025 were due on 1st April 2024. If you intend to continue club membership you need to renew asap. If you do not intend to renew then please let your section lead know. Any members that have not renewed by 30th April 2024 will need to…