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North of England U17, U20 and Senior Indoor T&F Championships

Sarah Dilworth
Following the inevitable cancellation of last years Championships, it was great for our athletes to have the opportunity to compete at such a high level of competition at this years Senior, Under 20 and Under 17 Northern Athletics Indoor Championships at the EIS in Sheffield. Seven Harriers made the trip,…

Membership Renewal 2022/2023

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2022/2023 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2023 We have had to increase the membership fees this year. The fee has three elements: – Basic membership (non-competing members): £16 – EA/Northern…

Four Villages Half Marathon Race Report

Ray O'Keefe
Our Club Road Running Championships are back! After much disruption the first event in the revived Club Road Running Championships was on Sunday Jan 16 in the far reaches of Cheshire for the Four Villages Half Marathon in Helsby. Conditions were kind for this race which, with its January date,…

Indoor Athletics News

Sarah Dilworth
Many congratulations to Macclesfield athletes, Tom Danson (U17), David Smith (Sen), Nick Bloor (Sen) and Declan Murray (Sen) who competed in the Sale Indoor Open meeting last weekend with Nick and Declan setting club indoor records in the 200m and 600m respectively and Tom and David putting in personal best…

Meet the Member – Mandy Calvert

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Superhero, Mandy Calvert. Mandy’s running CV is nothing short of spectacular. Mandy is no stranger to long distance events. She has completed the legendary Dragons Back and the UTMB races. She attained 1st place V50 at UTMB in 2014. Both races feature on the bucket list…

Boxing Day Handicap 2021

Ray O'Keefe
On Boxing Day Emma Lord and Katrina Nicol organised their first Macc Harriers handicap. Despite the pub being shut which upset Emma no end, Anna & Guy Maddox kindly offered them their back garden for registration and refreshments. There were 24 runners in total setting off at 11.00am. It stayed…

Christmas training

Sarah Dilworth
We wish all our members and their families and happy and healthy festive holiday.

Congratulations to more Macc Harriers officials

Sarah Dilworth
Many congratulations to our amazing official Alison Hartopp who recently achieved her Level 4 Starters qualification.  Level 4 is a National / International Level qualification – so watch out for Alison in her Red Jacket at the major competitions in 2022!  Alison started out as an athlete at Macclesfield Harriers…

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…