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Congleton parkrun #625

Owain Morris
The mercury hit the heady heights of 12°C, leggings were replaced with shorts, and gloves were completely dispensed with. On a warm Saturday morning in February, Macclesfield Harriers headed to the tropical shores of Astbury Mere for the latest event in the Road Running Club Championship, Congleton parkrun #625. The…

Committee Minutes – January 15th 2026

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 15th January 2026 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 2026 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Rachel Gilliland Club Secretary

Club Special Awards Nominations – 2025 – NOMINATION FORM NOW CLOSED

Neil Gunn
NOMINATION FORM NOW CLOSED The Club AGM and Awards will be held on Friday 27th March 2026 at Macclesfield Rugby Club at 7.00pm. Once club formalities are out of the way, the main event is dishing out the prizes from the previous year across each of the club’s disciplines and…

Four Villages Half Marathon 2026

Owain Morris
Our 2026 Road Running Championship kicked off with the hilly Four Villages Half Marathon. It rained from start to finish and all competitors got a thorough soaking. However, this didn’t stop our members from recording impressive times! 21 Macclesfield Harriers made the trip to Helsby and three of our members…

New Road Running Trophy and the removal of bonus points

Owain Morris
From the 2026 season, the club will introduce a new road running award: the Best Performance in the Cheshire Road Grand Prix trophy. This award is designed to recognise athletes who compete at the highest level within Cheshire while also consistently representing the club in team competition. The trophy will…

Membership Renewal 2026/2027

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2026/2027 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2027 The fee has three elements: Club membership £18 (£1 reduction) England Athletics/Northern Athletics Affiliation £23 (up £1, we have no control over this)…

2025 Road Running Club Championship Results

Owain Morris
2025 was a fantastic year of races in which our members competed in races throughout Cheshire and beyond. This included the 18 races of the 2025 Road Race Club Championship and the 8 races of the Cheshire Road Grand Prix. For the first time, marathon results also counted towards standings…

2025 Boxing Day Run

Neil Gunn
For 2025 we had 33 runners and various spot prizes. It was a lovely crisp morning with two icy areas, a small one at the turn from Whistons onto Meg lane and a larger one around a large puddle in front of Thickwithens farm. The other interesting obstacle was an…

2026 Road Running Club Championship – Provisional Fixture List

Owain Morris
A provisional fixture list for the 2026 Macclesfield Harriers Club Championship Road Running Fixture list has now been prepared. Please see below for the provisional list of races. This will be updated once Cheshire County Athletics confirm which eight races will form part of next year’s Cheshire Road Grand Prix.…

Stockport 10

Owain Morris
Fourteen Macclesfield Harriers turned out for the final race of the year, the Stockport ‘10’. The race takes place on a varied route, starting on the Woodbank Park Athletics Park, going through the park before taking various hills and roads around Stockport. Congratulations to all who took part! The first…