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Meet the Member – Kim Eastham

Catharine Crossley
Introducing the lady who brings the glamour to Macclesfield Harriers, Kim Eastham. She’s the only person we know, who can finish a tough mountain race  and still look immaculate! As a running group leader Kim is always positive and supportive. She is one of the reasons D group is so…

Meet the Member – Mark Stanbridge

Catharine Crossley
Runners know training for and running a marathon requires determination, grit and a will to keep going. Macclesfield Harrier, Mark Stanbridge’s legs have carried him through 29 marathons and 3 ultra-marathons! Is he crazy? Possibly. Isn’t that a prerequisite to being a Macclesfield Harrier?! Mark has kindly shared with us…

Meet the Member – Trevor Longman

Catharine Crossley
In the hot seat this week is Macclesfield Harrier, Trevor Longman. For many of us novice fell runners, Trevor is one of the reasons we keep going back to the club fell runs. He greets you with a smile, makes sure you’re ok and keeps the banter going. A true…

All Club activity suspended (Covid-19)

Neil Gunn
Important Announcement Following on from the Prime Ministers Statement on Monday 16th March 2020 and the rapidly escalating situation around Covid-19, we have taken the unusual step in suspending all club activities for the foreseeable future. This includes Track Sessions, Coaching Sessions, Road Running Groups and the Wednesday and Sunday Fell sessions. If you…

Meet the Member – Elsa West

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harriers newest run group leader, Elsa West. Q1: When did you start running? EW: I started running in Sept 2016 when I signed up on a macc harriers C25K course after my husband encouraged me to enrol for the course. Before this I had done bits of running…

Meet the Member – Emma Beveridge

Catharine Crossley
A lot goes into the effective ‘running’ of a running club. At Macclesfield Harriers we are lucky to have an excellent club committee. The committee meets to discuss current and future activities in the club, to organise the work that needs doing behind the scenes and to take decisions about…

Meet the Member – Jill Abbott

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier,  Jill Abbott. Jill has been running with the Club for 3 years. She is a run group leader and the worthy winner of the 2019 Club prize for most improved female runner. Q1: When did you start running? JA: Just over three years ago. My daughter had…

Meet the Member – Ciaran White

Catharine Crossley
Hats off to this man, Macclesfield Harrier Ciaran Wright, who battled through Storm Ciara to earn himself 7th position at Tatton 10k yesterday! This is what Ciaran had say about his passion for running; Q1: When did you start running? CW: I have dabbled in running on and off since…

Alsager 5 Race Report

Ewan Edmondson
It seems appropriate that on 02.02.2020 that there was a race where you also had to run part of the course 2 times! At today’s Alsager 5 mile race there were ideal conditions to take on this fast course which loops around the streets of Alsager. The 26 Macc Harriers…

Meet the Member – Oscar Trevena

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Oscar Trevena. Oscar took part in an impressive 24 out of 29 fell races last year! As a result, Oscar won the inaugural Barry Blyth Club Enthusiast award for the person who participated in most Club races in 2019. We’re sure BB would’ve approved! Q1: When did…