Road

Leek Half Marathon Race Report 2019

Ewan Edmondson
Fine conditions greeted runners at this challenging Half Marathon with 1244ft of climbing. There were 10 Macc Harriers who ran with some great times for all. For the female Harriers Kathryn Hutchinson (1:46:44) led the way placing a fabulous 2nd place female overall. Jill Abbott (2:02:43) was the second female…

Meet the Member – Ray O’Keefe

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Professor Raymond O’Keefe . . . otherwise known as Ray, Macclesfield Harrier’s Road Running Manager. Q1: When did you start running? Ray: I hated running when I was younger so only started running seriously in 2010 when people at work convinced me to enter the Bupa Great Manchester 10K.…
Bollington 10k

Bollington 10K 2019 Race Report

Ewan Edmondson
This years Bollington 10K changed from its usual early September time to early August which meant that this challenging (ie hilly) race was made even more challenging by the warmer weather this time of year. Nevertheless, there were some excellent performances from both the male and female Harriers. For the…

Meet the Member – Lynne Graves

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & Group Run Leader, Lynne Graves Q1: When did you start running? Lynne: I started running in 2009. I did a 5k race for life with my boss, which at the time seemed a very long distance and took alot of training for. Q2: How long have…

Meet the Member – Bob Lynch

Catharine Crossley
We recently caught up with a Macclesfield Harrier legend. Someone who influences, motivates and encourages us as a club and also as individuals . . . unfortunately Pauline wasn’t available, so Bob stepped in instead! 😉 This is what Club President Bob Lynch had to say; Q1: When did you…

Meet the Member – Rob Hasler

Catharine Crossley
Introducing our Men & Juniors Cross-Country Manager, Rob Hasler – or as we think him 1/4 of #thehaslershow Q1: When did you start running? Rob: Back in 2011 a friend asked whether I’d like to run the Manchester 10K. I bought a copy of Runners World, downloaded a training plan…

Meet the Member – Dennis Kentrop

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Dennis Kentrop, our new Men’s Fell Captain. If you’ve ever ventured out with the Macclesfield Harriers fell group, you will have spotted Dennis– he’s the one with the infectious smile. We caught up with Dennis to find out, what makes a man from Amsterdam, where it is notoriously as…

Meet the Member – Alannah Birtwistle

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Alannah Birtwistle. Alannah swept the board at the Macclesfield Harriers awards night in March and has recently been appointed MH Women’s Fell Captain! This is what Alannah had to say; Q1: When did you start running? Alannah: I started running in 2015 with the occasional park run…

Meet the Member – Julian Brown

Catharine Crossley
A question all Macclesfield Harriers have been asked from time to time . . . ‘You’re a Macclesfield Harrier, you must know Julian Brown?’ Here’s a few things you may not have known about Julian; Q1: When did you start running? Julian: I’ve always enjoyed long distance walking and started…

Meet the Member – David Jackson

Catharine Crossley
Macclesfield Harriers is a fantastic club with amazing members (we aren’t biased – this is a fact ). One such member is our very own ‘Sir’ David Jackson. A legend in his own lifetime. We asked Dave to share some of his running wisdom with us and this is what…