Track and Field

2021/2022 AGM & Awards Evening

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Harriers & Athletics Club Agenda for AGM Meeting followed by presentations Friday 1st April 2022 (7.00pm PROMPT – please arrive a few minutes early so the proceedings can start on time) Chaired by Bob Lynch Venue: Macclesfield Rugby Club 7pm – followed by food and presentations Please fill in…

Club Special Awards Nominations – 2021

Neil Gunn
The club AGM and Awards will be on Friday 1st April. The ‘Special Awards’ nomination form is now available (until Monday 28th February). There are are a number of ‘Special Awards’ – you will need to fill in the form for each nomination. 2021 Special Awards Nomination form (click here)

Committee Minutes – February 10th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee meet on Thursday 10th February and the minutes from the meeting are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Lynne Graves Club Secretary

Meet the Member – Alison Hartopp

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Alison Hartopp.  Alison is one of our fantastic club coaches, who gives up her time to support athletes of all ages from U15 upwards. Alison has also recently achieved her Level 4 Starters qualification. In between coaching and officiating, Alison still manages to run competitively. She is  a…

2022 Track and Field Coaching Clinics

Sarah Dilworth
MHAC are hosting Track and Field Athletics Coaching Clinics at Macclesfield Athletics Track on Sat 26 March and Sat 2 April 13.00-15.00 Skills coaching by fully qualified UK athletics coaches in a range of events For UKA age group Under13 and above (school year 6 and above, sorry no Under 11s)…

Update on Club activities – Spring 2022

Neil Gunn
Now that we are continuing to live our lives alongside the Covid virus, I thought it was appropriate to write an update based on the lessons we have learned over the last 2 years. Whether you are training or competing, stay safe, be vigilant, stay healthy, and only come to…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 1

Neil Gunn
Nutrition for performance Welcome to the first sports nutrition post for Macclesfield Harriers! I am a registered Sports Dietitian and I will be translating the current science on nutrition for athlete health, training and performance into practical and achievable dietary strategies that you can try for yourself. If you are…

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,…

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…