Track and Field

More success for our junior athletes

Sarah Dilworth
Many congratulations to Lizzie Pendrill, Rebecca Dilworth and Hayden Blunn for their selection to compete in the prestigious English Schools Track and Field Championships being held in Birmingham this coming  weekend (30th June and 1st July).   Many current International athletes started their athletics career at these championships, so this is…

YDL Round 2

Jane Walker
Saturday 3rd June saw the 2nd round of the YDL competition, where we had several teams of youngsters head over to Leigh to compete, picking up vital points for the club and putting in some impressive individual performances. Here is a quick round up: U13 Boys Samuel, Tomas, Eric, Robert…

Northern U20 and Senior T&F Championships 2023

Sarah Dilworth
Over a very hot and sunny weekend, four Macclesfield Harriers put in some great performances at the Northern Athletics Championships at Sportscity, Manchester.  In the U20 age group Hayden Blunn added another 3 championship  bronze medals to his trophy cabinet – first with a PB in the 110m Hurdles of…

YDL Lower T&F League R1, Macclesfield

Jane Walker
The coronation weekend not only heralded a new king, but also the first YDL fixture of the Track and Field season, which was a home fixture. It was particularly pleasing to have 30 youngsters competing, some of whom were doing so for the first time. A strong team of 9…

County Championships May 13th-14th

Jane Walker
Last weekend not only saw a fantastic turn out across all age groups at the Cheshire T&F Championships at Ellesmere Port, but also so many podium positions, it was hard to keep track just how well everyone had done over the two-day event. For many, the usual journey took far…

Committee Minutes – April 27th 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 27th April 2023 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Cheshire League T&F Round 1

Jane Walker
Cheshire T&F League First Round The Track and Field season kicked off with the family friendly Cheshire League at Ellesmere Port on Sunday 23rd April. Although the weather could have been better,  a great time was had by all. This league covers all age groups from U11s to seniors, with…

Club Committee Positions 2023-2024

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Harriers & AC – AGM 24th March 2023 Bollington Arts Centre – 7pm Start Listed below are the members of the current committee, proposed positions for the coming season [ 2023] and vacancies. It takes a large number of volunteers to run the club. Please have a read through…

Meet the Member – Rob Whitby

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Rob Whitby. You may know Rob, as ‘Rob the Barber’ – he’s been described as ‘a quality barber with a passion and dedication to the haircutting profession.’ Rob has recently set up his own barber shop on Park Lane, Silktown Barbers. When he is not busy making…

Northern and England Athletics Indoor Championships

Sarah Dilworth
Well done to all Macclesfield Harriers athletes who competed so well at the Northern Indoor T&F Championships recently.  In January, Jake Rowley had a fabulous couple of days at the U17 championship event in Sheffield picking up bronze medals with personal best performances in both the 400m (52.32s) and 800m…