Track and Field

Meet the Member – Cheryl Duck

Catharine Crossley
Kicking off our Meet the Members slot for 2020 is club runner and group leader Cheryl Duck. Q1: When did you start running? CD: I started running around 8 years ago. I did a few half marathons but then stopped for around 5 years starting again about 3 years go…

Meet the Member – Catherine Mather

Catharine Crossley
It’s great to be focused on a goal. Driven to show up for every hill session, hit the track paces . . . but running doesn’t have to be serious all the time! 99% of us are not going pro, we chose this sport because it offered us something more…

Meet the Member – Fred Wardle

Catharine Crossley
This week, we caught up with Macclesfield Harrier and local electrician Fred Wardle, who was just de‘lighted’ (see what we did there ), to tell us what running means to him. Q1: When did you start running? FW: Ten years ago I was challenged to do a Triathlon, I’d never…

Meet the Member – Phil Gaskell

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier C group leader, Phil Gaskell. Q1: When did you start running? Phil: I started running in my 20s as a way to get and keep fit in order to play rugby (not very well) at Macc rugby club. As I got too old for rugby I just…

Meet the Member – Barry Blyth

Catharine Crossley
As a regular trail runner, I remain amazed by the sheer difficulty of fell running. The technique and fitness required to ascend and descend hills is phenomenal. In my humble opinion, fell running sorts the men from the boys. Macclesfield Harrier Barry Blyth certainly falls into the former category. Barry…

Meet the Member – Saranya Hasler

Catharine Crossley
Hands up who loved cross-country running at school? Anyone? We’re adults now and there’s lots of stuff we didn’t like as kids that we now love, like olives and alcohol. XC running is another one of those things. ’Tis the season to get muddy, so who better to fill our…

Meet the Member – Keith Mulholland

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier & former Club Chairman, Keith Mulholland. Keith is a regular at the Macclesfield Harrier track sessions and at club champs road races. Keith kindly took some time to tell us a bit about his running history and what running means to him. Q1. When did you start…

Track and Field 2019 – End of Season Report

Neil Gunn
The Macclesfield Harriers Track and Field team had a very successful 2019 season.  More than 145 athletes, from U11s to Masters, competed across the 3 T&F leagues in 12 fixtures. In addition, significant numbers of athletes competed in the Cheshire, Northern and National Championships. In the Youth Development League (YDL), for…

Track and Field Awards (Club Championships) 2019

Neil Gunn
Many thanks to all who supported our Track and Field celebration evening on Friday, and congratulations to all our awards winners, listed below. T&F Awards 2019 Sarah Dilworth [The T&F Awards are presented at the end the season, rather than at the AGM as for road, cross country and fell.…

Meet the Member – Mark Godden

Catharine Crossley
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier’s very own Marathon Man, Mark Godden. Mark kindly took some time out of his training schedule (Berlin and Snowdonia marathons) and new Grandad duties to tell us what running means to him. 1: When did you start running? Mark: In early 2013 I entered a 38 mile…