Track and Field

Introducing Macclesfield Harrier,  Melanie Power. Mel is a C group run leader. When she is not running or working her two day jobs (yes two), Mel can be found at track massaging other Macclesfield Harriers. Mel is currently training for her first marathon – the monster race that is Lochness…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…