Track and Field

Committee Minutes – September 14th 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 14th September 2023 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Cheshire League T&F Round 4

Jane Walker
On Sunday 3rd September, the final round of the Cheshire League Track and Field competition hosted by Crewe, took place in Macclesfield. The whole afternoon was filled with great performances in all age groups and it was lovely to see everyone having fun in the sunshine as the summer holidays…

Macclesfield Running Festival 2023

Neil Gunn
This year the club committee has decided to partner with Run Through in order to have a Road Race Festival in Macclesfield on 29th October 2023 (details below). Macclesfield Running Festival 2023 It is hoped that club members will support this by volunteering* for marshalling and other duties on the…

Committee Notes – June 22nd 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee* met on 22nd June 2023 and notes from the meeting  are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). * As the meeting was note quorate all decisions will be confirmed at the next meeting (September) Link – COMMITTEE NOTES JUNE 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim…

UK ATHLETICS UPDATES TO OFFICIALS – SAFE PRACTICE GUIDANCE

Neil Gunn
We would like to thank all officials for all their hard work, commitment, and support on behalf of events and the sport, in what is the first full season without any pandemic restrictions in place since 2020. You are all doing a fantastic job and it is very much appreciated…

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…