Track and Field

Meet the Member – Rob Whitby

Catharine Crossley
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…

Committee Minutes – February 2nd 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 2nd February 2023 and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

2022/2023 AGM & Awards Evening

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Harriers & AC – Annual General Meeting [AGM] AGENDA 24th March 2023 at 7pm [prompt] Bollington Arts Centre 1. Apologies 2. Opening address – KM 3. Financial position /comment – MG 4. Macclesfield Athletics Development Fund [MADF] – SF 5. Election of Officers and vacant positions – KM 6.…

Meet the Member – Emma Mason

Catharine Crossley
Taking our first Meet the Member slot of 2023 is runner, run leader and organiser extraordinaire, Emma Mason. Emma has been running with the Macclesfield Harriers for 10 years and during that time she has transitioned from a road runner to a fell runner. She is not put off by…

Committee Minutes – December 8th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 8th December 2022 and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Tuesday 13th December – Senior Track Training Cancelled.

Neil Gunn
Due to the current cold weather we’re experiencing, the likelihood of ice occurring on the track and the difficulties/risk of travelling to the track, plus the possible detrimental effect of training in such conditions, the track session for the seniors is cancelled on Tuesday, 13th December – please note that,…

Northern Athletics Cross Country Relays (2022)

Jane Walker
On Saturday 22nd October 2022,  three teams of Macclesfield Harriers made their way to the Northern Cross Country relays in Graves Park, Sheffield. The day started with an early drive across the peaks for some of the parents who also wanted to get in a parkrun before the event on…

National Cross Country Relays (2022)

Jane Walker
A great day of running was had by the three teams who travelled to Mansfield for the English Cross Country Relays on 5th November. The U13, U15 and U17 boys teams were all keen to build on their recent successes at the Northerns by competing in the Nationals and certainly…