Track and Field

Cheshire T&F League Round 2 report

Sarah Dilworth
A band of 30 hardy athletes made the short trip to Crewe for Round 2 of the Cheshire League on Sunday 5th June. Macclesfield finished a creditable 2nd place in the Overall competition against the strong host club, and the U11s finished 3rd overall. Well done teams! Many thanks to…

Cheshire T&F Champs

Sarah Dilworth
This year’s Cheshire County championship were held at Macclesfield over the weekend of the 14th and 15th May. Macclesfield had 52 athletes entered across the weekend and there were lots of magnificent performances by Macclesfield athletes with lots of personal bests and medals. It began on the sunny Saturday morning…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 3

Neil Gunn
Fuelling during exercise Why do you run out of energy on a long run or training session? Firstly let’s recap about energy use during exercise. Our body uses glucose (from blood and glycogen stores in muscles and liver); lipids (from blood and fat stores) and a small amount of protein…

Track and Field update

Sarah Dilworth
Macclesfield Harriers T&F athletes have had a busy couple of weeks with two successful home T&F fixtures – the well attended Open meeting on 23rd April (results here) and the first round of the Cheshire League on 1st May (results here), where the Macclesfield men (U13-Sen) finished 1st overall, the…

Track and Field 2022 Season coming to a track near you!

Sarah Dilworth
The 2022 T&F season is nearly upon us, with the first event at Macclesfield being our own Open Meeting on Saturday 23rd April. Please register via this link as soon as possible as there will be no entry on the day for this event – open to all age groups…

Club Committee – vacant positions

Neil Gunn
The following positions on the Macclesfield Harriers Committee are (or soon will be) vacant as the existing incumbents are standing down. If you are interested please contact Bob Lynch (President) or use the ‘Contact Us‘ form on the website. Chairperson (currently vacant) Publicity Officer (currently vacant) Track & Field Manager…

Meet the Member – Lindsey Russell

Catharine Crossley
Introducing one of Macclesfield Harrier’s newest run leaders, Lindsey Russell.  Lindsey has been running with the Harriers for 9 years. She stays well clear of the mud, preferring to take part in road races and track sessions. Lindsey can be found at the track on Tuesdays, in all weathers and…

Nutrition for Performance – Issue 2

Neil Gunn
Fuelling before training Fuelling appropriately around and during training is one of the key factors that enables you to consistently complete your planned sessions week in and week out. The energy your body needs to exercise comes mainly from metabolising a combination of carbohydrates and fats. This fuel is obtained…

Sale Harriers Indoor T&F Report

Sarah Dilworth
Many congratulations to Hayden Blunn (U17), Josh Podmore (U20), David Smith (Sen) and Hilary West (V60) on their fine performances at the final Indoor meet of the season at Manchester on Saturday.  In his first ever Pole vault competition, Hayden cleared a fine 2m 60cm, and continuing his good season…