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Pauline Lynch -- London Marathon 2011

Pauline Lynch

Neil Gunn
Pauline Lynch (1945-2023) Message from Bob Lynch (Club President) “Just to let you know that Pauline, my wife, best friend, fellow athlete, coach and official, finished her long run to the line ahead of us at 2.35am  Wednesday 20th December. We had enjoyed a very eventful 56 years together with…

Catering Equipment – free to good home

Neil Gunn
Catering Equipment  The club has some old catering equipment for disposal. Items have not been used in over 10 years and working condition is unknown, but if anyone would like to have them please contact Barbara either at the track or via the T&F manager contact form . If not…

Meet the Member – Steph Wood

Catharine Crossley
It’s been quite the year for Macclesfield Harrier, Steph Wood. In June, she successfully completed the Bob Graham Round and is now the (un)official holder of the title ‘Most glamorous person to complete the BGR’.  She warmed up for the BG by forming part of the winning over 50s team…

Masters Relay Championships (2023)

Neil Gunn
A quick shout out to see what level of interest there is in the following 2 events 28 October 2023 British Masters Cross Country Relays 2023 West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AA 19 November 2023 British Masters Open Road Relays 2023 Mallory Park, Church Road,…

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…

English Schools Cross Country Championships

Jane Walker
English Schools Sat 18th March 2023 , Cross Country Championships, Wollaton Park, Nottingham A major cross-country event returned to the grounds of Wollaton Hall for the first time since the all-age group English National of 2020. On a surprisingly mild afternoon in March and on a course that was ‘soft to firm’…

Intercounties XC Championship

Jane Walker
Inter County Sat 11th March 2023, Cross Country Championships  Prestwold Hall, Loughborough  The 2023 Inter County Cross Country Championships were held at Prestwold Hall. The course was extremely muddy in places, due to the heavy snowfall the week leading up to race.  Macclesfield Harriers had good representation across the various…

Heaton Park XC

Jane Walker
On Saturday 11th March, 15 harriers made their way to Heaton Park for the re-scheduled finale of the Manchester League. Although depleted on numbers, due to many of the juniors being selected for the inter-counties race on the same day, the enthusiastic bunch braved the cold and muddy conditions. Starting…

GEAR EXCHANGE

Neil Gunn
Got any old sports gear, in any condition, that you no longer use? In an attempt to lessen the clubs’ impact on the environment we will be having a ‘GEAR EXCHANGE’ at the forthcoming club AGM on Friday 24th March. Please have a rummage in the next 2 weeks for…

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…