Twelve Macclesfield Harriers made the trip to Chester for the first mid-week evening fixture of the year. Luckily, the torrential downpours of the previous two days stopped a few hours before the race leading to a mild evening and almost perfect conditions as we raced off into the sunset.
This race is known for its blisteringly quick starts and its difficult finishes as the first half of the course is almost entirely downhill. When it comes to racing, what goes down must always come back up! Alongside the course’s usual topographical challenges, we also had to cross large puddles of standing water. Despite one club member stating that the puddles were ‘more like rivers’, it appears that most racers took these unexpected obstacles in their stride!
There were fantastic individual and team performances. Faye Sharpley was the quickest female Harrier with Sue Stockdale 2nd and Helen Eddie 3rd. On the men’s side, we had a father-son 1-2 with Mark Walker the fastest male Harrier, Matthew Walker 2nd and Ewan Edmondson 3rd. Mark (V45) and Matthew (U20) also finished second in their respective age categories, while Matt Lynas (V55) came first in his! These wonderful individual performances also meant that the men’s team (Mark Walker, Matthew Walker, Ewan Edmondson, Matt Lynas) finished the night as the second-best team, missing out on first place by only a few points. Congratulations to all!
Full results can be found at this link.
| Name | Chip Time |
| Mark Walker | 28:14 |
| Matthew Walker | 28:56 |
| Ewan Edmondson | 29:01 |
| Matt Lynas | 29:18 |
| Faye Sharpley | 31:35 |
| Graeme Eddie | 33:21 |
| Steve Lomas | 33:42 |
| Owain Morris | 34:48 |
| Ray O’Keefe | 34:52 |
| Sue Stockdale | 35:55 |
| Keith Mullholland | 36:52 |
| Helen Eddie | 58:58 |
If you’d like to see how this affects the standings in the Club Championships, please follow the link below. This will be updated after every race and could be some great motivation for some friendly competition with your clubmates! Please let me know if you spot an issue with the results as they are based directly on the official race results.
Macclesfield Harriers Road Running Championship 2024
The next two races in the road race calendar are part of the Cheshire Grand Prix. With both the women’s and men’s team occupying 2nd place in the team standings, we have a great chance of podium spots this year. It would be great to see as many of you as possible at upcoming races!
- Christleton 5k (Friday, May 17th) – part of the Cheshire Grand Prix
- Dunham Massey 5k (Thursday, June 6th) – part of the Cheshire Grand Prix
- Colshaw Hall 10k (Sunday, June 16th)
We look forward to seeing you there!