Dave Telford Memorial Dunham Massey 5k, 2024

Usually populated only by docile deer after closing time, the splendid grounds of, the National Trust property, Dunham Massey were taken over by runners from across Cheshire on Thursday evening. This is a quick, looped course which provides the opportunity to run down the main driveway towards the grand Dunham Massey mansion three times.

It was great to field a full women’s team and two complete men’s teams. Almost 1 in 20 of the competitors was a Macclesfield Harrier! Congratulations to all who turned up for some fantastic racing.

Our fastest three ladies were Eva Mion (19:20, 3^rd lady and 1^st U20), Sue Stockdale (21:13, 3^rd v50 lady), and Emma Galleymore (23:36) while our three fastest men were Rob Whitby (16:56), George O’Donnell (17:40, 1^st U20), and Ewan Edmondson (17:48).

Both Under 20s who raced, George O’Donnell and Eva Mion, finished first in their age category. A feat made even more impressive when considering that both compete as Under 15s! Coming back from an injury, George was only 4 seconds away from a 5k PB while Eva was able to shave a whole minute off her 5k PB and finished as 3^rd lady overall! We look forward to seeing their racing go from strength to strength in the years to come.

Full results can be found at this link.

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!

Macclesfield Harriers Road Running Championship 2024

The next races in the Club Championships are Colshaw Hall 10k (June 16^th), Round the Runway 5 Miles (July 2^nd), and Wilmslow Summer 10k (July 14^th). We hope to see you there!

The remaining races in the 2024 Cheshire Grand Prix are Warrington parkrun (July 20^th), Sandbach 10k (August 18^th), and Crewe parkrun (September 14^th). It would be great if as many of you as possible could attend as we aim to finish the series strongly!