FARNHAM RUNNERSWhat we do
We run... We run for fitness and we run for fun!
We train in and around the beautiful commons of Frensham, Tilford, Hankley and Crooksbury amongst others, as well as making forays into Farnham Park and over to Aldershot. We attend a wide variety of local and not so local races, and compete in three leagues.
We host the Alice Holt Forest 10km every year. There are also some 'club-specific' races that we arrange as well as an annual 'Grand Prix'.
Grand Prix
Members accumulate Grand Prix points whenever they run in a race nominated by the club during a season (January through December). At the end of the season 'points mean prizes'!!!
Nominated races include:
- All league races
- Annual Club Championship
- Annual Club Handicap
- Nominated local races.
Alice Holt Forest 10km
This annual event is Farnham Runners very own race on the tracks and trails of the Alice Holt Forest. The club organise (and run in!) this popular local event every Autumn.
Club Championship
This annual event is usually held in June around the Bourne Woods 10km course. A tough race, but with a welcoming BBQ afterwards.
More about the Club Championship
Club Handicap
An annual event held around Christmas / New Year where the fiendishly difficult task of allocating a handicap is always the cause of much muttering and amusement! This is the chance to run against and perhaps beat those 'racing snakes' on more even terms (i.e. without tying their shoelaces together...).
Cross country and road race leagues
We compete in three separate leagues:
- Todays Runner Cross Country League
Races on a Sunday, once per month from October through to February or March. - Hampshire Cross Country League
Races on a Saturday, once per month from October through to February. - Hampshire Road Race League
Races on Saturdays or Sundays between September and June.
Training
We meet at our Club House on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the year for a variety of training sessions.
On Tuesday evenings there is additional 'Improve Your Speed' sessions and on-road hill training during the winter months.
Socialising
The last Wednesday of every month is usually Club Supper night (unless we're off racing somewhere). The Club Supper evening is where we get to try out our fellow club members' cuisine.
On an ad-hoc basis we go out to local (and not so local) pubs for food, games and perhaps some running.
Every Christmas we hold an Annual Club Dinner and also the ever-popular 'Mince Pie' run for those serious about their drinking and running...
