Press releases

The wonderful thing about joining a running club is that there is always someone doing something madder than you. Running 50km in one go is a perfectly normal thing to do, in fact there will no doubt be people waiting in the wings to suggest an even longer/hillier/more challenging event. Signing up … Sometime in December my Farnham Runners running […]

‘Not’ Alton 10 and ‘Not’ Netley 10k As before, some chose flat road courses and others chose more scenic off-road routes, so the times are difficult to compare. Julia Tagg and Penny Schnabel ran along the North Downs way and enjoyed the bluebells and sunshine, but not the hailstorm! Sue Taylor ran along the canal to Frimley in near perfect […]

Farnham Runners have been taking full advantage of the easing of lockdown restrictions, enjoying running together in groups at last. Tuesday training sessions, as well as Wednesday and Sunday runs resumed after March 29th, To celebrate on the first Wed that it was possible to run again in groups up to six, social secretary, Clair Bailey organised a very successful […]

With the lockdown still in operation and no races possible for a while, Farnham Runners continued their virtual race series to substitute for the Hampshire Road and the Southern Cross-Country leagues. Two virtual club cross-countries took place in February, each taking place over nine days, including two weekends. Forty-one members took part in the first and thirty-four in the second. […]

‘Not’ the Ryde 10 Farnham Runners held the club’s third virtual Hampshire Road League over nine days in early February to substitute for the normal Ryde 10, usually a very popular day trip to the Isle of Wight. After the first relatively warm day, temperatures hardly rose above 0o C and the bitter wind made temperatures feel much colder. The […]

With running groups restricted to a maximum of two and no races allowed, Farnham Runners’ members, have taken part in a number of virtual races. These involve running a fixed distance over a course chosen and timed by the runner. England Athletics Virtual Road Relay Farnham Runners entered a full team of 8 in the competitive England Athletics Virtual Road […]

Farnham Runners can now of course exercise with only one other person not from their household, once a day. But this doesn’t mean they aren’t getting out and about. Men’s captain Alistair Hardaway has set up an event on the club’s Facebook page for members to submit all pictures and selfies taken when out running. And so the photos have […]

Fancy dress run One Sunday last December (2019) over 450 runners from clubs across Hampshire and South West Surrey took part in the Southern Cross-Country League race, hosted as usual by Farnham Runners. Around 200 lunches were provided by the club, for this convivial event. Sadly this year of course, like the club’s fancy dress carol singing “mince pie run”, […]

My challenge to run to Land’s End in 28 days … By Ali Hardaway – Farnham Runners men’s captain At the beginning of the year I had some serious issues with my back, forcing me to stop all sporting activities. At the start of the first lockdown in March just walking a few paces was very painful. I used this […]

In May 2019, five Farnham Runners travelled early one morning to help with the Vitality London 10,000m race that attracted thousands of entrants. Sadly of course this year, the event could not happen. Organisers instead devised a virtual Vitality 10,000m, stating on their website, “so participants of all abilities could enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of regular exercise […]