SXCL Alver Valley and HRRL Salisbury 10 miles

SXCL Alver Valley Farnham Runners enjoyed an excursion to the Alver Valley Country Park, Lee-on the Solent, on Easter Sunday for the final round of the Southern Cross-Country League 2025-26. Sixteen were there to represent the club with the team placing overall joint 4th on the day, the ladies 3rd and the men 6th. This gave a pleasing final tally […]

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Fleet, Llandudno and Berlin half marathons, Lone Wolf ‘backyard ultra’, Big Feet Winter’s End trail marathon and Easter bunny hunt

Fleet Half Marathon Fourteen Farnham Runners enjoyed the local Fleet half marathon, with some gaining new personal bests and three among the age category prize-winners. Chilly before the start it soon warmed up to give ideal running conditions. Jeffrey O’Connor flew round in 1:19:49 with Sam Angell next in 1:28:50 and Dave Royse in 1:29:20, followed by Martin Broderick in […]

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HRRL Solent Half Marathon and The Grizzly

HRRL Solent Half Marathon The undulating Solent half marathon saw seventeen Farnham Runners take on the challenging distance on a dull but dry day. Race organisers had warned of muddy sections at the start and finish, unavoidable after recent rain. The men fielded three full teams, while the ladies had one complete A1 team. Alex Elsey led them in with […]

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SXCL Bourne Woods and the Tokyo Marathon

SXCL Bourne Woods In between two sunny days it was a drizzly morning that saw over 300 runners assemble at the Rural Life Centre, Farnham for the fourth Southern Cross-Country League event of the 2025-26 season. The rain didn’t dampen spirits as the runners set off on the hilly, challenging route, with lots of surface mud. Organised by Farnham Runners, […]

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HRRL Ryde 10 miles and the Stubbington Green 10k

HRRL Ryde 10 miles An impressive 24 runners braved ferries, hovercrafts, hills, and horizontal rain to reach the Isle of Wight — with a brief burst of sunshine that almost felt tropical. The sunshine didn’t last, however, as heavy rain set in during the race. The hills weren’t any easier than previous years, with a long steep climb near the […]

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2025 Club Handicap

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The riddle was solved at the Farnham Runners annual handicap race. Harry May, dressed in his hand-made egg costume, crossed the line first, ahead of all the runners including his wife Lizzie who was dressed as a chicken. Despite chilly conditions the race attracted 31 members decked out in dazzling array of […]

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