Press releases

Spring marathons A number of Farnham Runners have been taking part in the first of the spring marathons, far and wide. They have written of their experiences. Boston Marathon Linda Tyler travelled the furthest, to Boston one of the six “world marathons majors”. She has now completed five of the six that lead to a Six Star Finisher Medal. She […]

Eleven Farnham Runners travelled to the scenic Salisbury Rod Smith 10 miler to support their teams in the 8th event of the season’s Hampshire Road League. With the ladies A team in the top of three divisions and the men’s A in as strong position for promotion to the top division, the club punches above its weight in this league. […]

Park runs Jean Drummond recently celebrated joining a small number of Farnham Runners who have completed 250 park runs. She was the third member of her family to do so, along with her husband Robert and son Christopher Cramp. They have joined a small but growing number of Farnham Runners who have now completed over 250. Mike Anderson was the […]

HRRL Fleet Half Marathon Farnham Runners took good advantage of the Fleet Half Marathon being in the Hampshire Road Race League for the first time, with 50 members taking part, a record for any race. Organisers Fleet & Crookham AC were praised for the flawless organisation under the direction of race director, Penny Abbott, no easy task as the race […]

A cheque for £388 was handed over to Eli Beckett, representative of the charity Oakleaf Enterprise, by Farnham Runners recently. She gave a “ huge thank you to Farnham Runners who have been raising money for Oakleaf not only by entering the Kelly’s Storage Charity Events’ Guildford 10K but raised a further £388 at their recent awards dinner raffle.” (£88 […]

SXCL Polecat Alley On a glorious sunny and amazingly warm February day twenty-nine Farnham Runners ventured to the final event of the Southern Cross-Country League series 2018-19. For the fourth year Haslemere Border Athletics Club were hosts, setting up the race HQ at the Royal School. After a spell of relatively dry weather which made the route more straightforward, some […]

HRRL Ryde 10 miles Pictured in front of a palm tree and beneath a clear blue sky, it may look as if some Farnham Runners were off on a tropical holiday jaunt but appearances can be deceptive and a temperature of minus 4 degrees C was recorded on the outward journey. This was the annual “overseas” trip to the Isle […]

South of England Cross-country Championships An enthusiastic Farnham ladies’ team travelled to the South of England cross-country championships at the iconic venue of Parliament |Hill for the fourth consecutive year. With a field of over 700 senior ladies (from age 20 upwards), the starting line is about 100 metres across and groups runners in pens. After the first long challenging […]

HRRL Stubbington Green 10k The first of the year’s Hampshire Road League races, the Stubbington Green 10k attracted an enthusiastic band of thirty Farnham Runners. The race is renowned as a fast course but it’s not without its inclines. A strong breeze during the first half slowed times and was not quite made up as runners finished along by the […]