Reporting on races and events in which we have participated and other club news. Dates are those of the press releases and not necessarily of any associated races, events or items of news reported.
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 […]
» Read moreHRRL 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 […]
» Read moreA highlight in the Farnham Runners’ calendar is the Annual Awards Dinner to celebrate the club’s and individual achievements over the past twelve months, including being one of the local clubs “highly commended” at the Farnham Sports Awards 2018, as in 2017. Over 70 members and their partners gathered at the Village Hotel, Farnborough. A raffle raised ÂŁ300 for Oakleaf […]
» Read moreSouth 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 […]
» Read moreHRRL 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 […]
» Read moreThe thirty-eight members of Farnham Runners taking part in the annual fancy dress Club Handicap race donned an impressive variety of costumes. On an unchanged 4.25 mile route since 1990, the event gives all an equal chance of winning as the fastest runner was given a handicap of 21 minutes after the first runner set off. Conditions were good but […]
» Read moreSXCL Lord Wandsworth College Keen to get back to competition soon after Christmas several hundred runners assembled at Lord Wandsworth College, Long Sutton for the fourth of the six rounds of the season’s Southern Cross-Country League. Renowned for its mud, this year, with no rain the previous week, the course was relatively dry. This meant that calf deep puddles were […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners hosted the third round of the Southern Cross-Country League on Sunday, in woods and heathland near the Bourne Green. After last year’s memorable atrocious conditions, with bitter storm force winds and heavy rain, the weather was much kinder with light rain easing off by the start and a chilly wind not too noticeable. Recent rain gave rise to […]
» Read moreHRRL Victory 5 Twenty-one Farnham Runners travelled to Portsmouth for the Hampshire Road League Victory five mile race, held each year by City of Portsmouth Athletics club since 1946. Due to continuing work on sea defences on the normal route, a different course was used for the second time, starting from Lakeside North Harbour and including an unsurfaced section, where […]
» Read moreGosport Half Marathon Thirty-one Farnham Runners made the long journey to Gosport for the third round of the Hampshire Road League, the Gosport Half Marathon. A sunny morning, warmer than forecast, raised the spirits of team members as they contemplated the 13.1 mile challenge ahead. The two lap course was partly along the promenade with sections giving the opportunity to […]
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