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.
The 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 […]
» Read moreOn the centenary of the ending of the First World War, a two minute silence was observed before the start of the second round of the Southern Cross-Country League at Queen Elizabeth Country Park, organised by Portsmouth Joggers. Heavy rain during the previous day and night gave rise to treacherous conditions on the early stretch of smooth and slippery chalk, […]
» Read moreSXCL Pamber Forest A sudden drop in temperature underlined the start of the cross-country season. Twenty-nine Farnham Runners travelled to the first round of the Southern Cross-Country League, hosted by Basingstoke and Mid-Hants AC at the Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pamber Forest, near Tadley. Early morning showers faded and race conditions were ideal, the surface unusually dry, for […]
» Read moreHRRL Solent Half Marathon Braving a terrible weather forecast sixteen Farnham Runners travelled to the coast for the second round of the Hampshire Road League series, the Solent Half marathon. The rain was hammering down first thing and everyone was very reluctant to move from the hall into the rain to the start line, many wearing bin bags as protection. […]
» Read moreAbout the event Over 300 runners of all ages assembled in Alice Holt Forest to compete in the 2018 Alice Holt Forest Races, organised by Farnham Runners. The distances ranged from 10km for adults to 1km for juniors from 5 to 8 years and enthusiastic support from their families made it a great day out, despite the gloomy morning that […]
» Read moreThe opening race of the new season (race 1 of 12) of the Hampshire Road Race League at Overton on the Sunday, 2nd September was eagerly anticipated by club runners throughout the region. Conditions were warm, by the start of the race the temperature had risen to 24 degrees. 491 runners assembled in the new colour coded starter pens before […]
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