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.
HRRL Alton 10 Thirty five Farnham Runners took advantage of a local venue for the eighth round of the Hampshire Road League, the Alton Ten miler. A warm day added to the challenge of the hills on the route that wends its way out from Alton through Holybourne to Binstead and Blacknest before returning along more country lanes via Isington. […]
» Read moreFleet Half Marathon Twenty-two Farnham Runners completed the Fleet Half Marathon, some of them having run the London marathon just one week before or the Brighton marathon three weeks previously. The race had been postponed from March due to the heavy snowfall the previous night. Fleet and Crookham AC had worked hard to reschedule the event and numbers were down […]
» Read moreLondon Marathon Twelve Farnham Runners stood at the start line among 41,000 others in the hottest London Marathon ever, with temperatures of 24 degrees recorded. They had to adjust their expectations of finish times but all completed the race and enjoyed the atmosphere and the superb support of the crowd, not least from the enthusiastic group from the club who […]
» Read moreHRRL Salisbury 10 miles With the Eastleigh 10km postponed due to snow, the Salisbury ten miler was the first Hampshire Road League race since the Ryde Ten in February. Eighteen Farnham Runners made the journey but mist and rain obscured the normal views from this scenic route, though some found the light drizzle refreshing. With the Eastleigh 10km rescheduled for […]
» 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 2017. This year eighty six members and their partners gathered at the Village Hotel, Farnborough. The evening raised ÂŁ435 for Phyllis Tuckwell […]
» Read moreSXCL Polecat Alley For the third year Haslemere Border Athletics Club hosted the final event of the Southern Cross-Country League, with race headquarters at the Royal School. Challenging ascents cannot be avoided in the steep terrain of the Devil’s Punchbowl and Hindhead Common. Runners were warned in advance to anticipate mud but the route had dried out after a week […]
» Read moreHRRL Ryde 10 mile The weather was bitterly cold but the blue skies lifted spirits and there was a buzz of excitement on the busy 9:15am catamaran ferry link between Portsmouth and Ryde, Isle of Wight. This was the annual Hampshire Road League trip “overseas” to the Ryde 10 mile race. The Farnham Runners contingent pictured bravely smiling, despite the […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners started the New Year with two races organised by Stubbington Green Runners within a week of each other. HRRL Stubbington Green 10km Conditions were cool but ideal with no wind for the sixth round of the Hampshire Road League, the Stubbington Green 10km. Though some who had entered could not make the race, there were 25 members hotly […]
» Read moreThirty six Farnham Runners donned an array of fancy dress costumes, many handmade, for the popular annual Club Handicap race. The inaugural race was held in December 1986, shortly after the club began, and moved to a shorter 4.25 mile route in 1990, remaining unchanged since then. A difference in start times of 23 minutes illustrates the diversity of standards […]
» Read moreSnow and rain in the previous week meant runners for the Southern Cross-Country League race at Lord Wandsworth College, organised by Hart Road Runners, were prepared for mud and deep puddles and they weren’t disappointed. The two lap course of five miles had only one dry section and that was up a steep hill. One part just before this looked […]
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