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Farnham Runners came home with a haul of medals and prizes from the Yateley 10km race series. These evening races every June, July and August have been popular with members of the club for many years and this year was no exception with over 20 competing in each race. Despite the warm conditions in all three this year some gained […]

Lordshill 10k Farnham Runners men put out strong A and B teams for the final Hampshire Road League race of the season, the Lordshill 10km, in the hope of promotion back to the top flight. Men’s captain John Phillips was resigned to the fact that the A team had too much to do: “This year two opponent teams in the […]

Eastleigh 10k The penultimate Hampshire Road League event was the Eastleigh 10km where competition is always fierce as competitors travel from far and wide for this fast, flat course. Farnham Runners put out a strong men’s squad with both A and Bs battling for promotion from their respective second divisions. Eight of them finished under 40 mins 30 seconds. In […]

After a huge turn-out at the Alton Ten the previous week just eleven Farnham Runners made the long journey to the coast for the Netley 10km, the tenth event of twelve in the Hampshire Road League. The three lap route in the Royal Victoria Country Park on the eastern shore of Southampton water is fairly flat but includes a noticeable […]

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. […]

Fleet 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 […]

London 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 […]

HRRL 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 […]