Press releases

HRRL Lordshill 10 mile An enthusiastic team spirit helped Farnham Runners put in a strong performance at the Lordshill 10 miler, the fourth race of the Hampshire Road League, with all the club teams advancing up their respective divisions. Having survived the drive there through heavy downpours, they were rewarded with good conditions on arrival, with just a few puddles […]

SXCL Pamber Forest As the leaves start to turn, seasoned runners know it heralds the beginning of the cross country season that they’ve been looking forward to. The first Southern Cross Country League event, organised by Basingstoke and Midhants AC took place in Pamber Forest, a beautiful Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Tadley. The 5 mile race was a […]

HRRL Solent Half Marathon Just one week after thirty-three members ran either the Farnham Pilgrim’s marathon or half marathon, Farnham Runners achieved good results in the third Hampshire Road League event, the Solent half marathon. The men’s A team crept up a place on aggregate to 8th in the top division, finishing 7th on the day, while the ladies “A”s, […]

Overton 5 Farnham Runners made a good start to their Hampshire Road League season at the Overton Five mile race. Promoted now back to the top flight, four of the club’s quickest men pulled out all the stops to get a commendable seventh place of ten among Hampshire’s best teams. The strong B and C teams also came out well, […]

The enthusiasm and strong team spirit of Farnham Runners culminated in a successful end to the season of Hampshire Road Race League races. Both A and B men’s teams finished comfortably top of their tables on aggregate and so gain promotion for next year. The ladies A team secured a respectable fourth series place of ten teams in the second […]

Alton 10 No fewer than thirty-seven of the 508 finishers in the Hampshire Road League  Alton Ten were Farnham Runners. The strong squad showed strength in depth as both their men’s and ladies’ A and B teams put in notable performances. The men’s A team’s first place added to their unassailable position at the top of Division Two, while the […]

Twenty-six Farnham Runners completed the Virgin London, Brighton or Manchester Marathons, raising over £12,000 for charity. In London a very enthusiastic group of members, friends and family joined record crowds of three quarters of a million to spur on their team. They enjoyed soaking up the unique atmosphere of the event and their support was very much appreciated by the […]

No fewer than eleven Farnham Runners took on the challenging marathon distance on the same day, nine of them at Brighton and one at Manchester, raising over £4,500 for charity. Conditions at Brighton were perfect for running – about 12 degrees with very little wind. The sun came out through hazy cloud for the latter part of the race. There […]