Press releases

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 […]

Sixteen Farnham Runners took part in the Eastleigh 10km, the 9th event of the 12 race series of the Hampshire Road Race League, and helped the club to place high in both the men’s and ladies’ Divison Two. The fast flat course attracts top runners in all categories and the number of finishers this year was a record 2,336. Winner […]

With many members in training for spring marathons, mainly Brighton and London, Farnham Runners have been active in a number of longer distance races. HRRL Salisbury 10 miles Thirteen supported the club’s bid to gain promotion back to the top division in the Hampshire Road Race League by taking part in the scenic undulating Salisbury ten-miler. Surprised by the warm […]

SXCL Staunton Country Park A large shiny new trophy was awarded to the winners of the newly named Southern Cross Country League series after the final event of the season, organised by Denmead Striders at Staunton Country Park near Havant. Recent three time winners of the previous equivalent series, Farnham Runners came a very creditable third out of the twenty […]

There was a good turn out of Farnham Runners men at the Ryde 10 miler the 6th event of the 12-race Hampshire Road League series and they achieved some impressive times. The four fastest from the club all clocked under sixty-three minutes on the hilly course. The weather was kind, sun and little wind, for both the journey to the […]