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.
With all the recent flooding it was perhaps inevitable that many of the fancy dress outfits at the Farnham Runners annual Club Handicap race had an aquatic theme. There was a usual mixture of menacing characters balanced by forces for good. Naval Captain Ian George remained calmly in control when faced by no fewer than four pirates. Surfer Richard Sheppard […]
» Read moreSXCL Lord Wandsworth College After the storms of the last week, the Southern Cross Country League course at Lord Wandsworth College was going to be muddy. Perhaps because – or in spite- of this there was a huge turnout – twenty-nine of them Farnham Runners. Getting there was problematic for some with ice on minor roads. Hosts Hart Road Runners […]
» Read moreA record number of runners descended on the Bourne Green for the third round of the Southern Cross Country League series, organised by Farnham Runners. They started assembling early and most stayed afterwards for the very well deserved refreshments. Helped by a good number of members over the weekend, race director Charles Ashby laid out the course the previous day […]
» Read moreHRRL Gosport Half Marathon Seventeen Farnham Runners were out to do battle in the Gosport Half Marathon. Its flat mostly traffic free course, partly round an airfield and along the Lee-on-the-Solent promenade, combined with good running conditions helped many of them to achieve personal best times. The Farnham men made a good step forward in their quest for promotion to […]
» Read moreA glorious autumn day brought out a record number of 430 runners for the second of six Southern Cross Country League races, hosted by Portsmouth Joggers on a hilly course at Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Twenty-eight of them were Farnham Runners, keen to add to their success in the league in recent years (previously called the Today’s Runner Winter League). […]
» Read moreHRRL Lordshill 10 mile “What a difference a year makes!” So Farnham Runners member Chris Cramp commented after the Hampshire Road League 10 mile race at organised by Lordshill Runners. “Last year I easily made the B team and although I have clocked a personal best by over two minutes, this year I only made the C team.” Fellow member […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners’ loyalties were divided between the Hampshire Road Race League and the recently renamed Southern Cross Country League (previously known as the Today’s Runner Winter League), as the Solent Half Marathon clashed with the first off road fixture of the season. The men put out strong teams for both, while the ladies did well in the cross-country but needed […]
» Read moreThe Hampshire Road Race League enticed racing legs back into action with two five milers – the first a two-lap hilly route at Overton and the second, just eight days later, a flat course at the Victory Five, Portsmouth. Overton 5 Farnham Runners put out full men’s and ladies’ A teams at the first fixture and were rewarded with 2nd […]
» Read moreThere was a real family atmosphere at the Alice Holt Forest Races as competitors and supporters of all ages gathered for the 19th staging of Farnham Runners’ popular races. This year Charles Ashby was back in charge as race director, with his wife Elaine as race secretary, and a large number of Farnham Runners and friends turned out to help […]
» Read moreGood weather encouraged forty-eight members to take part in the annual Farnham Runners Club Championship race while another eleven, all “Absolute Beginners” who started a club course in April, tackled a shorter route. The challenging hilly route of approximately 10km is a mixture of road and off road and has remained unchanged since the inaugural event in 1991. There was […]
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