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.
Maybe it was Mothers’ Day commitments or the chilly wind that greeted entrants at the Hampshire Road League Salisbury 10 mile race on Sunday, but as the club recently celebrated its 200th member, only seven members of Farnham Runners turned out to tackle the picturesque but cold route along the Avon Valley just North of Salisbury. With the Cathedral Spire […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners were sad to say “Goodbye” to the Today’s Runner Winter League winners’ trophy after coming fourth in the league this year – still a creditable result as the league has grown to 20 clubs and is more and more competitive. At the presentation of the trophy to Basingstoke A.C., the league’s co-ordinator, Bob Ayer, particularly thanked the clubs […]
» Read moreHRRL Bramley 20 Many Farnham Runners training for spring marathons braved unrelenting rain and biting wind in long training runs the previous Sunday and were thankful that conditions for the Hampshire Road Race League Bramley 20 miler were ideal. Both men’s and ladies teams are at the bottom of Division One of the league, the men just three points from […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners celebrated gaining its 200th member this month as Stuart Williamson joined the local running club. The club’s newest member Stuart had been spurred on by a friend to get fit in 2010 and was running by himself when he found he’d got a place in this year’s London Marathon. Keen to find support and like-minded people to train […]
» Read moreTRXCL Manor Farm Country Park Farnham Runners were back in action after the recent icy spell in the Today’s Runner Winter League race, hosted by Stubbington Green Runners at Manor Farm Country Park. Instead of snow the preceding week it had rained near the coast so the course of approximately 4.8 miles near the Hamble estuary had a good helping […]
» Read moreSporting heroes past and present turned up to take part in the Farnham Runners annual fancy dress Handicap race on New Year’s Day, hoping to extend the great British Summer of Sport on into 2013. The recently knighted Bradley Wiggins took time off from celebrating and training to show he could turn his hand (or feet) to running too, as […]
» Read moreTRXCL Lord Wandsworth College In festive mood twenty-nine Farnham Runners for some reason, perhaps only known to seasoned runners, made the decision to run the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country race, the fourth in the series, at Lord Wandsworth College. Renowned for its mud the course this year did not disappoint. The race director warned that if anyone had not […]
» Read moreBy 1.30 pm on Sunday 9th December the Bourne Green pavilion was calm and peaceful again with no sign that it had been the hub of activity for the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country series hosted by Farnham Runners. A record of 313 runners from 20 different clubs converged on Farnham to run this third round of the series, and […]
» Read moreTRXCL – Queen Elizabeth Country Park Portsmouth Joggers hosted the second of six Today’s Runner Winter League races with a challenging course at Queen Elizabeth Country Park. The number of participating clubs has grown to twenty, making this league more competitive, while still retaining its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Farnham Runners men entered a very good team that placed 2nd. […]
» Read moreAlthough Farnham Runners do not aim to make a profit from the staging of the Alice Holt races, the popularity of the event resulted in more runners than ever this year which resulted in a surplus. Race director Andrew Ellison was pleased to be able to donate a cheque for ÂŁ1000 to Lucy Sharma, community fundraising manager for Disability Challengers […]
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