Press releases

SXCL Bourne Woods The final event of this season’s Southern Cross-Country League, organised by Farnham Runners took place on a gloriously sunny spring day. There was no shortage of hills and still some mud after a relatively dry spell. Almost 400 runners from the 23 participating clubs took part, including 46 from the host club. Farnham Runners’ race director, Craig […]

HRRL Ryde 10 Sixteen Farnham Runners enjoyed an annual “overseas” trip to the Isle of Wight this year to take part in the undulating Ryde 10 mile, the 7th event in the Hampshire Road Race League, organised by Ryde Harriers. Conditions were pleasant for running with brilliant sunshine, though it was cool. After an early start to cross the Solent […]

HRRL Stubbington Green 10km Twenty-one Farnham Runners were among the 1800 finishers at the popular Stubbington Green 10km. Though dull, conditions were good, cool but not windy. Seven from the club gained new personal best times for the distance over the flat course. Again Joe Collins was first back for the club in a splendid PB of 35:15 in 50th […]

SXCL Lord Wandsworth College It was back to the mud with the second round of the Southern Cross-Country League events, held in the grounds of Lord Wandsworth College and organised by Hart Road Runners. The course proved to be challenging all the way round, either hilly, muddy or with roots to look out for, though these had been meticulously marked […]

HRRL Victory 5 Eighteen Farnham Runners travelled to Portsmouth for the 78th Victory 5 mile race, renowned over the years as an opportunity for personal best times over the flat course, though it has been necessary to change the route in recent years. Heavy rain showers on the way down did not bode well, but the rain mostly abated for […]

HRRL Gosport Half Marathon After the gales of the last two years, runners enjoyed much better conditions for the Gosport Half Marathon. It was cool and with a definite breeze but there was even some sunshine. Expertly organised by Gosport Road Runners as usual, thirteen Farnham Runners were among the 1377 finishers. Some gained personal best times, while others tackled […]

Although there was no sunshine, there were ideal conditions the next Sunday for the first of the Southern League cross-country series, expertly staged by Basingstoke and Mid Hants AC in the forest near Silchester. It was a new route and though largely on gravel trails it featured a number of hills, while some single track muddy paths and even river […]

Seven members of Farnham Runners travelled to Wales recently to take part in the Gower Trail Races, long distance events following the Wales Coast Path along the Gower Peninsula, organised by the aptly named Run Walk Crawl company. Billie McCulloch, Nic O’Connor, Sue Taylor and Kate Townsend ran the Gower Trail Race, 23 miles from Rhossilli to Mumbles, while Tanya […]

On a gloriously sunny autumnal day, eighteen Farnham Runners travelled to the New Forest for a 10 mile race, the third in the Hampshire Road League series. It was a popular choice and entries soon sold out. It hadn’t been in the series since 2017, when it was staged in July. Although it included some forest tracks, some Farnham Runners […]