Press releases

HRRL – Netley 10K Nine ladies and seven men from Farnham Runners contested the last of the Hampshire Road League races in the pleasant surroundings of the Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley near Southampton. With both their A teams battling to stay in the first Divisions, the men succeeded but the ladies lost out to keen competition this year. They […]

Although decidedly chilly for May, almost perfect running conditions helped runners to good times in the tough Alton Ten mile road race, the penultimate event of the 2009-10 Hampshire Road Race League. Farnham Runners swelled the numbers by 27, entering full A and B men’s and ladies’ teams. Still bounding along after his successes in the London Marathon and European […]

London Marathon Twenty-six Farnham Runners joined the hordes of around 37,000 who pounded the streets of the capital to complete the 2010 London marathon. Though fairly warm and humid, conditions were generally good for the 30th staging of the event. Cheered by enthusiastic crowds all the way round the 26.2 miles, it was the Runners’ own club, family and friends […]

Today’s Runner Winter League National Final Farnham Runners, winners of the local area Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country series for the second consecutive year sent a team to the national final on the same day as twenty-six members tackled half marathons. Travelling together to Burton-on-Trent by minibus, organised by mens’ captain Steve Kitney, some were apprehensive at representing their club […]

TRXCL – Staunton Country Park Farnham Runners returned triumphant as Today’s Runner Winter League champions for the second year in succession after the final race of the 2009-10 series organised by Denmead Striders at Staunton Country Park. Both men’s and ladies’ teams were first. The men have scored top honours in all of the season’s races, another repeat of last […]

TRXCL – Manor Farm Country Park A winning double in the cross-country at Manor Farm Country Park see Farnham Runners in a very strong position going into the final event of the Today’s Runner Winter League on 14th March. Both men and ladies teams took the honours at the race organised by Stubbington Green Runners. Another remarkable performance by newcomer […]

Large frozen ruts, deep icy puddles, shoe-swallowing mud, lung–busting hills. Twice, as it was a two-lap course. This was the 4th round of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country at Lord Wandsworth College, organised by Hart Road Runners. Before the race only those who had raced in previous winters could begin to imagine the severity of the course after December’s […]