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.
TRXCL Lord Wandsworth College Lured by the promise of mud and homemade cakes thirty-five Farnham Runners included the third round of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country at Lord Wandsworth College in their New Year plans. Overnight rain meant they weren’t disappointed on the first point while hosts Hart Road Runners provided such a spread of cakes there were even […]
» Read moreWith so many people taking up the challenge of their first marathon this spring, Farnham Runners have created a support programme for those new to this ‘holy grail’ of distance running. Nicknamed the ‘London Marathon Virgins’, the course will be aimed at those competing in their first Virgin London Marathon on 22 April, 2012. Whether gaining a place through the […]
» Read moreTo help run off some excess Christmas calories Farnham Runners organised their annual Handicap race, a tradition started by founder members twenty-six years ago. Back then from a different venue the route was longer; the 4.25mile course was introduced in 1990 and, starting and finishing on the Bourne Green, has remained unchanged since. Part of the challenge is the design […]
» Read moreThree hundred runners from 18 clubs descended on Farnham for the second round of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country. Farnham Runners’ race director, Charles Ashby, now experienced in course lay out and all the myriad of things that need to be organised, took it all in his stride. After hard work the previous day and early morning to mark […]
» Read moreHRRL Gosport Half Marathon There were near perfect conditions at the Gosport half marathon, the fifth event in the Hampshire Road League series. Farnham Runners showed strength and depth with twenty-six members turning out to support the club and some new members among the familiar faces. There were personal best times aplenty, two by a remarkable 20 minutes. Regaining his […]
» Read moreThere were personal bests galore and some great Hampshire Road League team results for Farnham Runners at the Lordshill 10miler, followed by top place in the first of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country races at Queen Elizabeth Country Park (team photo above). HRRL Lordshill An impressive time of 1 hour 1 minute and 28 seconds from Ian Carley placed […]
» Read moreAutumn marathons After some dedicated training no fewer than nineteen Farnham Runners members have completed autumn marathons, many achieving personal best times, some by a considerable margin. This is in addition to the sixteen who finished the challenging Pilgrims Marathon. They ran the distance at venues here and abroad, from Chester to Kosice (Slovakia), from Abingdon to Amsterdam, from Mablethorpe […]
» Read moreOverton 5 A busy season of racing kicked off for Farnham Runners with the first of twelve Hampshire Road Race League race at Overton and the second in the series at Portsmouth on the same day as the Pilgrims marathon and half marathon. After the two league races the Farnham men have taken a promising position of 2nd in Division […]
» Read moreA couple of short sharp showers did not dispel the enthusiasm for the now traditional full set of races in Alice Holt Forest, organised by Farnham Runners. Although the event switched to a Saturday this year to avoid a clash with National Forest Day, the total numbers of entrants was slightly up on last year with a significant increase in […]
» Read moreIn the tough Gibbet Hill 10k race organised by Haslemere Border AC, Farnham Runners made up 24 of the 191 finishers. Sparring with the host club for the team prize, they came out on top but their rivals say they hope to retaliate at the Farnham Alice Holt 10km on Saturday 10th September. The first four men and first three […]
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