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.
There were a few surprised motorists on Sunday as twenty-seven Farnham Runners in fancy dress made there way around the club’s traditional post Christmas Club Handicap course. As this was a handicap race all were in with a chance of winning the trophy to be awarded at the dinner in January. A fifteen-minute gap between first and last start times […]
» Read moreHilary Carter – Marathon Man For many runners the toughest challenge is to run the 26miles 385 yards of a marathon. Yet Farnham Runners member Hillary Carter has completed 22 marathons in 2008 alone. This makes a total of 79 since he started in 1995 while living in Canada. On one weekend this year he even completed two marathons over […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners race director Charles Ashby warned the 216 assembled runners before the start of the Farnham Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country that underfoot conditions were the most difficult ever experienced, as early that morning some of the course was still covered in water after the previous day’s torrential rain. However, by the time of the race most had drained […]
» Read moreSunshine lifted the spirits of runners in two league races and added to the enjoyment of both events. Farnham Runners did well in both, helping to consolidate their team positions. HXCL Overton First was the Hampshire cross-country race at Ashe Meadows near Overton. Team captain Dan Smith was pleased to lead the Farnham men in 33mins 32secs for a season’s […]
» Read moreHRRL Gosport Half Marathon Farnham Runners ladies’ and men’s teams lie second and third respectively of ten teams in the top division of the Hampshire Road Race League after four races of the series. The Farnham men have an added incentive as, with only 5 more races in the club’s own Grand Prix calendar, competition is fierce for points near […]
» Read moreThree races in eight days brought out a host of enthusiastic Farnham Runners. All races gave good results for the local club, culminating in a win in the first round of the Today’s Runner Winter League. HRRL Lordshill 10 mile Excellent results in the third race of the Hampshire Road League saw the Farnham Runners men moving up to a […]
» Read moreFarnham Runner Mike Anderson has won the coveted John Hanscombe trophy for his superb efforts in the in Bushy Park 5km time trials over the last year. He topped the Gents’ table by an overwhelming 896 points, having completed 52 of the 54 Saturday morning events and he points out that the second placed runner was half his age! His […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners boosted their league results in a weekend double of cross-country and road races. Farnham Runners have also travelled far and wide to take part in marathons in the past few weeks. HXCL Farley Mount Fierce competition among the men to be counted in the scoring team helped them to an excellent second place in Division Two at the […]
» Read moreOver 650 of all ages from under five to over seventy five took part in running events staged by Farnham Runners in Alice Holt Forest on Sunday. This was the second year that race director Charles Ashby and his wife Elaine organised 1km, 3km and 5km fun runs in addition to the main 10km event. There was also a very […]
» Read moreHRRL Overton 5 Farnham Runners ladies’ A team took 2nd place at the season’s first Hampshire Road League fixture at Overton and the B team came a very creditable 4th of eleven teams in the B league division one. Angela Epps maintained a sub 7-minute mile pace throughout the 5 mile undulating course to edge ahead in the final mile […]
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