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.
Alice Holt Forest, Farnham was the scene of a morning packed with family activity as Farnham Runners staged the 13th Alice Holt race on Sunday. Inspired by the words of Sebastian Coe that Britain’s bid for the Olympics 2012 would try to encourage an extra two million people into sport, race director Charles Ashby this year instigated races of 5, […]
» Read moreThe Hampshire Road Race League 2007-8 kicked off at Overton with a two lap five miler. The Farnham Runners team showed both quality and quantity with 19 members supporting the club. The ladies were delighted with 4th on their debut in the first division and the Farnham men came 7th of 10, also in the top flight. Club chairman Dan […]
» Read moreYateley 10K An excellent set of results for Farnham Runners in the Yateley Road race series bodes well for the club’s fortunes in the forthcoming Hampshire Road League events. Announced as the team with the third highest number of participants in the final race, the club also boasted two prize-winners in the series. First home for Farnham was Graham Russ, […]
» Read moreA record number of 50 finished the Farnham Runners 2007 Club Championship, not deterred by the threat of rain or the challenge of the multi-terrain course of approximately 10 km. Conditions were, in fact, near perfect for running and some fast times were recorded. Michael Rix was first to worry the timekeepers, crossing the line in only 36 minutes 5 […]
» Read moreAlton 10 Despite pouring rain, a huge turn out of thirty-two Farnham Runners swelled the numbers at the Hampshire Road League Alton Ten mile race on Sunday, making up one tenth of the finishers. All standards of runner were represented with the fastest contributing to the excellent team results of second in both men’s and ladies’ sections. Sarah Edson took […]
» Read moreNineteen Farnham Runners joined the record numbers completing the 27th London Marathon and between them they raised over ÂŁ12,000 for charity. The months of training paid off and many achieved good times despite the very warm conditions. An enthusiastic bunch of friends and relations went along to cheer them on. Although hoping for even quicker, in his first marathon Graham […]
» Read moreTotton 10K Farnham Runners put the finishing touch to an impressive season with good results in the Hampshire Road League series to add to their successes in both the Hampshire and Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country series. The men placed sixth in Division One, one up on last year and a very good result in this highly competitive league, while […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners used the renowned fast flat course of the Eastleigh 10km to post some excellent times. The men lie a strong 6th in |Division One out of the ten Hampshire Road Race League teams and took fifth in this race. The ladies took third in Division Two and are third overall but a good team at Totton should see […]
» Read moreTRXCL Denmead In the last round of the Today’s Runner Winter League at Denmead a beaming Dan Smith crossed the line first by a good margin. He was justifiably pleased with his achievement, as it was eighteen years ago (Andy Green in 1989) that a Farnham Runner won a race of this series, despite a number of second places. Farnham […]
» Read moreBramley 20 Two 20 milers featured in the London marathon training for a number of Farnham Runners, both with excellent results. The men put out the strongest trio in the club’s history to pick up the second team slot in the competitive Bramley 20 while another contingent took a splendid fourth place in the first division of the Hampshire Road […]
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