Press releases

HRRL Totton 10K Farnham Runners men and ladies both put out strong teams on Sunday for the 8th race of this season’s Hampshire Road Race League, the 25th Totton 10km organised by Totton Runners. Michael Rix used the race as a final tune up before the Paris marathon on April 9th. He came home in 34th place among a very […]

Displaying will power of seemingly superhuman proportions, John Applebee completed THREE laps of the 25th Fleet Half Marathon organised by Fleet and Crookham Athletics Club on Sunday. Starting before 6.30am he had already run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles before the official start time. He still managed to finish inside 2 hours 30 minutes on his final lap […]

HRRL Mad March 20m As part of their marathon build-up a five strong Farnham Runners contingent took part in the Mad March 20 miler organised by Christchurch Runners. All gained personal best positions or competed at this distance for the first time. The men’s team placed 7th and are lying 6th in Division One of the Hampshire Road Race League. […]

TRXCL Staunton Country Park Farnham Runners’ efforts during the cross-country season have been rewarded with an excellent second place out of the seventeen teams in the Today’s Runner Winter League series. The final round was organised by Denmead Striders at Staunton Country Park – what the course lacked in hills it more than made up for in mud. The ladies […]

Farnham Runners ended the Hampshire League cross-country season with good results for both the men’s and women’s teams: The men improved on last year’s final tally by three places to finish 5th of the 10 teams in Division Two, while the veterans 8th place of 19 teams in Division Two means that they are also secure in that Division for […]

A minimum of five men and three ladies made up the Farnham Runners’ team at the 5th round of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country series, organised by Stubbington Green Runners at Manor Farm Country Park. Although the fastest three men covered considerable extra distance due to directional signs being moved, for which the organisers apologised, the club still placed […]

Over a damp Hampshire League cross country course at Prospect Park in Reading, Graham Wilton made a welcome appearance to lead in the team by a margin of two minutes to pick up 58th tab and place 10th V40, with a time of 31.26. Already in training for spring marathons, Dan Smith (33.37, 77th), David Lloyd (35.14, 99th) and Terry […]

Facing tough opposition the “A” team fought hard for a fine 5th in Division One of the Hampshire Road League 10km at Stubbington Green. Leading them in came Graham Wilton, his excellent 36.24 placing him 35th of 606 men and 5th in the V40 category. Mike Anderson (37.33) just pipped Dan Smith (37.35) on the line to take 6th M45. […]