Press releases

A record 40 Farnham Runners finished the first of the three evening Yateley 10 km road races organised by Sandhurst Joggers. Due to the popularity of this mid-week race numbers were limited this year to 900 and some had to be turned away. Dark clouds loomed and just before the start the inevitable heavy rain began, instantly cooling down the […]

Twenty four Farnham Runners took part in the 23rd ten-mile road race organised by Alton Runners and the Alton Lions on Sunday. Starting from the Lord Mayor Treolar College, it isn’t a course conducive to fast times, with ascents at 2, 3 and 7 miles. Some of the runners, including the first three from the Farnham club to cross the […]

London Marathon Twenty Farnham Runners enjoyed ideal running conditions for the 26th London Marathon, raising over £16,000 for charity. First home Graham Wilton was delighted to shave 23 seconds from his previous best to cross the line in an excellent time of 2.48.58 that placed him 490th of the 33,000 finishers. Mike Anderson was satisfied with his impressive 3.08.06 in […]

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 […]