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.
HRRL Overton 5 miles Farnham Runners members who braved the very warm temperatures were rewarded with a fine set of results in the first Hampshire Road League race of the new season, the Overton 5 miler organised by Overton Harriers. The hot sunny afternoon was a shock after a cool July and August. The course was similar to last year […]
» Read more2023 Midnight Marathon By Ivan Chunnett Instead of having a full moon party, on the 29th of July, nine runners from Farnham Runners, took Craig Tate-Grimes up on his suggestion to run Second Wind Running’s “Midnight Marathon”, leaving from the Queen Elizabeth Country Park at 9 pm and heading out along the South Downs Path to Cocking car park and […]
» Read moreHRRL Alresford 10K and Lordshill 10K races, Snowdonia and Giants Head Marathons, South Downs Way Half Marathon, Elstead Marathon, Isle of Sheppey 10k … and Hash Run across Frensham Common. 2022-23 HRRL Mixed final tallies for Men and Ladies teams After the end of the 2022-23 Hampshire Road League series of races, the eagerly anticipated final tallies are now known. […]
» Read moreNew members of Farnham Runners recently completed the 10 week Get Me Started introduction to running course. The course was co-ordinated by coach Linda Tyler, with help from coaches Craig Tate-Grimes and Julia Tagg and leaders Jacquie Browne and Lindsay Bamford, and support from Louise Grannell and Jackie Wilkinson. The new runners began by running intervals of just one and […]
» Read moreThis year the Club Championships took place on a very warm, sunny morning, humid but breezy. It was expertly organised by the club’s race director, Craig Tate-Grimes who had checked that at that time of day the run was mostly in the shade and had put out so many signs and arrows that no-one could possibly get lost. A water […]
» Read moreThree teams from Farnham Runners recently took part in the annual Endure 24 relay race held in the beautiful surroundings of Wasing Park near Reading. The challenge was to run as many 5-mile laps along the wooded trails of the park as possible in 24 hours. The race began at midday on the Saturday and finished 24 hours later. The […]
» Read moreTwo HRRL races, the Woodland Woggle and various training sessions… HRRL Alton 10 Although runners had a tricky choice between two local races on the same day, a contingent of Farnham Runners gained some useful Hampshire Road League points for their team in the Alton 10, organised by Alton Runners. Two of them were worthy prize-winners in their categories. The […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners have been very busy in spring marathons, not only the London Marathon but also in Boston, Tokyo, Dorset and Manchester. Many followed arduous training plans to ensure success on the day. Some have now run the challenging distance many times, while for others it was their first- and maybe their last attempt! Many raised large sums for their […]
» Read moreby Linda Tyler. On Sunday, March 5th, I completed the Tokyo Marathon, the last of the six World Marathon Majors, having already achieved success in New York, Berlin, Chicago, Boston and London, earning the coveted Six Stars Medal and a Guinness World Record for the highest number of six star runners at a marathon! New York City Marathon My journey […]
» Read moreFeaturing the 2023 Grizzly multi-terrain, HRRL Salisbury 10, Cranleigh 21 and Fleet Half Marathon races. The Grizzly 2023 Thirteen members of Farnham Runners travelled to Seaton, Devon to take part in The Grizzly and The Cub, multi-terrain races organised by Axe valley Runners. Some members chose to make a whole weekend of it, travelling to Devon on Friday and doing […]
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