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.
A record number of 53 Farnham Runners all in fancy dress helped make this year’s Club Handicap race a huge success. This event has been taking place since the club first started in 1986, on a route unchanged since 1990. There is strong competition for the club’s Handicap Trophy and everyone has an equal chance of winning, even though the […]
» Read moreSXCL Lord Wandsworth College Thirty eight Farnham Runners flocked to the mud fest that was the fourth round of the Southern Cross-Country League, 2019-20. Hosted by Hart Road Runners it is held each year at Lord Wandsworth College, Long Sutton. Some remember it in a muddier state but not by much. A few drier days had made little difference and […]
» Read moreOver thirty Farnham Runners enjoyed the club’s traditional “Mince Pie Run” in Christmas fancy dress recently, despite continual heavy rain that evening. A mix of running, singing and socialising, this unique club event has been taking place for at least the last 25 years, with slight modifications now to accommodate increasing numbers. Fortunately starting under the cover of the bandstand […]
» Read moreAfter heavy overnight rain, the weather forecast was good for the third round of the Southern Cross-Country League, hosted by Farnham Runners and over 450 turned out from all over Hampshire for some pre-Christmas exercise in the woods. A light shower beforehand gave way to sunshine for much of the race and, with underlying sand, much of the surface water […]
» Read moreRenowned for its fast flat course since its inception in 1946, runners flocked from a wide area to take part in the 2019 Victory 5 miler. Unexpected pavement works caused a few headaches for hosts City of Portsmouth A.C. as they had to devise a new route in the last couple of weeks – either that or cancel the race. […]
» Read moreHRRL Gosport Half Marathon In ideal conditions, nineteen Farnham Runners enjoyed the Gosport half marathon, the fourth event of the season in the Hampshire Road Race League. The sun shone, it wasn’t cold and there was no wind, helping some to personal best times. The two lap course was partly along the promenade with sections giving the opportunity to spur […]
» Read moreDavid Roy of Farnham Runners has recently the completed the ultra- marathon, the very challenging Snowdon Ultra 50 miler. “After a 4:15 alarm and a breakfast of porridge, banana and three pains au chocolat, I joined a long snake of headtorches lighting up the path ahead toward Capel Curig. After checkpoint 1 the route traversed Tryfan to climb over the […]
» Read moreHRRL Hayling 10 miler Farnham Runners clinched encouraging team results in the Haying 10 miler, the third event in the Hampshire Road League calendar. Organised by Havant AC, it first heads north from the coast before turning south again on an off road section of over a mile on the track of a disused railway, the Hayling Billy. It then […]
» Read moreSXCL Pamber Forest The season’s Southern Cross-Country League fixtures kicked off with a challenging 5 miler at Pamber Forest, a site of Special Scientific Interest near Tadley. The course had everything expected of a cross country – hills, mud, puddles, forest trails, gravel tracks, sections around fields, logs to climb or jump over, two streams to cross and a lung-busting […]
» Read moreIn a gap without any league fixtures, Farnham Runners enjoyed taking part in some local races. Rushmoor Wellesley 10k With a team of 24, the club was delighted to be overall club winners at the recent Rushmoor Wellesley 10k, their spirits not dampened by the pouring rain. Farnham Runners also provided the first male and the second ladies’ team, with […]
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