Press releases

HRRL Victory 5 Twenty-one Farnham Runners travelled to Portsmouth for the Hampshire Road League Victory five mile race, held each year by City of Portsmouth Athletics club since 1946. Due to continuing work on sea defences on the normal route, a different course was used for the second time, starting from Lakeside North Harbour and including an unsurfaced section, where […]

Gosport Half Marathon Thirty-one Farnham Runners made the long journey to Gosport for the third round of the Hampshire Road League, the Gosport Half Marathon. A sunny morning, warmer than forecast, raised the spirits of team members as they contemplated the 13.1 mile challenge ahead. The two lap course was partly along the promenade with sections giving the opportunity to […]

On the centenary of the ending of the First World War, a two minute silence was observed before the start of the second round of the Southern Cross-Country League at Queen Elizabeth Country Park, organised by Portsmouth Joggers. Heavy rain during the previous day and night gave rise to treacherous conditions on the early stretch of smooth and slippery chalk, […]

SXCL Pamber Forest A sudden drop in temperature underlined the start of the cross-country season. Twenty-nine Farnham Runners travelled to the first round of the Southern Cross-Country League, hosted by Basingstoke and Mid-Hants AC at the Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pamber Forest, near Tadley. Early morning showers faded and race conditions were ideal, the surface unusually dry, for […]

HRRL Solent Half Marathon Braving a terrible weather forecast sixteen Farnham Runners travelled to the coast for the second round of the Hampshire Road League series, the Solent Half marathon. The rain was hammering down first thing and everyone was very reluctant to move from the hall into the rain to the start line, many wearing bin bags as protection. […]

The opening race of the new season (race 1 of 12) of the Hampshire Road Race League at Overton on the Sunday, 2nd September was eagerly anticipated by club runners throughout the region. Conditions were warm, by the start of the race the temperature had risen to 24 degrees. 491 runners assembled in the new colour coded starter pens before […]

Farnham Runners came home with a haul of medals and prizes from the Yateley 10km race series. These evening races every June, July and August have been popular with members of the club for many years and this year was no exception with over 20 competing in each race. Despite the warm conditions in all three this year some gained […]

Lordshill 10k Farnham Runners men put out strong A and B teams for the final Hampshire Road League race of the season, the Lordshill 10km, in the hope of promotion back to the top flight. Men’s captain John Phillips was resigned to the fact that the A team had too much to do: “This year two opponent teams in the […]