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Eastleigh 10k The penultimate Hampshire Road League event was the Eastleigh 10km where competition is always fierce as competitors travel from far and wide for this fast, flat course. Farnham Runners put out a strong men’s squad with both A and Bs battling for promotion from their respective second divisions. Eight of them finished under 40 mins 30 seconds. In […]

After a huge turn-out at the Alton Ten the previous week just eleven Farnham Runners made the long journey to the coast for the Netley 10km, the tenth event of twelve in the Hampshire Road League. The three lap route in the Royal Victoria Country Park on the eastern shore of Southampton water is fairly flat but includes a noticeable […]

HRRL Alton 10 Thirty five Farnham Runners took advantage of a local venue for the eighth round of the Hampshire Road League, the Alton Ten miler. A warm day added to the challenge of the hills on the route that wends its way out from Alton through Holybourne to Binstead and Blacknest before returning along more country lanes via Isington. […]

Fleet Half Marathon Twenty-two Farnham Runners completed the Fleet Half Marathon, some of them having run the London marathon just one week before or the Brighton marathon three weeks previously. The race had been postponed from March due to the heavy snowfall the previous night. Fleet and Crookham AC had worked hard to reschedule the event and numbers were down […]

London Marathon Twelve Farnham Runners stood at the start line among 41,000 others in the hottest London Marathon ever, with temperatures of 24 degrees recorded. They had to adjust their expectations of finish times but all completed the race and enjoyed the atmosphere and the superb support of the crowd, not least from the enthusiastic group from the club who […]

HRRL Salisbury 10 miles With the Eastleigh 10km postponed due to snow, the Salisbury ten miler was the first Hampshire Road League race since the Ryde Ten in February. Eighteen Farnham Runners made the journey but mist and rain obscured the normal views from this scenic route, though some found the light drizzle refreshing. With the Eastleigh 10km rescheduled for […]

SXCL Polecat Alley For the third year Haslemere Border Athletics Club hosted the final event of the Southern Cross-Country League, with race headquarters at the Royal School. Challenging ascents cannot be avoided in the steep terrain of the Devil’s Punchbowl and Hindhead Common. Runners were warned in advance to anticipate mud but the route had dried out after a week […]

HRRL Ryde 10 mile The weather was bitterly cold but the blue skies lifted spirits and there was a buzz of excitement on the busy 9:15am catamaran ferry link between Portsmouth and Ryde, Isle of Wight. This was the annual Hampshire Road League trip “overseas” to the Ryde 10 mile race. The Farnham Runners contingent pictured bravely smiling, despite the […]

Farnham Runners started the New Year with two races organised by Stubbington Green Runners within a week of each other. HRRL Stubbington Green 10km Conditions were cool but ideal with no wind for the sixth round of the Hampshire Road League, the Stubbington Green 10km. Though some who had entered could not make the race, there were 25 members hotly […]