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.
Three hundred runners from 18 clubs descended on Farnham for the second round of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country. Farnham Runners’ race director, Charles Ashby, now experienced in course lay out and all the myriad of things that need to be organised, took it all in his stride. After hard work the previous day and early morning to mark […]
» Read moreHRRL Gosport Half Marathon There were near perfect conditions at the Gosport half marathon, the fifth event in the Hampshire Road League series. Farnham Runners showed strength and depth with twenty-six members turning out to support the club and some new members among the familiar faces. There were personal best times aplenty, two by a remarkable 20 minutes. Regaining his […]
» Read moreThere were personal bests galore and some great Hampshire Road League team results for Farnham Runners at the Lordshill 10miler, followed by top place in the first of the Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country races at Queen Elizabeth Country Park (team photo above). HRRL Lordshill An impressive time of 1 hour 1 minute and 28 seconds from Ian Carley placed […]
» Read moreAutumn marathons After some dedicated training no fewer than nineteen Farnham Runners members have completed autumn marathons, many achieving personal best times, some by a considerable margin. This is in addition to the sixteen who finished the challenging Pilgrims Marathon. They ran the distance at venues here and abroad, from Chester to Kosice (Slovakia), from Abingdon to Amsterdam, from Mablethorpe […]
» Read moreOverton 5 A busy season of racing kicked off for Farnham Runners with the first of twelve Hampshire Road Race League race at Overton and the second in the series at Portsmouth on the same day as the Pilgrims marathon and half marathon. After the two league races the Farnham men have taken a promising position of 2nd in Division […]
» Read moreA couple of short sharp showers did not dispel the enthusiasm for the now traditional full set of races in Alice Holt Forest, organised by Farnham Runners. Although the event switched to a Saturday this year to avoid a clash with National Forest Day, the total numbers of entrants was slightly up on last year with a significant increase in […]
» Read moreIn the tough Gibbet Hill 10k race organised by Haslemere Border AC, Farnham Runners made up 24 of the 191 finishers. Sparring with the host club for the team prize, they came out on top but their rivals say they hope to retaliate at the Farnham Alice Holt 10km on Saturday 10th September. The first four men and first three […]
» Read moreA fine evening helped Farnham Runners to some great times at the 21st annual Club Championship. Equalling the record set last year, fifty-two runners completed the tough multi terrain course of approximately 6 miles. After a briefing by race director Charles Ashby, last year’s chairman Dan Smith sounded the hooter to set them on their way. They were competing for […]
» Read moreAlton 10 and Netley 10K Farnham Runners ladies have achieved their target of promotion back to Division One of the Hampshire Road Race League. They won Division Two by ten points with three top and six second placings among the twelve events. As only the best eight races count, their position was secure even before the last race. The Farnham […]
» Read moreIt was a record breaking London Marathon for Farnham Runners in more ways than one. Four members achieved an enviable target of becoming part of a World Record team and two broke club records. The twenty runners raised £17,000 for charity between them and finished tired but happy after soaring temperatures made the 26.2 miles more challenging than usual. A […]
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