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.
National Cross Country Final Farnham Runners have finished an excellent third in the Today’s Runner Winter League National cross-country final. They won eligibility for entry by winning the Hampshire area series and a cheerful band of sixteen travelled all the way to Halifax to take part in the event organised by Stainland Lions Running club. The leagues were originally co-ordinated […]
» Read moreIdeal conditions at the Eastleigh 10km, the tenth of the twelve-race Hampshire Road League series, helped many Farnham Runners to impressive times. Mike Anderson claimed another M50 club record to add to his recent 5km record of 17.19, while Julian Mann and Mike Walberton recorded their third personal best performance in just twenty-two days. Michael Rix flew round in 34 […]
» Read moreTRXCL Staunton Country Park A jubilant Farnham Runners carried off the Today’s Runner Winter League shield for the 2008-9 series after 3 consecutive years as runners up. This entitles them to a place in the National final at Halifax on 19th April. They battled against eighteen other clubs in the area competition over the season and their men’s team took […]
» Read moreA number of Farnham Runners men used two tough league races on consecutive days as part of their training for spring marathons. This gave creditable team results on both days but the ladies were not able to field a team for the Saturday event. The indefatigable Michael Rix led in the teams on both days and posted a new club […]
» Read moreHRRL Ryde 10M The cold winds of the 2008 Hampshire Road League Ryde 10 miles were nothing in comparison to the icy Arctic blasts this year. Most Farnham Runners dressed accordingly and reported enjoying the challenge of the conditions once established in the warm clubhouse after the race. Team members were surprised to see Michael Rix already clad in shorts […]
» Read moreStubbington Green 10km Farnham Runners men and ladies teams stay high in the Hampshire Road Race League first division at the halfway point in the series. The ladies are joint third and men fourth after the sixth race, the Stubbington Green 10km. Although more undulating, the new scenic course got a “thumbs up” from most runners and some Farnham Runners […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners began the New Year with a jolt, braving the cold weather twice over the weekend for two cross-country races. They put out full and very successful teams in both, capped by another victory in Sunday’s Today’s Runner Winter League. HXCL Reading The sun gave some welcome warmth for the penultimate Hampshire League race at Prospect Park, Reading. First […]
» Read moreThere were a few surprised motorists on Sunday as twenty-seven Farnham Runners in fancy dress made there way around the club’s traditional post Christmas Club Handicap course. As this was a handicap race all were in with a chance of winning the trophy to be awarded at the dinner in January. A fifteen-minute gap between first and last start times […]
» Read moreHilary Carter – Marathon Man For many runners the toughest challenge is to run the 26miles 385 yards of a marathon. Yet Farnham Runners member Hillary Carter has completed 22 marathons in 2008 alone. This makes a total of 79 since he started in 1995 while living in Canada. On one weekend this year he even completed two marathons over […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners race director Charles Ashby warned the 216 assembled runners before the start of the Farnham Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country that underfoot conditions were the most difficult ever experienced, as early that morning some of the course was still covered in water after the previous day’s torrential rain. However, by the time of the race most had drained […]
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