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.
Farnham Runners enjoyed a full weekend of racing with the third round of the Hampshire cross-country series at Goodwood on Saturday followed by the Hampshire road series Lordshill ten miler on Sunday, four of the men competing in both. At Goodwood the forecast rain held off and conditions were ideal. The men tackled a tough course of approximately 9km with […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners began their season of Today’s Runner Winter League cross-country runs with an excellent joint second place of the 17 teams. Many remarked that the course at Durford Wood, organised by Liss Runners, was hillier than last year, although it was in fact exactly the same route! Captain Dan Smith, who was delighted with a top ten position (8th), […]
» Read moreHRRL Hardley Half With 110 members Farnham Runners can be spotted at races both near and far! They put in strong teams for the second of the Hampshire Road League races, the Hardley half marathon, hoping to build on their men’s position of 4th in Division One and ladies second in Division Two in the first round at Overton. Unexpected […]
» Read moreThe Hampshire Cross Country League opened with the usual enthusiasm at Farley Mount, Winchester on Saturday October 8th. The men tackled the tough 3-lap 9 km course, while the ladies were set two laps of the same undulating route. The Farnham Runners men’s team were happy with 7th position in Division 2, their veterans’ team placing 11th of 18. Men’s […]
» Read moreOrganised by Farnham Runners, the eleventh Alice Holt Forest 10km attracted a record number of almost 600 entrants with exactly 500 finishing this challenge in the pleasant woodland surroundings. Each year this race attracts a wide variety of standards of runner, with experienced club runners battling it out for the individual and team prizes, while others are happy to complete […]
» Read morePresented with the runner-up trophy for the Hampshire Road Race League division two for the 2004-5 season, Farnham Runners men put in a strong team for the first race of the 2005-6 season. Now promoted to division one they had three runners under the 30-minute mark in the Overton 5, a hilly two lap course. Mark Taylor (29.01) used the […]
» Read moreFarnham Runners had a successful weekend excursion to Tywyn, Wales in the challenge to beat the famous Talyllyn railway as it makes its way up the valley to Abergynolwyn and back. The 14.7-mile route ascends and descends steep terrain through the valley, partly on a narrow footpath on the side of a hill with little chance of overtaking. Cheered on […]
» Read moreClub Championship Dan Smith celebrated his birthday with a fine win in the Farnham Runners Club Championship race and he was delighted recipient of the senior men’s trophy. His time of 36.44 is the fastest recorded since 1997. He was challenged all the way round by the first veteran, Graham Wilton, who gained on the uphill sections, only to lose […]
» Read moreYateley 10K A massive number of 32 Farnham Runners took part in the first of the three evening Yateley 10 km road races arranged by Sandhurst Joggers. Conditions were good apart from high humidity and personal bests were the order of the day for the Farnham club. There was some serious competition between the first three Farnham Runners home, which […]
» Read moreLondon Marathon Twenty Farnham Runners completed the 25th London Marathon and between them they raised over ÂŁ10,000 for charity. Cheered by a good weather forecast, they set off from Farnham looking forward to a memorable race in a carnival atmosphere. They were certainly not disappointed by crowd support, which was particularly strong this year, along the entire 26.2 mile route. […]
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