The penultimate round of this season's Essex Cross Country League saw a return to Hilly Fields, Colchester where Halstead Road Runners had recorded a great result the previous week in the NESS league. On this occasion the Senior Women ran a 2 lap 4 mile route that included some tough climbs and the competition was even tougher with all of [...]
Hilly Fields in Colchester was the venue for Round 3 of the NESS XC league hosted by Great Bentley RC on Sunday. The race took place in near perfect running conditions with decent temperatures and the ground underfoot firmer than expected after the previous day's downpours. Halstead had 20 runners out tackling the 2 lap, 5 mile course. First home for [...]
The first Saturday of December was race day for the oldies! Writtle University College was the venue for the Essex Veterans Cross Country Championships and with three separate morning races, it was the over 50 men who literally broke the ice. The two lap course was supposed to be 8k but most runners measured it at around 7k. Andy Carter [...]
It was all about the distance this weekend and the chilly, dull, wet weather made it tough going for our HRR runners taking part in various events on Sunday. ST EDMUNDS This race offered a half marathon, marathon and 50k option and we had a team of 4 there, representing HRR. It was a flat course, with plenty of sheet ice [...]
HRR’s Nathan Roulson took on yet another tough endurance challenge. The Peak District south and north event. Two days of classic trails covering White Peak and Dark Peak. The total ascent on day one, 1439 metres, and on day two, 1649 metres. The race is in two stages, each with its own distinctive scenery and characteristics, both starting and finishing in [...]
While the sun was shining on Saturday it was still very cold…but that didn’t stop HRR’s Jo Norris and Andy Wilmot. Jo took part in the Turkey Trott at Suffolk Running Centre. A 10k out and back race on a great route. Jo had an enjoyable run finishing in 1:05. Andy was also at Suffolk running centre taking on the [...]
Halstead Road Runners hosted the second fixture in the NESS league. A technical course covering various terrains was drawn up by race director Steve May and provided runners with a challenging 5 mile run. Starting and finishing at Gosfield School, the course went through Broaks Wood then out for a lap of a motocross track before heading back through the [...]
More motivational running from HRR members this weekend, two running for county and one qualifying for the England team. TATTON PARK HALF MARATHON Ian Sutcliffe ran the Run Tatton half marathon at Tatton park in Cheshire on Sunday. The course headed through the park with a short section on closed roads once outside of the park. It was mainly on [...]
A busy weekend of races for HRR and some great medals up for grabs! ATW REMEMBRANCE RUNS HRR had a small team over at carver barracks on Saturday taking part in the remembrance runs. A bright, sunny day but absolutely freezing with the wind chill. There was a choice of 5k, 10k and half marathon distance. A flat and [...]
One of the six marathon majors and regarded as one of the world's greatest road races, the TCS New York City Marathon has seen more than one million runners cross the finish line in Central Park since it began in 1970. HRR had Paul Hinsley taking on the challenge at the weekend. With fantastic scenery it was an amazing experience. Although [...]