The 3rd event in this season's Essex Cross Country League took place on Saturday at Writtle University. Thankfully the heavy rain relented just in time for the mid-day Women's race and although the 4.5 mile course was flat for the most part, it was certainly challenging as the ground was waterlogged in several places. With 174 finishers in total it [...]
A very wet and muddy weekend for those out running. A tough muddy cross country course on Saturday followed by an array of more mud filled events on Sunday. MARKSHALL PARKRUN Who doesn’t love a Parkrun…?! Millie Felstead was at a very wet Markshall Parkrun on Saturday. She had a great run finishing 2nd lady with a new PB of [...]
HRR didn’t only have XC on our radar this weekend, we also had some of our finest, long distance loving runners doing their thing! DUBLIN MARATHON Ian Wingrove ran a very VERY wet Dublin Marathon on Sunday. Starting and finishing in the heart of Dublin city, the marathon features a fast and flat course. Ian had a phenomenal race and [...]
ESSEX XC LEAGUE ROUND 2. Saturday saw Round 2 of the Essex XC league being held at Gloucester Park in Basildon. The venue is well known for having some challenging hills and even with the new route they still managed to squeeze 3 climbs in on each lap.The weather conditions were perfect for running and the recent rain meant conditions [...]
The club were thrilled to be invited along to the Braintree District Volunteer and Active Braintree awards evening yesterday. The club was shortlisted into the top 3 for the Sports or Physical Activity Club award and although we weren’t the overall winners, we did receive a Highly Commended award. A brilliant evening hearing about all the fantastic clubs, coaches and [...]
Another sunshine filled day, great running weather for those taking on challenges. LAST MINUTE TRAIL FELSTED It was the perfect morning to run a trail at Felsted with plenty of water to splash through after all the rain over the past week. There were two distances to choose from and we had 6 HRR taking on the 8.5 mile route. Out [...]
Yet another great weekend of running for HRR, with the first Xcountry race on Saturday and an array of races on Sunday. AMSTERDAM MARATHON The 47th edition of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon took place on Sunday. Ben Ryder was there representing HRR with thousands of other runners taking part in the international marathon, known for its fast and attractive course [...]
We saw yet more inspirational running this weekend. 13 VALLEYS ULTRA HRR had two of our endurance loving athletes at the 13 valleys ultra at the weekend. This was an epic ultra-marathon event in the stunning landscape of the Lake District National Park. There were three ultra distances available to take on- 55km, 110km, and 180km - each with spectacular [...]
An exceptionally hot weekend made running that little bit more challenging, but that didn’t stop HRR. THE LAP This is a beautiful 75K/47 mile, fully signposted trail ultra marathon, around Lake Windermere. Keely Jordan, always up for a challenge, took on ‘The Lap’ on Saturday. A tough race with a lot of really steep hills. Keely finished in an incredible [...]
A bumper batch of results to report this weekend…. With so many races on and so many roadrunners rising to the challenge. MAN VERSUS MOUNTAIN First up this weekend was Man vs Mountain, a mountain adventure run in Snowdonia which returned on Saturday for its final outing. This legendary mountain adventure run starts at sea level in the stunning UNESCO [...]