AND THE WINNER IS……
Take a bow Joe Slee! Winner of the handicap series, beating last years time by a huge margin and also recording the fastest overall time. Fantastic running from Bec Gilroy, who took 2nd place and Jenny Smith 3rd place.
OUTLAW TRIATHLON
Triathlons are not for the faint hearted and always up for a challenge, HRR’s Neil Addington took on Outlaw Nottingham on Sunday, an award-winning long-distance triathlon event. Neil has completed the event on three previous occasions but this time took it on at very short notice. The first stage, a 2.4 mile swim took place in the Regatta Lake at [...]
A QUIET WEEKEND…
The start of the summer holidays saw a very quiet weekend for racing… but HRR still had 5 runners sporting their club kit for various events. PARKRUN TOURIST Val Kerrison is holidaying at Wells Next the sea and completed Parkrun number 214 at Holkham park run on Saturday. A very impressive amount of park running… well done Val! MARATHON MARVEL [...]
WEEKEND RUNNING
CHASE THE SUN 10k HRR had 2 runners making the most of a Wednesday night racing opportunity last week, in the grounds of London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The flat and fast course was the perfect opportunity to chase a good time. Ben Ryder was in exceptional form finishing in 5th place in a PB time of 36:51. Aidan Kelly [...]
5k TO 5MILE
Another sunshine filled weekend encouraged HRR to get out and about….. FRIDAY NIGHT 5 The Springfield striders Friday night 5 mile was an Essex Championship Race. A 2 lap course on quiet country lanes around the beautiful Essex Village of Pleshey, near Chelmsford. Tom Puncher was first home for Halstead in a brilliant time of 28:44. Mike Smith ran a superb race [...]
HOT and HUMID RUNNING
Another warm weekend for those taking on races. HRR had an impressive 17 roadrunners out on the trails this weekend. COMPANY of RUNNERS STOUR VALLEY HALF AND FULL MARATHON A trail course following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path, St Edmunds Way and the Essex Way. HRR had a team of [...]
SUMMER RUNNING
So has summer finally arrived? Let’s hope so! But for all the summer fun the sunshine brings it can make running a little harder. The heat didn’t stop 4 roadrunners from taking on their own challenges on Sunday! SOUTHEND HALF The Southend Half Marathon is a coastal course and is flat and traffic free with great PB potential (that is [...]
BANK HOLIDAY!!!
Yet another bank holiday and a sunny one! 19 roadrunners were out and about enjoying themselves at the weekend. SOUTH DOWNS 50k A 50km point to point trail race from Falmer to Eastbourne. It passes through the stunning South Downs National Park before finishing over the iconic white cliffs of Beachy Head. The route takes in over 3,500 feet of [...]
TWO TRAILS AND A ROAD
The sun was bouncing off the yellow vests on Sunday when HRR had 17 roadrunners representing us across three events. COLCHESTER HALF MARATHON Starting and finishing at the JobServe Community Stadium - the route took participants past some of Colchester's iconic landmarks! HRR had 8 roadrunners pounding the pavements in this popular race. In fantastic form, Rachel Rising was first [...]
BIG BANK HOLIDAY CHALLENGES!!
Another bank holiday weekend this time bringing some pretty BIG challenges! BURY TO CLARE CHALLENGE An 18 mile route through the gently undulating countryside of West Suffolk in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care. The challenge is to complete within eight hours. We had four roadrunners taking on the 18 miles and the recent wet weather meant the hills and [...]