Sunday saw the opening fixture of the new Ness XC league season hosted by our very own Halstead Road Runners at the normal venue of Gosfield School. It was a beautifully sunny but fresh day with a strong wind provided by Storm Boelo that was causing havoc across the country. Despite the last 2 days continuous rain conditions were nearly [...]
We had 10 runners at the infamous One Tree Hill cross country event last Saturday, round 2 of this season's Essex League. 142 runners completed the Under 20 and Senior Women's race which measured a fraction under 4 miles and although we only had light rain to contend with, the course was quite slippery in places after the recent heavier [...]
Charlotte King made a welcome return to the team after a lengthy break and she had a great run placing 109th out of 152 finishers in 35 minutes 19 seconds. Wendy Carter was close behind in 35:30 and 110th place. Lorraine Garnham held off the challenge of Emily Bentley as they finished in 37:27 and 37:37 respectively in 124th and [...]
Sunday saw Halstead host round 5 of the Ness XC league at Gosfield School & Broaks Wood. 107 men & 55 ladies took on the challenge in some of the worst weather conditions possible. Torrential rain, a sleet shower and freezing temperatures turned the already sodden ground into a quagmire, with ankle-deep mud and knee-deep water features making the task [...]
Last Saturday saw the 5th and final round of the Essex XC League and HRR had three women and one man tackling the challenging Gloucester Park course in Basildon. The recent heavy rain made the going very soft and slippery, especially up and down the steep hills that runners had to overcome on each of the three laps. In the [...]
Round 4 of the Ness XC league took place on Sunday at a new venue of Thorrington Scout Camp hosted by Braintree & District Athletics Club. Halstead Road Runners had 14 runners competing for them. The 3 lap course was slightly shorter than the expected 5 miles but each lap provided a challenge for the runners with a fast downhill [...]
The penultimate round of the Essex Cross Country League took place at Hilly Fields, Colchester on Saturday. Despite the recent heavy rain the course was surprisingly dry and although cold, it was bright with light winds. The senior women's race measured 4.5 miles and saw 130 finishers. For Halstead Road Runners Wendy Carter ran well to place 86th with Jess [...]
The Essex Veterans Cross Country Champs took place in Epping Forest close to Chingford. There were three races, all using the same two lap course which measured 4.9 miles. Halstead Road Runners had three men in the over 50's race and three women in the over 40's race but no representatives in the men's over 40's race. In cold, sunny [...]
NESS XC LEAGUE ROUND 3. On a beautifully sunny but cold Sunday morning 24 Halstead Road Runners travelled to Hilly Fields in Colchester for Round 3 of the NESS XC league. The course lived up to its name with some challenging climbs & descents through the wooded sections but generally the ground was firm underfoot. There were 156 men competing [...]
ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE 7 hardy Halstead runners tackled a very challenging cross country course at Hadleigh Country Park, Essex. It was a cold & windy morning with a bit of gentle rain thrown in to the mix. The course had some fast downhills but also long, slow, gruelling climbs to equal things out. Over the 3.9 mile course 4 [...]