Weather conditions were challenging for anyone racing this weekend. ABINGDON MARATHON The Abingdon Marathon was first held in 1982 and celebrated its 40th edition this year. The course is flat and fast, almost all on roads, and is a great race to go for a personal best time. However, on Sunday the conditions were far from ideal. Having trained hard, Matt Thomas [...]
Another sunshine filled weekend and HRR were out in force. SVP The SVP100 event covers almost the entire length of the well-marked stour valley path trail, and is one of the longest point to point races in East Anglia. HRR had four taking on the 50k, two taking on the 100k and a tail runner. Ross Kemble, Perry James, Sam [...]
Oh wow!! What a scorcher! Where did that heat come from? Huge well done to all HRR racing this weekend! HALSTEAD MARATHON Our very own race. Fantastic turnout from HRR, friends and family to help put on another superb event. Hot and extremely hilly, not the easiest marathon to run, we had 14 taking on the challenge. Rachael Roughan was [...]
It rained all weekend! The weather was awful, but yet we still ran! NORFOLK MARATHON We thought Halstead was hilly!! Not compared to Norfolk! Taking place on Sunday, the Norfolk marathon was an extremely tough, hilly course but with the finish line overlooking Cromer Pier it did give runners a breathtaking view of the sea. Definitely worth it! Due to heavy [...]
What a weekend for HRR. A team of 24 runners plus support crew headed to Manchester to run the Manchester marathon and relay half marathon. Lots of highs and lots of laughs. A great time was had by all. A record number of runners took to the streets for the Manchester Marathon. More than 30,000 people took part in the UK's [...]
The Tokyo Marathon—the first World Marathon Major of 2024—took place Sunday morning in Japan. It is the 6th and newest of the Abbot world marathon majors. In near-perfect conditions, with a starting temperature of about 42 degrees, more than 37,000 runners took to the streets in Japan’s capital city. This was Paul Hinsleys 6th and final world marathon major to complete [...]
Two roadrunners had the right idea this weekend, jetting off to Spain to escape the wet weather and to take part in the Malaga half marathon and marathon. The relatively flat course of Malaga marathon takes runners through some of the most beautiful parts of the city. Mary took on the half and absolutely smashed it! Taking 15 minutes off her [...]
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 [...]
HRR were out in force this weekend with umpteen Marshalls and 20 runners taking part in four events. ULTRA TOUR OF SNOWDON Nathan Roulson took on the ultra tour of Snowdon on Saturday, a 55km race on technical trails. A beautiful, scenic route but with no breeze and very little shade it was extremely hot. His 3rd climb was tough, [...]