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 [...]
Halstead Road Runners were in action last Saturday, competing in the first of five Essex League Cross Country events. On a beautiful sunny day with light winds, the course at One Tree Hill near Basildon was in perfect condition. In the senior Women's race, there were no fewer than 10 Halstead runners lined up to tackle the hilly 4.1 mile [...]
With the sun shining at the weekend and temperatures not too hot it was perfect running weather. REBELLION John Warne was at the University of Essex on Saturday taking part in the Hare and Tortoise ‘Rebellion’. It was a 6 hour timed event where participants could run as many or as few 5k (or just over 5k) loops as they [...]
It’s been a weekend of running for HRR. After the fantastic turnout at Saturdays XCountry relays we then had a great turnout for Steve’s Stambourne trail run on Sunday. As if that wasn’t enough we then had a few more out and about trying new things. PARKRUN MILESTONE Chris Arter was down in Exeter on his holidays and ran his [...]
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 [...]
HRR had one roadrunner taking on OUTRUN 24 at the weekend. A 24 hour event held within the grounds of Layer Marney Tower. A 2.5 mile loop of mixed terrain comprising footpaths, open grassed fields and woodland. Participants could complete a couple of laps and have a rest before continuing again or keep it going steadily for as long as [...]