This is the second part of report… a lot going on at the weekend PARKRUN FUN HRR were representing the club near and far on Saturday. We had 2 teams of park runners in club kit. The home team were at Markshall PR celebrating Ladies captain, Victoria Metson’s 100th Parkrun!! Having broken her ankle at Easter, Victoria is on the [...]
Another busy weekend for HRR. HIGH EASTER 10k HRR had 11 roadrunners at High Easter on Sunday. A flat, single lap course taking participants along the rural country lanes around High Easter, with pretty landscapes and a wonderful community vibe. Demonstrating great HRR teamwork, Stephen Metson, Karen Pickering and Mike Smith pulled each along in the last few kilometres of [...]
While some opted for a trail run this weekend, two of our multi sport loving members took on the challenge of a triathlon! GOSFIELD TRIATHLON The Gosfield Lake Triathlon & Multisport Event promoted by Born2Tri, was based at the beautiful Gosfield Lake resort. Organisers offered Middle, Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon, Aquabike & Aquathlon and Duathlon. Katie Martin took on [...]
A relatively quiet weekend of racing this week. Perhaps everyone is recovering from the past few weeks …. WILLOW TREE WANDER Starting and finishing at The willow tree cafe, Glemsford this was a 6.2 mile self navigational trail run. With a jacket potato and chilli included in the entry fee, it was a perfect Wednesday evening treat! Ross Kemble and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The bank holiday saw lots of HRR headed out to race on both roads and trails. The weather was kind and there are some great shots of the runners in action …. Well done and thank you to all the photographers! NICE HALF MARATHON Caroliena Cameron headed over to the South of France this weekend, to take part in her [...]
So today was all about what HRR does best…. Being part of the TEAM! We had the road relay team over at Northern Gateway in Colchester. We had the Manchester marathon team at the start line in Manchester, and we had two slightly smaller teams at the Boston Uk marathon and Little Bromley 10k. The sun was shining, the conditions [...]