Making his return on Saturday, was Halstead roadrunner’s Keith Thorogood. After a long break from racing, Keith headed over to Suffolk running centre for the ‘Windmill Way Wander’. This race offered a number of distances to choose from- 5k, 10k, Half, Full, or Ultra. Keith opted for the half marathon distance. The route was all road and passed through the [...]
The juniors were back out racing on Sunday at the fourth XC event in the NESS league. Hosted by Harwich at new venue, Wix equestrian centre, it was typical cross country weather…cold, dull and windy! Martha May finished first for the girls, Hannah Root was next to cross the line with Evelyn Roulson not far behind. First home for the boys [...]
Sunday saw the penultimate race of the NESS XC League, hosted by Harwich Running Club at a new venue, Wix equestrian centre. It was a flat course that featured a bit of everything, strong winds, long grass with boggy mud underneath, ditch jumps in and out of the woods & even a horse jump. It was another strong team event [...]
Three roadrunners were keeping busy with races this weekend….while one race was closer to home and a little on the chilly side the other was slightly further afield and with a lot more sunshine! DUBAI CREEK STRIDERS HALF MARATHON Men’s captain Ross Kemble is currently on day 26 of his Run Every Day (RED) challenge, very impressive that he’s [...]
A very wet Saturday leading to some very muddy conditions… it didn’t stop HRR. So many dedicated runners out doing their weekend running, well done to all those who didn’t let the rain stop them doing park run, long runs, XCountry or just runs in general!! We had two roadrunners out competing … RAYNE TWISTER Phil Jeffries, (warming himself up [...]
The junior squad were out in force on Sunday at the 3rd Xcountry event in the NESS league. Held at Writtle college it was bitterly cold and windy. As usual they did us all proud finishing strong with big smiles. After some well deserved cake they were ready to cheer the adults on for their 5 mile race. What a [...]
Sunday saw the next fixture in the NESS XC League at a bitterly cold Writtle University College. A good turnout saw 21 runners competing for Halstead Road Runners over the 2 lap course, which was fairly flat but some sticky mud and a strong crosswind in parts made conditions challenging. Of the 161 runners competing Wes Atkins was first home [...]
First session of couch to 5k on Wednesday. What a turnout!! Well done to everyone for turning up in the rain and taking the first step into running!
THE PATAGONMAN The PATAGONMAN is an extreme triathlon which takes place in the Aysen Region of Patagonia, Southern Chile. The race is one of the toughest challenges in the triathlon world, as it puts the athletes up against the grueling tests of nature which are the ultimate commander in that raw part of the planet. It is a small event [...]
Two of our trail loving members took on ‘The East Hanningfield trail marathon’ on Sunday, a narative trail race which followed a circular route arround the village of Danbury. It was a 95% off road route on a wide variety of terrain. The course was very muddy but the rain held off, and there was even a little sunshine for [...]