Saturday saw 6 HRR members compete in the Essex XC Champs being held at the hilly Gloucester Park in Basildon. The ladies were first to race over the distance of 8k. Luckily the forecast rain held off, leaving just a strong crosswind for the runners to battle. 1st home for Halstead was Rachael Roughan, whose legs were still tired from [...]
What better way to see the old year out and start the new year off…. (if of course you’re a runner!!). We had a team of long distance lovers at the Flitch way half and full marathon on New Years Eve. Taking on the full marathon for the ladies were Penny Clarke and Rachael Roughan, a tough race and great [...]
More running for team Humm on Thursday at the 5 Gold Rings, self navigating, 7mile trail event in Rickling green near Stansted. They were joined by Jane Roach and were running to celebrate Joby’s Birthday on the 29th December and Mandy's birthday which was on the 28th December. They ran together and completed it in 1:17 and finished off with [...]
More post Christmas racing… We had 4 more roadrunners out flying the flag over the festive period. ACTIVE TRAINING WORLD Taking place at Northern gateway in Colchester on Tuesday, this traffic free, tarmac course with no sharp bends, provided a great opportunity for PBs. Chris Lloyd not only secured himself a PB in the 10k race but also a podium [...]
The annual Trot event had a fantastic turnout with club members, their families and guests running and walking the 5km route around Halstead town. Cash prizes were donated by former member Brian Brown and awarded to the three runners who came closest to their predicted times. Dan Hollinshead was the winner finishing one second slower than predicted. He was presented [...]
With the temperatures dropping it can be hard to stay motivated to get out and run.. not so much for HRR. We had many runners out dodging the ice and getting their weekend run fix. We also had a few who took on races near and far… SOUTHAMPTON 10K Taking place on Sunday and starting and finishing in St. Mary’s [...]
METROPOLITAN POLICE XC Aidan Kelly was out at the weekend this time representing the Met Police in the Metropolitan Cross Country league. He clocked 38.03 on a tough 5 mile course helping to get the vets men’s team to finish in 1st place. RAYNEDEER RUN Hare and Tortoise returned on Sunday with a 6 hour challenge event. Taking place on [...]
The Halstead Road Runners will, once again, be taking part in their annual Boxing Day Turkey Trot race. Using the same route as 2022, we will be bringing the fancy dress, festive fun into the centre of the town. We invite all members, family and friends to join us for the event. Please note that the event will start and [...]
On a much colder day than we've recently experienced, we had 8 runners in action at the Essex Veterans Cross Country races today at Writtle Uni. Three races all followed the same 2 lap course which measured just over 5 miles. First up were the 50+ men with HRR represented by Don English who placed 111th in 43 minutes 30 [...]
Chelmsford AC hosted round 3 of the Essex Cross Country League at Writtle on Saturday with Halstead Road Runners amongst the 33 clubs represented. After several races for the younger age groups, the penultimate race of the day was for Senior Women. The 4 mile race saw 8 HRR amongst the 141 finishers. Keely Jordan had a great run, crossing [...]