Halstead Road Runners had a fantastic weekend of racing in beautiful sunny weather at the Southwold and Chelmsford Half Marathons. From personal bests to determined training efforts, every runner delivered impressive results on two scenic but challenging courses. SOUTHWOLD HALF MARATHON The Southwold Half Marathon takes runners on a scenic but challenging route through the Suffolk countryside, with a mix [...]
MALTA HALF MARATHON The Malta Half Marathon took place on Sunday, starting in Mdina and finishing in Sliema. Runners enjoyed scenic routes, sunshine, and strong spectator support. With much less rain than last year, HRRs Caroliena Cameron was pleased to return and finished in a solid time of 1:52:35. TARPLEY 20 MILE Two members of HRR participated in the Tarpley [...]
BARCELONA HALF MARATHON The Barcelona Half Marathon is a scenic, well-organised race attracting runners worldwide. The flat course through historic streets and along the Mediterranean coast makes for a great experience. Swapping grey skies for blue, HRR had six taking on the challenge. Wes Atkins led finishing in 1:34:45, Men’s captain Perry James followed with 1:41:13. Mandy Humm finished in [...]
The ever-popular Great Bentley Half Marathon made its return on Sunday. Renowned for its flat and fast course with excellent PB potential, the race was a sell-out as always. Halstead Road Runners were well-represented, with 21 members taking on the challenge and delivering some fantastic performances. Leading the Way home for Halstead was Chris Lloyd, who hit his target time [...]
10 hardy HRR runners took on round 2 of the NESS XC league at Wix Equestrian Centre near Harwich on Sunday. In a complete contrast to round 1, which was run on a beautifully sunny day on well managed school fields, today's race was what some people might call "Proper cross country ". 40mph winds, wet & boggy ploughed fields, mud [...]
It was a weekend of longer miles for many. WINDMILL WANDER Kicking off the weekend on Saturday, was Andy Wilmot running marathon number 855. He ran the Windmill Wander at Barrow Running Centre in 5:35. PUBLIC SECTOR CHALLENGE Jo Norris and Bec Gilroy took on The Public Sector Challenge on Saturday. The 15 mile walk was through the heart of [...]
Welcome to the Couch to 5k team 2025. HRR will again be hosting a 9 week c25k program. Couch to 5K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It was developed by a new runner, Josh Clark, who wanted to help his 50-something mum get off the couch and start running, too. The plan involves 3 runs a week, with [...]
Perry James headed to Slovakia's capital Bratislava, for New Year celebrations and while away took part in the ‘ Silvestrovsky beh cez Bratislavske mosty 2024 ‘ - New Years Eve run across the Bratislava bridges 2024. The event is a New Years Eve tradition. Runners celebrate the end of the year with a point-to-point race along the River Danube. The [...]
BOXING DAY 5 Huge well done to three HRR who raced at the Witham Boxing Day 5 mile race. Laura Smith got herself a brand new PB of 43:51. Jenny Smith finished with a 16 second PB of 47:26. Sarah Frost also had a great run finishing with her fastest time in a few years of 48:20. Well done ladies! SIX GEESE [...]
As we approach the end of the year it’s great to hear people are getting close to and achieving their running goals. THE LONDON TEN Well done to Aidan Kelly, Emma Healy and Mandy Humm taking part in The London Ten, a 10k race at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday. Aidan had a great race, aiming to get as close [...]