ESSEX LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY The third race in the Essex Cross Country league was held at Hilly fields in Colchester. The clue is in the name, and yes it definitely is a ‘hilly’ venue. However, with recent dry weather the course was kinder than it could have been. HRR had three ladies running the 4.5 mile course which was longer than [...]
We love it when our juniors take part in the Cross Country Season. The first race in the NESS League saw Toby Metson and Callum Roughan giving it their all for the boys and Evelyn Roulson, Lois Roulson and Amalie Twydell smashing it for the girls. Our girls team finished in 4th place and our boys in 7th, leaving us [...]
HRR’s Adam Hampton ran alongside more than 20,000 athletes from over 60 countries on Sunday when he took on the Dublin Marathon. The fast, flat course features many of Dublin's iconic landmarks and has great crowd support. Adam finished in 3:32.27 taking 17 minutes off his previous marathon PB set in Berlin only last month. Huge well done Adam.
Sunday saw Ipswich Jaffas host the first race of the new Ness XC league on the grounds in and around Ipswich High School. 22 Halstead Road Runners turned out on a beautifully sunny day to tackle the twisty course with a few little hills and a stile thrown in for good measure. For the ladies Rachael Roughan, who was running [...]
Round Two of the Essex Cross Country League took place at Gloucester Park, Basildon. The very popular venue saw 139 finishers in the women's 4.4 mile race and 267 in the men's 5.2 mile race. In perfect weather and ground conditions both races got off to a fast start until the runners got to the second part of the lap, [...]
Weather conditions were challenging for anyone racing this weekend. ABINGDON MARATHON The Abingdon Marathon was first held in 1982 and celebrated its 40th edition this year. The course is flat and fast, almost all on roads, and is a great race to go for a personal best time. However, on Sunday the conditions were far from ideal. Having trained hard, Matt Thomas [...]
Saturday morning saw the running of the Essex cross country relays at Weald Country Park near Brentwood. Halstead had 13 runners taking part in 4 teams over the 2 lap 6k course which had a couple of long, slow climbing hills on each lap. In near perfect weather for running with the ground soft underfoot there were good performances all round. [...]
Autumn has definitely arrived this weekend but the sunshine did make an appearance on Sunday in time for some well known local races taking place. CHELMSFORD MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON This popular event takes runners through Central Park and into the Essex countryside in support of Havens Hospices. HRR had 7 runners taking part on Sunday. Jenny Smith has been [...]
LISBON MARATHON Paul Hinsley opted for sunshine this weekend in Portugal. He took part in the Lisbon Marathon, billed as the most scenic marathon in Europe. Paul was glad of the overcast conditions, making the race more bearable. Taking in the spectacular views he finished in a great time of 3:41. SOUTHEND 10k We had three HRR taking on the [...]
BERLIN MARATHON The Berlin Marathon is part of Abbott World Marathon Majors Series, one of the Big Six. This year was the 50th anniversary making it especially iconic to run. Tracy English was there enjoying the atmosphere. She finished in 3:40.58. Adam Hampton has been training hard and it paid off. He crossed the line in 3:49.18. Second claim member [...]