WINDSOR SPRINT TRIATHLON Hayley Lamkin took on the Windsor sprint triathlon on Sunday. Starting with a swim in the River Thames, triathletes then rode a bike route that headed through the streets of Windsor, passed Windsor Castle, and then out into the surrounding countryside. To complete their challenge, participants then ran into Windsor Great Park and along the Long Walk. Hayley [...]
SUFFOLK BACKYARD ULTRA The concept is simple, runners start on the hour every hour and have to run and complete a 4.167 mile trail route in that time. They must run the loop and be back ready to start the next loop or they are out of the race, the race continues until there is only one person who can [...]
Another busy weekend for racing, we had two HRR in two of the Uks capital cities taking on very different challenges on Sunday and a team of 12 at an event closer to home on Monday. EDINBURGH HALF MARATHON Aidan Kelly headed to Scotland to take part in the Edinburgh half marathon on Sunday. Fast & flat, the Half Marathon [...]
Another sunshine filled Sunday made for warm racing conditions. STORT 5 AND 10 Now in its 39th year, the Stort 10 and 5 Mile takes place each May at Cammas Hall Farm on the outskirts of Hatfield Broad Oak. It is a popular trail race on private farmland across the Essex countryside. It offers a flat course, although the terrain [...]
Oh wow!! What a scorcher! Where did that heat come from? Huge well done to all HRR racing this weekend! HALSTEAD MARATHON Our very own race. Fantastic turnout from HRR, friends and family to help put on another superb event. Hot and extremely hilly, not the easiest marathon to run, we had 14 taking on the challenge. Rachael Roughan was [...]
The sun definitely had his hat on over the weekend and there were a number of HRR making the most of the beautiful weather. HARE AND TORTOISE SPRING VXV EVENT John Warne ran the Hare and Tortoise event on Saturday. It consisted of distance options of 5,10 and 15 miles with each lap being 5 miles. Predominately a trail, it [...]
It rained all weekend! The weather was awful, but yet we still ran! NORFOLK MARATHON We thought Halstead was hilly!! Not compared to Norfolk! Taking place on Sunday, the Norfolk marathon was an extremely tough, hilly course but with the finish line overlooking Cromer Pier it did give runners a breathtaking view of the sea. Definitely worth it! Due to heavy [...]
The London Marathon, was established in 1981 by Olympic steeplechase medallists Chris Brasher and John Disley. They were determined that the London Marathon would showcase the very best of the capital. They also declared the event would help people ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’. This was certainly the case on [...]
What a weekend for HRR. A team of 24 runners plus support crew headed to Manchester to run the Manchester marathon and relay half marathon. Lots of highs and lots of laughs. A great time was had by all. A record number of runners took to the streets for the Manchester Marathon. More than 30,000 people took part in the UK's [...]
The sun may have been shining but an extremely windy weekend made for tough racing conditions. MAVERICK SUFFOLK TRAIL Treena Carder and Phil Jeffries took part in this 9km trail race on Saturday in Rendlesham Forest. The route wasn’t as muddy as expected but was a sandy trail with a strong headwind in places. They finished in 58:04. LONDON LANDMARKS [...]