More motivational running from HRR members this weekend, two running for county and one qualifying for the England team. TATTON PARK HALF MARATHON Ian Sutcliffe ran the Run Tatton half marathon at Tatton park in Cheshire on Sunday. The course headed through the park with a short section on closed roads once outside of the park. It was mainly on [...]
A busy weekend of races for HRR and some great medals up for grabs! ATW REMEMBRANCE RUNS HRR had a small team over at carver barracks on Saturday taking part in the remembrance runs. A bright, sunny day but absolutely freezing with the wind chill. There was a choice of 5k, 10k and half marathon distance. A flat and [...]
One of the six marathon majors and regarded as one of the world's greatest road races, the TCS New York City Marathon has seen more than one million runners cross the finish line in Central Park since it began in 1970. HRR had Paul Hinsley taking on the challenge at the weekend. With fantastic scenery it was an amazing experience. Although [...]
The 3rd event in this season's Essex Cross Country League took place on Saturday at Writtle University. Thankfully the heavy rain relented just in time for the mid-day Women's race and although the 4.5 mile course was flat for the most part, it was certainly challenging as the ground was waterlogged in several places. With 174 finishers in total it [...]
A very wet and muddy weekend for those out running. A tough muddy cross country course on Saturday followed by an array of more mud filled events on Sunday. MARKSHALL PARKRUN Who doesn’t love a Parkrun…?! Millie Felstead was at a very wet Markshall Parkrun on Saturday. She had a great run finishing 2nd lady with a new PB of [...]
HRR didn’t only have XC on our radar this weekend, we also had some of our finest, long distance loving runners doing their thing! DUBLIN MARATHON Ian Wingrove ran a very VERY wet Dublin Marathon on Sunday. Starting and finishing in the heart of Dublin city, the marathon features a fast and flat course. Ian had a phenomenal race and [...]
Another sunshine filled day, great running weather for those taking on challenges. LAST MINUTE TRAIL FELSTED It was the perfect morning to run a trail at Felsted with plenty of water to splash through after all the rain over the past week. There were two distances to choose from and we had 6 HRR taking on the 8.5 mile route. Out [...]
Yet another great weekend of running for HRR, with the first Xcountry race on Saturday and an array of races on Sunday. AMSTERDAM MARATHON The 47th edition of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon took place on Sunday. Ben Ryder was there representing HRR with thousands of other runners taking part in the international marathon, known for its fast and attractive course [...]
Halstead Road Runners were in action last Saturday, competing in the first of five Essex League Cross Country events. On a beautiful sunny day with light winds, the course at One Tree Hill near Basildon was in perfect condition. In the senior Women's race, there were no fewer than 10 Halstead runners lined up to tackle the hilly 4.1 mile [...]
We saw yet more inspirational running this weekend. 13 VALLEYS ULTRA HRR had two of our endurance loving athletes at the 13 valleys ultra at the weekend. This was an epic ultra-marathon event in the stunning landscape of the Lake District National Park. There were three ultra distances available to take on- 55km, 110km, and 180km - each with spectacular [...]