Triathlons are not for the faint hearted and always up for a challenge, HRR’s Neil Addington took on Outlaw Nottingham on Sunday, an award-winning long-distance triathlon event. Neil has completed the event on three previous occasions but this time took it on at very short notice. The first stage, a 2.4 mile swim took place in the Regatta Lake at [...]
The start of the summer holidays saw a very quiet weekend for racing… but HRR still had 5 runners sporting their club kit for various events. PARKRUN TOURIST Val Kerrison is holidaying at Wells Next the sea and completed Parkrun number 214 at Holkham park run on Saturday. A very impressive amount of park running… well done Val! MARATHON MARVEL [...]
This is the second part of report… a lot going on at the weekend PARKRUN FUN HRR were representing the club near and far on Saturday. We had 2 teams of park runners in club kit. The home team were at Markshall PR celebrating Ladies captain, Victoria Metson’s 100th Parkrun!! Having broken her ankle at Easter, Victoria is on the [...]
Another busy weekend for HRR. HIGH EASTER 10k HRR had 11 roadrunners at High Easter on Sunday. A flat, single lap course taking participants along the rural country lanes around High Easter, with pretty landscapes and a wonderful community vibe. Demonstrating great HRR teamwork, Stephen Metson, Karen Pickering and Mike Smith pulled each along in the last few kilometres of [...]
While some opted for a trail run this weekend, two of our multi sport loving members took on the challenge of a triathlon! GOSFIELD TRIATHLON The Gosfield Lake Triathlon & Multisport Event promoted by Born2Tri, was based at the beautiful Gosfield Lake resort. Organisers offered Middle, Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon, Aquabike & Aquathlon and Duathlon. Katie Martin took on [...]
Another sunshine filled weekend encouraged HRR to get out and about….. FRIDAY NIGHT 5 The Springfield striders Friday night 5 mile was an Essex Championship Race. A 2 lap course on quiet country lanes around the beautiful Essex Village of Pleshey, near Chelmsford. Tom Puncher was first home for Halstead in a brilliant time of 28:44. Mike Smith ran a superb race [...]
Another warm weekend for those taking on races. HRR had an impressive 17 roadrunners out on the trails this weekend. COMPANY of RUNNERS STOUR VALLEY HALF AND FULL MARATHON A trail course following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path, St Edmunds Way and the Essex Way. HRR had a team of [...]
So has summer finally arrived? Let’s hope so! But for all the summer fun the sunshine brings it can make running a little harder. The heat didn’t stop 4 roadrunners from taking on their own challenges on Sunday! SOUTHEND HALF The Southend Half Marathon is a coastal course and is flat and traffic free with great PB potential (that is [...]
A relatively quiet weekend of racing this week. Perhaps everyone is recovering from the past few weeks …. WILLOW TREE WANDER Starting and finishing at The willow tree cafe, Glemsford this was a 6.2 mile self navigational trail run. With a jacket potato and chilli included in the entry fee, it was a perfect Wednesday evening treat! Ross Kemble and [...]
Yet another bank holiday and a sunny one! 19 roadrunners were out and about enjoying themselves at the weekend. SOUTH DOWNS 50k A 50km point to point trail race from Falmer to Eastbourne. It passes through the stunning South Downs National Park before finishing over the iconic white cliffs of Beachy Head. The route takes in over 3,500 feet of [...]