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 [...]
The sun was bouncing off the yellow vests on Sunday when HRR had 17 roadrunners representing us across three events. COLCHESTER HALF MARATHON Starting and finishing at the JobServe Community Stadium - the route took participants past some of Colchester's iconic landmarks! HRR had 8 roadrunners pounding the pavements in this popular race. In fantastic form, Rachel Rising was first [...]
HRR were out in force this weekend with umpteen Marshalls and 20 runners taking part in four events. ULTRA TOUR OF SNOWDON Nathan Roulson took on the ultra tour of Snowdon on Saturday, a 55km race on technical trails. A beautiful, scenic route but with no breeze and very little shade it was extremely hot. His 3rd climb was tough, [...]
Another bank holiday weekend this time bringing some pretty BIG challenges! BURY TO CLARE CHALLENGE An 18 mile route through the gently undulating countryside of West Suffolk in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care. The challenge is to complete within eight hours. We had four roadrunners taking on the 18 miles and the recent wet weather meant the hills and [...]
The bank holiday saw lots of HRR headed out to race on both roads and trails. The weather was kind and there are some great shots of the runners in action …. Well done and thank you to all the photographers! NICE HALF MARATHON Caroliena Cameron headed over to the South of France this weekend, to take part in her [...]
Sunday saw the running of the 43rd London marathon. The first time since 2019 that the event has run in the spring after the COVID -19 Pandemic. HRR had 8 roadrunners out there on the course as well as a multitude of supporters along the way, sharing pictures and updates, with the rest of the team tracking and watching from [...]
So today was all about what HRR does best…. Being part of the TEAM! We had the road relay team over at Northern Gateway in Colchester. We had the Manchester marathon team at the start line in Manchester, and we had two slightly smaller teams at the Boston Uk marathon and Little Bromley 10k. The sun was shining, the conditions [...]
Powered by the sunshine and running for chocolate, HRR had lots of runners out and about, making the most of the bank holiday! BARROW MARATHON Andy Wilmot was back at the Suffolk running centre completing his 830th!!! Marathon. He had a brilliant run and finished in 5:09.00, his fastest time in a long while. SUDBURY 5 MILE We had 6 [...]
CAMUL10kUNUM TRAIL The Camuplodunum was conceived in 1974 as a 25-mile walk encircling the town of Colchester. Company of runners decided to host it as a Camuplodunum Marathon route and decided to also stage a supplementary 10k race that same day. This followed the first three miles of the marathon route, then circled round and returned so nearly an out [...]