METROPOLITAN POLICE XC Aidan Kelly was out at the weekend this time representing the Met Police in the Metropolitan Cross Country league. He clocked 38.03 on a tough 5 mile course helping to get the vets men’s team to finish in 1st place. RAYNEDEER RUN Hare and Tortoise returned on Sunday with a 6 hour challenge event. Taking place on [...]
On a much colder day than we've recently experienced, we had 8 runners in action at the Essex Veterans Cross Country races today at Writtle Uni. Three races all followed the same 2 lap course which measured just over 5 miles. First up were the 50+ men with HRR represented by Don English who placed 111th in 43 minutes 30 [...]
A 6 hour timed event within the grounds of Horseheath race course. Runners could run as many laps as they wanted to on the out and back, undulating, picturesque course. There are long slopes rather than hills and it is known to be a challenging course. Aidan Kelly took on the challenge and came 3rd place overall in a time of [...]
Now I know I’m biased… But this little team are just fantastic!! Running in our own HRR XC event, the junior team aced the Gosfield course! Running in the rain through woods, jumping logs, through muddy puddles and more mud they all finished with smiles on their faces. Crossing the line first for the boys team was Henry Stokoe in [...]
AUTUMN RACING Near and far we had 2 runners out road racing this weekend giving brilliant performances, achieving goals and personal bests!! We also had 4 of our trail loving runners out enjoying the wet and muddy conditions! VERONA MARATHON Held annually in the autumn in the city of Verona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the Verona Marathon. Starting [...]
Don Wilson kick started the weekend of races on Saturday with ‘The Great Barrow challenge’. This takes place in the heart of the beautiful Suffolk countryside just a few miles from Bury st Edmunds. Running with two of his sons, Don completed the Barrow ‘Windmill Way’ half marathon in a time of 1.51, his first half marathon event for a [...]
Saturday saw the running of the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields in London. The day long event saw runners from clubs all over the country, aged under 11s to seniors, competing over different distances on a very challenging course. By the time 6 Halstead ladies took to the course of approximately 4.8 miles, in the [...]
JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY!!! Never mind the big road runners….!!Halstead had 4 juniors out on the Hadleigh Hares XC course on Sunday..! Braving the wind, rain and hills Martha May came in 10th place for the girls. Running for the boys we had Toby Metson in 31st place, Sam May in 41st and Jacob Root in 43rd. Brilliant running from Halstead [...]
ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE. Well that's another cross country season almost over, just the National Champs at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath next Saturday and after recent weather that will be a mud bath, bring it on! Here's a summary of our Essex Cross Country League season after Saturday's 5th and final race at Writtle. Twenty seven clubs were involved [...]
A fantastic turn out by HRR on Sunday morning at Great Bentley half marathon . We had no less than 20 road runners out on the course! The Great Bentley Half Marathon is run mainly on country lanes in rural Essex. It is a fast, flat course, perfect for attaining PB'S. The conditions were challenging with heavy rain showers and [...]