Halstead Road Runners returned to the Spitfire Scramble 24 hour race this weekend at Hornchurch Country Park. The event tests runners’ speed, endurance and teamwork in the only event of its kind in the London area. Due to the growing popularity of the race, the organisers had moved the event village to a larger field but the course remained the [...]
Despite the heat it’s been another full on weekend of racing with several club members setting new personal bests over a variety of distances. It was the last of this summer’s Friday 5 series which was hosted by Great Bentley running club. This is always a popular event due to the flat course. Caroliena Cameron finished the series in great [...]
The Great Barrow Challenge is an annual event of 10 marathons in 10 days taking place just outside Bury St Edmunds. There are 5 different routes of a minimum distance of 26.2 miles. They are a mixture of road and trail, all of which take in the beautiful Suffolk countryside. The event is now in its 9th year and is [...]
The Great Barrow Challenge of 10 marathons in 10 days started on Thursday with several Halstead Road Runners taking part in one or more of the races. Full results to follow next week. One update from John Warne who has so far run on 3 consecutive days doing the Wickhambrook Marathon on Thursday in 4 hours 47 minutes, Thetford Marathon [...]
We had a couple of firsts this weekend. Mel Candler was first lady at Great Notley parkrun on Saturday. The parkrun were celebrating their 3rd birthday and we are also very proud of our Octogenarian Brian Collins who was named runner up Most Inspirational parkrunner. James Smith won the tough Mersea Round the Island race today. Report below and photos [...]
Dan Smith took another step towards his 100th marathon on Thursday racing at the 2012 Olympic rowing venue at Dorney Lake. The course offered no shade and claimed a number of casualties due to the heat. However, seasoned marathoner Smith finished in 4 hours 52 minutes. There were a couple of 10k races on offer on Sunday. Rachael Roughan did [...]
The second of the Friday 5 series of races was hosted by Stowmarket Striders. The course was predominantly on road and took place in rather warm conditions. Andy Owen was first back for the Road Runners in 32.22 followed by Stewart Ellis making a welcome return to the racing scene in 33.27. Ashley Hood finished in 34.02 with Simon King [...]
It’s been a busy and varied weekend starting on Friday night with Hazel Buist and Andy Owen travelling to Kirton for the first race in the Friday 5 series which was hosted by Felixstowe Road Runners. Heavy rain and storms greeted them on arrival but thankfully stopped just before the start. The first mile was off road and slightly flooded [...]
Several Halstead ladies were at the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k on Bank Holiday Monday. This is a popular race which includes a fun run for the children and a fete in the churchyard. Despite the ongoing muggy weather there were some great results. Hazel Buist ran a fantastic personal best of 44.38. Second back for the ladies was Rachael Roughan [...]
Saturday saw the first running of the Kent Circuit Marathon which replaced the award winning Kent Roadrunner Marathon. Despite the name change much remained the same including the venue and the course which took place on the gently undulating, but perfectly smooth, private tarmac circuit at the Cyclopark near Gravesend. The course is a familiar one for several of the [...]