It was so good to see HRR were out in force this weekend at a variety of events. EKIDEN RELAYS This is the first time that HRR have taken part in the Ekiden relays. Thanks to Team Captain James North for getting a team together at the last minute. The 26.2 mile race is run by teams of six as a [...]
FRIDAY NIGHT 5 SERIES The Sudbury Friday 5mile is part of the popular Friday 5 Series, a series of 5-mile races held on Friday evenings across Suffolk and Essex. Simon Miller completed his third race of the series, in 39:50. HIGH EASTER 10K The popular High Easter 10K takes runners along the rural country lanes around High Easter. We had [...]
A busy weekend for running. HRR had 24 members racing. ATW REMEMBRANCE RUNS The Active Training World remembrance races are traffic-free and use the flat and fast concrete grounds of the disused former World War II airfield at Carver Barracks. Runners earn themselves an aeroplane shaped strava map at the end of the race. Ladies Captain, Victoria Metson ran the 5k [...]
A favourite team event of HRR is the Spitfire Scramble, a 24-hour multi-terrain relay or solo race. This off road ultra test of team endurance is situated at Hornchurch Country Park, the site of RAF Hornchurch, a strategic base during the Second World War where many Spitfire missions were launched. The event starts at midday when the first team member [...]
What a weekend for running! HRR started on Saturday with park run and finished on Sunday with Essex 20 and Colchester half with incredible performances throughout. PARKRUN GRADUATION A massive shout out goes to the C25K team who have stuck with it over the past nine weeks to reach their goal of 5k. HRR went to Markshall parkrun to support [...]
Another beautiful weekend, another fantastic weekend of running! THE ROYAL PARKS HALF MARATHON Aidan Kelly was representing HRR on Sunday at the Royal parks half marathon. This 13.1-mile route takes in many of the capital’s world-famous landmarks on closed roads, and four of London’s eight Royal Parks – Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens. Aidan [...]
HRR’s Nathan Roulson took on this immense challenge over the weekend. Here, he puts into words his experience. My first proper bash at a Backyard: 4.1 miles an hour, on the hour, last person standing….it’s easy until it isn’t. Frankly, it’s a different sport versus my typical ultra trail race. In the latter, you move at your own pace, stop [...]
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And here they are…..team HRR… The marshals who stood out in the rain in the woods & motocross field, everyone who helped set the course & clear up afterwards, the man with the camera, the lady who deciphered other clubs scribblings and sorted the results, Andy who passed on his XC knowledge which proved invaluable, the finish tokens ladies who [...]
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 [...]