Junior Race Reports
Juniors – Hampshire Track and Field Champs – 11th/12th May 2024
22 May 2024Andy Parkinson
The sun shone brightly on Winchester Running Club athletes competing at the club's first track and field championships at Portsmouth's Mountbatten Centre. With the first hurdle to overcome being the closure of the M27 it was a slightly frantic start to Saturday's racing. First up was the 3000m with U17 and U20 runners taking to…
Junior’s run the Bannister miles
7 May 2024Andy Parkinson
Winchester Running Club help celebrate the four-minute mile record. Winchester RC sent eight athletes to the iconic Iffley Rd track in Oxford to help celebrate the life and legacy of Sir Roger Bannister on the 70th anniversary of his record-breaking four-minute mile. The day began early with runners of all ages and abilities taking part…
Junior – Ruben qualifies to represent Team GB! – 14 Apr 2024
15 April 2024Lara Noott
Ruben qualifies to represent Team GB at the European Biathle, Triathle and Laser Run Championships in Madeira in July Ruben competed in the Biathle European Qualifiers in Blackpool on 14 April 2024. The biathle is a 1200 metre run-200 metre swim-1200 metre run with continuous transitions. Conditions were good although a little cold. Ruben was…
Juniors – Southampton 5k – 7 Apr 2024
8 April 2024Lara Noott
Junior members Grace Baker and Tom Savill competed in the Southampton 5k race with fantastic results. Tom came 5th overall and was the fastest Under 16 male, Grace came 11th overall and was the first Under 16 female and the second fastest female overall!
Juniors – Eastleigh 10K – 24 Mar 2024
26 March 2024Lara Noott
The sun came out for the Eastleigh 10k and several of our junior members took part alongside the seniors. Stan had a great run and came 25th with a time of 33:46 as did Aidan who came 64th in 35:39.
Juniors lead the way for Winchester Running Club – 24 Mar 2024
25 March 2024Lara Noott
Another packed weekend of racing saw athletes from Winchester Running Club compete across a variety of distances. First up was Ruben Price, fresh from a top 20 finish at last weeks National Schools Cross country Championships. Ruben is one of several talented tri-athletes in the club and he stormed to victory in the British Schools…
Juniors – Poole Parkrun – 24 Feb 2024
25 February 2024Lara Noott
With the Nationals cancelled at the last minute, some of the junior boys decided to put their training to good use and headed to Poole Parkrun. All 6 came in the top 20 with fantastic times. Ruben was 4th (15:41), Ethan 5th (15:54), Ieuan 7th (16:20), Seth 8th (16:27), Stan 9th (16:32) and Casper 13th…
Juniors – Podium 5k – 16 Feb and 16 Mar 2024
17 February 2024Lara Noott
Will Atkins competed in the Friday Night 5K Under the Lights at Battersea Park on the 16th Feb, clocking a time of 15:21 for a new PB. Poppy Taylor travelled to Leicester to compete in the 5K Podium Festival and had a great run, coming away with a PB of 18.22!
South of England XC Champs – 27 Jan 2024
28 January 2024Lara Noott
Winchester Running Club announce their arrival with success at the South of England X Country Championships. Following on from their hugely successful debut at the Hampshire County Championships, Winchester’s newest running club picked up where it had left off at Beckenham Place Park on Saturday 27th January. First to run on the day were the…
Hampshire Cross Country Championships – 6 Jan 24
20 January 2024Matt Smallman
By Jeremy Wilson Winchester Running Club celebrated their debut appearance at the Hampshire Cross Country Championships by winning eight titles on a memorable and historic day for the club at Fairthorne Manor. The new red, white and black vests were on display for the first time since the club was formed last year, with WRC…