Race Reports
Harestock Handicap – Feb 24
2 February 2024Steve Oliver
The 2024 Handicap series continues to throw up little twists but it takes more than a short section of closed pavement to put us off. The February event was marked by a large turnout of 25 runners, some fast times with 19 runners meeting or beating their handicap and 14 enjoying the thrill of the…
Parkrun Roundup – 27 Jan 24
2 February 2024Steve Oliver
There are now 100 runners who have associated their Parkrun ID with our club and of those 33 were out and about taking part in 13 different Parkrun events. Highlights included:
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…
Parkrun Roundup – 20 Jan 24
21 January 2024Steve Oliver
We had 34 runners out and about taking part in 10 different parkrun events on Saturday past. Highlights include:
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…
Parkrun Roundup – 13 Jan 24
15 January 2024Steve Oliver
There are now 97 athletes who have associated their parkrun profile with our club......of those 21 were out and about taking part in 12 different events around the country. Highlights include: If you can't wait for these little extracts about Winruns athletes, the basic facts are available on the Parkrun website: parkrun | Consolidated club
Harestock Handicap – Jan 24
12 January 2024Steve Oliver
An unusual start to our 13th year of this exciting handicap series.....due to exceptional weather and the emergence of Lake Fromond last week, the January event was postponed from the first Thursday of the month to the second Thursday of the month....apologies to all those who set out their race calendars early, but it was…
Stubbington 10km – 7 Jan 24
10 January 2024Nick Wood
After the tsunami of WhatsApp messages on Saturday bringing news of win after win for Winchester Running Club at the country cross-country champs, it’s fair to say that those of us heading to a chilly Stubbington 10K were full of a combination of FOMO and inspiration! The excitement built further as many of us picked…
Parkrun Roundup – 6 Jan 24
7 January 2024Steve Oliver
On a busy weekend with important races elsewhere (of which more anon) and some runs cancelled due to the wet weather Parkrun numbers were a bit down.....of 90 Parkrunners associated with our club 10 were out and about.....slim pickings but highlights included: Lest we forget there was also a round of Parkruns on New Years…
Parkrun Roundup – 25 & 30 Dec 23
31 December 2023Steve Oliver
There was, of course, an extra Parkrun in the period - on Christmas Day itself - but unfortunately, we only have abbreviated results available for that one.......a new attendance record of 537 participants at Winchester, of which 23 were proud to associate themselves with our club. More normal reporting is available for the parkruns on…