Race Reports
Overton 5 and more: a big weekend of racing and some prizes too
10 September 2024Tim Anderson
Rain was expected but both the weather and the results for the club exceeded expectations at the village of Overton, where the new season of Hampshire Road Race League (HRRL) opened with the traditional 5-mile race. This was my first Overton 5 and I was braced for hills. "Don’t worry it’s downhill overall" I was…
Harestock Handicap – September 24
8 September 2024Steve Oliver
We had 22 runners out contesting the September handicap including 2 event newbies in Chris Yoxon and Helen Jones plus Paul Horler making his first appearance of the year. On the last of the light nights there was lots of hi-viz clothing in evidence as runners sought to post a good time before the dark…
Harestock Handicap – July 24
5 July 2024Steve Oliver
16 runners braved the election night crowds (there are 3 polling stations on our route) to contest the July Handicap. We welcomed 2 event newbies in Lorraine Hedworth and Giles Cayford who, whilst they might be at different ends of the pace spectrum, finished within seconds of each other to make an old handicapper very…
Harestock Handicap – June 24
17 June 2024Steve Oliver
The June Handicap attracted 23 runners who generally filled their boots with no fewer than 15 runners meeting or beating their handicaps. We had 3 event newbies (Sam Peters, Aimee Lister and Dave Morgan) plus Cathy Kinnear and Gill Goodwin making their first appearances of the year. We again had 13 runners in the blanket…
HRRL – Grand Prix – Netley 10 km
14 June 2024Andy Carton
The club's HRRL Grand Prix has been published up to and including Race 11. Congratulations to Alex Lane for winning the Ladies race for Winchester RC. With just two races to go the leaders of the competitions are: Ladies’ Main Competition: Sarah Gurney, Ladies’ Age-Adjusted Competition: Gill Goodwin, Men’s Main Competition: John Reed, Men’s Age-Adjusted…
Parkrun Roundup – 01 June 24
4 June 2024Steve Oliver
We now have 121 runners who have associated their parkrun ID with our club and of these 28 were out and about contesting 11 different Parkrun events this past weekend.... Highlights included:
Parkrun Roundup – 25 May 24
31 May 2024Steve Oliver
After a bit of a gap in reporting....we now have 121 runners who have associated their parkrun ID with our club and there were 41 scattered about contesting 14 different Parkrun events this past holiday weekend.... Last weeks highlights included: Please note Winchester Parkrun is cancelled this weekend as others are using River Park
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…
HRRL – Grand Prix – Alton 10
21 May 2024Andy Carton
The club's HRRL Grand Prix has been published up to and including the Alton 10 mile race. Congratulations to Sarah Gurney, John Reed, Saul Duck and Dave Walker for running in every race so far of this season's HRRL competition. You can navigate to the HRRL Grand Prix using the menu path:Home > Events >…
Harestock Handicap – May 24
3 May 2024Steve Oliver
Unseasonably cold, local elections going on, lots of tired marathon legs but we still had a fantastic turnout for the May Handicap. There were 24 runners including 3 event newbies (Jane Thomas, Kevin Hutchins and unbelievably Charles Carr) plus 5 other runners making their first appearances of the year. 11 runners managed to meet or…