South of England Road Relays
26 September 2024Andy Parkinson
Winchester Running Club showed why they have become the City’s dominant force over the last year with an excellent showing at the South of England Road Relays. This annual event, hosted by Aldershot at the Rushmoor Arena, brings together the strongest clubs and their athletes to race over three to six stages and distances of…
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…
