Northern and National XC Entry Deadlines, 2026
31st December 2025
(0) Leave a commentThe Northern XC Champs. are at Pontefract Racecourse on Saturday 24th January. Entry £10.00 per athlete. Names/ entry fee to Colin by Tuesday 13th January. The National XC Champs. are at Hardwick East Park, Sedgefield, Co. Durham on Saturday 21st February. Entry is £15.00 per athlete. Names / entry fee to Colin by Tuesday 3rd […] Keep reading »
Nicholas Meadowcroft Wins Junior Parkrun
21st December 2025 (0) Leave a commentOur congratulations go out to Nicholas Meadowcroft who took 1st place at Falinge Junior Parkrun today, 21st December 2025. Nicholas posted a PB time of 10 min 11 sec on the 2km course. This was over 90 seconds ahead of the next fastest runner. He’s now targeting his first sub 10 minute 2km. Training with […] Keep reading »
RHAC Awards Presentation & Party, 2025
18th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentSaturday saw the Rochdale Harriers awards ceremony, “The Christmas Doo”. Held this year at the Flying Horse Hotel in Rochdale. A very good attendance (over 90 were present) saw numerous awards being given. These include the following: A summary of the ‘top threes’ in our Championships is as follows. The full results are at bottom […] Keep reading »
John Mayall Presented with The Annual Joe Salt Award
15th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentEach year, Rochdale Harriers & A.C. presents the Joe Salt Award to a member whose contribution to the Club has been truly outstanding. The award commemorates the Club’s late President, a tremendous athlete who is fondly remembered and greatly missed. In 2025, the Joe Salt Award was presented to John Mayall. John is probably best […] Keep reading »
Dave and Jake’s George Fisher Tea Round
12th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentAs do many good stories, this one starts in the pub. A fair few weeks ago sat having a nice quiet couple of Sunday Guinness’ talking life and running, Jake mentioned ‘The Tea Round’ and how it was next on his list before the end of the year. The Tea Round, or the George Fisher […] Keep reading »
Tails of Tea, Mud and Distant Sun …
11th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentOn Sunday 7th December 2025, Dave Parton and Jake Warwick ran the George Fisher Tea Round in the Lake District. Jake persuaded Dave to join him only a few days before. They were initially greeted by good weather (see the picture below at the summit of Robinson). However conditions worsened significantly during the day. After […] Keep reading »
Mountain Rescue Fund Raiser, 2025
7th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentIf you would like to buy raffle tickets for the C2C Relay Baton 2025 (only available to those who ran in the relay) or make a contribution to Mountain Rescue WITHOUT entering into the Baton Raffle, please complete the form below. The Raffle draw will be done at the Xmas Awards Presentation and Party on […] Keep reading »
RHAC Road Race Championships Fixtures 2026
4th December 2025 (0) Leave a commentThe 2026 Road Race Championships fixtures are now available Keep reading »
Harriers at Blackburn 10K and Lanzarote
3rd December 2025 (0) Leave a commentJames, Danny and Sean at the Blackburn 10K Three members ran for Rochdale Harriers at the Blackburn 10K last weekend. James Jordan had a phenomenal run to finish 42nd in 36 min 13 sec. Danny Bennett wasn’t far behind, winning the MV55 age category and finishing 47th overall in 36 min 25 sec. Meanwhile Sean […] Keep reading »
Lee Mill Relay Results, 2025
1st December 2025 (0) Leave a commentOn Sunday 30th November Rochdale Harriers entered three teams into the Lee Mill fell Relay race. This annual event was cancelled last year due to Storm Bert. But this year the athletes were greeted by perfect wall-to-wall blue skys on a fresh and icy Autumnal morning. The Lee Mill Relay started and finished at Stubbylee […] Keep reading »