With deepest sadness we announce the death of Preston Harriers Oldest member KEN MACKAY on the 15th July 2018 just 5 days short of his 95th birthday. Ken joined the Club in 1959 when he had started running in his mid 30’s. He ran distance and ultra distance races and became a life member of the club in the 1980’s. Bob Welfare says, “I remember Ken running from his home in Lytham to the track at London Road and doing a few laps and then running back to Lytham.” Our condolences

Wed 13 June 2018 The third race of the Summer road inter club series was hosted by Preston Harriers last week on a warm night, with a forecast of rain. Fortunately, the rain only started after the majority of the 329 runners had completed the race, which was a shade over four miles, in and around Avenham Park. Harriers had five runners in the top ten, with David Rigby being a clear winner in 21.34. Rob Affleck was 2nd in 22.22 and Niall Malone 5th in 22.53. Richard Smith and

Youth Development League Lower Sun 17 June 2018, Ellesmere Port An outstanding performance from the young Preston Harriers team earned them their third consecutive League win, which almost secures the Northern title. It will be their first in a 137 year history. A convincing 66 points winning margin over 2nd placed Sale was dominant. With one more match next month at Bebington when a third place finish will be good enough the celebrations are on hold. The team has already qua

Sat 9 June 2018, Blackpool For many athletes these championships are a stepping stone to qualify for the English Schools Track & Field Championships which take place next month in Birmingham. Preston Harriers athletes run in unfamiliar kit for their district schools’ teams. Ten Harriers set qualifying performances and so will represent Lancashire County Schools at the national final. Reigning English Schools champion Jasmine Jolly ran a championship best performance beating h

Tue 26 June 2018 Start 7.30pm at Queens Promenade, Norbreck, Blackpool, FY5 1PU (near to the Norbreck Castle Hotel) There is plenty of free parking along the Queens Promenade and surrounding roads. The public toilets at the north of the start are CLOSED for refurbishment. The nearest public toilets are on the upper promenade at RED BANK ROAD ( 1 mile from the start, 20 pence needed) The buffet and results will be at the same venue as last year – the new Norcross Social Club,

Sun 3 June 2018, Wakefield Preston Harriers’ senior team had many of their key athletes unavailable for their match at Wakefield. The athletes who were available competed in unfamiliar events for team points but it still left some events unfilled. Team managers David Rigby and Caroline Warden led by example. David warmed up with an 800 metres race just half an hour before winning the 3000 metres steeplechase; he followed that with third in the 1500 metres and then won the 500

Tue 5 June 2018, Fell Foot, Chipping The annual Paddy’s Pole Fell Race from Fell Foot, Chipping, organised by Preston Harriers, took place in ideal running conditions on a warm, sunny evening. This made a welcome change for the runners and marshals, who last year had endured high winds and cold on the summits. The 94 runners, an increased entry of 20 from 2017, were led home by Chris Holdsworth (Clayton le Moors H) with Jessica Richardson (Lonsdale FR) finishing 31st to win t

Mon 28 May 2018, Austwick, near Settle A scorching hot day greeted the record field of 183 for this Bank Holiday fell race in the pretty Dales village of Austwick. The village street was closed to accommodate the villager’s stalls and street entertainment. While the runners toiled in the heat, families and friends could tuck into the numerous cakes and ice creams on offer. The race, of 8 miles and 1200 feet climb, on mainly runnable tracks goes from the village via Long Scar

Wed 23 May 2018 A bumper crowd of Harriers ventured to the local race at Salwick on Wednesday night for the inaugural Wesham summer 10km. With many top local athletes too making the trip, it was looking sharp at the top end. Ben Fish took the victory on a hot and humid night in 31.23. First Harrier home was the ever-consistent Rob Affleck, who took 3rd place in 33.03. Next in was Lee Foley in a new pb time of 36.32. We then had a tight tussle between Simon Robinson and Andy W

Sun 27 May 2018 Preston Harriers under 20 and under 17 team continued where they left off from their last fixture by crushing their opposition to record a second league win, from 2 fixtures, by a 72 points margin over second placed Wirral AC, 754 points to 682. Promotion back to the Premier Division now looks certain. Despite a cloudburst, Harrier athletes recorded 30 lifetime best performances. Star of the meeting was sixteen-year-old Jasmine Jolly, ranked number one under 1