East Cheshire ‘First Steps’ running academy
East Cheshire Harriers are pleased to announce they are launching a brand new ‘first steps’ running academy for 2014. It is aimed at new or novice runners who are looking to start or improve their running and improve fitness levels. They will be guided through a 5 week period with experienced coaching staff enabling them to understand and enjoy running …
End of an Era
Sue and Derek officially taking charge of the bar from Barry Little in 2005 An end of an era came to pass on Thursday 19th December when Sue and Derek Edwards finally retired from their positions as Bar and Membership secretaries after nearly 38 years association with the club. Phill Pearson captivated the members present with a list of …
Chesh News
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World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2019East Cheshire athletes Ian Fraser & Saul Gallagher competed for Great Britain at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships on Sunday 29th September held in the Puglia region at the Southern most tip of Italy. The race was held over a 7 mile course comprising of 3 laps with 1800ft of climb around the Trofeo Ciolo Gorge and finishing in ..
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Floodlight UpdateHi all, We have heard from Tameside that delivery of the columns and light fittings will not be until the week of 11th November. This a month later than expected, unfortunately we will have to manage with our temporary lights until then. Kind regards, Francis Day
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Pride of Tameside Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2019The Pride of Tameside Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2019 took place at Dukinfield Town Hall on Friday 27th September recognising the hard work, effort & commitment to sport from the people of Tameside. East Cheshire Harriers were nominated for the ‘Club of the Year’ and other nominations from club members were John Murphy (Unsung Hero), Gary Matthews (Unsung Hero), ..
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Joe Steward to represent Great BritainEast Cheshire’s Joe Steward competed at the World Mountain Running Trial in Llanberis, Wales on 21st September. The top 2 in the race would gain automatic selection to represent Team GB at the World Mountain Running Championships in Villa La Angostura, Argentina on 15th November. Andrew Douglas was the eventual winner by just under 3 minutes. The real battle was ..
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Track & Field Presentation Evening – 5th October 2019 @ 7.30pmThe Annual Track and Field presentation evening will be on Saturday 5th October 2019 from 7.30pm in the clubhouse. Tickets can be purchased from behind the bar. Please click photo to see the full list of winners for 2019 season. Well done to all who took part this season and hope to see you all attending on the night!
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Northern Athletics Road Relays 2019The North of England Road Relays took place at Sport City this weekend with both juniors and seniors taking part in rather good conditions against some of the best runners in the country. The under 13 girls A team gave us our highest team finish of the day coming home in 8th place with great performances from Emily Bowker (13.08), ..
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European GOLD for Mike Coogan!East Cheshire’s Mike Coogan represented Great Britain & Northern Ireland last week in Venice, Italy at the European Masters Outdoor Athletics Championships 2019. Mike competed in the 200m in the vet 45 category, with his heat taking place on 11th September. Mike went in heat 3 and won his heat with a time of 24.75 to progress through to the ..
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North West Counties Road Relays 2019The North West Counties Road Relays took place this weekend on Sunday 9th September at Edge Hill University. There were many ECH teams competing in the different age groups (especially the younger age groups – which was great to see) and some brilliant performances on the day in very good conditions! The under 11 boys had 3 teams competing with ..
