Road Secretary’s Report – April 2026
Welcome to the April report reflecting races held in March 2026. As usual, lets start with the Road Championships.
2026 Road Championships
Two championship races this month, the Wakefield 10k (short) and Wilmslow Half Marathon (long). Five Harriers made the start line at Wakey and three at Wilmslow.
| Wakefield 10k – 22 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Joe Minchella | 2/2341 | 00:33:07 | 2nd overall |
| Mickey Tivers | 196 | 00:44:07 | |
| Leighton Moxon | 205 | 00:43:54 | |
| Rachael Mellor | 516 | 00:49:07 | 2nd FV60 |
| Michelle Rushby | 1303 | 00:58:49 |
| Wilmslow Half – 22 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Michael Sanderson | 217/3067 | 01:21:37 | PB |
| Tim Brook | 221 | 01:21:46 | |
| Andy Jones | 549 | 01:30:28 |
Some great performances here with mentions to Joe, Rachael and Michael for their results.
So after six races in this year’s championships, the early table looks like this. (NOTE: This does not include bonus points from the Northern Road Relays held on 28 March – these will be included next month)
| 2026 Road Championships – Standings | |||||||||||||||||
| End of March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Mens | 2026 Ladies | 2026 Age Graded | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 Mens | Michael Sanderson | Ben Jarvis | James Washington | Andy Jones (Wolves 2) | Rob Kersey | Michelle Rushby | Heidi O’Shea | Helena Croft | Rachael Mellor | Keren Pearson | Michael Sanderson | Michelle Rushby | Ben Jarvis | James Washington | Michael Hall | ||
| No. of races | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scoring Races | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Central Lancs Half | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meltham 10k | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Hale 10k | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Settle 10m | |||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield 10k | 23 | 25 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wilmslow Half | 25 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Club 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Club 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Club 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Road Relays | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 50 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||
The next races are at Caldervale on 3rd April (10m, long) and Halifax on 5th (10k, short). Good luck to everyone racing. Open races for the rest of the year have now been agreed and are on the website with a brief summary below.
| APRIL | |||
| Caldervale (Preston) | 03-Apr-26 | 10m | Long |
| Halifax 10k | 05-Apr-26 | 10k | Short |
| MAY | |||
| Buxton Half | 24-May-26 | Half marathon | Long |
| JUNE | |||
| East Yorkshire Half | 21-Jun-26 | Half | Long |
| Greenhead parkrun | 13-Jun-26 | 5k | Short |
| Lindley 10k | 28-Jun-26 | 10k | Short |
| JULY | |||
| Ilkley Half Marathon | 12-Jul-26 | Half marathon | Long |
| South Cave 10k | 26-Jul-26 | 10k | Short |
| AUGUST | |||
| Fylde Windmill Half | 09-Aug-26 | Half | Long |
| Birchwood 10k | 23-Aug-26 | 10k | Short |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| Sheffield 10k | 27-Sep-26 | 10k | Short |
| Warrington Half | 20-Sep-26 | Half | Long |
| OCTOBER | |||
| Morley 10k (Leeds) | 04-Oct-26 | 10k | Short |
| Yorkshire 10m | 18-Oct-26 | 10m | Long |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| Tadcaster 10 | 22-Nov-26 | 10m | Long |
| Weekend Saunter, Kirkstall, Leeds | 14-Nov-26 | 10k | Short |
| DECEMBER | |||
| Bolsover 10k | 13-Dec-26 | 10k | Short |
| Stockport 10 | 13-Dec-26 | 10m | Long |
The latest standings are on the website – scroll down to the results links.
Closed Club races (races only open to HHAC members)
The next closed club event is the Past Members Memorial Club 5 on Tuesday 5th May. See the link below to sign up to run an also to volunteer. Please note that I will be away that week which means that entries will close ONE WEEK before the event to allow time for processing. If you are not running then I hope to see you sign up as a volunteer marshal to cheer on your fellow club members.
| RACE | DATE | DISTANCE |
| Past Members Memorial Club 5 | 05-May-26 | 5 miles |
| Graham Ellis Club 10 | 07-Jul-26 | 10 miles |
So far we have 5 entries for the 5 mile run and one volunteer. We need a minimum of 12 volunteers so that the race can go ahead safely so if you are not planning to run then please come and help. There will be no other club training that evening.
Summer Monthly 5k Series
The summer 5k series is back. This series takes place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from April to September and is in place of the usual club Tuesday runs. The runs are self-timed and take place on a 5k circuit around Magdale. This gives an introduction to club members that are not used to racing in a friendly and supportive environment. These races give members a chance to (hopefully) see their times improve over the summer as well as providing a decent training run.
The dates are:
- 14 April 2026
- 12 May 2026
- 9 June 2026
- 14 July 2026
- 11 August 2026
- 8 September 2026
You can sign up for the first race now, on the website and I’d like to stress, these are for ALL senior club members, old and new, young and young at heart.
Northern Road Relays
The Northern Road Relays and young athletes 5k were held in Carlisle on 28 March and we entered one ladies team and one young athlete. The ladies finished with an excellent 11th place for their 6 stage relay, and Alex Croft cracked the 20min 5k time for a PB. Well done to all those that took part.
| Northern Road Relays – 28 March 2026 | |||
| Ladies Team | Leg Time | Position | Notes |
| Helen Haigh | 00:24:59 | ||
| Juliette Le Mare | 00:19:41 | ||
| Sophie Cromwell | 00:21:48 | ||
| Helena Croft | 00:27:44 | ||
| Liz Woodfield | 00:21:53 | ||
| Rachael Mellor | 00:23:39 | ||
| Total | 02:19:44 | 11/31 | |
| U15 Boys | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Alex Croft | 32/34 | 00:19:47 | PB |
Other races
Other races I’ve been able to find this month are:
| North Lincolnshire Half – 1 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| James Burbidge | 71/1667 | 01:20:12 | |
| Jordan Millar | 263 | 01:29:32 | |
| Juliette Le Mare | 264 | 01:29:33 | |
| Oundle 20m – 1 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Mike Hall | 207/388 | 03:04:48 | 3rd M60 |
| Red Hot Toddy 10k – 8 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Paul Sammonds | 9/299 | 00:39:51 | 1st MV40 |
| Brandon Holroyd | 25 | 00:43:44 | 2nd MV50 |
| Chester 10k – 8 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Gareth Vicars | 1500/7271 | 00:49:24 | |
| Garstang Gallop 10k – 8 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Michelle Rushby | 117/153 | 01:07:14 | |
| LABC 5k – 8 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Mike Hall | 21/78 | 00:23:19 | 1st MV60 |
| Dentdale 14 mile – 14 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Mike Hall | 58/114 | 02:03:39 | |
| Barcelona Marathon – 15 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Alex Robinson | 619/25156 | 02:43:51 | |
| Thirsk 10 mile- 20 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Brandon Holroyd | 127/836 | 01:07:31 | |
| Pulford 10k – 22 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Mike Hall | 438/462 | 00:48:09 | |
| Spen 20 – 22 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Anthony Waring | 44/89 | 02:35:54 | |
| Prague Half Marathon – 28 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Matthew Rose | 2057/15623 | 01:36:21 | |
| Vale of York 10mile – 29 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Mike Hall | 200/475 | 01:20:25 | |
| Vale of York 5mile – 29 March 2026 | |||
| Name | Position | Chip Time | Notes |
| Joanne Jones | 19/230 | 00:30:54 | 4th lady, 1st in age category |
Congratulations to all our runners this month. As always, if you’d like your races and achievements celebrated in the Road Update, please let me know by finding me at the club or dropping me an email.
Kevin Dessoy / 01April2026