Ranelagh Harriers
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Ranelagh Harriers is a road running and cross-country club based in Petersham, Richmond, south-west London, England. The headquarters are its clubhouse, which is behind The Dysart restaurant and right next to Richmond Park, allowing plenty of opportunity for off-road running. Ranelagh athletes compete in many events from the 5k to ultramarathons on a variety of terrains, and in the Surrey Road League and the Surrey Cross Country League.
The early days
Ranelagh Harriers was founded in 1881,
Post-war
The end of hostilities brought a period of struggle for survival for Ranelagh. [clarification needed] By the mid-1950s things were on the upturn, and the club started to look at improving its accommodation at the Dysart. In 1967, a new pre-fabricated dressing room was erected, though the old ramshackle bath-house was still in use. After further years of fund-raising, the new purpose-built clubhouse was finally opened in 1988 and the process was completed in 1995 with the purchase of the land on which the clubhouse stands – giving Ranelagh security of tenure in perpetuity.
Ranelagh has a sister organisation, the Montgomery County Road Runners Club (MCRRC), in Montgomery County, Maryland (near Washington, D.C.); its members have full reciprocal membership privileges when visiting the MCRRC.[2]
Competitions
Ranelagh Harriers hosts two events as part of the Surrey Road League, the Ranelagh Richmond 10k and the Richmond Half Marathon.
Members of Ranelagh Harriers currently help to organise two runs in the 5k Parkrun family, held every Saturday morning at 9:00am; the one-lap event in Richmond Park, and a three-lap run at Old Deer Park.
Notable members
Notable members include:
- Chris Brasher (1928–2003), track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon[3][1]
- John Disley (1928–2016), athlete and co-founder of the London Marathon[3][1]
- Hugh Jones (born 1955), the first Welshman to win the London Marathon
- Bill Neely (born 1959), journalist[4]
- Paul Sinton-Hewitt (born 1960), founder of parkrun[1]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f "CEO club visit – Ranelagh Harriers". England Athletics. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "About". Montgomery County Road Runners. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b Nichols, Peter (17 February 2016). "John Disley obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Coleman, Maureen (20 April 2017). "Marathon man Bill Neely to run eighth big race for a great reason". BelfastLive. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Huebsch, Tim (1 August 2016). "Speedy 85-year-old Canadian Ed Whitlock breaks 5,000m world record". Canadian Running. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Moody, Graham (20 March 2017). "'He was an example and an inspiration to us all': Running legend Ed Whitlock mourned". SW Londoner. Retrieved 17 August 2022.