Road Running

Click here Fixture List Winter 2011-12.pdf to down load the Winter 2011/12 fixture list.

click on "road records" on the right to access the club best road times. these have been updated for 2011.

We organise 2 successful Road Races each year:

The Banbury Run

The Banbury Run which is held every year in March, consists of three separate events that regularly attracts 800 runners taking part in either the 15 mile road race, the two mile fun-run or the one mile junior fun-run. The 15-mile race is the opening event in the Oxfordshire Grand Prix Series.

Banbury 5 mile race

Taking place on June 7th 2011 at 7.45 pm, the Banbury 5 is a scenic one-lap course and is part of the East Midlands Grand Prix Series.
Click here Entry form  to enter the 2011 race. For all information on the Banbury 5 including entry forms for any of the races in the grand prix series go to EMGP.Where you will find the results after the race. This is a link to the course map mapmyrun. The venue is Banbury school, Ruskin road, Banbury OX16 9HY.

 

Race series

The Motavation Series www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk/ consists of 5 road races, all of which are approximately 4 miles. These are held on the first Thursday of every month throughout the summer beginning in May and taking place at various venues in Oxfordshire.

The East Midlands Grand Prix Series  EMGP consists of 8 summer evening road races ranging from 5 miles to 10k. Despite its name, most of the races are in Northants and surrounding counties including our own Banbury 5-mile race in June.


The Oxfordshire Grand Prix Series consists of 13 races within the county covering a range of distances from 5K to the Marathon throughout the year, including the challenging Banbury 15 in March.

Other races

Banbury Harriers enter a team in the Ridgeway relay. This is 86 miles from Ivinghoe Beacon to Marlborough organised by Marlborough running club.

Another race we tend to do is Race the train This is 14m,10k or 5m races following the route of the Tywyn railway in mid Wales. This years race is on 20 August 2011.