March 1st
SUCCESS EDUAN was selected to represent GB & NI in the 4 x 100m at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May. This is such an important selection for Success as UKA are launching the start of a new Olympic cycle heading towards Los Angeles 2028 and are also selecting relay squads with the objective of qualifying for the World Championships in Tokyo later this year. Darren Campbell who is UKA's Head of Sprints, Hurdles and Relays at UK Athletics is also a Sale Harrier Life Member.
March 7th
IAN HOBBS, a long-time Sale Harrier died peacefully. Funeral details in April are elsewhere
March 8th
RACHEL ROZHDESTVENSKAYA recorded a great 18 second PB of 18.22 in the Tameside's 5k.
March 9th
ANDY ASHURST, the club's Seoul Olympian, smashed the UK Vet-60 Pole Vault record indoor and outdoor at Sale Harrier's final indoor promotion of the winter to a new height of 3.70m
March 15th
At the Podium 5k race in Leicestershire, LUCY ARMITAGE recorded an amazing 17 second PB for a new best of 16:24 and OSCAR SCHOFIELD equalled his massive PB of 14.28 a few weeks earlier at February's Armagh International. GEORGE NOBLE (15.08) improved his PB by 5 seconds.
March 20th
The 88th edition of The Harrier was published. 500 copies were distributed in the 1st week including complementary copies to Trevor Painter & Jenny Meadows & their elite training group.
The club's AGM re-elected David Brown as Chairman, Jack Frost as Treasurer and Frank Cordingley as Secretary.
MORRIS JEFFERSON, a Sale Harrier legend died RIP. Tributes paid to him and details of his farewell are elsewhere.
ANDY ROBERTSON took on the fastest in Europe and, aged 34, won the 60m European Indoor bronze medal securing his first ever major championship medal with a time that qualified him for the World Indoor Champs.
March 23rd
The Primary Section held its annual Over The Bales. As ever it was a great success attended by large numbers of local clubs.
Twenty-five Sale Harriers deserve plaudits on their Wilmslow HM (several used it as preparation for April Marathons.). Just DMITRY ROZHDESTVENSKIY celebrated a PB. The hero of the 10k race was CLARE Mc CARRON who completed her first race since her near fatal accident 12 months earlier whilst out running, in which she sustained multiple serious injuries.
NIGEL MARTIN in the Pulford 10k, recorded his 5th sub 30 minutes and was just 10 seconds off his best (29.40). NICHOLAS TYNAN (33.16) and ROBERT DUNN celebrated PB's and L45 SONIA SAMUELS (34.10) consolidated her position as Britain No.1 in her age-group.
March 27th
ANDY ROBERTSON at the World Indoor 60m Championships in China was in the form of his life but crashed out in his heat with a groin injury.
March 29th
ANDY ASHURST & GEOFF TYLER, two Sale Harrier Life Members, won silver medals at World Masters Indoor Championships in Florida. Andy became the World Masters Indoor M60 Silver medallist and Geoff won the M75 Discus Silver medal (Report elsewhere).
March 30th
The senior men's 7th place in the Northern 12 stage championships at Redcar was consistent with recent years. (They were 6th in 2024 on home territory of Wythenshawe, 6th at Redcar in 2023 and 7th at Birkenhead in 2022). NIGEL MARTIN, MAX WHARTON, ANDREW THOMPSON and PHIL ROBERTSON held the team in a brilliant 2nd place for the first four stages, then PAUL PETERS, FINLAY DAY, JOE GODWOOD, DAVID MARSH, WILL ONEK, JOSHUA ANDREW, MATT KIDDROSSITER and PAUL NOBLE held the 'fort' very well against Goliath's Salford, Leeds City and Morpeth. The senior women, last year's Northern 6-Stage champions, who'd recorded their best result for 23 years, did not turn out a team this year. The U17 boys also had the opportunity to retain their Championship title but also did not travel a team.