Official page of Rotherham Harriers and Athletics Club, South Yorkshire You are invited to come and join us; we cater for all age groups and abilities.
The club nights are Monday and Wednesday each week from 6.00pm to 8.00pm (later in summer) and meet at the Herringthorpe Stadium, Rotherham . Training usually takes place outdoors but in the winter months indoor facilities are available, with sportshall athletics & conditioning sessions. Qualified coaches are present on all club nights to instruct and guide athletes and the club has a number of qualified Graded Officials.
03/06/2026
A huge thank you to Kimberworth Striders for putting on a fantastic race yesterday evening. Great atmosphere and plenty of support out on the course.
If you enjoyed yesterday’s race, why not sign up for the next KMR?
🏃♂️ The NOT Ulley Res 2026 🏃♀️
Registration is now OPEN!
https://onlineraceentry.co.uk/race/the-not-ulley-res-2026
01/06/2026
UK Youth Development League Lower Age Group – Northern League Division 1, Match 2
Our Under 14 and Under 16 teams competed in the second fixture of this season’s four-match campaign at Cleckheaton.
Despite being short of athletes for this fixture, the 25 club athletes who represented us put in a fantastic effort across a wide range of events and successfully retained 4th place overall after two matches.
League standings after two fixtures:
1st Leeds City AC – 13 league points, 1075 match points
2nd Wakefield – 12 league points, 1065 match points
3rd City of Sheffield – 11 league points, 976 match points
4th Rotherham – 6 league points, 674 match points
5th Doncaster – 6 league points, 660 match points
6th Spenborough – 6 league points, 622 match points
7th Scunthorpe – 2 league points, 515 match points
There were some outstanding performances from our athletes:
⭐ Edward Rose won the U16 Boys 800m in a new personal best of 2:02.9.
⭐ Lola Rose Hughes won the U16 Girls 800m in 2:32.0.
⭐ Ella Paish-Plunket won all three of her throwing events and achieved a new PB in the javelin.
We also saw excellent performances from some of our newer athletes:
⭐ Gabrielle Slater won the U14 Girls 200m B race and finished 2nd in the 100m B race.
⭐ Poppy Brailsford secured 2nd place in the U14 Girls 800m.
⭐ Bella Lowry won the U14 Girls Long Jump B competition.
A huge thank you to all our athletes for their commitment, versatility and determination throughout the day. Special thanks also go to Karen Wilson and Millie Powell for their hard work in managing the team.
Finally, we would like to thank Bartec Municipal Technologies for their continued support and sponsorship of the team T-shirts.
Well done to everyone involved ! We look forward to Match 3!
01/06/2026
A big congratulations to Graham Vernon on completing the 2026 Henley Triathlon! 💪🏊🚴🏃
Taking on the swim, bike and run in one of the UK’s most scenic triathlon events is a fantastic achievement. Graham showed great determination throughout and represented brilliantly on race day.
Well done Graham! A result to be proud of! 👏🏅
01/06/2026
Sunday’s worksop_harriers organised the Gerald Story Memorial Fun Run with a strong turnout from Rotherham Harriers. It was a multi-terrain race at 5.5 miles over a mixture of roads, trails, grass paths, and in the beautiful Clumber Park.
Well done to all 14 of our runners. Angela L led the group home, and Niamh D. Also completing the course were Rebecca M, Tracy R, Simon K, Michelle E, Maggie S, Andrew R, Jo P, Helen H, Adele M, Janet D, Brenda K, and Sam R.
What a great turnout! 🖤🤍
30/05/2026
30/05/2026
KMR 2026 – Race 2: Scholes Coppice 🌲🏃♂️🏃♀️
Our first KMR race of 2026 and the second race in this year’s series took you to Scholes Coppice, where 131 runners enjoyed a fantastic evening of woodland climbs and the iconic Keppel’s Column.
It was great to see such a strong turnout and another brilliant evening of racing in the KMR series.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their time to make the event happen and ensure everyone had a safe and enjoyable race. Your support behind the scenes is always appreciated.
Another big thank you goes to Drew at KMR Photography for capturing the evening so brilliantly. Make sure you check out his page to see the full gallery from the race. We’ve shared a selection of his photos here, along with some of our own Harriers in action.
Representing Rotherham Harriers & AC were:
Owen M, Laura D, Neil M, Keith C, Neil S, Michael L, David N, Peter N, Thomas C, David W, Maggie S, Adele M, Stephen C and Gillian N.
Well done to everyone who took part. We hope you enjoyed the woods, the hills and everything Scholes Coppice had to throw at you. Roll on the next KMR race!
⚫⚪🖤🤍
29/05/2026