Awards Night 2025 - results & photos!

The 2025 Annual Awards for all the fantastic runners and volunteers were held at the superb Penn Croft winery Cellar Door restaurant/bar last night.

The evening kicked-off with a glorious 8km (ish) off-road trail route in the surrounding fields, woods, and tracks.  Thanks to Ruth for navigating the group safely without getting lost!

And then it was back to the restaurant/bar for champagne reception, and an Italian feast before Lynne hosted the awards ceremony with Ged on hand to pass over the trophies.

Once again, the Social Committee surpassed themselves by choosing the perfect venue, and creating a lovely atmosphere for the evening. 

We even managed to raise a decent sum for HRR’s nominated charities thanks to Lynne’s “last one standing” celebrity game.  

Full list of 2025 awards:

  • Member of the year (voted for by members): Angela Austin
  • Club champion – female: Jeanne Thorpe
    • Runners up: Jane Mercer, Karen Hunt
  • Club champion – male: Matthew Port
    • Runner up: Ross Wallingford
  • MRC winner (awarded to MRC highest point scorer): Julie Leppard
    • Runners up: Osama Baldo, Jon Cross
  • Southern cross country league female champion: Hannah Hall, Helen Straker
  • Southern cross country league male champion: Mark Buckle
  • Hampshire cross country league female champion: Lucie Lawton
  • Hampshire cross country league male champion: Matthew Dowle
  • Guinness trophy (awarded by the committee to an outstanding member): Hannah Hall
  • Lynchford trophy (awarded to a member who has achieved a particular outstanding goal during the preceding year): Elizabeth Gatherer
  • Volunteer of the year trophy: Gill Stone
  • Fleet half handicap winner (awarded to the member who has beaten their handicap time in the Fleet half marathon by the most time): Steve Tyler
    • Runner up: Carl Webb
  • John Tasker trophy (awarded to any club member who achieves a sub 3 hr (men) or sub 3.5 hr (ladies) marathon): Ross Wallingford, Andy Le Roux, Matthew Port