HARC Awards are presented annually at our awards evening in the autumn, and are based on progress, achievement or performance in the year from 1st September to 31st August.
The awards recognize everything that we celebrate at HARC – supporting each other, improving and giving our best, inclusivity, and perhaps most of all enjoying our sports.
The awards, each aligned to one of our club principles, are listed below. You can find out more about each award, including the basis on which it is awarded, by clicking on the corresponding tile below:
Mighty Oak
Peer of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
The Flourishing Acorn
The following eligibility criteria will be applied:
- You must be a current member to receive an award.
- You must attend a minimum number of sessions in the award year (1st September – 31st August) – 25 for running members and 15 for athletics members. Sessions attended before joining the club – taster sessions etc– will not count.
- For performance-based awards, you must have been a member at the time of the qualifying performances.
- Peer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Captain Cook are open to all members who meet the criteria.
- Nanny GOTY, Billy GOTY, Sinton-Hewitt Trophy, Mighty Oak and The Rock are open to holders of adult memberships.
- Kid GOTY, Flourishing Acorn and The Pebble are open to holders of junior memberships.
Some of the awards are based on performance. The Nanny and Billy GOTY awards look at the performance of our adult athletes compared to the UK record holder in their age category. The Mighty Oak looks at how these performances have improved from the prior year.
In both cases, the performance calculation uses official data from England Athletics’ The Power of 10. Therefore, to qualify for these awards you must make sure your performances are being recorded on The Power of 10 website. To check this, go to your profile on the HARC website (https://harc.uk/athlete-profile), and scroll down to the organizations section, and click on the EA urn number. This will be a link to your profile on The Power of 10.
If you do not see your details and your results, please get in touch and we can help make sure you are registered properly.
If you are missing results, it is usually because your URN wasn’t entered properly when you registered for the event. Please make sure you provide your URN when registering for any event that gives you the opportunity to do so. Parkruns should show up too, but some other events – those not registered with England Athletics and conducted under England Athletics rules – won’t be shown.
The Kid GOTY will be based on official data from The Power of 10 (see above) and/or results verified by a HARC coach or official.
If you would like to know more about any of our awards, please contact anyone on the Committee.
Hall of Fame
2024
| Award | Winner | Runner-Up |
| Mighty Oak | Sara Sherwood | Mary Gregory |
| Nanny GOTY | Lesley Whitehouse | Mary Gregory |
| Billy GOTY | Harvey Wilkinson | Marc Blair |
| Captain Cook Cup | Victoria Maidwell | Ruth Hancock |
| Peer of the Year | Michelle Slade | Nick Wilson |
| Sinton-Hewitt Trophy | Sam Scarlett | Graham Finlay |
| Volunteer of the Year | Nick Wilson | Michelle Slade |
| The Rock | Sara Sherwood | Carolyn Keeble |
2023
| Award | Winner |
| Mighty Oak | Chris Lees |
| Nanny GOTY | Lesley Whitehouse |
| Billy GOTY | Harvey Wilkinson |
| Captain Cook Cup | Joanne Sinnott |
| Peer of the Year | Ruth Hancock |
| Sinton-Hewitt Trophy | Graham Finlay |
| Volunteer of the Year | Gemma Wardle |
| The Rock | Sara Sherwood |
2022
| Award | Winner |
| Peer of the Year | Gemma Wardle |