Good Evening, Race Report fans, on that most wonderful of wonderful days - London Marathon Day. Once again the sun was shining and Harriers didn’t let us down as they pounded the pavements of the capital.
However, before we get to that, let’s look back to the Boston Marathon, which took place on Monday 15 April. Caroline Stephens and former member Adrian Berry both toughed out the course, which is the home of ‘Heartbreak Hill’ on a hot day. Caroline finished in 4.29.26 and Adrian in 3.13.16. Well done, both! Race Report 13 -14 April: Manchester and Magna Carta Marathons, ultramarathons and speedy 10k action14/4/2024
Good Evening, Race Report fans at the end of a weekend that was not only notably for its epic marathon performances… but also for the dry weather! I hope you managed to enjoy both, either vicariously or personally :-)
Aran Davidson kicked the weekend off ‘Under the Lights’ at Battersea Park, competing in a hotly-contested 10k event and coming home in a brilliant 33.06. Good Evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.
Kicking things off on the track this week, I’m afraid that - at present - results from the Lee Valley Open are not available. However, there were some great performances from Chiltern Harriers AC athletes at the first of the Watford Harriers Open Graded meets of the year on Wednesday, 3 April. Running in the 1500m, there were PB performances by: Annie-Rose Quantrill (5.40.44); Emilia Ingham (5.45.97); Hector Gamblen (5.17.49); Bea Robinson (5.26.49); Emily Ford (4.52.29); Edward Johnson (4.33.56); Kara Gorman (4.38.78); Charlie Quantrill (4.35.78); Callum Powell (4.24.95); and Tom Ford (4.21.63). Also having excellent runs in the 1500m were: Jacob McCall (5.26.09); Isaac McCall (5.35.93); Isaac Taylor (5.08.53); Maya Davis (5.09.63); Lydia Cross (5.16.42); Luke Coultate (5.03.66); Issy Robinson (4.53.85); Felix Danielli (4.56.23); Frankie Baxter (4.48.99 - a season’s best); Rory Hilton (4.37.81); Isaac Jessop-Tranter (4.02.47); and Alex Hughes (4.04.78). In the 3000m, there were great runs by Maddie Hughes (10.16.60); Leon Doran (8.42.72); and Aran Davidson (9.19.33). Well, there certainly aren’t any April Fools amongst Chiltern Harriers. A great long weekend’s worth of results to report as we move into British Summer Time and the start of track training season for many of us.
On which note, can I make a small plug for the Club Calendar. With huge thanks to the coaches and run organisers, this has now been updated to provide a one-stop shop for details of training and racing. So please ‘favourite it’ on your preferred browser and use it to find out what is going on in the Club. Top o’ the evening to you, Race Report fans, on St Patrick’s Day. I hope you’re not feeling the ill effects of any green Guinness and have enjoyed your weekend.
Congratulations, first of all, to any Harriers who were in action at yesterday’s ESAA English Schools Championships in Pontefract. I know we had at least one pretty epic performance from Alex Hughes, so do keep your eyes peeled for the full report. If you’ve not read them yet, you may also want to catch up on results from the Inter-Counties cross country championships, held in Wollaton Park, Nottingham, on 9 March. Well, what a weekend. From the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow to parkrun, it’s been a really fabulous weekend for running and athletics.
Firstly, a huge well done to Blayden - son of our former, well-loved Harrier Shelley Trigg - who completed the Tokyo Marathon today in 5.01.35, and collecting the coveted ‘star’ on her behalf for completing all of the six world major marathons. A beautiful tribute for a beautiful person. Well done, Blayden, from all of us at Chiltern Harriers. Race report 24 - 25 February: parkrun, Battersea and London Winter 10ks, and Half Marathon action25/2/2024
Good Evening, Race Report fans. I hope you kept your feet dry this weekend, although I fear that may be very unlikely. Thank you to all who joined in with the Food Bank Run at training on Tuesday evening. With our friends from ‘Welcome to Running’, we collected 200kg of donations for the Chiltern Food Bank - a great achievement. A special thanks to Julia Aliaj for organising, ably assisted by Beth Lang (photography) and Lindsey Ben (logistics). Good evening, Race Report fans. Quite a quiet one from me this week, but look out for Steve P’s report from yesterday’s Cross Challenge event at Parliament Hill Fields, which will be full of excitement (and mud, probably!)
Good Evening, Race Report fans and well done - first and foremost - to all who took part in the fourth round of the Chiltern Cross Country League at Cassiobury Park yesterday. Chiltern had a strong turnout with provisional results available here. Watch this space for Steve Perkin's report.
Happy New Year, Race Report fans. I hope that 2024 sees good times for you, your friends and family as well as lots of running ambitions fulfilled. A huge well done to all who took part in today’s county cross-country championships. Look out for Steve P’s report in the coming days.
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