Race Report 17 August: tracking the Thames, in the shade of Burnham Beeches and track successes17/8/2025
Good Evening, Race Report fans. I have got a proper treat for you this evening. Not one, but two guest correspondents to brighten your Sunday evening.
Kicking them off is Hywel Thomas - the 2025 champion of the MTS Thames Challenge. The Thames Challenge takes in 184 miles of the Thames footpath - England’s longest river path - from the source of the Thames in the Cotswold’s, to the Thames Barrier in Greenwich over four days. The Challenge is split into four (day-long stages), with each stage being a unique race in their own right. Well, better late than never. That’s what I hear you say about this most recent edition of Race Report and the RAIN! Yes, I know. I’m happy that it finally rained. I only hope that the weather gods see fit to give school children a good slice of sunshine this Summer.
Happy Glasto weekend, Race Report fans. (Yes, I know. Runners are not necessarily music fans, but here in HQ we are enjoying catching up with Pulp’s surprise set… I'm not cool enough for Charli XCX).
A few weekends ago saw the fabulous Cliveden Classic 10k (14 June). Steve Field survived the steps in a time of 1.13.20. The following weekend (21 June) Jenny Bizley was 2nd female in the Misbourne Trail 10k (51.03), and Jack Turner was 3rd overall in the 5k (19.47). Good Evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have enjoyed a fabulous weekend and dodged the rain.
Good Evening, Race Report fans, and welcome to Summer!
You find me relaxing after a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon spent track-side (well, in an equipment shed) at the Lower Age Group of the Youth Development League. Chiltern Harriers hosted the meet, to great applause, at Little Marlow. Well done to Alan Hewson and his band of volunteers for a really well-run event. The bar has been set high for Wycombe Phoenix, who will be hosting at the same venue at the end of the month. [Top Tip: you always need more sausage rolls.] Good Evening, fans, from Race Report HQ. I hope you’ve been enjoying this glorious sunshine.
First of all, may I treat you to a quick look back at last weekend’s Pednor 5. Huge thanks are due to all the volunteers who made it possible, both on the day, but also (more importantly) in the months of planning that takes place ahead of the event. You all make it the success that it is. From my quick count, there were 25 Harriers out running the course. St Albans Striders pipped our men for the male team prize, but our women came out victorious! Special shout outs to: Aran Davidson, 3rd overall in 26.28; Adam Shute, 1st M40 in 27.44; Beverley Whitfield, 2nd woman in 30.44; James Malin, 1st junior males in 32.08; and Rebecca Lawson, 1st junior female in 40.37. You can find full results from Pednor here. Good Evening, Race Report fans, on one of the most memorable days of the annual running calendar - London Marathon Day. This year saw not just one, but two major city marathons taking place, with Manchester Marathon making it the UK’s largest day of marathon running.
Happy Easter, Race Report fans. Hope you’ve had a cracking good time. With junior Race Reporter snuggled in her bed, I find myself unexpectedly with time on my hands to write you a missive from a now-sunny Amersham evening.
Without further ado, I am delighted to share the wonderful news that there is now a new smallest Harrier :-) Aran Davidson and Laura Gardner welcomed their second little girl earlier this month. Correspondents reported that she was seen, only days old, at Wendover parkrun. I guess she’ll be a trail runner then… Good Afternoon, Race Report fans, and a Happy Easter, in what will likely be the last report before the holiday. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the early April marathon-ing from the weekend.
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