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Weekly Update - 16th Sept. 2026
Highgate Harriers Late Season Open Meeting, Parliament Hill (Wed. 9th Sept.) Meredith Cummins produced an impressive performance in the 3000m, cutting nine seconds from her personal best to finish seventh overall and second U18 women. She crossed the line in a new personal best of 10:50.31, marking a significant improvement. Also competing over 3000m, Kyle Hurst produced a strong performance to finish fourth overall in his race, crossing the line in 9:15.29. In the same race,
Sep 16


Weekly Update - 9th Sept. 2026
101st Glenhurst Handicap, Bexley (Wed. 2nd Sept.) This month's handicap attracted 24 runners to take on the 3.3 mile course of undulating roads around our clubhouse, reports Clem Dixon. The fastest net times were recorded by mother and son Rose and Brett Baker (24:46 and 19:27) but this is a handicapped race where start times are staggered and first over the line, and first to get his hands on the newly repurposed trophy that will now get awarded every month, was 80 year old
Sep 9


Weekly Update - 5th Aug. 2026
IFAM Outdoor, Oordegem (BEL) (Sat. 1st Aug.) On Saturday, Holly Dixon shaved three seconds off her 1500m personal best, finishing sixth in her race in Belgium with a time of 4:05.14. The performance also set a new senior women's club record, subject to the record being formally claimed and ratified. Borrowdale Fell Race, Rosthwaite (Sat. 1st Aug.) Christian Poulton and I travelled to Rosthwaite for the Borrowdale Fell Race, writes James Floyd, one of the classic Lakeland fel
Aug 5


Weekly Update - 22nd July 2026
SIAB Schools International Track & Field Championships, Belfast (Sat. 18th July) Obinna Aniebo added a win for England to his CV in the Schools International beating athletes from Scotland, Ireland and Wales with a best throw of 54.79m. Club Connect Relays, London Stadium (Sat. 18th July) Held as part of the warm up program for the London Diamond League our Under 18 mixed 4x100m team fought it out against the best sprint teams in the country in the UKA Organised Club Connect
Jul 22


Weekly Update - 15th July 2026
English Schools Championships, Birmingham (Fri. 10th / Sat. 11th July) Another scorching weekend and yet another set of great results for club athletes, writes Mick Bond. We equalled last year’s record twenty-three selections across London and Kent Schools teams and came home with two golds, four silvers and a bronze medal, at what is one of the most contested events in the UK. English Schools have delayed the implementation of England Athletics’ new junior age groups, apart
Jul 15


Weekly Update - 8th July 2026
England Athletics Senior/Under 20 Championships, Bedford (2nd to 5th July) There were mixed fortunes for the five Cambridge Harriers contesting the England national champs at Bedford last weekend. Windy conditions on the back straight made life hard for the trio of 400 hurdlers, competing but all managed to get through the first round. Keziah Olaleye made it to the semi-finals of the senior women’s event (where there was an exceptional 29 entries) whilst younger brother made
Jul 8


Weekly Update - 24th June 2026
Novuna UK Athletics Championships, Birmingham (20th / 21st June 2026) Daniel Falode, who only re-joined the club on Friday after spending the last few years based in the United States, went on to win the triple jump with an impressive leap of 15.76m. Daniel Falode wins UK Triple Jump title with his last jump of the competition Holly Dixon reached the 1500m final for the second consecutive year and performed well, finishing ninth in 4:13.86. Hannah Hopper, who had taken some t
Jun 24


Weekly Update - 10th June 2026
Cambridge Harriers Glenhurst Handicap #99 (Wed. 3rd June) Twenty-two runners took part in the 99th running of this long-standing club institution, writes Clem Dixon. For those who have never experienced it, the event consists of a 3.3-mile circuit from the clubhouse, with staggered starts based on predicted finishing times so that everyone crosses the line at roughly the same time. The run is then followed by a buffet and a visit to the bar. This month, Melanie Johnson was f
Jun 10
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