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Kent Masters Cross Country Championships, Dartford (Sat. 22nd Nov.) Men: The last race of the day for 40-49 year old men made for good viewing for those of us that had already raced, writes Clem Dixon . It is four laps of a compact course which means that you can follow most of the action from a single vantage point. A year ago we won the team prize by a single point and hopes were again high; all four of last year's scorers were on the entry list as was Chris Loudon whose fi

National XC Relays (3 x 3k) , Berry Hill Park, Mansfield (Sat. 1st Nov.) Holly Dixon won the opening stage for the club in 9:38, a time that proved to be the second-best of the race. Georgia Huddleston completed the second leg in 11:55 with Hayley Newman (12:39) bringing the team home in 35th from 122 teams. Hayley Newman - Holly Dixon - Georgia Huddleston Cambridge Harriers 5 Mile Cross Country Race, Joydens Wood (Sat. 1st Nov.) Amelia Lawrence won the Club 5 for the third

A bit of a reunion! The power of the club to help make lifelong friendships was well demonstrated last weekend, writes Mick Bond . Despite being dispersed across the world a number of members, who’s running prime was 50 years ago, are still in touch and with Liz Barnes (GB 800m Olympian from Montreal in 1976) visiting from New Zealand it was good chance to meet up in person. Tea, cakes and reminiscences were the order of the day at the clubhouse. Maidenhead Half Marathon (Sun

European Masters Athletics T & F Championships, Madeira (POR) (9th to 19th Oct.) Chris Loudon (M40), who won medals at the World Masters indoor championships in March over 800m and 3000m, focused on the 1500m at these championships, triumphing by two seconds with 4:01.67s. In the M90 age group Warwick Dixon had a very busy championships, contesting all the throws plus the throws pentathlon where he finished 8th. In the individual events he won silver in the discus (21.12m) an

Kent Cross Country League #1, Footscray Meadows (Sat. 11th Oct.) A combination of mild dry weather and Thames Water having finally got round to fixing the leak that had been saturating part of the course made for fast running conditions. Many opted for road shoes and had no cause to regret the decision, an abundance of acorns underfoot being the biggest challenge the course had to offer. Every so often acorn production goes into overdrive, it is what is known as a "mast year"

Hastings Half-Marathon (Sun. 5th Oct.) The Hastings Half is a hilly course through the historic town of Hastings. Runners are rewarded...

Vitality Westminster Mile (Sat. 27th Sept.) Holly Dixon won the women's mile in 4:30 at the festival of mile running in London, finishing...

British Masters Track & Field Championships, Derby (13th - 15th Sept.) A handful of the clubs masters athletes made the trip to Derby for...