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Some 37 years ago I wrote an article for the Club Magazine entitled A Day in the Life. This was a bit of plagiarism from a song on The Beatles iconic Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The song included the lyrics: ‘woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head’. At the time this embodied my approach to the 1989 Maidstone Marathon. I just had a vasectomy and was advised to take it easy for a bit. Like most runners this meant going off to do something l

Southern Athletic League, Hemel Hempstead (Sat. 8th Aug.) At the final Southern Athletics League match of the season, it was all to play for, reports Mick Bond. We were top of the division after three matches, but up against the teams who were second and third and with only two to get promoted, we knew we had to finish in the top two otherwise would miss out. It was nip and tuck all afternoon between ourselves, home club Dacorum AC and name sakes Cambridge and Coleridge. We k

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

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

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

Joydens Wood 5k Summer Series #1, Bexley (Wed. 27th May) It is a shame that our friends at Dartford Road Runners don't do team prizes for these races: with James Macdonald, Brett Baker and Liam Carr all in the top five we would have cleaned up (and had it been four to score we would still have been easy winners with Mark Penny in 10th), reports Clem Dixon. As it was our prize haul consisted of two bottles of plonk for James (2nd overall and first M40) and one each for Hannah

BMC Trafford Grand Prix, Manchester (Sat. 16th May) A strong early-season result for Holly Dixon. Running 4:08.95 for second place in the women’s A race at the BMC Grand Prix marks a personal best, breaking her own club record, and suggests she’s in excellent shape heading into the summer track season. Southern Athletics League, Eltham (Sat. 16th May) Our first Southern Athletics League fixture of the season couldn’t have started any better, reports Mick Bond, as we ran out c

Assembly League, Victoria Park, Hackney (Thurs. 7th May) Twenty-three Cambridge Harriers members managed to cross the Thames and race on Thursday night at the Assembly League, writes James Macdonald. This was a great turnout compared to the seven who ran at Beckenham the previous month. Bobby Babaker was 6th and our first finisher in a strong field of 323, running 17:16 for the 5.6k course, followed by Liam McLaughlin and Brett Baker, with our three-to-score team finishing 3r