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Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5k, Hyde Park (Fri. 18th Sept.) The group of club regular runners at the Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5km was boosted by John O’Mahony, as he stormed to an impressive race win in 16:37. Maggie Illingworth was the first female club runner home, finishing in 62nd place in 21:32. Unfortunately, Stephanie Dungate took a tumble just after halfway and was left a little bruised and shaken up. Thankfully, she has now made a good recovery. Vi

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,

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

Woolwich Thames Path parkrun (Sat. 29th Aug.) Once a year we like to target one of the parkruns in our local area and include it in our road running grand prix competition, reports Clem Dixon. This year it was the turn of the "Curly-Wurly", a quirkier parkrun than most: you run along the Thames Path from Woolwich towards Thamesmead before turning off to summit the mighty man-made Gallions Hill. At 20 metres above sea level it is no fell race and as the path to the top spirals

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

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

England Athletics U16 & U18 Championships, Bedford (Sat. 25th / Sun. 26th July) Another National Championships and another fantastic haul of medals for our exceptionally talented juniors, writes Mick Bond. The windy conditions made legal PBs difficult to achieve for the sprinters and also hampered those competing over one lap or more. Despite the challenging conditions, it was a hugely successful championships, with outstanding performances and plenty to celebrate. Throws: Ke

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