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Weekly Update - 25th Mar. 2026
The Anglo Celtic Plate 100km, Limerick (IRL) (Sat. 21st Mar.) At the Anglo Celtic Plate 100 km Home Countries Team Championships, held at the University of Limerick in Ireland, Hugh Tibbs made an impressive debut in an England vest. The race began at 8am, with competitors tackling 51 laps of a 1.9 km loop around the university’s sports grounds. Tibbs, already gaining recognition as one of England’s top trail ultrarunners, delivered a strong performance to finish third with a
Mar 25


Weekly Update - 18th Mar. 2026
English Schools Cross Country Championships, Liverpool (Sat. 14th Mar.) Five of our young athletes proudly represented London at this year’s English Schools Cross Country Championships in Liverpool, delivering a series of strong and inspiring performances, reports Mark Newell. In the junior girls race, Charlotte Foster produced a standout run, finishing 5th out of 349 in 10:59. She hit her pre‑season goal of a top‑eight finish and has earned selection to represent England at
Mar 18


Weekly Update - 11th March 2026
UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, Nottingham (Sat. 7th Mar.) Seven of our young athletes represented Kent at the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships on a tough, challenging course, all putting in fantastic performances, writes Mark Newell . The highlight of the day came from Charlotte Foster (U15G) who finished an impressive 15th from a field of 313; fourth scorer for Kent. Lizzie Sanders came home in a respectable 76th place. In the under 13 boy's rac
Mar 11


Weekly Update - 4th March 2026
Update: BMAF Indoor Championships, Lee Valley (Sat. 21st / Sun. 22nd Feb.) At the BMAF Indoor Championships, Chris Loudon claimed M40 1500m gold in 4:15.11, adding to the European and British outdoor titles he secured in 2025. In the M60 60 metres, Wole Odele's 6.13, improved his own age-group club record. End of Season XC Gathering and Trophy Presentations, Clubhouse (Fri. 27th Feb.) On Friday we celebrated the end of another successful cross country season at the clubhouse,
Mar 4


Weekly Update - 25th Feb. 2026
Lee Valley Middle Distance Open (Wed. 18th Feb.) At the Lee Valley Middle Distance Open, Mattia Bernardi and Kyle Hurst delivered strong performances over 1500m, winning their respective races, recording 4:20.53 and 4:25.70 respectively. ECAA Cross Country Championships, Sedgefield, County Durham (Sat. 21st Feb.) If you had heard of Sedgefield before it was selected as the venue for this year's Nationals it was probably because it was Tony Blair's parliamentary constituency;
Feb 25


Weekly Update - 18th Feb. 2026
Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships, Birmingham (Sat. 14th / Sun. 15h Feb.) Competing against the very best British 1500m athletes, Holly Dixon delivered an outstanding championship performance. After running 4:20.69 in Saturday’s heat to secure her place in the final, she returned on Sunday to finish a fantastic 5th overall, stopping the clock at 4:28.21 in a high-quality field. Hampton Court Half Marathon, Thames Ditton (Sun. 15th Feb.) Despite incessant rain turning t
Feb 18


Weekly Update - 11th Feb. 2026
Ayo Falola Dream Mile, Lee Valley (Wed. 4th Feb.) Meredith Cummins produced a brilliant nine-second personal best of 5:20.59, running a tactically astute race to win the Women’s C Mile by six seconds. Kyle Hurst also impressed, clocking 4:49.02 in his indoor mile debut. Cambridge Harriers Club 10 mile Cross Country, Joydens Wood (Sat. 7th Feb.) The Woodland Trust have decided that the narrow winding path that we have been using to climb up from the bottom track to the top tra
Feb 11


Weekly Update - 4th Feb. 2026
SEAA Indoor U20/Senior Championships, Lee Valley (Sat. 31st Jan./Sun. 1st Feb.) Club athletes claimed four medals, including an impressive double victory, at a high-class meeting at Lee Valley last weekend, reports Mick Bond . In the hurdles, Lily Gayle and Hans Nmaju delivered a superb club double, winning the Under-20 women’s and men’s 60m hurdles respectively. Hans endured a dramatic start to the competition, arriving late and having little to no warm-up before crashing in
Feb 4
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