Weekly Update - 16th Apr. 2025

EA Spring Track Race Walk Championship's, Moulton College (Sat. 12th Apr.)

Hannah Hopper moved up to 8th place on the UK U23W all-time 10,000m race walk rankings, when winning the England Athletics and Race Walking Association titles on Saturday in a personal best of 51:20.46s and bettering her own club record by just over 40 seconds.

Photograph by Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com)

RunThrough Chase the Moon Olympic Park 10k, London (Wed. 9th Apr.)

James Macdonald was the only club member at this event, where he finished third in 33:09.

Medway & Maidstone Summer Open Meeting, Gillingham (Sat. 12th Apr.)

The outdoor track season has well and truly commenced with plenty of opportunity for athletes to test their current level of fitness after a hard winters training. Some highlights from the Medway & Maidstone Open Meeting on Saturday. Under 15 Austin Richards ran personal bests over 300m (40.84s) and 1500m (4:37.04s). Eniola Sodeke (U17W) produced PBs in the 100m (14.83s) and 80m hurdles (14.37s). There was a PB for Paris Hunt (M60) in the javelin (35.63m). Miya Cook (U15G) in her first competition with the 500g javelin set an inaugural PB of 29.27m.

Woodford Green with Essex Ladies Open Graded Meeting (Sat. 12th Apr.)

Natalie Mann added a metre to her own W40 hammer club record with a throw of 33.93m. Second claim member Rida Oluwa (U13G) recorded a 100m PB of 13.31s into a -1.4 head wind.

RunThrough Regents Park 10k, London (Sat. 12th Apr.)

A great pre-London Marathon run by John O'Mahony, taking the win at the Regents Park 10k on Saturday in 34:20.

Boston (UK) Marathon, Boston, Lincolnshire (Sun. 13th Apr.)

Emily Tullo nee Meins completed the Boston (UK) marathon in 3:18:53 for 10th woman overall and first W35.