Report by Martin Newth Dave Johnson, ESM’s specialist jumps coach, was crowned 2026 Ealing Sports Coach of the Year at the annual awards ceremony held at Ada Lovelace School in July. The award recognises and celebrates Dave’s longstanding contribution to athletics and more than 50 years of coaching excellence. It […]

Report by Pat Cornell ESM athletes were in fine form at the South of England Age group Championships in Chelmsford at the weekend, winning 5 medals. In the under 18 men’s 200m, the Club achieved a one two. In the heats both Lashaun Thorpe-Mclean and Connor Chung-Tak-Man won their races […]

Report by Armen Kanikanian London Marathon mornings start long before sunrise. Nervous energy, kit bags and thousands of runners trying to convince themselves that 26.2 miles is somehow a sensible idea. There’s the early alarm after a restless night’s sleep. The familiar pre-race breakfast — usually porridge, banana, maybe a […]

Report by Dominic Stubbins The end of February saw the 5th and final Northwest London League XC race take place on our great new home course at Pear Tree Park, Perivale. As the final league meeting, it would decide the league team winners across all the age groups and was […]

Report by Armen Kanikanian Bill’s involvement in athletics goes back to his school days growing up in Lancashire, where an active outdoor childhood naturally led him into cross country and track and field. He quickly developed a broad range of abilities, trying everything from sprints to field events, with high […]