Posts by Chris Hepworth

Youth Development League &#...

At last we have a summer season of YDL Athletics to look forward to, despite the late start, reports Tim Hannah.  The season commenced with the first match at Harrow on the 30th May and once again we fielded a composite team with Thames Valley Harriers, competing as Team West London. ESM did not have […]

Middlesex Young Athletes Le...

The First round of the Middlesex Young Athletes League took place over 2 days on the 22nd and 23rd May to enable social distancing. At the end of match 1 ESM are sitting in equal 3rd place. On Saturday a committed few made their way to Finsbury Park for the field events. U13 Elizabeth Boissiere showed […]

Active Training World Cross...

Four ESM junior athletes took part in the first Cross Country event held in the UK in 2021 (so the organisers informed us) at Merchant Taylor’s school, Northwood, on Saturday, reports Graham French and Debra Booker.  The races were well organised, with rolling starts and chip timing so that athletes didn’t have to crowd together at […]

Middlesex AA Virtual Junior...

ESM’s juniors are currently competing in the Middlesex AA Virtual Junior Road Race, which is taking place between 9th-31st January. This event, which is the third Middlesex virtual race of the pandemic, is a great chance for the club’s junior athletes to test their fitness and see how they measure up to clubs across the […]

England Athletics Weekly Qu...

England Athletics have partnered with Sportshall Athletics to run a weekly track and field Quadrathlon competition. This event is a great chance for track and field athletes to compete virtually at home during the lockdown. Anyone aged 9 or over can take part, they just need to sign up here. Full competition details can be […]

England Athletics Virtual R...

26 ESM athletes took part in the Qualifying Round of the England Athletics Virtual Road Relay Competition, with the scoring team finishing in an impressive 19th place out of 128 clubs. This mixed gender competition was created by England Athletics to give runners and clubs from across the country the chance to compete against each […]