It was another successful day for ESM at Bedford Autodrome on Sunday, reports Martin Daoud. Despite a chilly start, the weather was ideal – there was no wind at all, which was quite surprising given the remote location of the race track, surrounded by the Bedfordshire countryside. There was a range of distances starting every […]
The 2020 running of the Perivale 5 has been cancelled. Details of the 2021 edition will be posted in due course on the home page of this website, as well as the club’s Facebook page.
Martin Daoud reports from a real-life road race! “It was a pretty good show from ESM at the Moor Park 10k on Sunday, though it was a later start than I would normally like – 3pm, I would normally be tucking into Sunday lunch. “The weather was very good: the sun was shining and the […]
Congratulations to ESM member Wilton Grey, who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. This is for his outstanding work in policing with the Metropolitan Police Service, for whom he has worked for 40 years. Click here for more details.
While Brigid Kosgei and Shura Kitata et al got to run their London Marathon in Central London, tens of thousands of others – including a few ESM members – had to be content with a substitute. Here are a few of their stories, starting with Sarah Holroyd’s ESM Gang of Four. It may have been […]
We’re receiving a high level of enquiries about club membership, especially for under 16s. While we’re normally delighted to welcome new members, we’re operating under Covid-19 restrictions, which significantly reduce our capacity. For this reason, it’s very difficult to accept new young athletes at this time. We hope the situation will improve soon, so please […]
Debra Booker & Graham French report, with contributions also from Bridie Lebdiri and Martin Daoud: ESM’s young athletes were out in numbers at the Early Autumn Mile & 3K, organised by Harrow AC at the Bannister Stadium on 1st October. Conditions were near perfect: dry, mild and barely a breath of wind. Every one of […]
With the usual autumn road relays cancelled due to the pandemic, Middlesex AA set up an alternative virtual competition, with a view to giving junior athletes an opportunity both to challenge themselves and to compete against their peers. All surfaces were eligible (track, road, off-road) provided the performance took place between 6th and 13th September […]
The format of our traditional September Yacht Handicap race lent itself perfectly to current Covid restrictions, with runners set off at socially-distanced intervals. As ever, John Falvey updated his handicap spreadsheet to determine who would set off at what time. He was somewhat challenged this year, though: with only virtual races since lockdown in March, […]
As some of you will be aware, the club decided not to request annual subs on April 1st, given the Covid-19 restrictions imposed on March 23rd, and the lack of clarity as to when coaching and competition might resume. At the same time, England Athletics announced an extension to existing athlete registrations, such that anyone […]