By Martin Newth ESM’s Lashaun Thorpe-Mclean has enjoyed a sensational summer in the 200m, slashing more than a second from his personal best and rewriting the club record books in the process. His remarkable run of form began with gold at the Middlesex County Outdoor Championships in May. Running under the new age […]
By Armen Kanikanian Long before British records and competitions, family visits to Leila’s grandparents in Bournemouth usually included one tradition. No visit was complete without a trip to the beach. While most children would have been building sandcastles, Leila and her older sister, Zairah, preferred to create a makeshift long […]
Report by Debra Booker ESM’s Leila Newth produced another outstanding performance to finish fourth in the triple jump at the European U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy over the weekend. Having qualified for Sunday’s final with a new British U18 record of 13.02m, Leila matched that mark in the fourth round […]
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 […]
Report by Debra Booker On 15th February, only one week after winning triple jump gold in the U17 Age Group Championships, 15 year old Leila, the youngest competitor at the entire championships, hopped, stepped and jumped her way to a fabulous bronze medal and a new British U17 Record. Her […]
Report by Debra Booker Two ESM athletes enjoyed a spectacular weekend of success at the 2026 UK Indoor Championships in Sheffield on 7th and 8th February. On Saturday, Emmanuel Ofori-Manteaw dominated from the start in the U15 60m, winning by a huge margin and improving his PB with a spectacular […]