After the glorious mild sunshine of Christmas Day, Boxing Day brought a more typical mix of chilly, damp weather, and the volunteer team turned up wondering if any runners would join them. Luckily, there were quite a few with guilty consciences, keen – as this year’s Clerk of the Course […]
It was wet, it was dark, and a pre-Christmas drink may have seemed a much more appealing prospect… but 13-and-a-half pairs turned out for our inaugural Christmas predictor paarlauf. The concept was simple: each pair would run alternate laps, completing 8000m in total. We’d ask each pair to estimate their […]
The third Met League fixture was held just down the road at Hillingdon Farm Sports Ground in Uxbridge. Conditions were mild and dry, though those in the U15 age group and above still had to negotiate the infamous water jump! (Though according to young athlete coach Bridie Lebdiri, the U13s […]
In only his second race back after a prolonged injury lay-off, Mo Ali won the Under 17 men’s race from Aaron Samuel with a comfortable lead of 10 to 15 metres. According to coach Steve Mann, the aim was to try and defend his title from last year. “We knew […]
What a fab morning, thanks to Race Director Phil York, all the many other volunteers, and of course to the runners and supporters who created such a great atmosphere. Click here for the individual results and here for the team results. Fun Run results are here. Please email admin@esm.org.uk with […]
Well done to under 15 Josie-May Borelly, who is the October winner of the Jack Petchey award. The funds are to be used for the upcoming track & field awards evening on December 6th (all welcome) and a new javelin. Josie-May is seen here receiving her award from Bob Densley.
We had another successful Met League outing on Saturday – when we put our minds to it, we pack a pretty good punch for a small club! The course had been tweaked slightly due to construction works, and the women had a new route to get their heads round, as […]
Congratulations to U15 Sonia Ouzhene for winning the Jack Petchey award for September 2019. Sonia attends training sessions regularly and is a very polite and friendly member of the endurance group. She’s shown great club loyalty by turning out at every cross country race so far this season. Despite being […]
Abingdon Marathon In recovery mode after hacking 10 minutes off his own marathon PB in Chicago recently, Andy Leung got on his bike to cheer on his team-mates at the Abingdon Marathon this weekend. Anyone who has witnessed Andy supporting a race knows he puts almost as much energy into […]
This was the club’s first-ever appearance in the senior races at the Southern Cross Country Relay Champs at Wormwood Scrubs, and our men finished a solid 22nd out of 36 finishing teams, reports Team Manager Chris Hepworth. Chris himself got us off to a good start, finishing with the team’s […]