Seventeen of our athletes travelled over to Lee Valley for the County Champs last weekend, and they came back with medals and PBs aplenty – though the gusty wind meant some of the best performances were wind-assisted. For the senior men, Mo Hashi won both the 1500m and the 5000m. […]
Steve Plummer (runner) and wife Caroline (supporter) have put together a great report on this year’s race, from their two different perspectives: Runner’s perspective The build up to the 2019 London Marathon has been very exciting this year. The combination of so many ESM runners taking part and groups getting […]
Fiona reports from the Pednor 5: A small (but perfectly formed) band of eight ESM members headed off to Chesham on a chilly Bank Holiday Monday, accompanied by myself as flag-bearer, and Sarah’s husband Owen as child-minder. The Pednor 5 is a small, friendly, clubby kind of race, where you’re […]
One week after a gloriously sunny and mild Easter weekend, the first MYAL match of the season took place on a chilly, windy afternoon which tested the mettle of the officials as well as the athletes. It was also the same weekend as the London Mini Marathon and the Youth […]
Martin Wilson reports on the club outing to Beaconsfield’s multi-terrain 5 miler: Easter Monday is the day for the now traditional Beaconsfield 5, a trail race around the grounds of the gorgeous Hall Barn estate. As usual ESM supported and took a posse of runners, some seniors but mostly vets. […]
We made good use of our home advantage at the opening SAL fixture on Saturday, where we won comfortably with a total score of 293, beating Thurrock’s 274. It wasn’t by any means certain though, with Thurrock appearing to take a slight lead early on and little separating us throughout […]
Chris Hepworth reports from Sutton Coldfield: An excellent result for ESM at the National 12 stage Road Relays saw the Senior Men’s team finish in 46th place, the team’s highest finish since 2005. This performance is even more impressive, given that the team’s three fastest athletes from the Southern Road […]
Jamie Taylor-Caldwell & Chris Hepworth report from a successful day at Milton Keynes: An impressive team performance from the senior men at the Southern 12 Stage Road Relays saw them qualify for the Nationals for the first time since 2015. The 12 stage road relays are the ultimate test of […]
Congratulations to both Josie Booker and Katharine Boissiere, recent winners of the Jack Petchey Award. Josie won the February award for improving her focus in training and competition. This was evident at Lee Valley last weekend, when she secured four PBs in the pentathlon, including a PB by 9 seconds […]
Congratulations to Oliver Way for his PB of 31:55 at the Cheshire 10K yesterday, a time which saw him place 10th in a quality field. Oliver is a 1500m specialist and has no prior road form, which makes his time especially noteworthy (though his excellent recent performance at the National […]