Santa Canter – Perivale – Wed 19 Dec 2018
The Santa Canter 2018 results are now posted. Well done to Bob Stanbrook this year’s winner of the chocolate Santa handicap.
News reports
SEAA Inter County XC – Oxford – Sat 08 Dec 2018
Mohamed Ali won the Under 17 men’s race at the recent South of England inter county cross country match, with the county finishing fourth in this category. Elias Ahmed finished 19th and was second to score for Middlesex. Arun Manget also battled round in county colours, on a blustery and […]
Perivale 5 – Perivale Park – Sun 02 Dec 2018
This year’s Perivale 5 once again proved to be a popular event, with online entries reaching the 400 limit by the beginning of November, writes Race Director Phil York. He was delighted to welcome back a large group of runners from Ware Joggers, who used the race as their club’s […]
Jack Petchey Award – November 2018
Congratulations to 10 year old Roger Robles, winner of the November 2018 Jack Petchey Award. Roger only started training with us in September but has shown excellent attendance and application to training, according to his coach Annick Hooge who nominated him. In his first cross country race, he finished in […]
Met League – Hillingdon – Sat 01 Dec 2018
Phil York and Fiona Kennedy report on the weekend’s cross country races: Last Saturday ESM made the short trip along the A40 to Uxbridge, the venue for the third fixture of this winter’s Metropolitan League series. This was a proper cross country course, with senior runners facing on each lap […]
Fraternity & Sorority Cups/NWLL – Trent Park – Sat 24 Nov 2018
Phil York reports from the senior races: “I was really pleased to spend this afternoon hanging out with these eager ESM cross country runners, pictured here raring to go at Trent Park, Cockfosters! Chilly weather but firm going underfoot for some good old traditional cross country competition in the Fraternity/Sorority […]
Herbert’s Hole 10K – Chesham – Sun 18th Nov 2018
Mark Kencroft writes: My second time running this ever popular multi terrain 10k event in Chesham. I met Martin Daoud beforehand and we did a quick check on the finish area pointing out the many rabbit holes on the finish approach. I was in two minds whether to wear […]
London Youth Games Cross Country – Parliament Hill – Sat 17 Nov 2018
The London Youth Games is a multi-sport competition held annually between the 32 Boroughs of London, and ESM provides a significant proportion of the athletes representing the Borough of Ealing. We were out in force last Saturday morning for the cross country races at Parliament Hill overlooking Central London. This […]
Met League – Welwyn – Sat 10 Nov 2018
Following the opening Metropolitan League fixture at Claybury in October, the outlook was pretty good for ESM senior men in Division One, reports Phil York. Sitting just above Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers and Trent Park Running Club, we found ourselves out of the relegation zone. Happy days! However, after Saturday’s trip […]
U17 win for Mohamed Ali at Cross Challenge – Milton Keynes – Sat 10 Nov 2018
He’s done it again! Having won the first fixture in Cardiff, Mohamed Ali won again today at Milton Keynes. Coach Steve Mann comments: “After the English National Relay Championships last week in Mansfield, we knew he was in good shape. For the first time, the U17 race was mixed with […]