Martin Wilson writes: The ESM Yacht Handicap has been an annual fun event for ESM runners & friends for at least the last 50 years & quite possibly longer. The concept, borrowed from the world of sailing, is designed to give everybody, regardless of ability & current fitness levels, a chance to win. There is […]
Graham French writes about the club’s recent young athlete achievements. An event was recently held at Perivale track where ESM’s young athletes received trophies & medals following an excellent 2021/22 cross country season . The awards were made by club president Nigel Small. In total 54 young athletes in the under 11 to under 17 […]
It’s called “Glastonbury for Runners” but instead of trekking around muddy fields, watching bands and drinking alcohol, the attendees pitch up, hydrate on alcohol-free electrolytes (if they’re serious about the race, that is!) and run 5-mile loops through a beautiful countryside estate. This year, our ‘ladies team – small’ comprised Sarah Harris, Sarah Gerrie, Nicky […]
Our young athletes got their season off to a great start in the Middlesex Young Athletes League at Parliament Hill. They finished third out of eleven teams with the under 11 girls finishing a close second in their age category. All the results are below: …and here are some of the athletes that made it […]
Report by Graham French. ESM’s young athletes defied some really challenging conditions at the Middlesex County cross country championships on Saturday 8 January, and for the first time in well over a decade brought home two team trophies, out of the 8 possible trophies for the under 11 to under 17 age groups. Our younger […]
The Ealing Harriers Boxing Day race has been staged since 1924. The first winner of the cup was J F Bain back in 1936. Apart from the Second World War the race has been held every year since then until 2020 when the lock-down prevented us from staging it. The man who got his name […]
2021 Awards for Track & Field Friday November 12th The Awards Evening for athletes is taking place on Friday November 12th 2021. Please all come to this event, one of our social events for the year. You don’t have to be nominated to attend. The Awards will be presented at a special evening at the Perivale Residents Association Sports and Social Club. Ealing Central […]
(Report from Shona Cowper) Yesterday a team of valiant ESM women took on the North London Champs XC at Uxbridge and came away with First Place Senior Team and Second Place Vets team. There was a slightly inauspicious start to the event when the Big White Envelope containing the numbers and declaration sheet went missing […]
(Junior report by Graham French) The early stages of the cross country season continued with the first Met league race at Claybury. We had been missing some of our younger boys at the North West London League 3 weeks ago, but there was a stronger turnout of under 11s & under 13s, with spectacular results. […]
(Report by Sarah Harris) Mild and slightly muggy conditions welcomed the much anticipated return of the Ealing Half Marathon, in its 9th year. More than 30 members of ESM took part, including a range of first-timers at this distance to more seasoned veterans. The number of runners overall was markedly reduced compared to previous years, […]