Following on from the Middlesex road relays two weeks ago, our young athletes stepped up a level to complete at the South of England Road Relay Championships on Sunday. The event switched this year from its traditional venue in Aldershot to Bedford Aerodrome, now a car racing venue. There were […]
Long-time ESM member Dennis Wraight (now resident in Slovenia) won three titles at the 26th Balkan Veteran Championships in Serbia at the weekend. He kicked off his campaign with gold in the M75 5000m race on Friday, in a time of 25:38.61. The next day he won the M75 1500m […]
The Middlesex Road Relay Championships have long been a regular autumn fixture for our young athletes, but this year the seniors got to take part too. The course follows the cycle track at Minet Park and – for the seniors – an off-road section of the country park. With many […]
33 runners pounded the paths of Pitshanger Park for the annual Yacht Handicap. We were honoured by the presence of the 1962 winner “A. D. Randall” and the 1983 & 1988 winner “M Wilson”. This year the plaudits went to Beata King and Andy Dodd. Andy’s fourth win equals the […]
It went right to the wire for ESM at our final Southern Athletics League meeting on Saturday. We took advantage of a home fixture to put out a full team, thereby winning the match and escaping almost certain relegation. It was a windy day, which favoured the sprints and horizontal […]
We enjoyed a convincing victory in the test match for the proposed new Middlesex Young Athletes League, held at the Allianz stadium last Sunday, and against some very strong clubs. We had a good turnout, though that alone did not explain the good score – indeed many of our young […]
We finished third at the final U17/U20 match of the Youth Development League last Sunday. While conditions were mild and dry, the Portsmouth track is notorious for wind blowing in across the estuary, which on this occasion slightly favoured the sprinters and jumpers, but made conditions tricky for some of […]
Our Under 13/15 athletes tackled their final Youth Development League match of the season last Saturday at Hemel Hempstead. Although they finished bottom of the League, it was their best match score of the season. This was due in part to a more complete squad, including a competitive effort in […]
We once again relied heavily on our male sprinters and female field eventers at the penultimate Southern Athletics League match in Brighton on Saturday. With relatively few opting to make the journey, many team members competed in additional events to win much-needed points. The club managed to finish level with […]
Five of our young athletes were selected to represent Middlesex at the prestigious English Schools Track & Field Championships held over two days at Gateshead. The highlight was the bronze medal won by Phoenix Lyon in the 4 x 100m relay, where he led throughout the opening leg. Phoenix also […]