After winning his heat on Saturday in 1:49.98, Ben Waterman went on to take third in Sunday’s final, running 1:50.66 in a classy field led home by Charlie Grice. Congratulations from all of us.
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Osterley Park 10k – S...
W45 Claudia Manera was our star performer at the Osterley Park 10k on Saturday, finishing third in the women’s field with a competitive time of 43:35 over this multi-terrain course. This was the third fixture in our new road race championship series, and ESM sent twenty runners, a combination of club members, graduates of our […]
Southern Athletics League &...
Saturday saw our best SAL result so far, with a win by over 20 points from second-placed Wycombe Phoenix. Weather conditions were also favourable: mild, with only a light breeze, so there was a good smattering of season’s bests and PBs. On the track, the men’s and women’s squads contributed equally in terms of wins […]
Watford Open – Wed 17...
Thirteen proved a lucky number for ESM at the Watford Open Meeting last Wednesday. That’s how many of our young middle distance runners competed in the 800m races, and nine of them produced a PB. Coach Graham French also put in a decent M60 performance! There was more good news for Laura Stewart, who has been […]
Another club record for Mel...
Mel Newbery lowered her own 3000m steeplechase record by nearly two seconds at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon, finishing in 10:16.83. Well done Mel!
SAL – Harrow – ...
Wet, wild and windy. The weather that is, not our athletes, but it did mean personal bests were hard to come by. After a promising start to this year’s Southern Athletics League, we struggled for points at the second meeting, and we finished third, well behind hosts Harrow AC. On a wet and windy day, […]
YDL Lower – Perivale ...
It was a hectic start to our home match for team managers Bridie & Denise! Bride turned up without numbers and Denise had to make a last minute dash to scout camp to nab Kai & Kane. Many thanks to Kirk for speeding down on his bike with the numbers and also to Kay for […]
Ben blasts club 800m best i...
Ben Waterman improved his own club record by 0.67 seconds at the IFAM meeting in Oordegem on Saturday, running 1:47.57. The full results are at: http://www.liveresults.be/2015/ifam-outdoor/WPdoc.txt
Mel Newbery wins first inte...
Mel Newbery gained her first international vest by representing England at the prestigious Loughborough International yesterday. She competed in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing second to Emma Macready in a time of 10:44.79.
Victory for Pete Flewitt wi...
Veteran Pete Flewitt scored his first outright road win with victory at the Much Wenlock Half Marathon today, beating the course record by ten minutes. He ran 84:10, which gives you some idea of how tough the course is, when you consider Pete’s PB is 75:21! The race covers some very hilly terrain, taking in the […]