We did battle with wind and relentless rain at the second fixture of the Met League on Saturday. Despite this, there was a huge turnout at the event, with the fields boosted by runners from guest clubs Cambridge University and Dundrum, a strong team from Ireland. This made individual placings […]
Horsenden Hill hosted the second of the two Borough schools cross country matches last Thursday. These events are used to select competitors to represent Ealing at the prestigious London Youth Games at Parliament Hill next month. There were once again hundreds of competitors, from 18 secondary schools and 34 primary schools. […]
It was a glorious autumn day for the first fixture of the Met League cross country league, with firm conditions underfoot. The club’s juniors made a good start to the new season, but the seniors have left themselves with work to do. The juniors finished the day ranked third out of the […]
2015 Awards for Track & Field and Road Running The Awards Evening for athletes is taking place on Friday 9th October. The Awards will be presented at a special evening at the Drayton Court Hotel, 2 The Avenue, West Ealing, London W13 8PH. Time: 7.00pm to 9.30pm Public Transport: West Ealing […]
The club was well represented at the first of two Borough schools cross country matches on Horsenden Hill last Thursday. The event attracted hundreds of competitors, from 17 schools and 32 primary schools. Highlights for ESM included wins for George Kerry, Finn Combe, Nicola Ravenhill and Cameron Thomas. Luke Adar, […]
Eight young athletes from Ealing Southall & Middlesex AC took part in the Ealing Mini Mile on Sunday, held in conjunction with the Ealing Half Marathon. The club’s athletes won three of the four categories. Having finished fourth last year, Luke Adar won the boys’ race in 5:30, around 100m […]
Sixty-one ESM athletes completed the Ealing Half Marathon on Saturday. Illness and injury inevitably stopped a few from lining up on the day, but all those who started the race completed it successfully. Highlights included the commendable 15th place finish for Jon Ellis, who trimmed his personal best still further […]
We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the North West London cross country league at Horsenden Hill on Saturday, the final 4.7km race including adults who had run in the league during their younger days. Despite the occasion and the glorious warm weather, it was in other respects a low-key start to […]
Long-time ESM member Dennis Wraight (pictured in blue) won two gold medals for Slovenia in the M75 category at the Balkan Veteran Games in Thessaloniki last weekend. He ran the 5000m on Friday 18th September, in a sprightly 25:26.9 minutes, which puts him top of the UK rankings this year. […]
It was a slightly thin ESM turnout for the South of England Road Relay Championships at Rushmoor Arena in Aldershot last weekend, especially as it’s a useful transitional event for track athletes moving into the cross country season. Nonetheless we sent female teams in the Senior, Under 17 and Under […]