Seven of our young athletes were selected to represent Middlesex in the Intercounties cross-country championships at Cofton Park in Birmingham last Saturday, where the relentlessly undulating and boggy course represented a tough challenge to all the athletes in this high quality competition. The club had three representatives in the U13 […]
Steve Mann took three of his young athletes to compete at the Indoor Age Group Championships in Sheffield at the weekend. U20 Nick Landeau won his heat of the 800m in 1:54.25, which is an indoor personal best over the distance. He was third fastest qualifier overall, before placing third […]
We left with mixed emotions after the fifth and final fixture of the North West London cross country league at Wormwood Scrubs. Having set out with realistic hopes of winning their age group, the U15 girls were denied victory by just two points. The U15 boys and the U17 men […]
ESM enjoyed a successful afternoon at the Middlesex Masters Cross Country Champs at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday. With a squad of 17 veterans taking part, we were the best represented club at the event, and were rewarded with two sets of team medals and five individual medals. (Photo of Grazina, […]
Sam Ashcroft, Alison Hopkins, Nicola Ravenhill and Patrick Owen were the star performers for ESM in the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships, staged at Wollaton Park, Nottingham last Saturday. On a sunny but windy day, over 10,000 athletes and spectators attended the Championships, creating a fantastic atmosphere and the […]
Two top class performances to report from ESM athletes! Mel Newbery ran a PB of 9:31.42 over 3000m at the Husky Classic in Seattle on Saturday 15th. Somewhat nearer to home, new member Guillaume Adam ran 8:10.33 over the same distance at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield on […]
We finished the Met League Cross Country league with a flourish at Wormwood Scrubs last Saturday. The men’s fourth victory in Division Two secured them promotion to Division One (where the senior women remain by the skin of their teeth). The U15/U17 women and U13 girls also rewarded their coaches […]
The fourth fixture of the North West London cross country league took place in a water-logged Allianz Park in Hendon last Saturday. ESM came away with three top-three places, a second place for the U15 girls’ and U17 men’s teams, and third team places for the U13 boys and the […]
We had some great results at the Middlesex Schools, which took place at Harrow School. John Fielding came away as County champion for Year 8/9 boys, and Nicola Ravenhill is County champion for Year 8/9 girls. Six more of our athletes qualified for the County team for the English Schools, with success across the […]
Over 3,000 athletes converged on Parliament Hill for the South of England cross country championships on Saturday. After the persistent heavy rain of late, conditions were muddy in the extreme, adding to the renowned challenge of this hilly course. With the last two winters being noted more for snow, ice […]