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 roadrunners focused on training for […]
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 jumps but created taxing conditions […]
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 athletes were attempting events for […]
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 the throws. The squad won […]
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 the U13 girls’ category, and […]
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 local rivals Hillingdon but well […]
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 made it through to the […]
A small squad of just sixteen ESM U17/U20 athletes travelled to Bournemouth for the third YDL match, but they managed to win nineteen events. Conditions were mixed and it was quite cool by the afternoon but there were also eleven personal best performances. All four U20 men competing in the 100m came home with a […]
Twenty club members took part in the Ickenham 5 mile race on Sunday, part of our road race championship series. Weather conditions were good, and the course is flat, though the start and finish over 200m of unmown grass in Swakeleys Park was a less popular feature. Nick Steel was first home for us, placing […]
Our young athletes tackled their third YDL match of the season last Sunday at Marlow. With the continuing lack of U13 girls, the team was destined to finish bottom of the table, but it was their highest match score so far. The squad of 31 managed 26 personal best performances and another two season’s bests. […]