Martin Daoud reports from a real-life road race! “It was a pretty good show from ESM at the Moor Park 10k on Sunday, though it was a later start than I would normally like – 3pm, I would normally be tucking into Sunday lunch. “The weather was very good: the […]

While Brigid Kosgei and Shura Kitata et al got to run their London Marathon in Central London, tens of thousands of others – including a few ESM members – had to be content with a substitute. Here are a few of their stories, starting with Sarah Holroyd’s ESM Gang of […]

Debra Booker & Graham French report, with contributions also from Bridie Lebdiri and Martin Daoud: ESM’s young athletes were out in numbers at the Early Autumn Mile & 3K, organised by Harrow AC at the Bannister Stadium on 1st October. Conditions were near perfect: dry, mild and barely a breath […]

With the usual autumn road relays cancelled due to the pandemic, Middlesex AA set up an alternative virtual competition, with a view to giving junior athletes an opportunity both to challenge themselves and to compete against their peers. All surfaces were eligible (track, road, off-road) provided the performance took place […]

The format of our traditional September Yacht Handicap race lent itself perfectly to current Covid restrictions, with runners set off at socially-distanced intervals. As ever, John Falvey updated his handicap spreadsheet to determine who would set off at what time. He was somewhat challenged this year, though: with only virtual […]