Like many other events on the weekend of Storm Dennis, this one nearly didn’t happen! With a section of Kenton Road reportedly flooded, organisers Metros RC had to do a few last-minute course changes to deliver the promised 10K route. Sadly, they couldn’t do much about the weather, but seven […]
Luck was on our side this weekend, as Saturday was blessed with mild, sunny conditions; by contrast Storm Ciara put paid to most outdoor plans the following day. That’s not to say we had it easy: there was mud aplenty, especially around some of the tight turns – Akira wasn’t […]
Everyone Active is seeking additional track employees and are keen to have more athletes on the team. Even if you are training/competing during normal opening times, they’re also looking for candidates for sports days etc. For more info, read the flyer.
Please note there will be no throws cages available until further notice. Perivale’s throws cage is currently under reconstruction to follow new England Athletics guidelines. Please contact perivaleinfo@everyoneactive.com for more information.
Very muddy conditions apparently… well, would we expect anything else at Parliament Hill? Though of course, there’s mud and there’s mud, as Lynn Wilson puts it: “there was the wet mud that you could breeze through, well sort of, then there was that sticky mud which sucked your feet down […]
Under 17 Mo Ali continued his return to form with his first sub-15 minute parkrun at Dulwich on Saturday. Only three Under 17s have broken that barrier at parkrun: Charlie Brisley holds the record with 14:53 at Pegwell Bay, and Mo is the second-fastest with his 14:56. Oliver Way also […]
The name Alexandra Palace can already strike terror into the heart of a cross country runner. Imagine the reaction when, in the days leading up to the fixture, we were advised by the host club that: “the course is very very muddy and very taxing”! Well, they weren’t wrong, it […]
Ealing Council are proposing to relocate the bike park outside Gurnell Leisure Centre to the field alongside Stockdove Way that we currently use as overflow parking when we hold events. The idea is out for consultation, so if you have a view on this, please try & attend the exhibition […]
The weather at cross country races normally seems to start relatively benign then rustle up a storm for the concluding senior men’s race. Not so this weekend, where the young athletes had to contend with the chillier, breezier conditions, while the senior women even enjoyed a few rays of sunshine. […]
After the glorious mild sunshine of Christmas Day, Boxing Day brought a more typical mix of chilly, damp weather, and the volunteer team turned up wondering if any runners would join them. Luckily, there were quite a few with guilty consciences, keen – as this year’s Clerk of the Course […]