Congratulations to Sarah Richardson, who won W45-49 Gold at the Aquathlon World Champs in Pontevedra (Spain) earlier this month. Christine Meek won Bronze in the W60-64 category, and Keith Freegard also competed. The event consisted of a 1km river swim and 5km run.  Sarah says: “The swim was pretty tough, going […]

Loughborough student Oliver Way continues to enjoy success as he extends his range beyond his specialist distance of 1500m. Following his 31:57.79 at the BUCS 10,000m Championships in April, where he finished tenth, he broke 9 minutes at his first attempt over 3,000m, with a clocking of 8:49.86 at the Loughborough International on […]

Lynn Wilson reports: Focus Race for the Month of May – Langley Park 5k Having introduced a focus race of the month for the road runners, our first outing was to Langley Park for the first of a three-race series.  Not only were we graced with the beauty of trail […]

Seventeen of our athletes travelled over to Lee Valley for the County Champs last weekend, and they came back with medals and PBs aplenty – though the gusty wind meant some of the best performances were wind-assisted. For the senior men, Mo Hashi won both the 1500m and the 5000m. […]

Steve Plummer (runner) and wife Caroline (supporter) have put together a great report on this year’s race, from their two different perspectives: Runner’s perspective The build up to the 2019 London Marathon has been very exciting this year. The combination of so many ESM runners taking part and groups getting […]

Fiona reports from the Pednor 5: A small (but perfectly formed) band of eight ESM members headed off to Chesham on a chilly Bank Holiday Monday, accompanied by myself as flag-bearer, and Sarah’s husband Owen as child-minder. The Pednor 5 is a small, friendly, clubby kind of race, where you’re […]

One week after a gloriously sunny and mild Easter weekend, the first MYAL match of the season took place on a chilly, windy afternoon which tested the mettle of the officials as well as the athletes. It was also the same weekend as the London Mini Marathon and the Youth […]