Following the opening Metropolitan League fixture at Claybury in October, the outlook was pretty good for ESM senior men in Division One, reports Phil York. Sitting just above Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers and Trent Park Running Club, we found ourselves out of the relegation zone. Happy days! However, after Saturday’s trip […]
He’s done it again! Having won the first fixture in Cardiff, Mohamed Ali won again today at Milton Keynes. Coach Steve Mann comments: “After the English National Relay Championships last week in Mansfield, we knew he was in good shape. For the first time, the U17 race was mixed with […]
The next Metropolitan League race is at Stanborough Park, off Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City. Course Location: North Side Stanborough Park. The Course Map can be downloaded here: Welwyn Course Map 101118 Minibus: We will be running a minibus to this event. Please contact team managers for a place on the […]
Top veteran sprinter Jason Carty (centre of back row in the photo) was guest of honour presenting the ESM annual track & field awards last Friday. Congratulations to all the winners, who are listed below. Click here to view the photo album on the ESM Facebook page. Track Field Under […]
The 2018 track & field awards for young athletes will be presented at a special evening on Friday 9th November. You don’t have to be nominated to attend; all athletes, parents and guests are welcome – it’s one of our social events of the year, and there’s capacity in the function room for […]
Twenty-three runners and one VI guide lined up for the annual track mile on Wednesday night. Luckily, the wind had died down in the course of the day, and the temperature was mild for the time of year, so conditions were right for some good times. After John Falvey blew […]
With cross country on the Saturday, some running marathons, (and others recovering from them), only four ESM-ers turned up for the normally popular Ricky Road Run. Martin Daoud reports: “It was nice meeting up with team mates Sarah, Gurmeet and Jenny at Rickmansworth. The weather was kind to us, from […]
This fixture sometimes seems unnecessarily complicated, with two events rolled into one (some people entering one but not the other), and multiple team competitions for the men (six-to-score, eight-to-score etc). If you put all that to one side, though, it’s an enjoyable event that’s just up the road, which is […]
It was a sunny but cold day at Kingsbury for the second NWLL fixture, reports Bridie Lebdiri. Despite it being half term week we had a pretty good turnout of young athletes. U11 Girls Although we have large numbers turning up at training, it is not yet translating into numbers competing. […]
On a very foggy and early Sunday October morning, a few hardy ESM runners and supporters headed off west to run/support in the Abingdon marathon, reports Cath Gunnewicht. We arrived with plenty of time to spare and all congregated in the Club house where you could feel the tension rising […]