Another club record for Mel – Oregon – Sun 14 Jun 2015
Mel Newbery lowered her own 3000m steeplechase record by nearly two seconds at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon, finishing in 10:16.83. Well done Mel!
SAL – Harrow – Sun 31 May 2015
Wet, wild and windy. The weather that is, not our athletes, but it did mean personal bests were hard to come by. After a promising start to this year’s Southern Athletics League, we struggled for points at the second meeting, and we finished third, well behind hosts Harrow AC. On […]
YDL Lower – Perivale – Sat 30 May 2015
It was a hectic start to our home match for team managers Bridie & Denise! Bride turned up without numbers and Denise had to make a last minute dash to scout camp to nab Kai & Kane. Many thanks to Kirk for speeding down on his bike with the numbers […]
Ben blasts club 800m best in Belgium – Sat 23 May 2015
Ben Waterman improved his own club record by 0.67 seconds at the IFAM meeting in Oordegem on Saturday, running 1:47.57. The full results are at: http://www.liveresults.be/2015/ifam-outdoor/WPdoc.txt
Mel Newbery wins first international vest – Loughborough – Sun 17 May 2015
Mel Newbery gained her first international vest by representing England at the prestigious Loughborough International yesterday. She competed in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing second to Emma Macready in a time of 10:44.79.
Victory for Pete Flewitt with course record at Much Wenlock Half – Sun 17 May 2015
Veteran Pete Flewitt scored his first outright road win with victory at the Much Wenlock Half Marathon today, beating the course record by ten minutes. He ran 84:10, which gives you some idea of how tough the course is, when you consider Pete’s PB is 75:21! The race covers some […]
Stockley Park 10k – Uxbridge – Sun 17 May 2015
After our successful outing at last week’s Ealing Eagles 10k, a slightly smaller group of 11 set off to tackle the multi-terrain Stockley Park 10k. Steve Elson made a welcome return from an Achilles injury to take third place in the men’s race, while Mark Delahunty, also absent last week, […]
YDL Upper – Portsmouth – Sat 16 May 2015
With exam season under way, it was a slightly depleted squad of U20/U17 athletes who travelled to Portsmouth for the second match of the Youth Development League on Saturday. However, we won eight events, and witnessed a good crop of PBs. The athletes did their best to maximise points by […]
Ealing Eagles 10k – Gunnersbury Park – Sun 10 May 2015
We had a successful morning at the Ealing Eagles 10k in Gunnersbury Park on Sunday, scooping the men’s and women’s team awards. Jamie Taylor-Caldwell won the race outright by a minute from Paul Piper of West 4 Harriers, with Jamal Mohamed of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets close behind in […]
Watford Open – Wed 06 May 2015
There were PBs galore at the Watford Open last night, despite the chilly breeze and the intermittent rain. Eight ESM middle distance athletes took part in the graded 1500m races, and seven of them went home with PBs. The biggest improver was Lucy O’Brien, who sliced 11 seconds from her previous […]