Mud glorious mud! The notoriously hilly Parliament Hill, venue for this year’s National Cross Country Championships, produced gallons of the gloopy stuff in honour of the 5,283 athletes competing at this year’s event. Some of the juniors reported seeing frogs on the course, which says something about the wet conditions! […]
We went home satisfied after the fifth and final fixture of the ATW Met Cross Country League on Saturday. The senior men’s and women’s teams both defended their Division One status, the U17/U15 girls’ team finished third overall, and there were some excellent individual performances. For the U13 girls, Lucy […]
If you want to get fit, lose weight and decide whether you like running we are starting a new beginner’s eight week runner’s program on Wednesday 4 March. Don’t worry about how fast you are, or if you can actually run, or how you look or anything like that. This […]
We made the most of home advantage at the fourth fixture of the Met League on Horsenden Hill. Teams in almost all the age groups ended the day one or two positions higher in the League. There were also some outstanding individual performances, with an outright win for Nicola Ravenhill […]
1. Aim A. To create an annual ESM road racing championship comprising races at distances from one mile up to half marathon. B. To encourage as many ESM members as possible to participate in the championship and promote internal competition in each age category. C. To get ESM members representing the club in […]
The Under 15s were stars of the show for ESM at the Middlesex Cross Country Champs on Saturday, the boys and girls both taking team silver medals. Conditions on the day at Alexandra Palace were extremely testing, as this already hilly course was waterlogged in many places. The persistent rain […]
Twenty-six hardy souls braved the chill to run off yesterday’s excesses in our traditional Boxing Day races: three young athletes and 23 adults. The finish funnel was managed by John Falvey and Roger Thomas, while Steve Barrington, our sole marshal, managed to break with tradition by getting everyone round the […]
Our veteran women once again enjoyed success at the North London Cross Country Championships on Saturday, winning an individual veteran bronze medal and placing third in the veteran team competition. With just five female members completing the hilly, muddy course at Alexandra Palace, the club’s turnout was half that of last […]
Six of our talented juniors travelled to Oxford on Saturday to represent Middlesex at the South of England Intercounties Cross Country Championships. It was a sunny day and the course looked like a relatively easy parkrun from the start and finish field, but this was deceptive, as conditions were cold […]
Click here for the edition of our Young Athlete newsletter, produced by Graham French: ESM AC YA newsletter – December 2014 This gives the lowdown on which competitions/leagues our athletes are competing in and who we are competing against.