THE Paula Radcliffe Stadium, in Loughborough, played host to its now annual International Week for athletics. The week began last weekend with the senior home international and continued through to this weekend with a series of events for age group athletes. Harlow AC was delighted…

A LEADING Women’s Rights Network (WRN) has written to the organisers of Parkrun to express their concerns over the policy of “gender” self identification which permits men to say they are women. There are over 1,100 parkruns all over the country. The 5k runs set…

THE contrast of a wet and cold Thurrock, surrounded by blocks of flats, and the sunshine in the shadow of St Albans Abbey could not have been starker as Harlow AC embarked upon their second EYAL fixture. And yet despite the more conducive weather, the…

HARLOW’S first victory at a Southern Athletics League match since 2016 came in a fixture that epitomises the state of athletics right now: huge commitment from its devotees, too few officials, a venue that required running repairs and ingenuity to keep events on and yet,…

WHEN we get the weekly running reports from Harlow Running and Tri Club, we try and look out for a variety of achievements. We have noticed that the times for Jason Fox have kept improving over a range of distances. The 51-year-old recently produced a…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club triathletes were in action at two events over the weekend.At the Saffron Walden Sprint Triathlon (400m pool swim, 23km bike, 5km run) Ben Usher finished in 16th place out of 120 finishers in 1hr 16min 21sec. He was followed home…

County Athletics Championship Weekend 13/14 May ALL over the country this weekend, counties have been hosting their county championships. Harlow AC had athletes at both the Hertfordshire and Essex championships. On Day One, eleven athletes were at Thurrock for Essex and six at Watford for…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club triathletes were in action at the weekend at the St Neots Sprint Triathlon (750m Swim, 24K Bike, 5K Run). Jon Waight led the way in 18th place out of 81 finishers and 1st Vet 60 in 1hr 31min 28sec. He…

ONLY a few weeks ago, our athletics correspondent spoke to Harlow runner Lee Webber about his next race. Lee is a wonderful ambassador for running in Harlow as he has many role including that of course director at the Harlow parkrun. In fact, he has…

RECENTLY, a damning report was published decrying the state of British Athletics. The report focused on two key areas: the high-risk policy of focusing solely on podium potential, and poor management of home events. The two have led to the near bankruptcy of the national…

ON FIRST inspection, the performances by Harlow Running and Tri Club members are a set of names, positions and times but scratch behind the surface and they are so much more than that. Club Captain Andy Terrell not only produced a great time but his…

A NUMBER of Harlow residents have raised thousands for charity by completing the London Marathon. Over the last year, they have run mile after mile through the roads, streets and cycle tracks of Harlow. Sundays have been dominated by the ‘long run” That began at…

MANY people in Harlow have got to know Peter Coates as the face of Wintry Motors in Bush Fair. The Witham AC runner produced a fantastic time of 2 hours and 28 minutes and 11 seconds in Sunday’s London Marathon. Last year, Peter ran 2hrs…

INNOVATION Multisport had quite a few members taking part in yesterdays Iconic London Marathon. Coach Andrew Kitson ran an amazing time of 3:04:05 and is hoping to qualify for Good For Age next year. Leanne Stepney and Andy Smith started in different waves but found…