HARLOW runners were part of a 1000 strong field at the 40th running of the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k on Bank Holiday Monday. As you may have noticed the conditions were very very hot with the temperature gauge touching 90 degrees. So first things first,…

Civic Awards 2026: Celebrating those who go over and above for Harlow The outstanding achievements of those individuals and organisations who make a genuine difference to our town’s communities were once again celebrated at the 2026 Harlow Civic Awards on Thursday 21 May. Each year,…

INNOVATION Multisport recently took over Harlow Parkrun, bringing together members, volunteers, and the local community for a fantastic morning of fitness, encouragement, and community spirit at Harlow Town Park. Club members supported the event by volunteering across a range of roles including marshals, barcode scanners,…

HERE is the monthly report for Harlow Running and Tri Club. By Ella Wager What a success they had as a club at the inaugural Matching 10km, with an incredible 89 club runners taking part. It was a day of PB’s, with 24 running their…

OVER 450 runners took part in the first running of the Matching 10K. Held on the same day as the Matching Festival, the race was started by broadcaster, special constable and wife of Rod Stewart Penny Lancaster. The race starts on The Green and then…

A 31-year-old man from Harlow took on on the London Marathon to raise funds for Meningitis Research Foundation after his fiancé, Hannah Ewing, survived meningitis twice in less than six months.  Ryan Dunne completed Sunday’ run in a very impressive 4hrs 8 mins and 1 second. Ryan Dunne’s partner was…

NATASHA Cohen enjoyed running the London Marathon last year so much that she returned to take it on again. But we think Natasha had her eye on that four hour barrier. Sure enough, she ran a very impressive 3hrs 47 mins and 27 seconds. That’s…

CROSSKEYS Netball Club are very proud of 18 year old Olivia Southward who on Sunday ran the London Marathon raising money for a charity called Sport in Mind. Liv has raised over £2000 for the charity which is close to her heart. She has managed…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince fulfilled the dream of a lifetime by completing the 46th running of the London Marathon. Over the last year, Mr Vince has been quietly running up and down towpaths of the River Stort and the country lanes of our town and…

HARLOW runner James Dowsett got himself in the Guinness Book of Records after beating the record for running a marathon dressed in suit of armour. James beat the old record (held by a Frenchmen!) by just 62 seconds. And according to James it was touch…

IT is just a couple of days before the London Marathon. We have covered a number of Harlow runners who are taking on the mighty challenge of 26 miles, 385 yards. Another runner is Andy Bradley. This will be Andy’s eleventh marathon and his third…

AN audio producer from Harlow is set to run the London Marathon this Sunday, April 26 in support of Mind in West Essex. Naomi Oiku, who went to Passmores Academy and studied her A-levels at St Mark’s, decided to use her place in her first…

YOU would have thought running all 26 miles, 385 yards of the London Marathon was hard enough but to run in medieval armour is a whole different world of pain. But that is what exactly a Harlow runner plans to do on Sunday. James Dowsett…

MICHAEL White, a 48-year-old runner from Harlow, has just completed one of the world’s most gruelling endurance events—the legendary Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Taking place from April 2nd to 13th, the epic race saw Michael cover an astonishing 271.5 kilometres (about…