MASTERS swimmers at Harlow Penguins Swimming Club are celebrating an impressive haul of 18 medals at the recent Essex County Masters Championships in Basildon. Despite fielding just five swimmers, the club was placed ninth overall which was a significant achievement. Siobhan Perrin took gold in…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club member Lucy Barnes became the first woman in the Club’s history to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Lucy completed the Brighton Marathon on Sunday morning, finishing in 132nd place out of 8464 finishers and 2nd Female in a fantastic…

WE HAVE been following a number of Harlow residents as they prepare to run all 26 miles and 385 yards of the London Marathon. (see our Athletics page for full stories). With just a few weeks to go until the big day (April 23rd) we…

SEVERAL Harlow Running and Tri Club members were in action at the Lee Valley Runfest on a wet and chilly Sunday morning. There were two distances available. In the Half Marathon Pas Blackwell finished in 4th place out of 195 finishers and 1st Male Vet…

ONCE again the weather tried its best to disrupt the planned sporting events but as always, with the support of the incredible Harlow primary school staff, the children had an amazing time. The roars from the crowds of spectators heralded the start of each of…

OVER the period 17 – 21 March, Cape Town played host to the South African National Disability Games, sponsored by Toyota. Harlow AC’s Bebe Jackson was one of a small squad of British athletes selected to participate. Her versatility has now been recognised as she…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club triathletes Pas Blackwell and Terri Wiley competed in the European Duathlon Championships in Venice at the weekend. This consisted of a 10k run, 40k bike ride and 5k run. Pas was victorious in 1st place to win the Gold Medal…

English Schools’ Cross Country Championships WOLLATON Park, Nottingham, was the venue for the English Schools’ Cup Cross Country event. Harlow AC member, and St Mark’s pupil, George Watkins was selected in the Junior Boys’ team. Junior Boys’ brings together school years eight and nine, so…

HARLOW resident Claire Marlow is taking on the London Marathon for a very important cause. Claire is running for Brain Research UK Claire told YH: “I’m running the London Marathon this year for the charity ‘Brain Research UK’. Having worked in a neurological centre for…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club distance runner Laura Prime completed the Red Rum Run Marathon, completing several laps of the undulating paths around  Horseheath Racecourse, at Cambridge. Laura finished in 5th place out of 13 finishers in 4hrs 58min 48sec. Meanwhile, at the Paris Half…

CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Finals THE grounds of Prestwold Hall, in Loughborough, played host to the CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships. Harlow AC had two athletes selected to represent their respective counties; George Watkins ran for Essex and Isla Garrett ran for Hertfordshire. Garrett ran…

ONE of the top footballers for Frontiers Ladies is set to take on the London Marathon. Loren Delamere, aged 28, has been fitting in her training alongside her football commitments. Her training is going well and the Sunday run is up to 16 miles. Loren…

NINE members of St Clare Hospice’s clinical staff team are set to take part in the Hospice’s annual 10K race on Sunday, 2nd April 2023. The popular annual 10K sporting event has been a fixture in local athletics calendars for almost thirty years, and is a…

A DEDICATED Harlow runner is taking on the London Marathon in memory of her much-loved daughter Isla who passed away ten years ago. Leanne Stepney and her partner Andy Smith, who are both members of Innovation Multisport, are training hard for the big race which…