Athletics
CHELMSFORD was the venue over Bank Holiday Weekend for the British Universities Championships. (BUCS) Harlow AC athlete, Beth Harryman, competed in the colours of her university, Loughborough. Harryman was selected for both the Long Jump and High Jump and there were two strong fields for…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club had 12 members competing at the Witham 10 Mile race which also doubled as the Essex 10 Mile Championships. Lucy Barnes had a fantastic debut at the distance by finishing in 26th place out of 326 finishers and 1st Female…
THIS month will see Innovation Multisport Club celebrate the one year anniversary of its formation. To ensure that the club can provide the best support possible for it’s members, some of the core team have been working hard earning coaching & leadership qualifications. Kelly Burgess,…
HARLOW AC member, Bebe Jackson has received two pieces of good news in recent days. Firstly, she has been selected for an age group international event next month. The event is being held in Jesolo, Italy, and is part of the World Para Athletics Tour.…
HARLOW athletes were out in good numbers at events in Loughborough, Lee Valley, and Coventry over the weekend. Lee Valley hosted the Essex County Championship Multi-Event competition. Harlow’s sole representative was Under 13, Abigail Jones. This was her first ever outdoor event and she finished…
EVERGREEN Harlow Running and Tri Club member Paulene Galoppi completed the Shakespeare Marathon, at Stratford-upon-Avon, finishing in 365th place out of 377 finishers and 2nd Female Vet 70 in a magnificent 5hrs 35min 16sec, which is a new Female Vet 70 Club Record. In the…
Update: Mr Lawrence was subsequently found not guilty on August 17th. ========= BRITISH Athletics has suspended a Harlow Athletics Club coach after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman. Sprinting coach Vincent Lawrence, aged 46, was charged with the following: On August 22nd, 2020…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club had four members contest the Boston(UK) Marathon on Easter Monday. Star performer on the day was Catherine Ridge, finishing in 168th place out of 618 finishers in 3hrs 29min 14sec, a PB by a fantastic 29min. She was followed by…
FOUR Harlow athletes have got their outdoor seasons off to encouraging starts at a number of early season events: George Watkins has taken his off-track winter form straight on to the track with fine displays at both Peterborough and Lee Valley. A week ago, at…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club fielded 28 runners at the St. Care Hospice 10k, at Hastingwood, helping to raise much needed funds for the hospice. Lex Ellington led the way in 22nd place out of 299 finishers in a superb PB time of 40min 16sec…
OVER 300 runners took part in the St Clare Hospice 10k on Sunday morning. The sun shone as the runners undertook the 6.2 mile challenge through Hastingwood and Magdalen Laver. The full results are below. The runners passed by the YH camera at Foster Street…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club members were in action at various half and full marathons at the weekend. Debden Airfield, Saffron Walden, hosted the Essex Marathon and Half Marathon. In the Marathon race Martyn Coulter finished in 13th place out of 41 finishers in an…
ON SATURDAY morning, those gathered to take part in the Harlow parkrun gave a warm round of applause in memory of Ruby Campbell. Ruby, aged 84, had passed away earlier in the week (see news item below). https://www.yourharlow.com/2022/03/31/inspirational-teacher-and-runner-ruby-campbell-passes-away/ Course Director Tracie Cook read out a…
PEOPLE are being invited to step into spring by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Harlow. The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the town and anyone who joins between Monday April 4 and Monday April 18 can claim a 30 per cent off…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club had several members competing at the Run Fest at Lee Valley 10K & Half Marathon at Waltham Cross on Sunday morning. In the Half Marathon Lucy Barnes finished in 6th place out of 316 finishers and 2nd Female in a…
THERE are some runners who have just taken up the sport and there are those who, how do we say, have been treading the roads for a few years more. Among those runners at the weekend was Joanne Mills, who put in her fastest ever…
