ONCE again, as seems to be the case since Christmas, our Friday sporting event was hampered by awful weather. Though typical, as we’ve become used to, the school staff and athletes rallied round to produce another fantastic event. Credit: Little Parndon Primary This week’s Quad…

PARKRUN is incredibly proud to share that the parkrun primary initiative has reached a major milestone, as more than 2,000 schools have now signed up across the UK and Ireland reports parkrun Credit: Harlow Junior Parkrun Parkrun primary connects primary schools with their local junior parkrun event,…

BISHOP’S Stortford Running Club secured the overall championship title in the final round of the Winter Cross Country League. Stortford claimed both the men’s and ladies’ shields to make it four consecutive clean sweeps in this year’s competition. Photo: Courtesy of Bishop’s Stortford Running Club…

THERE IS always a few Innovation Multisport participants at the Harlow parkrun most Saturdays. If they are not there, then they are around the country somewhere. However at Harlow on Saturday, there were 27 participants wearing the glorious pink (or is it fuchsia) of Innovation…

Athletics: Tickets selling fast for Matching Green 10K. A welcome addition to the road running calendar in Essex and beyond. Please be assured, you run at your own pace. Full details below. www.matching10k.org

AN impressive 400 took part in the Harlow parkrun on Saturday morning. Runners from Aberdeen to Plymouth made their way around the two-and-a-half laps around the picturesque park. We believe this is the fifth time that 400 and over have taken part in the 5k…

CHRIS Vince, Member of Parliament for Harlow, is set to take on one of the world’s most iconic challenges: the London Marathon in April 2026. He will be running to raise funds and awareness for St Clare Hospice, a vital local charity providing specialist palliative…

THERE was not a single representative from a Harlow-based running club in the senior Essex Cross Country Championships held in Basildon on Saturday. The Essex Cross Country Champs took place at Gloucester Park in Basildon. A total of 193 males competed in the Senior Mens…

ON any given weekend, Harlow residents will be getting in their cars and driving out of town to compete in road races across the region. Usually, it is relatively close to home: Bedford, Milton Keynes, Stevenage, Portsmouth, London to name just a few. On some…

ESSEX Paralympic athlete, Bebe Jackson, has emphasised the impact of grassroots sporting participation and attentive coaching as she reflects on the bronze medal she won at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi this year. 20-year-old Bebe, a former grassroots footballer from Harlow,…

CLOSE to 400 dedicated runners, joggers and walkers attended the Christmas Day running of the Harlow parkrun. Firstly, a big thank you to the organisers and volunteers without whom this event would not take place. One of the nice things about the Christmas Day parkrun…

SHOULD you be keen to keep your fitness ticking over during the festive period, then the park run is still on. Parkrun is a 5km run, walk, wheel through Harlow town park. There will be a parkrun on: Christmas Day: 9am December 27th: 9am New…

QUITE a few members of the running community in Harlow have noted that they have not seen pocket rocket runner George Watkins at events such as parkrun. When we say they saw George at parkrun, they saw him at the start before he disappeared into…

ON THURSDAY evening, Harlow Running and Tri Club held a social run on to raise awareness around women’s safety when running, particularly during the darker months. The event was held in support of England Athletics and the This Girl Can campaign, as part of the…