THERE ARE many Harlow residents who should have been running the London Marathon today. They have all expressed their disappointment but they may have had an eye on the sunny weather today and thought that may have been a challenge. However, they all put in…

YH has asked Harlow personal trainer, Darren Martin to take our readers through a few basic drills. Here is a description of today’s drill Description. This is a hip hinge movement. (imagine a door hinge). This movement is great for strengthening the hamstrings, glutes and…

PLEASE help St Clare Hospice by taking part in the first ever Virtual 5k run. The annual St Clare Hospice 10K run has been cancelled so instead they have asked if you could do something “virtually”. Local actor and musician Chris Griggs did the 5k…

WITH a halt being made to the athletics calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic, YH has taken the time to ask some of Harlow’s runners the following questions: Question: If you had to retain just one medal, which one would it be and why? One…

HARLOW Running Club held its annual awards night last week to celebrate the acheivements of its members during the last calendar year. The awards are the Club Championship and Age Awards, and the Club Captains Awards. The Club Championship and Age Awards covers a variety…

IN SEPTEMBER, Harlow Running Club is hosting the Harlow 5 mile run and the Harlow 10 mile run. Both runs set off from opposite the Harlow Leisurezone and it is really aimed at every sort of runner. In a nutshell, if you like a park…

HARLOW Running Club members were out and about at several events over the weekend, both at home and abroad, with many achieving personal best times. Pride of place goes to Vicky Steadman who represented the Great Britain Age Team at the ETU European Duathlon Championships…

THIS weekend it was a big weekend for Harlow Running Club (HRC) in many ways as the club took to the roads and parks across Essex, Hertfordshire and Central London. As usual at Harlow Parkrun, HRC had a big attendance of 43 runners taking part.…

A PERSONAL trainer, who will tackle this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon, raised more than £1,250 towards her fundraising target with a charity quiz night. Caroline Collins, of Healthy Body Healthy Mind, will tackle the 26.2-mile course on April 26 for the Brain and Spine…

IT IS now eight weeks until the London Marathon or if you are panicking, next month! Our good friends SV Sports Therapy have a number of clients, across their four clinics, who are preparing to take on all 26 miles and 365 yards. In January,…

IT SEEMED somewhat appropriate that on Saturday morning, the Harlow parkrun was taken over by members of Parkrunandbeyond. It felt that the above and beyond bit was less the running and more the marshalling and administrating. Parkrunandbeyond is run by experienced athletes, Adrian Fell and…

A MESSAGE from Harry Tennison, who is running the London Marathon in April. “I will be running the London Marathon later this year to raise £2000 for the MS Society. I am running for the MS Society in memory of my Nan and my adopted…

HARLOW Running Club hosted the 3rd round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League on a mild but breezy Sunday morning. The 5 mile course started and finished on Newhall playing fields then continued onto the very muddy surrounding woods and farm…

ON Saturday, Harlow Running Club member Terasa Holden ran her 100th parkrun at the Town Park. Terasa has been running park runs around the country for nearly five years. Terasa has run Harlow 34 times, Gorleston Cliffs 40 times and a variety of other 5k…