A RECORD-breaking 301 participants took part in the Harlow parkrun on Saturday morning. The 5k run/jog/walk/shuffle has grown in popularly since 154 took part in the first one in November 2014. After that numbers have grown steadily but in the last few months, they have…

THREE stalwarts of the Harlow running scene are set to hit the 100 parkrun mark. Andrew Terrell, Ryan Smith and Danny McCree are not only dedicated runners but also put a lot back into the running community. Andrew often finishes his parkrun and then jogs…

HARLOW Running Club were represented at Sunday’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Half Marathon by sixteen runners, one of whom finished first in their age category and five others achieved a personal best time for the distance (PB). First home was Martyn Coulter in 142nd place…

HARLOW’S Shemar Boldizsar had an excellent weekend as he won bronze in the Senior Men’s 200m final. In the first round he was second on the track in a time of 21.67 seconds, a season’s best. However, he was upgraded to first place when Kristian…

ATHLETES from all over the region gathered at Lee Valley for the Eastern Region Championships; an event combined with Essex’ individual championships. It proved to be a very fruitful weekend for Harlow athletes across the age groups. Mia Rowan was the first Harlow athlete to…

ST Clare Hospice is holding its annual 10k race on Sunday, 7th April, with the race starting at 10:30am. This popular annual sporting event, which is a regular fixture in local running club calendars, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first ever St Clare…

HARLOW Running Club members Craig Segal and Martin Westley both had excellent PB runs at the Great Bentley Half Marathon, finishing within seconds of each other. Segal finished in 32nd place out of 666 finishers in 1hr 19min 13sec and Westley was 36th in 1.19.39.…

HARLOW Running Club veteran is set to start his twenty-fifth London Marathon. Colin has been running for over thirty years. Week in and week out he competes for Harlow Running Club as well as helping out as a volunteer at event such as Harlow park…

PLEASE support Harlow resident Nicola Stripp as she takes on the London Marathon for charity. Nicola is running for Ability Bow. Ability Bow is a community gym based in East London that focusses support on people with disabilities or long-term health conditions who can experience…

HARLOW’S Samantha Edwards is another of the brave residents who is taking on the challenge of running the 26 miles, 385 yards that is the London Marathon. This will be Samantha’s first time. She is running for St John’s Ambulance and hopes to raise £2,000.…

POTTER Street resident, Tara Young is running the London Marathon in April. Tara said: “I am running for the Children’s Society which is a truly amazing charity that covers many areas such as child protection, gang affiliation, child sexual exploitation and many more areas of…

HARLOW Running Club competed in the second round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League at a very sticky and muddy 5 mile course at Ware. First home was Martin Westley in 8th place in a time of 32.40. He was followed…

ANOTHER Harlow resident aiming to run 26 miles, 385 yards in April is Kirsty Spooner. Kirsty is running for Teenager Cancer Trust, The link is below. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=Kirsty5b748124b18e5&pageUrl=1 Kirsty is building up her mileage. Her longest run so far is 12 miles. She is training three…

AS part of our coverage supporting Harlow residents taking part in the London Marathon of 2019, we showcase Daryl Baver-Pollard. This will be Church Langley resident Daryl’s first marathon in April and we wish him all the luck. Daryl is running for Lord Taverners, who…