Athletics
THERE WAS disappointment for Andrew Osagie in the British Athletics Championships at Birmingham on Sunday. Harlow AC’s Osagie was only able to place fifth in what was quite a combative race. Osagie has run 1.45.73 this season, which was very encouraging and qualifies for the…
THREE Harlow Running Club members completed the Giants Head Marathon, a very hilly trail race around and above the famous Cerne Giant carved into the chalk hillside above Cerne Abbass in West Dorset. Brendon McClean led the way on this challenging run in 59th place…
over a very hilly 10K course at Hitchin. Once again the ladies team out performed the men’s team by finishing 3rd out of 6 teams with the men’s team in 5th place and overall HRC were 4th. After three races the ladies team lie in…
HARLOW Running Club members filled the first three places at the Harlow parkrun 5K. Ian Charters led the way as first finisher out of 190 finishers in 19min 17sec. He was followed home by Barry Mooney 2nd in 19.30, Danny McCree 3rd in 19.41, Darren…
HARLOW Running Club member Rich Hynes had to keep to a tight schedule on Saturday morning. At 9pm he started the Gunpowder parkrun 5k at Waltham Abbey, finishing in 3rd place out of 191 finishers in a personal best time for the distance (PB) of…
HARLOW Running Club members were out and about at various events over the weekend, at home and abroad. At the Grafman Half Ironman Triathlon, a 1.2 mile open water swim, a 55 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile half marathon run, at Huntingdon in…
HARLOW Running Club had a fantastic turnout for the first race of four of the Herts / Essex Mid Week Road Race League Division 2 with a total of 64 runners. Harlow made a reasonable start to the series hosted by Bishop’s Stortford RC over…
TWO Harlow Running Club members completed marathons at the weekend, one at home and one abroad. At the Prague Marathon in the Czech Republic, Sean Flynn finished in 2780th place out of 6510 finishers in 4hrs 00min 53sec and at the Halstead & Essex Marathon…
Harlow Running Club had 44 finishers, including the first four places, at the Harlow parkrun 5K including Robin Lozeau on what was his 100th parkrun. Afewerk Rossom was first finisher of 252 finishers in a fantastic 17min 15sec. He was followed home by Rich Hynes…
Running a marathon, to help broken families. ON Sunday 7th May Steve Jack will run the 26.2 miles of the Halstead marathon, to support Freshwaters Contact Centre. Freshwaters helps parents stay in touch with their kids after a family break-down. It’s been running in Harlow…
HARLOW Running Club fielded 13 runners in this years Virgin Money London Marathon. They joined over 39,000 others runners on what was a great day for spectating, but when the sun came out, a little too warm for the runners. Several runners ran for charity,…
HARLOW Running Club member and serial racer Andy Kinney completed five races in six days over the Easter Weekend. On Wednesday 13th he finished the Run Through Chase the Sun 10k at Hyde Park in 222nd place out of 333 finishers in 54min 13sec. On…
Southern Athletic League Division 3 North: Happy Easter for Harlow HARLOW Athletic Club began their season in encouraging fashion by taking second place in a keenly fought contest at Lee Valley. The result was all the more satisfying as on Easter Saturday so many athletes…
HARLOW Running Club had a good turnout on Sunday morning at the St Clare 10K at Hastingwood, just outside Harlow, with 28 runners helping to raise funds for the Hospice. Conditions were not ideal, the weather was very warm and the course was quite undulating.…
SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members were out and about at the weekend at various races, achieving two club records, four Essex Championships medals and lots of personal best times (PB). At the Essex 5 Mile Championships held at Braintree Jim Bates, 217th in 41min 18sec,…
