Athletics
HARLOW Running Club members training for a spring marathon completed the Benfleet 15 as part of their race buildup. The 15 mile multi-terrain race was hilly and very muddy in places with some sections still covered in snow. Rich Hynes finished in 26th place out…
SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members ran off the Christmas excesses by completing the Buntingford 10 Mile race two days after Christmas. First home was Rich Hynes in 7th place out of 479 finishers in an excellent 1hr 03min 39sec. He was followed by Andy Bradley…
IF THERE is one person that encapsulates the spirit of the parkrun in Harlow then it is local runner Martin Elven. Martin’s first parkrun was at the first ever one in Harlow back in November 2014. Since then, and rarely without his splendid bandana. Martin…
HARLOW Running Club competed in the second round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League on Sunday at a muddy 5 mile course at Ware. The league consists of teams from Harlow RC, Bishop’s Stortford RC, Hoddesdon Tri,Saffron Walden Striders, Saffron Walden…
IN a late result from the previous week, Harlow Running Club hosted the first round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League over a five mile course on the fields and woods between Newhall and Church Langley. The ladies team finished 2nd…
ST Mark’s West Essex Catholic Secondary School are hosting, with England Athletics and Premier Sport delivering, an athletics club for Year 5 & 6 pupils. The club will be fully inclusive and work towards England Athletics 365 Scheme, Sporthall Athletics and Endurance activities using fun…
HARLOW Running Club member Sharon Wright won the club’s Decathlon Performance of the Month Award for November for achieving a new Female Vet 35 club record at the Victoria Park Half Marathon. Seven HRC members travelled to Club La Santa in Lanzarote to compete in…
HARLOW Running Club donate its Harlow 10 Mile race profits to a local charity and this year Mind in West Essex, supporting people with mental health problems, is the beneficiary. A check for £1900 was presented by HRC men’s Vice Captain Robin Lozeau to Kelly…
FOUR Harlow Running Club members completed the Victoria Park Half Marathon in East London, each of them achieved a personal best time for the distance (PB) and there was also a new club record. Sharon Wright finished in 35th place out of 268 finishers in…
HARLOW Running Club members Paul Schroder and Wendy Spring went to Las Vegas to get married and also run a couple of races. On Saturday they completed the Las Vegas Rock and Roll 5K, Paul finishing in 179th place out of 8249 finishers in 22min…
HARLOW AC (HAC) competed at the 2nd round of the Essex XC League at Hylands Park in Chelmsford on Saturday 29th October 2016. Conditions on the day were unseasonably warm with hard ground conditions making for fast going underfoot. As always the standard in the…
ON Saturday 22nd October 2016, members of Harlow AC’s (HAC) young endurance squad continued their fine form in the Great Run Series at Portsmouth in the Great South Run. In the U17 Women’s race Lottie Rowedder was 5th over the 2.5k course in a fast…
HARLOW Running Club members competed in the first race of the Metropolitan Cross Country League held on a hilly 5 mile course at Claybury Park in Woodford. Rick Ricketts finished in 341st place out of 472 finishers in a commendable 36min 24sec. He was followed…
By Millie Lane WE cannot speak highly enough of Harlow’s Junior parkrun. It starts at 9am in the main part of the Harlow Town Park just next to Pets Corner. It is run by a very dedicated team, who are full of enthusiasm and encouragement.…
Pride of place goes to Sharon Wright finishing in 73rd place out of 397 finishers, 3rd lady overall and 2nd Female Vet 35, winning her the Essex Overall Female Bronze medal and the Silver Female Vet 35 medal. Her time of 1hr 32min 57sec was…
HARLOW Running Club’s beginner running courses are perfect for those who would like to learn to run in the company of others in the same situation as you. If you are keen to get fitter but may not have ever run before or have had…
