Athletics
HARLOW AC athletes were involved at several high profile events last weekend: Richard Chiasarro took part in the Coventry Godiva Classic for wheelchair racers; this year, the event doubled as a European team selection meeting. Chiasarro won all five of his T54 events and must…
SHAFTSBURY Harrier, Jake Shelley won the 25th Harlow 10 mile road race. In humid conditions, Shelley ran a controlled race that wound its way around the Harlow back roads and cycletracks. First Harlow athlete home was Jared Bethell. Our YH camera was positioned just after…
ANDREW OSAGIE put in a respectable and improved performance in an 800 metre race in Monaco. The Harlow AC athlete may have come eighth in 1.45.18 but it was in the company of a remarkable race which Nijel Amos won in 1.42.45 and another four…
ANOTHER small Youth League team competed at Braintree in the latest round of the EYAL competition. Despite the changeable weather there were some strong performances. In the younger age groups there was evidence that the endurance group’s hard work is paying off: Evan Conboy (U13)…
HARLOW Running Club had 20 runners out at the Felsted 10K road race on a very warm and muggy Sunday morning over a gently undulating course across the Essex countryside. First Harlow runner was Steve Murtagh in 4th place out of 317 finishers and 1st…
HARLOW Running Club competed in the last round of the Herts/Essex Mid Week Road Race League Division 2 over an undulating 10K course at Hitchin. Harlow went into this race in 3rd position out of 9 teams, 1 point behind rivals Royston, knowing that a…
HARLOW Running Club member Andy Kinney completed another of his exhausting double race weekends. On Friday he ran the Ards Half Marathon in County Down Northern Ireland, finishing in 510th place out of 639 finishers in 2hrs 09min 48sec. Then on Saturday, just a few…
HARLOW Running Club competed in the second round of the Herts/Essex Mid Week Road Race League Div 2 last week, over a very undulating 10K course at Stevenage. Once again the ladies team outperformed the men, finishing in a fantastic 1st place out of 9…
ANDREW Osagie has been selected in the 129-strong Team England athletics squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games which begin on July 23. The Harlow Athletic Club member set a season’s best European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 1:45.37 at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic Diamond…
Harlow Running Club staged the last of three Ladies 5K Series of midweek races run on a hilly course through the town park. The winner of this race was Harlow’s own Julia Gardiner in an excellent 21min 14sec. She was followed home by Janet Smith…
ATHLETES from Harlow AC performed well at three County Championships last weekend: Essex concluded its event with Day Two at Chelmsford; Cambridgeshire held its championship at Peterborough and Hertfordshire held theirs at Watford. In the Essex Championships, Naomi Harryman concluded her participation by winning the…
HARLOW Running Club member Andy Kinney endured an exhausting weekend, completing two marathons over two days. On Saturday he finished the Kent Roadrunner Marathon, near Gravesend, in 317th place out of 355 finishers in 5hrs 28min 21sec. Then on Sunday he crossed the Irish Sea…
Harlow Running Club had an excellent turnout with 41 runners at the Hatfield Broad Oak 10K race on a warm Bank Holiday Monday morning. It was also a productive day with two club records and seven personal best times for the distance(PB). First HRC runner…
HARLOW AC enjoyed a very busy and ultimately successful weekend in league matches and the County Championships. The 2014 Southern Women’s League Division 1 got under way with Harlow’s ‘home’ match at Erith, Kent. The first match was well contested with Harlow’s women ending the…
HARLOW Running Club held its first of three Ladies 5K Series of races last week on a hilly course through the town park. The winner of this first race was HRC’s own Julia Gardiner in an excellent 21min 24sec out of a total 30 finishers.…
HARLOW Running Club’s Andy Kinney continued his run of American marathons with the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, his third marathon in as many weeks. Staged on the scenic “The Avenue of the Giants” in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, located in rural Northern California, the…
