EVERY month, Harlow Running and Triathlon Club award a prize for member of the month. It is obvious that the members think a lot before casting their vote. Some months it is a no-brainer. Last month, Fieke Blackwell won after her achievements completing an Ironman…

A FEW weeks ago, our editor noticed a participant at the Harlow parkrun wearing a Unigate Marathon sweatshirt. When we spoke to Tom Drady, we found out that he was a former Essex Steeplechase champion who actually organised the race from the mid sixties to…

ON Saturday, Harlow resident, Rob Bright ran his 52nd parkrun. Anyone who knows Rob and anyone who runs with Rob knows that he gives it the proverbial 110%. Last year, Rob had what at the very least could be described as a health scare. At…

Harlow Running and Tri Club member Laura Prime completed the Saharan Challenge over the weekend. This involves covering the marathon distance over each of two days. The UNESCO World Heritage Draa Valley in Morocco provides a dramatic backdrop for the double marathon distance challenge, across…

ONE Tree Hill, near Thurrock, was the venue for the Essex Cross Country League on Saturday. Harlow had two teams in the U13 and U15 boys’ competition and several individuals at U15 level in the girls’ races. George Watkins led the Harlow team to fifth…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club members completed the High Easter 10k on Sunday morning. Lucy Barnes was the outstanding performer on the day, finishing in 7th place out of 198 finishers and 1st Female in a fantastic 36min 31sec. This was a new Female Course…

OVER 160 runners, joggers and walkers took part in the Harlow parkrun on Saturday morning. The parkrun is a 5k (3.1 mile) event through beautiful environs of the town park. This was the 347th running of the event that first began in November 2014. First…

INNOVATION Multisport members took on not only the iconic 26.2 London Marathon but also virtually too. They also had 25 members volunteering and helping out along the route between mile 18/19 giving out encouragement,  high fives and hugs. Andrew Kitson ran an amazing time of…

HARLOW’S George Watkins put in another impressive performance with a top ten finish at the London Mini-Marathon on Saturday afternoon. The mini-marathon is a series of races for school age athletes. In the past, Olympic athletes such as Laura Muir, Keeley Hodgkinson and Jake Wightman…

INNOVATION Multisport’s Vicky Steadman has a had a busy, and very successful, couple of weekends! On Saturday 17th September she represented Great Britain at the European Sprint Duathlon Championships in Bilbao, Spain. Vicky is a strong runner and exceptional cyclist and she achieved her best…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club member Laura Prime, in training for back to back marathons next month in the Sahara Desert, completed a slightly less arduous feat of a marathon on Saturday followed by a half marathon on Sunday. In the Zig Zag Running Lots…

ON Friday 23rd September, three of Innovation Multisport’s members represented Great Britain at the European Age Group Aquathlon Championships in Bilbao, Spain. The 1km swim took place in the Nervión River; the tide led to some flattering swim times though the wind caused some unpleasantly…

IT is now just a week until the London Marathon. Due to Covid, there are people who originally intended to run in April 2020. So, they have effectively been preparing/waiting/worrying since September 2010! One such person is Church Langley-based personal trainer Caroline Collins. With a…

WE are following a number of runners as they prepare for the London Marathon on October 2nd. Including Karen Clempner, who has written a blog for us: My name is Karen Clempner, I will be running the London Marathon in just under 2 weeks’ time…