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Norbury Hill Cubs are for the long jump with Jade Johnson
Commonwealth Games and European athletics championships medallist Jade Johnson will be visiting Norbury Hill Cubs on Saturday morning to put them through their paces. Johnson, recently appointed club Patron at Herne Hill Harriers, will be unveiling the new scooter rack … Continue reading
Crystal Palace at risk as London squanders its Olympic legacy
Britain’s Olympic heroes and heroines had barely stepped off their homecoming flights from Tokyo than coaches and administrators were warning that the promised “sporting legacy” of greater participation and increased achievement and excellence is being squandered through neglect and lack … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Park, Herne Hill Harriers, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Alex Yee, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, diving, Joe Choong, John Powell, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, swimming
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Lloyd Park stages first track and race trial for England Athletics
MATTHEW KIERNAN reports on how local runners tried out the ‘new normal’ on Saturday. Photos: NIGEL BRAMLEY By this time of year usually, the country’s hardened distance runners, fun runners and joggers would be two months into their winter of … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Herne Hill Harriers, Lloyd Park, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Harriers, Lloyd Park
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Frank Harmer Memorial 10km, Brockwell Park, Mar 1
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Blue plaque for Albert Hill, Tooting’s unsung Olympic hero
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HHH Streatham Common 6M Cross-country, Sep 28
Streatham Common 6M XC Tough 6-mile cross country race, multiple undulating off-road laps of Streatham Common, organised by Herne Hill Harriers. 11.15am, Saturday September 28, 2019 Streatham Common, Covington Way, Streatham SW16
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Local runner has Sense of success after his marathon effort
Amish Patel completed his first London Marathon last Sunday, raising money for national charity Sense, having been inspired by his mother, who is registered blind. Patel, 34, from Croydon, a compliance analyst in finance, battled his way around the 26-mile … Continue reading
‘Sir’ is back in the classroom having learned a running lesson
Mr Webb was back in front of his science class of 30 or so boisterous teens at Harris Academy South Norwood yesterday morning, as if nothing had changed. But it had. Jamie Webb was now a European athletics silver medallist. … Continue reading
Emer Casey 10k road race, Brockwell Park, Nov 18
The Emer Casey Foundation and Herne Hill Harriers would be delighted to see you at the very special 10th anniversary edition of the annual Emer Casey London 10K in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, on Sunday, November 18 at 9.30am. This … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Outside Croydon, Sport, Walks
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Frank Harmer Memorial 10km, Brockwell Park, Mar 4
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Frank Harmer 10km road race, Brockwell Park, Mar 5
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Mirror’s Pride of Sport Awards show Faith in Coulsdon sprinter
A young sprinter from Coulsdon is among the nominees for the Daily Mirror‘s Pride of Sport Awards, with the winners due to be announced in a grand ceremony on December 7. Faith Price is only 11, but she’s already the … Continue reading
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Emer Casey charity 10K road race, Brockwell Park, Oct 30
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Streatham Common Six-mile Race, Sep 17
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Beddington NightRun offers another route to the marathon
Another week, another local weekly running event as part of the build-up to the London Marathon, or simply for fun and fitness, jogs into our mail box. Staged for the fourth time this week, Beddington Park now has a regular … Continue reading
Entries open for Emer Casey cancer charity 10km, Nov 1
Brockwell Park is staging the Emer Casey Memorial London 10km road race on Sunday November 1, a popular local event which offers a challenging course with several climbs up what seems to be an ever-steeper hill. This race raises money … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Charity, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged Brockwell Park, Cancer, Emer Casey 10k, Herne Hill Harriers
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Young Harriers break records at London Olympic Stadium
Three sprint relay teams from Croydon Harriers tasted victory in London’s Olympic Stadium at the Anniversary Games last Friday evening. Eight teams of Croydon Harriers sprinters got the chance to stretch their legs on the big stage alongside Usain Bolt … Continue reading
Frank Harmer Memorial 10km road race, Mar 1
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Young runners display mud and guts in London Youth Games
Report by Matthew Kiernan More than 60 young runners represented Croydon at the opening event of the 2015 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday, delivering a batch of team and individual medals. The 67-strong Croydon … Continue reading
Streatham Common Six-mile race, Sept 27
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Tagged athletics, cross-country, Herne Hill Harriers, Lambeth, Sport, Streatham Common
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Local athletes running scared of county championships
The Surrey championships used to be a highlight of local athletes’ year, and they used to be staged at Croydon Arena. IAN LAMONT witnessed the 2013 edition at Kingston at the weekend where despite last year’s London Olympics successes, there … Continue reading
McDonald canters away with pair of National titles
Four girls from south London between them lifted two national sporting titles on Saturday. Katy-Ann McDonald, aged 12, won the gold medal and led the quartet of girls from Herne Hill Harriers to under-13s team victory at the English National … Continue reading
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