by Nigel Goodwin | Jul 14, 2014 | NEWS
Feysel Nadew receiving his bronze medal. He is third from the right. Herne Hill Harriers’ young athletes won four medals at the English Schools championships, including a gold for sprinter Marvin Popoola. A total of 18 Herne Hill athletes represented London at...
by Nigel Goodwin | Jul 8, 2014 | NEWS, THE COMMON RUNNER
DISCONTINUED OLYMPIC SPORTS Live pigeon shooting The 1900 Olympics in Paris featured this murderous sport. Birds were released, one at a time, some 50 metres in front of a competitor armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, and the marksman continued to blow birds out of the...
by Nigel Goodwin | Jul 8, 2014 | HHH UPDATE, NEWS
Herne Hill Harriers’ senior men’s squad kept alive their hopes of remaining in division one of the British Athletics League with a battling performance at Tooting Bec. Gavin Johnson-Assoon (javelin) was an individual winner, while Tayo Andrews (high jump),...
by Nigel Goodwin | Jul 1, 2014 | EVENTS & FIXTURES
Please come and support HERNE HILL HARRIERS PICNIC with your families. Everyone is invited, adults and children – It will be great fun! Date: Sunday 13th July Venue: Tooting Bec Track – Exclusively hired by the club for the event! Time: 1pm to 5pm Races: 1.30pm...
by Nigel Goodwin | Jul 1, 2014 | NEWS, THE COMMON RUNNER
Herne Hill Harriers’ Saskia Millard made a staggering breakthrough on Saturday, as the 13-year-old became the all-time fastest under-15 girl in Surrey over 800m. Millard ran 2:08.21 in a mixed-gender race at the London Inter Club Challenge at Barnet Copthall,...