Herne Hill women claim Surrey Masters team gold medals in Nonsuch Park
The female athletes from Herne Hill Harriers continued their strong start to the road and cross country season as they claimed a good number of county medals on Saturday at the Surrey Masters Cross Championship in Nonsuch Park. In unseasonably warm weather, a superb gold medal was won by Gaby Reynolds as first W40 and indeed the […]
Southern Cross Country Relay medals for Herne Hill athletes
On Saturday Wormwood Scrubs Park played host to the South of England Cross Country Relay Championship, where Herne Hill Harriers were represented with at least one complete team in seven of the ten age groups. The club teams brought home team medals in four of these races. The senior women’s A team finished a superb […]
Inspirational Katie Snowden returns to grass roots to win Surrey League Cross Country
Our Herne Hill Harriers European Championship 1500m fourth placer Katie Snowden kicked off her winter training preparation with an emphatic race win on Saturday. Taking a rare opportunity to don her red and black vest, Snowden’s victory and her presence at the opening fixture of the Tracksmith Surrey Cross Country League Division 1 at Effingham Common, […]
HHH U13 Boys win silver at English Road Relay Champs
Herne Hill Harriers’ U13 boys won silver at the English Road Running Association Relay Championship on Saturday in the fabulous setting of Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, writes Geoff Jerwood. Edward Cunniffe ran an excellent opening leg to hand over in third (13:32). Zacchaeus Kelman held this position well (14:04) and then Mini London Marathon […]
Katie, Lily-Rose and Fred round off track season in style
Three of Herne Hill Harriers’ brightest stars rounded off their excellent track campaigns with strong final performances over the weekend, writes Geoff Jerwood. Katie Snowden was in her last racing action of a long and largely successful series of races at the very top level, capping off her fine summer by placing sixth in a […]
Stellar club all time performances for Arlo Ludewick and Chloe Tighe
At the British Miler’s Club Manchester Trafford Grand Prix meet Arlo Ludewick followed up his recent sensational Herne Hill Harriers club men’s 800m record with another stellar performance, this time over 1500m. Ludewick placed 11th in a very strong men’s 1500m A race on Saturday in 3:41.89. This was another big PB which moves him […]
Big breakthrough MK 5000m win for Georgie then a 3000m PB at Wimbledon meet
There was a surprise winner of the elite women’s race at the MK5000 PB Special meet on a hot Saturday 9th July evening. Georgie Grgec of Herne Hill Harriers was content to sit in a chasing pack detached from the front running trio until halfway through her 5000m. Feeling good, she then upped her pace to […]
Silver Service for Herne Hill Youngsters at English Schools Championship
The young athletes section of Herne Hill Harriers was very well represented at the English Schools Athletics Association Championship in Manchester over the weekend. A total of twenty two athletes from the club competed for their county schools teams, the great majority for London, but with some also for Surrey. Four of these brought home individual silver […]
Herne Hill track league teams again struggle for points
Saturday saw the third round of four National Athletics League match fixtures with Herne Hill Harriers combined men and women’s team travelling to Bournemouth. The team placed seventh of the eight teams despite some good individual performances and one or two heroic efforts to fill events that were optional extras on the day. The team was […]
Katie Snowden to race for England at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Balham’s Katie Snowden has been selected to represent Team England at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham later this summer. England Athletics have named a squad of 72 athletes to compete in the newly revamped Alexander Stadium, with the Herne Hill Harrier included in the women’s 1500m, for which the heats are scheduled […]