England U20 Champs Silver medal for Eliza in Chelmsford
Young middle distance running star Eliza Nicholson made very exciting progress on Sunday as she claimed a superb silver medal at the England Athletics U20 Women’s 3,000m at Chelmsford. One of the youngest at this meeting, having only recently turned 16, Nicholson ran a PB of 9:24.17, which improved the Herne Hill Harriers’ U17 women’s record she had set […]
Southern Championship Best Performance for Eliza Nicholson at Walton
Eliza Nicholson set a new championship best performance time in the U17 women’s 3,000m at the recent South of England Senior and U20 Championships at Walton, writes Geoff Jerwood. The 16-year-old’s winning time of 9:30.05 was also a Herne Hill Harriers’ club record for her age group at the distance and a qualifying time for […]
Lily Newton breaks own club Steeplechase record
The South of England Senior & Under 20 Championships at Walton-on- Thames on Saturday was the scene of another Herne Hill Harriers’ club women’s record. Lily Newton, still an U23, but racing against some older women at this event, claimed a silver medal in the senior women’s 3,000m steeplechase. Displaying good barrier and water jump […]
Katie charges to the top of early season UK 1500m rankings in LA
Herne Hill Harriers Great Britain Tokyo Olympian, middle distance athlete Katie Snowden produced a superb season opener in the world ranking USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix meet on Saturday. In a two day classic that saw a world men’s shot put record and many other leading event performers, Snowden came second in a stellar women’s […]
Herne Hill Harriers launch their first Primary Athletics Academy
Herne Hill Harriers launched their first Primary Athletics Academy in May, inviting pupils and PE teachers from schools within walking distance to Tooting Bec track, to participate in an afternoon of athletics activities. The KS2 children were coached by an expert team of Herne Hill Harriers coaches and athletes, including former Olympic long jumper […]
Big win for Sam at Hackney Half Marathon
The weekend saw more excellent road racing performances from Herne Hill Harriers athletes which included a win in what BBC News called the biggest half marathon in London, the Hackney Half Marathon. At least 20 from the club completed the course on a warm Sunday morning. Sam Bramwell was a clear winner of the event for the […]
Training for young athletes
All events may be found at https://www.hernehillharriers.org/herne-hill-harriers-winter-road-cross-country-fixtures/ Here are some details of our athletics training sessions for youngsters At Tooting Bec Athletics Track Tooting Bec Road London SW17 8AR Sundays 10.00 – 11.00 am generally for ages 9-12s (older can come) and 11.00 – 12.00 midday generally 12-14s (younger can come) With Steve / Horace Min […]
Georgie makes more waves with a 5km PB in Leicester
Georgie Grgec produced another top level run this weekend eight days after finishing a good second in the Comeback 5000 elite track race in Battersea Park. On Saturday in Leicester Grgec again placed second in probably a stronger overall lineup at the Podium 5k ASICS road race. The race winner was the favourite on paper as Great […]
When Lily-Rose met Jessie
Herne Hill Harriers athletes enjoyed some good bank holiday results over the long weekend, mainly in track and field competition. Saturday’s South London Athletics Network (SLAN) open meeting at Coulsdon attracted some top quality athletes, including Tokyo Olympian, former Harrier Jessie Knight, who still holds our club women’s 400m record and was racing over 300m […]
Ollie and Sophie are HHH club marathon champions
A wet Sunday morning did not deter the usual huge number of runners and spectators alike taking to the streets to support the annual festival that is the London Marathon. There were at least 25 runners from Herne Hill Harriers who completed the 26.2 miles course in good times, with many of these being personal bests. Ollie Mills […]