Andy Holden the Legend (22/10/48 - 5/1/14) Andy Holden set a UK record for 3000 steeplechase of 8.26.4 in 1972, ran in the Olympics, European and Commonwealth Games and was a National Veteran over 40...
North London Cross Country Championships (November 2013) NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Mad Bess Woods, Ruislip 23rd of November TOMAS STASIONIS (28), followed up his third place in the previous weeks'...
THE LIDDIARD CUP (OCTOBER 2013) The Liddiard cross country Cup was first run in 1947 and since then Mike Barratt (who sadly died a year ago) won the event more times than anyone else. The 'Evergreen'...
SURREY VETS CHAMPIONSHIPS (October 2013) STUART MAJOR, now running back with South London Harriers again, as he is coaching at their new track, won his third Surrey Vets cross country title, in four...
RYAN McKINLAY THE VERSATILE CLUB RUNNER (September 2013) I talked to Ryan McKinlay, the day after he turned 27, at Parliament Hill Fields Open Meeting. That evening it rained all the time and he was...
MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIP 10K - 7th September 2013 - Victoria Park MOHAMUD AADAN, on 65 miles a week of running, reduced his best time for 10k from 33:07 to 30:34 over the same course (He last did in...
SHAUN LIGHTMAN (September 2013) SHAUN LIGHTMAN who was 70 on April 15th 2013, was top of the UK rankings for M60, 65 and, currently top of the Over 70 group UK rankings for the 3000m Walk. We talked...
SPRINTING MASTER ALASDAIR ROSS (AUGUST 2013) 61 year old, Alasdair Ross, is a charming Scotsman, who was born back on the 17th of March, 1952 and is Self coached. Before contracting an Achilles injury...
An Appreciation of Charlie Williams (2013) (Charlie Williams died at age 82 in September 2013) I will always remember Charlie Williams, who was recently time keeping at meetings and winning Masters...
JACK PARKER (Looks Back in July 2013) Jack Parker and Peter Hildreth, closely followed in the footsteps of the 'Great' high hurdler, World War Fighter Pilot, Squadron Leader, Donald Finlay, as the two...
MIKE TAGG 1960 and 70's Top Youth/Junior/Senior (August 2012) MIKE TAGG is not a name many people would possibly remember as being a ' Great' runner but I assure you he certainly was. I last spoke to...
SOUTH OF ENGLAND TRACK [heading] FIELD CHAMPS (June 2013) When you look at County Championships these days, you realise they are not supported as much as they were in years gone by but the Southern...
NATIONAL INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (JUNE 2013) On Wednesday Evening, June the 19th, was the 'Annual National' Insurance Track & Field Championships held at the Millennium Stadium, Battersea. The...
HIGHGATE HARRIERS FIRST OPEN 10K (6th June 2013) BEN POCHEE, the fastest M40 over 3 & 10k in 2012, organised three 10k races in the cool, slightly windy evening at Parliament Hill Fields track. As...
FRANK SALVAT (30th of October 1934 to May 2013) Eric Shirley Junior got in touch (29/5) to say that Frank Salvat had died recently age 78. Salvat ran with his friend Olympic Steeplechaser, Eric...
MIDDLESEX Track & Field CHAMPIONSHIPS (MAY 2013) Lee Valley Although the middle distance events were very depleted there were a few encouraging performances in the field and the sprints. The latter...
JIM McNAMARA an IRISH LEGEND (May 2013) Jim McNamara (74), is a well known in Irish Athletics and has been with Donore Harriers for 50 years now. He has been an Olympic athlete, a 'World Class' Master...
Mike Gratton Looks Back (April 2013) I talked to Mike Gratton (Born 27/11/54) at the London Marathon Exhibition on the 20th of April, 2013, where he had his '2:09 Stand', for his successful '2.09...
Aldershot Champions Again (April 2013) Aldershot & Farnham's Women's team ran their second fastest time for the Sutton Park course with 1:37:56, in the National Six Stage Road Relay Championships on...
NATIONAL 12 STAGE ROAD RELAY (April 2013) Belgrave Harriers pulled out all the stops to win the National 12 Stage Road Relay. The event was combined with the Area road relays too at Sutton Park, near...
VICTORIA PARK WOMEN'S RACE (April 2013) 60 Women ran in the 47th Victoria Park '5' in brilliant sunshine and the surprise winner was Sarah McDougall of Serpentine RC, in what must be considered one of...
VICTORIA PARK 5 WITH MARTIN & HICKEY (April 2013) History dictates that in 1966 John Roberts, the South London Harrier, an International cross-country runner, won the first Victoria Park 5 miles road...
World Trial and Inter-Counties Part Three (March 2013) McCain Challenge It was interesting to see that, with both the Under 20 Men and Women, the first six in each race at Crofton Park were selected...
World Trial and Inter-Counties Part Two (March 2013) Louise Damen followed up her National win with another fine performance by winning the McCain World Trial & Inter-Counties Championships at Crofton...
World Trial and Inter-Counties Part One (March 2013) Southern Champion, Frank Tickner, the 'National Champion' of 2009 at Parliament Hill, virtually led from the start to the finish over the four lap...