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26th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate cross the river in force

At the ‘Friday Night under the Lights’ races over 5k on the road at Battersea, organised by Highgate’s Ben Noad and which actually took place on Thursday 16 September, Highgate's Taha Ghafari came in...
19th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Finlay Sleeman improves his time

On Wednesday 8 September, Finlay Sleeman (U20), son of Highgate Harrier Jon Sleeman, ran 2:00.25 for 800m at the Watford open meeting, on the Woodside track. His previous best time was 2:02.3 at...
19th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate's young road 'stars' of the future

At Minet Park, on 12 September, the Middlesex road relays were held with a focus on young athletes. Highgate Harriers were third in the under 13 girls relay and Izzy Ions ran the third fastest...
19th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate Harriers fourth at Parliament Hill

In the final Southern Athletics League track and field match of the season on 11 September the scores were Thames Valley Harriers 325.4; Harrow 183.5; Ealing, Southall & Middlesex, 166.8; Highgate...
12th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Martin Hyman: Olympian and running inspiration

MARTIN HYMAN (born 3 rd July 1933 in Southampton, died 3 rd April 2021 in West Lothian, Scotland). In addition to his achievements as an international athlete, Martin was a successful and inspiring...
12th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Old memories

David Bruce, now a Doctor running for Bristol West, who was a popular middle distance and long distance runner for Highgate Harriers fifteen or so years ago, won the Bushy Parkrun on the 4th of...
5th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Amdor and Watson impress

I n the Middlesex Senior Championships at Lee Valley on August Bank Holiday Monday, Sam Amdor was in a close battle for a bronze medal in the final of the Under 17 Men’s 800m,. running 2:01.95, not...
5th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Good performances at Highgate Open

On the evening of the 1st of September at the Highgate Harriers Open meeting at Parliament Hill Fields over 70 athlete Tom Richards was in good form, winning the shot with 12.29m and showing his many...
5th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Monte shines when Highgate loses

Monte Watson, in his first year as an under 20 athlete, ran his first 5000m at Perivale in the third Southern League North West London meet on the 15th of August and was not only second in the race...
5th Sep, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Two fly the flag for Highgate at Inter Club Challenge

On the 21st of August at the London Inter Club track and field event at Hendon Finlay Sleeman, an under 20 Highgate Harrier, won the Race 1 800m in 2:04.41. Mariam Elgabry was second in Race 1 of the...
15th Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Eric Nash dies at 94

Eric Nash, who was a great supporter of athletics at Parliament Hill Fields, sadly passed away on 16 June. He held numerous athletics posts including President of the English Cross Country Union and...
15th Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate runners post fast times

In a British Milers Club race over 800m at Gillingham on 7 August, Sam Amdor, an Under 17 athlete, won the Mens 800m B race in a personal best time of 1:59.98, which bettered considerably his outdoor...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate Harriers young athletes holding their own

In the Middlesex Young Athletes League at Sonex on the 18 July, Highgate Harriers, were fourth of eight clubs with 32 points, behind league leaders Shaftesbury Barnet, who had 60 points on the day. In...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Southern League North West London

The Highgate Harriers & Mornington Chasers composite team were sixth with a small team in their Southern League fixture at Hillingdon on 11 July. However, Alima Diabate, a good sprinter with the club...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Arthur Shaw impresses

In the Middlesex Under 15 and Under 13 Championships at Lee Valley on the 24 July, one person who stood out for Highgate Harriers was Arthur Shaw, an under 13 athlete. Highgate official and coach Kate...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Dominic ninth in European champs

Dominic Ogbechie equalled his best jump of the season, to come 9th in the European Under 20 Championships in Tallinn Estonia on 17 July. He jumped 2.13 behind the winner Jonathan Kapitolnik of Israel...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Rebecca Johnson sets new PBs

Competing in the SOAR Milton Keynes 5000 PB special on 17 July Rebecca Johnson ran a new PB of 16:48.37 in the Elite Women’s race. The previous month (30 June) Rebecca ran a new PB on the road for 5k...
1st Aug, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Taha Grafari runs fastest mile at Golden Stag Mile event

In Barnet & District AC’s Stag Mile event at Finsbury Park on 3 July the fastest mile runner of the day was Highgate Harrier Taha Ghafari who won race 14 in 4:19.13. In race 9 Ellen Donald (under 20)...
11th Jul, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate youngsters shine

At the Track Academy Schools Invitational on the 8th of July at Willesden, a number of Highgate runners performed well in the under 15 800m. Izzy Ions, an under 13, won in 2:34.27 with Highgate's Mia...
11th Jul, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Ron Hill MBE - a 'legendary character'

Ron Hill, who died on 23 May 2021, will go down in athletics history as one of the ‘Greatest’ all-round distance competitors, not just as a ‘Big’ Championship marathon winner but as one of the truly...
4th Jul, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate Harriers young athletes third of eight clubs

On Saturday 26 June in warm weather at Parliament Hill Fields track Highgate young athletes did well in partly lockdown conditions. In the well contested Middlesex Young Athletes League event...
4th Jul, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Hannah Viner praised by BMC

British Milers Club, on realising Hannah Viner had won three BMC races, on separate days at separate venues, recently remarked on their web site: " We don't think that has been done before and it...
27th Jun, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Highgate do well against stiff competition

In the first Southern League North West London Division fixture on 20 June, Highgate Harriers were fifth and two of the clubs they competed against were not so long ago Premier League clubs. The...
27th Jun, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Ogbechie amongst the best

Dominic Ogbechie, was 7th in the Olympic high jump trials out of 13 finalists and, equalled his season's best of 2.13, which he had previously done when he qualified for the European Junior...
27th Jun, 2021, Alastair Aitken

Ogbechie better again

Dominic Ogbechie of Highgate Harriers improved his season's best of 2.11 to do 2.13 at Bedford on 21 June and he will compete in the Olympic Trials. He will be also be competing in the 'Under 20'...