October 2022
Club event: VPH&THAC Bake Off 2022
Another year and another club bake-off… Congratulations to Maggie Lind, the VPH 2022 Star Baker. Another happy recipient of the highly coveted apron! Thank you to those that took the time to bake and those of you that gave generously to raise £182.65 for Hackney Foodbank.
Upcoming Events & Fixtures
A list of dates for your diaries. These will also be posted onto the google calendar accessible on the club website and the private facebook page. You can sync all the club fixtures to your own android/iphone google calendar/ical applications and is updated automatically. If you wish to register your interest and are able to […]
Race Report: Met League, Race 1, Claybury
Saturday 15th October. Juniors: What an awesome way to get our Cross country season going! U15/17 girls age group win. Lyra McDonald winning the race, Ruby James 2nd U15G, Milun Pittuck 3rd U15B and 8 top 10 finishers. Seniors: 60+ senior runners representing the jade & blue on Saturday! That uphill finish at Claybury is really […]
Introducing the Metropolitan XC League
The Met League is one of the most prominent competitions if not the main highlight of our club fixture list each season, which has seen a steady and hard-fought rise in the rankings across all our teams in recent years, and we cannot wait to do it all over again! The league is open to […]
Race Report: Chingford League Race 1 & 2
The first two Chingford League races are done! Kudos to everyone on making the trip out to Dagenham and Lee Valley Velopark for the season openers. Senior womens and mens teams have made a promising start and holding 1st position in the league, with the vet teams building momentum ready for race 3 at Hog […]
Race Report: Southern & National road relays 2022
The annual Southern and National Road Relay events showcase the best athletics clubs across the grass roots level. VPH&THAC were able to field a women’s team in the 4-stage race, and two men’s teams in the 6-stage race for 2022. The women’s team kicked off the relay weekend at Crystal Palace with a hard fought […]
Race Report: London Marathon 2022
Sunday 2nd October. This iconic race took one final bow in its Autumn setting, with approximately 50+ club runners joining the start line after a stint of summer training. The cheer squads were ready at mile 13/22 and laced elsewhere across the course waiting in anticipation for the jade & blue to glide past us […]
Introducing the Chingford League
The Chingford League, now in its 68th year, is another popular series of races, scheduled between September to February, ending with a season finale at Wanstead Flats with the team relays. All club members are welcome to participate, and does not have any qualifying time requirements. The organisers describe it very eloquently… “A mix of cross […]