May 2023
Race Report: Victory & PB (3:50:33) for Luca Minale at the Hercules Wimbledon 1500m
On 31 May 2023, our talented young athlete Luca Minale ran a gutsy race leading from the front early on in Race 13 of the Hercules Open 1500m race night to take victory and record a personal best of 3:50:33. Link to official race results and spectator race video. On 7 June 2023, Hercules Wimbledon […]
Announcement: A tribute to “Mac”, Mike Macfarlane
Kind words from Major Carr: Very sorry to hear the news of the passing of Mike Macfarlane (always known as “Mac”.) He joined VPH in the 70’s and was an outstanding sprinter from the beginning. He went on to win 200m in the Commonwealth games and compete in the Olympics. Above all, he was a […]
Race Report: adventures at the Trail des Gorges de l’Ardèche
A small but perfectly formed group of VPH&THAC runners participated in the technical race Trail des Gorges de l’Ardèche in France and came back with some pretty impressive results! Jo Singer, Joe Dale and Josselyn Polini participated in the 23km (700m ascent) with Jo coming in 6th Female/ 1st v50-55 Female, Joe 2nd Male / […]
Volunteer Report: David Simpson’s take on the Hackney Half
On the 21st May, I volunteered as a water Marshall at Hackney Half with the running club. It was great to see a race from ‘the other side’. I have always been on the receiving end of volunteers at half marathons so handing out countless cups of water was a fun and rewarding experience. The […]
Race Report: a club members’ perspective of the 2023 Hackney Half
Our club member Chloe Topping has given her perspective of events as they unfolded at the festival like weekend on Hackney Marshes… This year was my first ever Hackney half marathon, and boy (other than the infamous Hackney Half heatwave), did it live up to expectations. It was a joy to rule the roads of […]
Race Report: James Hotham represents VPH&THAC at the Night of the 10000m PBs.
A unique track race hosted by Highgate Harriers at the famous Parliament Hill Athletics Track. The Night of the 10000m PBs event has grown in reputation and stature, and the 2023 event was filled with some intense racing! James Hotham lined up for Race 2, and ran a swift 31:53:72 in a strong field and […]
Race Report: Southern Athletics League Race 1 – Lee Valley
Words by Tony MacDowall. In a very tight match we finished second just 2.5 points behind the winners Cambridge Harriers. This is an impressive start to the new season and we can regroup and aim to fill more athletes in the steeplechase, 400m and some of the field events which ultimately cost us victory in […]
Announcement: Club athlete representing England at Copenhagen Marathon
Alex Lawrence raced the Copenhagen Marathon today, representing England in the Elite squad of 8 runners (4 women and 4 men). A tough race with warming conditions, Alex completed another sub 2:20 marathon, crossing the line 15th overall in 2:19:38. Please join us in congratulating Alex on a strong performance and gaining more experience in […]
Announcement: Southern Athletics League (“SAL”) 2023 season
Our club members are becoming more familiar with the cadence of the fixtures across the full calendar year. Road racing and XC often occupies the autumn and winter months, leading to the marque spring marathon season. VPH&THAC has a long and proud track and field heritage with strong junior teams and a current objective to […]
Announcement: Forest Five Series entries are open!
Our local running club neighbour, Orion Harriers, host and have opened the Forest Five race series entries. As usual there’s a discount to encourage you to enter the series. £18 for 3 races or £10 each! You can sit on the fence and enter a race on the day but that will cost you £20! […]