July 2023
Announcement: Congratulations to our U13 athletes selected to compete in Middlesex County vests
Congratulations to five of our club Under-13 athletes who we awarded individual Middlesex County vests by being selected to compete at the Southern InterCounties track and field match at Walton over the weekend. VPH&THAC athletes: All young athletes had personal bests in various events and are coached by Kelvin Richards and Alf Vickers. We are […]
Event Report: VPH&THAC Summer Relays & BBQ
Words by James Hirst: It was a glorious evening in Victoria Park as the summer relays came calling once again to mark the end of school term. It was great to see a huge turnout of 48 runners across twelve teams with strong showings from both the adult and junior members. It was also great […]
Announcement: New Men’s Captaincy appointments
We are excited to announce two new appointments to the Men’s captaincy, a Race Captain and a Club Captain. Our club continues to expand, with over 500 members we have a pool of abilities, with athletes who are competing at the top end of national competitions through to competitive club runners and those who see […]
Announcement: Urgent volunteer roles to be filled
As the membership has expanded quickly in recent years, we plan to keep this as an iterative process and grow the list of roles for volunteers based on upcoming club requirements and also feedback from the membership. Please see below for current club role vacancies that are open to applicants and need to be filled […]
Race report: VPH&THAC at the European U23 Championships, Finland
A very eventful 30 days for one of our athletes Luca Minale. On the 17 June, at the England Athletics U20 & U23 Open Championships at Chelmsford, he achieved the European U23 qualifying standard for the 3000m Steeple Chase in a time of 08:54:02 (bib number 423 in the race photo below). Reaching a significant […]
Race report: VPH&THAC at the UK Athletics Championships, Manchester
Yusuf Bizimana was representing VPH&THAC in the 800m in Manchester this weekend for the two day event on Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 July.
Announcement: “Come & Try Athletics” Summer Holiday Scheme with VPH&THAC
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets in partnership with Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC present a free “come and try” Athletics Summer Holiday Programme. Two fun filled weeks athletics programme. Learn and improve on all the disciplines of athletics: Sprints & Endurance running, Throws and Jumps. Please click on this link for details […]
Announcement: Annual award of the Paul Janko Trophy
This is the 7th year that the Paul Janko Trophy has been awarded to our junior athletes. A tribute to a local individual who supported the club in the recent past and promoted grass roots athletics. Words from Alf Vickers, VPH&THAC Director and Coach. Paul Janko was a teacher at Cubitt Town School he was […]
Race Results: English Schools Championships
One of our junior athletes, Ezekiel Lowe (coached by Clarence Callender) competed at the English Schools Championships hosted in Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, and placed 1st to win the Senior Boys 100 Metres.