Cross Country
Met League fixture #2 : Horsenden Hill
The second Met League fixture at Horsenden Hill brought impressive results across the board, with both the senior men’s and women’s teams retaining their lead by 60 points as well as some great performances from the juniors. The senior women’s team placed 2nd, only 7 points behind Thames Valley Harriers, but they extended their lead […]
VPH Go West for Gold at the North London XC Championships 2024
With spikes polished and vests freshly laundered, 19 runners took the long journey from East London to Wormwood Scrubs on the misty and mild morning of Saturday 26th October. All arrived in good time, with notable mentions for Russell Toone who bore a box of freshly baked brownies, and Clare H-M* who raised eyebrows when […]
Met League Fixture #1: Claybury
A flying start to the season for the Jade and Blue The first Met League fixture of the season resulted in a clean sweep for VPH, with victories in both senior races. The men won by a total of 200 points, and the women by a total of 20. This is the first time ever […]
Isle of Wight Fell Running Championships – a diary by Cat O’Shea
Hazel Norton-Hale recruited me to the Isle of Wight Fell Series just after the Three Bridges Relay in June this year. Following an event organised by the London Stock Exchange Athletics Club, one that took three people to run one pancake-flat race, with 2.3 mile laps, that started at the chime of Big Ben (how […]
Strong finish to XC season at Inter Counties & English Schools
Two consecutive weekends saw our athletes head North, for major championships that brought down the curtain on the XC season. First came the CAU Inter Counties Championships, in the scenic Wollaton Park, Nottingham, on March 9th. Next, a week later, the English Schools Championships were held at Pontefract Racecourse. CAU Inter Counties Champs: Nottingham (9th […]
Met League: End of Season Report
The 2023/2024 Met league season is over, finishing with two and a half laps of the muddy banks of Trent Park. The club has had a fantastic season with the men’s A team grabbing their highest ever number of points, and the women’s team finishing in second place to London Heathside by a mere 48 […]
A Flying Start to the Met League Finale (Juniors Report)
The 2024 Met League finale at Trent Park will live long in the memory. On a classic, muddy XC course, a storming win for our U11 Boys set the tone for a day of heroic performances. Much more was to follow. An unrivalled team spirit drove us on, to finish top of the league (unofficially), […]
Race Report: Met League Race 4 – Welwyn Garden City
Train strikes didn’t deter the VPH XC Brigade as we went full steam ahead at Welwyn Garden City. Thanks to getting our act together and booking a coach for the journey to WGC, a large team of VPH participants turned out. The men continued their string of 2nd place finishes behind Highgate with their highest […]
Race Reports: VPH&THAC representing at the County XC champs across the UK!
The XC county championships did not disappoint… fantastic racing across the early winter fixtures! Many club members participated at the different venues, and came out of them in differing degrees of muddiness. Well done to all our runners, and some highlights of standout club performances below. Adam Millbery, Luca Minale and James Hotham also earned […]
Race Report: Met League Race 3 – Hillingdon
The river crossing did not disappoint this year! Well done everyone, regardless of the great performances/outcomes, it was an absolutely brilliant sight to see so many people making massive efforts to get all the way out to Hillingdon on a horribly damp, cold day. It really is what makes a club/our club what it is. […]