Cross Country
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. […]
Race Report: London XC Champs 2023
Maximum respect to everyone who made it to Parliament Hill on Saturday for the London XC Championships. The going was soft and runners had to contend with that fearsome uphill start. Good training for even more mud at the upcoming Met XC League / Chingford League fixtures.
Race Report: Met League Race 2 – Wormwood Scrubs
A brilliant afternoon of sunshine and racing out at Wormwood Scrubs for the second Met League fixture of the season. A large team of VPH participants and an epic cheer squad attended this flat but unrelenting cross country course. The men continued their strong start to the season placing 2nd behind Highgate and the women […]
Race Report: North London XC Champs 2023
An excellent afternoon out at a soggy Hackney Marshes for the 2023 edition of the North London XC Champs saw VPH&THAC bring home a whole lot of swag. 35 runners from Victoria Park Harriers turned out on the afternoon and took on a course that served up a number of surprises including (but not limited […]
Race Report: Met League Race 1 – Claybury
Great to be back racing in the Metropolitan XC league. A series of 5 testing fixtures across London. We had a strong start to the season. With our senior women’s A team placing 3rd, our senior men’s A team placing 2nd, and good results from our vets too. Official results are here. Bring on Race […]