Cross Country
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 […]
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 […]
Race Report: John Clark Memorial Fell Race
Another balmy summers night, with the course looking in good condition for the 2023 edition of the famous grass roots event hosted by our Epping Forest neighbours, Orion Harriers. 180 hardy runners finished on the day to give a good showing for this fantastic fell race. This is the only category A fell race in […]
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! […]
Race report: English Schools Champs 2023
Very proud of our SuperGirls Ruby James and Lyra McDonald. A historical Gold for the London Inter-girls team at the English Schools Champs in Nottingham. The girls were crucial to this achievement, coming 2nd and 3rd in the team!
Race report: Inter-Counties XC Champs 2023
The race was hosted at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. with a small and determined group of VPH&THAC athletes competing at the prestigious Inter-Counties XC Champs. Juniors: A record number of 9 junior club athletes represented Middlesex county. Our top 3 results: Aneirin Lessard (29th U13B), Ruby James (33rd U15G) and Lyra McDonald (41st U15G). Seniors: A […]