General
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 […]
Multiple Medals at the Middlesex Indoor Champs
A strong showing at Lee Valley saw our Junior athletes secure no fewer than ten medals at the Middlesex Indoor Championships. Our seniors picked up a further four. A string of PBs built expectations that there’ll be a lot more to come in April, when the Track & Field action moves outdoors. A solid start […]
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 […]
General: Congratulations to our VPH Couch to 5k graduates!
Congratulations to all our graduates in the inaugural VPH Couch to 5K group. They completed an 8-week course culminating in a 5K race in Victoria Park on Sunday 7 January. One of the intake even bagged their age group win! Mara Hafezi and Joe Dale will be running another course this year, later into 2024. […]
General: Welcome to 2024
It is hard to believe we’re only 1 week into 2024, because what a bumper week it’s been… … with the hardy group who raced the NYD 10k in Hyde Park, the speedsters who bagged new PBs at the Battersea Half, the daring seniors and juniors who braved the muddy hills of the Middlesex Cross […]
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 […]
General: The annual VPH xmas lights run!
We had such fun on our annual Christmas Lights Run. A fantastic tradition enjoyed by new and old members all… Thank you to Gigi Giannella, Lydia Briggs and Will Yeates for organising the 2023 event!
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.