Juniors
Met League Fixture #3: Uxbridge
November was a busy month for VPH&THAC, filled to the brim with races taking us from Dagenham (Chingford League) to Wembley (Liddiard), Parliament Hill (London Champs) to Trent Park (Chingford League), and it wasn’t even the first Met League of the month (Horsendon)! Despite potential race fatigue, our members turned out to the infamous river […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2024/25 Club Championship is off to a flying start with the VPH Flowers Mile
On the hot and humid evening of Thursday 29th August, 54 runners donned the jade and blue stripes to kick off 2024/25 Club Championship season. As always, this popular event sees Road & XC runners, Juniors, Track athletes and Guests come together to race the iconic mile loop of Victoria Park. The breadth and depth […]
Medalists and Club Record Breakers at Junior SEAA Champs
Four of our Junior athletes picked up medals at The Southern Age Group Champs, at Walton on 11th August. Several of our athletes’ outstanding performances lifted them towards the top of the UK rankings in their events. Besty Agboola in the 300m and Laureen Okhogenu in the Hammer also broke Junior club records. Outstanding Performances […]
Women Show Squad Strength at SAL Finale
Our women achieved their highest points total of the season, having improved in every match. They also outscored our men for the first time this year! Our overall 4th place under-represented our performance on the day, due to the SAL’s quirky scoring system. But given results elsewhere, it proved sufficient to secure our second division […]
Victory on our own patch in the SAL
A strong all-round team performance saw us win our home Southern Athletics League fixture, at Mile End. The narrow margin of victory, by just four points, underlined the importance of everybody’s contribution. A much improved result The win was achieved thanks to a much stronger all-round team performance compared with our first two SAL meetings. […]
Gold Rush At The County Champs!
May 11th/12th was County Championships weekend and VPH&TH athletes competed with distinction, both on the Track and in the Field. The majority of our athletes headed to Lee Valley, for the Middlesex Champs. There, a string of excellent performances earned them twenty medals, including nine golds. But our club was represented further afield too, including […]
Southern Athletics League: Contribute to the push for promotion!
The outdoor track season is upon us and with it, the return of the Southern Athletics League. Building on last season’s improvement and on recent outstanding performances over Cross Country and Road, we are a club on the up and it’s time to push for SAL promotion! Check out how you can contribute. What is […]
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 […]