Road Race
Race report: Annual EM and VPH mob match (88th edition)
The 88th edition of this historic race took place at Eton Manor this year. Always a cracking event and fantastic to see 70 of our finest braving the cold – and the short journey to Leyton Jubilee Park – to take on the 76 Manorites. Joe Dale – 1st Male (16:33) put in a performance […]
Race report: 31st finishers at the 2023 English National 6-stage Road Relay Champs!
VPH&THAC qualified in 15th position at the Southerns regional event, and made the trip to Sutton Park to race at the English National Road Relays. A highly regarded prestigious road racing event in the grassroots club calendar. The six individuals selected to represent the club came from an ever growing pool of talented runners, and […]
Race report: Middlesex 10k, Victoria Park
The club was proud to host the Middlesex 10k Championship race, held in Victoria Park. Over 150 runners from more than a dozen clubs took to the line. There were over 30 runners from VPH&THAC with significant entries from Middlesex County clubs including London Heathside AC, Serpentine AC and Queens Park Harriers. There was a […]
Race report: Berlin Marathon 2023
Another group of hardy VPH&THAC runners made the short trip across to Germany for the weekend to the start line of the next Marathon Major… Berlin! Some great individual PBs and a few steins to celebrate post race. The achievement of the weekend goes to Minna Harrison and Gaby Ellis-Bone who completed the Berlin rollerblade […]
Race report: SEAA 6 stage Road Relays, Aldershot
VPH&THAC were presented with another chance to toe the line with the best running clubs in the Southern region, with the opportunity to progress to the National Road Relays, the marque annual event. The 2023 6-stage relays took place on an undulating Aldershot course. We were able to select two fantastic teams with our fastest […]
Race report: The Big Half 2023
On Sunday 3 September, a sea of jade and blue took over the Big Half! Although on the first day of this summer’s heatwave we have had far from ideal running weather conditions, we have seen an impressive number of 108 athletes starting the race under the club name. We have seen amazing efforts, many […]
Race report: Club Champs Flowers Mile
Well done to those who ran the Flowers Mile, on Thursday 31 August 2023. We had a total of 41 finishers (including 9 juniors) to kick off the 2023/34 club championship season! This is part of the Boswall League, which is open to all club members and rewards consistency of racing through the year and […]
Event Report: VPH&THAC Summer Relays & BBQ
Words by James Hirst: It was a glorious evening in Victoria Park as the summer relays came calling once again to mark the end of school term. It was great to see a huge turnout of 48 runners across twelve teams with strong showings from both the adult and junior members. It was also great […]
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: Three Bridges Relay
Words by Helen Goddard. The Three Bridges Relay returned to the original course on the 14th June for the first time since 2019 after a break for covid, and then two years at the course on the Greenwich Peninsula. It felt brilliant to be back. Thirty eight VPHians lined up one by one in the […]