Road Race
Race report: Club Champs 20 Miles
A great turnout at the Club 20 mile champs on Sunday morning! Well done to everyone who took part. Link to results. Good Boswall points accrued across all categories: Congratulations to the podium: Thank you to the volunteers: Barry V, Chairman Dave R, Erica B, Aoife M, Tim M, Simon B, Marlis H, Vendy D.
Race report: Club Champs 10 Miles
A cool but breezy Saturday morning was the backdrop for our runners stepping up to the line for the 10 mile club champs in Vicky park today. Fantastic to speak with recent club members joining us for the first time. A warm welcome back to our visiting alumni Paul Mee and Gary Bagnall. Post race […]
Race report: Armagh International 5k
*NEW CLUB RECORD* Last night, at the Armagh International, Alex Lawrence, broke/smashed Paul Martelletti’s near 10 year old club road 5k record of 14.47, with a cracking run of 14.20. By Steve hobbs He was in fine company in an unbelievable field in which 15.01 was only good enough for 136th place, with Adam Millbery […]
Race report: Chingford League, Race 6, Victoria Park 5M
We welcomed nearly 500 runners across the junior and senior races at the 60th hosting of the Victoria Park 5 miler for the Chingford league. Thank you to our club members who made themselves available before, during and after the event to support the league organisers to put on such a well run event. Kudos […]
Race report: Annual EM and VPH mob match (87th edition)
What a mob match! the 87th edition brought together 134 runners from our two wonderful clubs. A fantastic turnout for this marque fixture and the buzz in the clubhouse started long before the gun at 7:45pm. A strong lead was stretched out by the 2 EM frontrunners. Congratulations to Robert Wilson (14:26) and Sean Renfer […]
Race report: Serpentine NYD 10k
A longstanding tradition for those that either had an early night after watching the fireworks or decided to arrive directly at the race from the party far far away… a smiley group of VPH runners valiantly made their way around the picturesque Hyde Park course. Aaron McGrady, a recent alumni visiting from Manchester finished in […]
Race report: 3.5 mile club championships
Results of the club 3.5 Mile champs are ready! Well done to the 21 runners who made the trip to Vicky Park on the super frosty morning. Well represented by our Vets this time round. The race started at a frantic pace. Congrats to Zak Knill breaking the tape in 18:34. Jade Dos Santos first […]
Race Report: Chingford League Race 1 & 2
The first two Chingford League races are done! Kudos to everyone on making the trip out to Dagenham and Lee Valley Velopark for the season openers. Senior womens and mens teams have made a promising start and holding 1st position in the league, with the vet teams building momentum ready for race 3 at Hog […]
Race Report: Southern & National road relays 2022
The annual Southern and National Road Relay events showcase the best athletics clubs across the grass roots level. VPH&THAC were able to field a women’s team in the 4-stage race, and two men’s teams in the 6-stage race for 2022. The women’s team kicked off the relay weekend at Crystal Palace with a hard fought […]
Race Report: London Marathon 2022
Sunday 2nd October. This iconic race took one final bow in its Autumn setting, with approximately 50+ club runners joining the start line after a stint of summer training. The cheer squads were ready at mile 13/22 and laced elsewhere across the course waiting in anticipation for the jade & blue to glide past us […]