Seniors
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: Chingford League Race 3 – Hog Hill
Another great turnout from VPH and a fantastic night’s racing at the always enjoyable Hog Hill. It was a cool, crisp and clear evening with plenty of VPH runners throwing themselves down the famous hill into the abyss with only moonlight – and the occasional head torch – to guide them. It’s always great to […]
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 […]
Introducing the Metropolitan XC League 2023/24
The Met League is one of the most prominent competitions if not the main highlight of our club fixture list each season, which has seen a steady and hard-fought rise in the rankings across all our teams in recent years, and we cannot wait to do it all over again! The league is open to all […]
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 […]
Announcement: New Women’s Race Captain appointment
We are excited to announce Jade Dos Santos as the Ladies Race Captain. Jade will be working closely with current Female Club Captain, Lily Zechmann, to support the Board as well as working alongside other volunteers to instil and influence the culture and values within the club. Jade brings great enthusiasm when it comes to encouraging and supporting […]
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 […]