Seniors
Introducing the Club Championships & Boswall League
Boswall League 2023/24 started again with the Club Flowers Mile Championships. This league is all about race participation – you don’t have to be the fastest to win and you could end up with your name on a cup or earn yourself an engraved medal! For anyone new to the club or unaware, this VPH&THAC […]
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 […]
Race Report: Midland Counties 10,000m Champs – Podiums for Adam Millbery
On Friday 25 August 2023, our VPH&THAC athlete Adam Millbery came away with two podium results at the Worcestershire 10,000m Championships, held at the Abbey Stadium in Redditch as part of the Edgar Nicholls 10,000m and the Midland 10,000m Championships. A superbly paced race, crossing the line in 31.25.90 (splits of 15:43/15:43). Congratulations Adam!
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: Elaine Battson completes the 2023 Western States 100 Mile Race!
For those that have been associated with the club for some time, you will not be surprised to read that Elaine Battson continues to inspire us by churning out another fantastic ultra-running performance. This one must be a bit special having completed the World famous Western States 100! Her official finish time was 29:34:45 (304th […]
Race Report: Southern Athletics League Race 2 – Mile End
Words by Tony MacDowall. The second fixture took place at our home stadium. Mile End Stadium was a hive of activity on a bright Sunday afternoon. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, ran, jumped and threw some heavy objects, and to Chairman Dave Robinson and Anna Fiedlerova for officiating all day. Link to results here. […]
Race Report: John Clark Memorial Fell Race
Another balmy summers night, with the course looking in good condition for the 2023 edition of the famous grass roots event hosted by our Epping Forest neighbours, Orion Harriers. 180 hardy runners finished on the day to give a good showing for this fantastic fell race. This is the only category A fell race in […]
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 […]
Race Report: Strong VPH&THAC results at the Tracksmith Amateur Mile
Organised by the popular US running brand Tracksmith, these are community events where everyone gets treated like an elite, such as pacers in all races, an announcer calling all heats and fans and fellow athletes cheering trackside. The mile is one of track and field’s iconic events. On 3rd June 2023, the night of racing at […]