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Race report: 5 mile XC club championships
After casually laying out the course markers across the nooks and crannies of Woodford Green Golf Course, we welcomed 19 runners to the beautiful winter wonderland. Hugh Murdoch gave Joe Dale a run for his money early on the first lap, but inevitably pulled away and skimming the snow covered trails to take the win […]
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 4, Trent Park
Saturday 26th November. Race 4 of the Chingford league took place at Trent park, hosted by Barnet & District. With the sorority and fraternity cups being competed for at the same race, with strong clubs such as Highgate and Heathside making a one-off appearance. The weather conditions were favourable and the ground more runnable than […]
Club events: Boswall League results 2021/22
203 of you took part in at least one of the autumn/winter league races that count towards Boswall League in 2021/22. But only points from your 15 best races count. Please note that people can’t be awarded in more than one age category (means more medals are given out!) so winners and runners-up are awarded […]
Club event: VPH&THAC Bake Off 2022
Another year and another club bake-off… Congratulations to Maggie Lind, the VPH 2022 Star Baker. Another happy recipient of the highly coveted apron! Thank you to those that took the time to bake and those of you that gave generously to raise £182.65 for Hackney Foodbank.
Race Report: Met League, Race 1, Claybury
Saturday 15th October. Juniors: What an awesome way to get our Cross country season going! U15/17 girls age group win. Lyra McDonald winning the race, Ruby James 2nd U15G, Milun Pittuck 3rd U15B and 8 top 10 finishers. Seniors: 60+ senior runners representing the jade & blue on Saturday! That uphill finish at Claybury is really […]
Introducing the Metropolitan XC League
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 […]
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 […]