Track & Field
Masters Athletes Update – A Successful Track & Field Season
Our club’s Masters Athletes had a busy, successful summer, with both participation levels and performances showing strong year on year improvement again. From Track & Field first timers to experienced medalists at Major Championships, our athletes had plenty to celebrate. At least twenty five of them currently rank in the Top 100 in the UK, […]
Medalists and Club Record Breakers at Junior SEAA Champs
Four of our Junior athletes picked up medals at The Southern Age Group Champs, at Walton on 11th August. Several of our athletes’ outstanding performances lifted them towards the top of the UK rankings in their events. Besty Agboola in the 300m and Laureen Okhogenu in the Hammer also broke Junior club records. Outstanding Performances […]
Women Show Squad Strength at SAL Finale
Our women achieved their highest points total of the season, having improved in every match. They also outscored our men for the first time this year! Our overall 4th place under-represented our performance on the day, due to the SAL’s quirky scoring system. But given results elsewhere, it proved sufficient to secure our second division […]
Victory on our own patch in the SAL
A strong all-round team performance saw us win our home Southern Athletics League fixture, at Mile End. The narrow margin of victory, by just four points, underlined the importance of everybody’s contribution. A much improved result The win was achieved thanks to a much stronger all-round team performance compared with our first two SAL meetings. […]
Gold Rush At The County Champs!
May 11th/12th was County Championships weekend and VPH&TH athletes competed with distinction, both on the Track and in the Field. The majority of our athletes headed to Lee Valley, for the Middlesex Champs. There, a string of excellent performances earned them twenty medals, including nine golds. But our club was represented further afield too, including […]
Southern Athletics League: Contribute to the push for promotion!
The outdoor track season is upon us and with it, the return of the Southern Athletics League. Building on last season’s improvement and on recent outstanding performances over Cross Country and Road, we are a club on the up and it’s time to push for SAL promotion! Check out how you can contribute. What is […]
Multiple Medals at the Middlesex Indoor Champs
A strong showing at Lee Valley saw our Junior athletes secure no fewer than ten medals at the Middlesex Indoor Championships. Our seniors picked up a further four. A string of PBs built expectations that there’ll be a lot more to come in April, when the Track & Field action moves outdoors. A solid start […]
Race Report: Vets AC & Masters Track & Field Champs
Vets AC hosted the annual track and field champs in Finsbury Park on Saturday 9 September. VPH&THAC enjoyed success and podium finishes across a number of events. Vets AC was established in 1931 (affiliated to SoEAA, BMAF, RWA & SyCAA) and offers competition for Men and Women athletes, across all types of events in Cross-country, […]
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!
Announcement: Congratulations to our U13 athletes selected to compete in Middlesex County vests
Congratulations to five of our club Under-13 athletes who we awarded individual Middlesex County vests by being selected to compete at the Southern InterCounties track and field match at Walton over the weekend. VPH&THAC athletes: All young athletes had personal bests in various events and are coached by Kelvin Richards and Alf Vickers. We are […]