Track & Field
Race Results: English Schools Championships
One of our junior athletes, Ezekiel Lowe (coached by Clarence Callender) competed at the English Schools Championships hosted in Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, and placed 1st to win the Senior Boys 100 Metres.
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: Yusuf Bizimana continues his impressive performances in the NCAA, 2nd in the 800m final in (1:45:74).
Young VPH&THAC athlete Yusuf Bizimana continues to show fantastic progress with a 2nd place in the finals of the 800m NCAA outdoor champs in Austin, Texas with a time of (1:45:74). In the lead up, he finished first in the semi-final in a time of (1:48:02). An athlete from the junior VPH&THAC training group mentored […]
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 […]
Race Report: Victory & PB (3:50:33) for Luca Minale at the Hercules Wimbledon 1500m
On 31 May 2023, our talented young athlete Luca Minale ran a gutsy race leading from the front early on in Race 13 of the Hercules Open 1500m race night to take victory and record a personal best of 3:50:33. Link to official race results and spectator race video. On 7 June 2023, Hercules Wimbledon […]
Race Report: James Hotham represents VPH&THAC at the Night of the 10000m PBs.
A unique track race hosted by Highgate Harriers at the famous Parliament Hill Athletics Track. The Night of the 10000m PBs event has grown in reputation and stature, and the 2023 event was filled with some intense racing! James Hotham lined up for Race 2, and ran a swift 31:53:72 in a strong field and […]
Race Report: Southern Athletics League Race 1 – Lee Valley
Words by Tony MacDowall. In a very tight match we finished second just 2.5 points behind the winners Cambridge Harriers. This is an impressive start to the new season and we can regroup and aim to fill more athletes in the steeplechase, 400m and some of the field events which ultimately cost us victory in […]
Announcement: Southern Athletics League (“SAL”) 2023 season
Our club members are becoming more familiar with the cadence of the fixtures across the full calendar year. Road racing and XC often occupies the autumn and winter months, leading to the marque spring marathon season. VPH&THAC has a long and proud track and field heritage with strong junior teams and a current objective to […]
Race report: Youth Development League, Dartford
The first U13/15 Youth Development League fixture of the season in Dartford. So good to see the club picking up momentum again after Covid. Great performance from all athletes. Photo extracts:
Race report: Yusuf Bizimana of VPH&THAC is the NCAA indoor 800m champion!
Congratulations to Yusuf Bizimana NCAA indoor 800m champion after an exciting race in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After a protest, Texas’ Yusuf Bizimana won the men’s 800m in 1:46.02 at the 2023 NCAA indoor track and field championships. Mississippi State’s Navasky Anderson originally won the race in 1:45.90 but was disqualified after a protest for flagrantly […]