Track & Field
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 […]
Race report: VPH&THAC at the European U23 Championships, Finland
A very eventful 30 days for one of our athletes Luca Minale. On the 17 June, at the England Athletics U20 & U23 Open Championships at Chelmsford, he achieved the European U23 qualifying standard for the 3000m Steeple Chase in a time of 08:54:02 (bib number 423 in the race photo below). Reaching a significant […]
Race report: VPH&THAC at the UK Athletics Championships, Manchester
Yusuf Bizimana was representing VPH&THAC in the 800m in Manchester this weekend for the two day event on Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 July.
Announcement: “Come & Try Athletics” Summer Holiday Scheme with VPH&THAC
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets in partnership with Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC present a free “come and try” Athletics Summer Holiday Programme. Two fun filled weeks athletics programme. Learn and improve on all the disciplines of athletics: Sprints & Endurance running, Throws and Jumps. Please click on this link for details […]
Announcement: Annual award of the Paul Janko Trophy
This is the 7th year that the Paul Janko Trophy has been awarded to our junior athletes. A tribute to a local individual who supported the club in the recent past and promoted grass roots athletics. Words from Alf Vickers, VPH&THAC Director and Coach. Paul Janko was a teacher at Cubitt Town School he was […]
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 […]