Race Report: Met League Race 1 – Claybury
Great to be back racing in the Metropolitan XC league. A series of 5 testing fixtures across London. We had a strong start to the season. With our senior women’s A team placing 3rd, our senior men’s A team placing 2nd, and good results from our vets too. Official results are here. Bring on Race […]
Introducing the Metropolitan XC League 2023/24
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 all […]
Race report: 31st finishers at the 2023 English National 6-stage Road Relay Champs!
VPH&THAC qualified in 15th position at the Southerns regional event, and made the trip to Sutton Park to race at the English National Road Relays. A highly regarded prestigious road racing event in the grassroots club calendar. The six individuals selected to represent the club came from an ever growing pool of talented runners, and […]
Announcement: VPH&THAC club member survey
We are running this survey to find out about your experience with VPH&THAC and what you want from the club as we try to make our club as inclusive and welcoming as possible. All answers are completely anonymous, will only be used for research purposes by VPH&THAC and will not be shared with other groups […]
Race report: Middlesex 10k, Victoria Park
The club was proud to host the Middlesex 10k Championship race, held in Victoria Park. Over 150 runners from more than a dozen clubs took to the line. There were over 30 runners from VPH&THAC with significant entries from Middlesex County clubs including London Heathside AC, Serpentine AC and Queens Park Harriers. There was a […]
Announcement: New Women’s Race Captain appointment
We are excited to announce Jade Dos Santos as the Ladies Race Captain. Jade will be working closely with current Female Club Captain, Lily Zechmann, to support the Board as well as working alongside other volunteers to instil and influence the culture and values within the club. Jade brings great enthusiasm when it comes to encouraging and supporting […]
Race report: Berlin Marathon 2023
Another group of hardy VPH&THAC runners made the short trip across to Germany for the weekend to the start line of the next Marathon Major… Berlin! Some great individual PBs and a few steins to celebrate post race. The achievement of the weekend goes to Minna Harrison and Gaby Ellis-Bone who completed the Berlin rollerblade […]
Race report: SEAA 6 stage Road Relays, Aldershot
VPH&THAC were presented with another chance to toe the line with the best running clubs in the Southern region, with the opportunity to progress to the National Road Relays, the marque annual event. The 2023 6-stage relays took place on an undulating Aldershot course. We were able to select two fantastic teams with our fastest […]
Race Report: Medal haul for VPH&THAC at the Isle of Wight Fell Race 2023 Champs
Ryde Harriers host the legendary annual Fell Race championships in the Isle of Wight, and clubs from far and wide across the South of England and the UK register to take on the three races hosted across two days. This consists of a double header on Saturday: 3.8km – 235m ascent in the morning, then […]
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, […]