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2nd Aug, 2025, Alastair Aitken

ARJUNA KEEPS IMPROVING

Under 17 athlete Arjuna Pflug of Highgate Harriers, is on the way up. It was Highgate Harriers fastest time at the Watford Open Meet, on the 23rd of July. He ran 1500m in 3:59.88, wiping away his best...
27th Jul, 2025, Alastair Aitken

 GRIERSON AND CHAMBERS AT THEIR BEST

Flurry Grierson improved his 3000m time to 8:15:19.from 8:29.83 and Pete Chambers improved his time 8:33.35 to 8:14.10 also for 3000m. Both those times were done at the BMC Grand Prix at Watford, on...
27th Jul, 2025, Alastair Aitken

THE DAVE CLARKE MILE EXTRAVAGANZA

At Wimbledon on the 23rd of July 2025 The 15 races in the ‘Dave Clarke’ events, had really good Summer evening weather, ideal for the Final event for the ‘Elite’ runners Alastair Aitken reports. The...
15th Jul, 2025, Alastair Aitken

London 5000's A Success

Two High Profile international runners, ran the fastest times in the Highgate Harriers promotion, the London 5000's at Parliament Hill Track, on the 4th of July. They were, the fastest man PhiIlip...
3rd Jul, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Highgate & Mornington keep going!

Highgate Harriers and Mornington Chasers combined track and field team, after two matches out of 4, are now up to first place in Division 3 North London of the Southern League. Highgate Harriers...
24th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

LATE STAND FOR POOLMAN

Roger Poolman of Highgate Harriers burst through from 6th early on to get 3rd of 15 finishers in the Elite Race 10 with a time of 8:11.54 at the Festival 3000's at Wimbledon Park Stadium on Wednesday...
23rd Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

SONNY ALLEN IMPROVES AGAIN

Sonny Allen, who runs as an under 17 on the track but Under 15 on the country, ran in the Festival races at Wimbledon on the 6th of June. Sonny brought her time down for 3000m from 10:08.81 to a new...
15th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

SONNY ALLEN IMPRESSES

Sonny Allen, who runs as an Under 17 year old on the track and Under 15 on the country, won the South of England Under 17's 1500m Championship at Crystal Place on the 8th of June. 8 runners ran in the...
15th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Terry Fawden Breaks the Barrer of 9 minutes

Highgate Harrier, Terry Fawden, who is studying electronics at Cambridge University took his personal best steeplechase time down from 9:00.83 to 8:57.74 in the BMC Grand Prix, which was also a World...
15th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

BEN NOAD

Ben Noad (Born May 6th 1976) is a supreme organiser and Athletics Consultant, plus being a good coach. He was the man behind the successful Festival track races at Wimbledon Park stadium in the Summer...
9th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Two coming through with Highgate

Running in the BMC meeting at Eltham, on the 21st of May, Leoni Delvendahl (U20) ran a personal best time for 3000m of 10:3.73. Leoni washed away her best time previously which was 11.05.42 Izzy Ions...
8th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

John Maiklem wins at Wimbledon

In Race 9 of 15 in the Hercules Festival Night of 1500's on the 28th of May, Senior John Maiklem of Highgate, was first of 14 finishers in a personal best time of 4:07.63. Two fast Highgate times were...
8th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

KARIMA HARRIS SET ANOTHER RECORD

Highgate Harrier K arima Harris, who has set a World Best at the half marathon for 'W55', was out doing an age European Best time, for an Over 55 year old women, in the Copenhagen Marathon on May 11th...
8th Jun, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Hannah Starts Track Season Well

Hannah Viner, one of Highgate's top women runners, started the track season by doing 4min 34sec in the Gold Standard race at Watford, on the 14th of May, that was after running a 9:44.7 3000m in the...
28th May, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Tribute to Tim Johnston

As a member of the RRC, having run 21 marathons (the first 19 in London) and interviewed thousands of athletes over many years, I felt that one deserved a strong mention in the RRC magazine— Timothy...
24th May, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Great enthusiasm from Top to Bottom

Highgate Harriers men have established themselves as one of the very top club teams at cross country and road running in the UK in the 2024-25 season, where their track & field team, combined with...
14th May, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Youth Development League kicks off

There were a sprinkling of Personal Best's in the Upper age group at Brighton, on the 27th of April. Anna koshevaya ran a personal best time of 13.2 for 100m and 27.4 for a PB in the 200m. Bradley...
14th May, 2025, Alastair Aitken

SOME HIGHLIGHTS AT THE MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS

Both days at the Middlesex Track and field Championships were bathed in sunshine on the 10th & 11th of May. Richard Priestley of Highgate, who is also a Team Manager for Middlesex remarked, that he...
8th May, 2025, Alastair Aitken

CHADWICK RUNS FASTER OVER A MILE

In the ' B' event in the Bannister mile races, at Oxford on the 5th of May, Thomas Chadwick, an Under 20 Junior from Highgate Harriers, ran 4min 13.9 sec, in 5th place out of 11 runners, wiping away...
28th Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

DAN HIGGINS AN AMAZING MARATHON HISTORY

Highgate Harrier, Dan Higgins, now an 'Over 45' marathon runner ran his best ever marathon time of 2:29.44 in the London on Sunday, considering he ran his first marathon in 2002!. Another Highgate...
22nd Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

HIGHGATE WOMEN WELL REPRESENTED

Highgate Harriers women ran well in National six stage road relay at Sutton Park, on the 12th of April. They came 23rd of 43 complete club teams at Sutton Coldfie[d. Their overall time for the six lap...
18th Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Silvers for Highgate in National Road Relay

In good weather at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, all the runners ran the 'one short lap'. It certainly looked like Highgate Harriers were going to win, when Jacob Allen ran a 14:53 time on leg 11 as...
13th Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

Highgate Open Meeting

In good weather on Wednesday 9th of April at the Open Meeting Highgate Harriers started their track and field season at Parliament Hill. Some good results from the club included 75 year old Tony...
5th Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

KARIMA HARRIS

Karima Harris ran the fastest time by a woman 'W55' for the half marathon, as a European record and unofficial World's Best. It was in the Fleet Half marathon on the 16th of March this year. Also in...
5th Apr, 2025, Alastair Aitken

HIGHGATE KINGS OF THE ROAD IN THE SOUTH

In the 12 stage South of England Championships Road Relay, at Milton Keynes on Saturday, the 30th of March Highgate, won the event outright. Alex Lepretre took the club into the lead on leg 7 and...