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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Flurry Grierson ran a good 5k road race, Under the Lights at Battersea, on the 27th of February. Flurry came a modest 28th place in 14.31 yet he has a better time of 14.17 at Battersea . But if you...
Despite the muddy conditions in the National cross-country 1781 seniors completed the course, that wound round Hampstead Heath on Saturday. In the race that started on Parliament Hill, there were...
Out of 40 senior teams for the 5 league races Highgate topped the senior league with 2001 points, 2nd were Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets 1820 and 3rd London Heathside 1655; 4 Highgate 'B' 1288. The...
One of the toughest cross-country’s is The ‘National’, to be held on the 22nd of February 2025. It will be at Parliament Hill, which sends shivers down the backs of some track men. A fear for the true...
Last years' South of England Senior Men's cross country Champions Highgate Harriers, won again over the undulating Beckenham Place Park, on the 25th of January. The first two runners Elim (43:30) of...
Highgate Harriers senior men, still hold sway over their rival clubs and tough course at Welwyn on 11th of January. Alex Lepretre, who knew the course well, was a good winner over the undulating...
(Born in Glasgow 28/11/31 died on 27/7/24) Very few coaches ever could point to having a more varied career than John Anderson. Over his 92 years of life, he was the Chief Referee for the Television...
44 runners from Highgate Harriers turned up for the historic Bottomists Cup race on Boxing Day morning .The winner was Thomas Chadwick in 17:23, 2nd Joseph Hayes in 17:24 and 3rd Arjuna Pflug in 7:25...
Hertfordshire and Middlesex combined for their cross championships at Trent Park on the 4th of January. That made it an exciting senior race in the cold, with Brett Rushman, who won the first Met...
Seyd Taha Ghafari ran the fast time time of 29:43 to come 12th in the Ribble Valley 10k road race, on the 29th of December. Two other Highgate runners did well, Alex Jackson was 47th in 31.50 for the...
In the Telford 10k road race on 15th of December, that attracted international class runners from a field of 2000 odd, i n the race won by International Jack Rower of Aldershot & Farnham in 28:01...
Born 22 of May 1940 & Died 25th of October 2024 In a way one could think of Alan Simpson, as a ’Nearly Man’, not having achieved a gold medal in the major outdoor Championships’ but, looking back and...
Rachel Docherty, was the first woman in the Last Friday in the month Serpentine RC 5k, on the 29th of November. Her time, as a 'W35' was 18:02 and she was placed 43rd of 243 runners who completed...