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Please click on the icon on the right to view the list of committee posts with nominations/proposers/seconders to be voted on at the AGM on Friday 22nd January. There are still a number of important committee roles to be filled. These are highlighted in green. A number of those standing for election require proposers/seconders. These are highlighted in yellow. If you wish to stand for any of the committee positions or want to propose or second any those listed please e-mail me on [email protected] as soon as possible.... read more

Colchester Harriers continued their recent run of success on the national athletics stage with a fine performance in the qualifying round of England Athletics Virtual Road Relay Competition. The competition, organised by the sport’s governing body, involved 2,500 athletes from nearly 150 of the country’s top clubs each running 5 mile legs against the clock.  The best four men’s and women’s times from each club were then combined, with the top 50 clubs qualifying for the next, National Round. Harriers’ runners showed the benefits of their lockdown training regimes to put... read more

Click icon on the right to view the Agenda for our Zoom AGM on Friday 22nd January... read more

In accordance with the Club’s Constitution I hereby give notice of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place at 7:30pm on Friday 22nd January 2021. In view of the current Covid 19 rules it will not be possible to hold this meeting in the clubhouse at this time.  The meeting will therefore be an online meeting using Zoom.  If you are a paid up/life/honorary member of the club and wish to attend the AGM please confirm by email to [email protected] by noon on 22nd January 2021 at the latest so that I may email the meeting code and password to you prior to... read more

Coming up with ever more inventive ways to keep its runners motivated and at peak fitness, Colchester Harriers took on rival Essex club Woodford Green and Essex Ladies (WGEL) in a virtual mob match over the weekend.  With every runner’s performance counting towards the result and an age-graded competition too, every participant had a stake in the result and an incentive to perform. Many of the Harriers ran on a course around Stanway specially set up for the purpose, and there were some outstanding individual performances.  Ben Felton ran the fastest time for the Harriers, the... read more

Following the announcement this afternoon that much of the South East of England is entering Tier 4 and that individuals residing in Tier 4 areas are subject to a ‘stay at home’ order unless leaving home for work or education purposes, the current guidance circulated earlier this week has been reviewed. With immediate effect, members residing in Tier 4 areas are no longer permitted to participate in any training sessions provided by Colchester Harriers in any capacity. This is a temporary arrangement until we are in receipt of updated guidance from England Athletics. Whilst... read more

Colchester Harriers Athletics Club is pleased to announce the re-starting of club training activities at the Garrison Track following the closure for Covid19 and subsequent track refurbishment. Our working party have had to introduce additional safety measures and regulations to ensure that training, both at the track and out in the wider community is offered in a Covid secure environment and meets the guidelines specified by England Athletics. Please read the following information which outlines how implementation of risk assessments will change the way we train. It is imperative that all... read more

Colchester Harriers runners made the most of the return of competitive racing, showing they had lost no sharpness during lockdown with a string of impressive performances. Leading the way and recording big personal bests at the Chase the Moon 5K and 10K events in Stratford were Ellie Cumner and Victoria Primmer.  Cumner clocked 19:15 to finish fifth female in the 5K event and in the process take over 45 seconds off her previous best whilst Primmer starred in the 10K, her time of 41:15 seeing her place sixth in the women’s race and improve on her previous best by more than 2... read more

On Saturday Isla Widdowson ran a half marathon on behalf of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Being only 11 years old Isla hadn’t run such a long distance before but felt that to ask for donations for charity she should push herself as a one-off. The location of the Poppy Run was Alton Water where almost 2 laps would meet the required 21.1km distance. With calm weather, Dad as pacer and Mum & Brother encouraging on bikes from behind, Isla passed through the first 17km with ease. But then the inevitable wall was met and the final few kilometres were the hardest running... read more

Very possibly the final comps of the season, with UK Athletics extending the track & field season till 31st October, to allow the younger athlete to compete within their age category before moving up age, we saw a small number attend competitions in Dagenham and Norwich, on this final day. Tommy Colsell in his first competition of 2020 took on the wind and rain of a very wet Norwich, running in a well-paced race over 3000 metres Tommy crossed the line in 2nd place with a new PB 10.08 considering the conditions Tommy was happy with his performance. In equally poor conditions 3... read more