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Competitors once again battled it out for the Markham Cup  in the Annual Boxing Day Runners v Riders event at Friday Woods now in its 89th year. Though the conditions of the extended course were challenging with a mixture of muddy Essex clay and woodland trails this seemed to have little effect on the confident cyclists who dominated the race from the start, led by the highly rated individual winner 19 year old Cameron Hurst who flew round the 4 1/2 mile course in 19m 29secs, this was the fourth time he has won this race – a unique achievement.  The team event was... read more

The Witham Boxing Day 5 saw 19 Colchester Harriers lining up on the start line and they showed few signs of over-indulgence over the Christmas period, recording a string of impressive performances. Mark McKeown led the way clocking 27:56 to finish twelfth overall and first home for the club and he was closely followed across the finish line by Tom Creswell, continuing his comeback with an impressive 29:28.  Keith Marley also went under 30 minutes to finish first V50 in 29:34, an on-form Dan Summersgill posted a Personal Best (PB) 30:10 with Simon Ford also running his fastest ever 5... read more

The festive trail racing season reached its climax with three events over three days, with the wet weather making for testing conditions.  The 10K search for Santa event from Littley Green saw Melissa Dowell finish first lady after benefiting from time bonuses to record a time of 28:26. Dowell was then in action again a few days later in Little Baddow, running 1:17:58 to finish second female in the 13K race.  Meanwhile Malcolm Statham clocked 1:45:46 at the Elves 11 trail from Maldon. In parkrun action the Colchester Castle event survived the wet conditions with 24 Colchester... read more

Please find below a list of the Membership Fees for the 20/21 Season, which commences on 1st April 2020. Membership Rates 20/21Adult First Claim - 55.00 * (approved at AGM)Adult Second Claim - 39.00Junior - 37.50 * (approved at AGM)Post 16 Student - 37.50 *Distant Member - 40.00 *Family 2 Adult 1 Child - 132.50 **Family 1 Adult 2 Child - 115.00 **Family 0 Adult 3 Child - 97.50 **Social - 12.00Coach - 12.00* Includes £16.00 England Athletics Affiliation Fee** Includes 3 x £16.00 England Athletics Fee Membership Fees have not risen since 2015, when... read more

The third fixture of the Essex Cross Country League on a muddy course at Writtle College saw Colchester Harriers’ women’s team hold on to their third place after finishing third on the day.  Heidi Steele shrugged off injury concerns to finish in 11th position, with Denise Morley (14th and first V50), Rachel Dale (29th) and Alexandra Hennessey (32nd) completing the scoring team.  Debbie Cattermole also had a good day, finishing 43rd and second V55. Thomas Palmer was the first man home for the club, finishing 41st although he was closely followed by Cameron Humphries (42nd)... read more

Colchester Harriers’ Men’s Vet 50 team were in top form once again as they travelled to Oxford for the South of England Masters Cross Country Championship.  The quartet of Allen Smalls, Keith Marley, Paul Spowage and Colin Ridley saw off tough opposition from Guildford and Godalming AC on their way to the silver medals.  Meanwhile running for Essex in the Under 13's Inter Counties event Lyla Belshaw finished in an impressive ninth position, also helping her team into the silver medal position. In the under 17's event Milly Presland finished 21st as the Essex team took bronze... read more

Colchester Harriers Super-vet Paul Mingay has run his way into the record books with an outstanding performance in the Valencia Marathon.  The 62 year old Feering based athlete recorded a remarkable time of 2:45:14 and in doing so broke the UK record for the fastest ever marathon ran by an over 60 athlete, beating the previous record set in 1991 by over a minute.  Mingay was also over 4 minutes ahead of his nearest rival on the day in what was a top quality international field.  Harrier’s international race walker Daniel King also ran in the event, finishing his first... read more

The 2019 Runners vs Riders cross country races (Colchester Harriers/CATS vs Colchester Rovers Cycling Club) take place at Friday Woods, Colchester on Boxing Day. There is an under 13 race run over two laps of approx. 900m each starting at 10:00am. The main race takes place at 11:00am. This year because of a fallen tree on the course there is an extension of about 200 metres to each lap. Under 15's running one lap, ladies running two laps and men three laps. Each lap is approximately 2100m long. The undulating course will almost certainly be muddy which will mean appropriate... read more

Congratulations to the seven Colchester Harriers who won awards at the prestigious Colchester Sports Personality Awards evening held at the Community Stadium on Monday. Wyatt Larkins - Under 14 Boy (commendation) Isla Widdowson - Under 14 Girl (commendation) John Wheatley - Eric Chapman Award (commendation) Daniel Summersgill - Bill Tucker Award (commendation) Steve Garnham - Coach of the Year (winner) Joy Ogunleye - Female (commendation) Rebecca Jeggo - Female... read more

Colchester Harriers’ athletes have made a strong start to the International Running Challenge in Lanzarote, an annual competition drawing athletes from across Europe.  The Vince Regan 10K, the first of four races in four days, saw Colin Ridley clock 37:56 to win the V55 category by over two minutes and place just outside the top 20 in a field of over 400 athletes.  Simon Ford crossed the line in 41:08 whilst Andrew Conway ran 49:37. Back in the UK, on a quiet weekend for road racing Ian Rattray ran a time of 41:27 to post a Personal Best (PB) at the Olympic Park 10K in... read more