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The Langham 10km boasted a sell out field of more than 500 runners, with many green Colchester Harrier vests taking part. Heidi Steele ran a personal best 37m 47s to come home second lady and 21st overall eleven seconds behind second claim Harrier and Springfield Strider Nikki Woodyard. Madeleine Claydon 47m 25s and Danny Millward 38m 00s both won awards for the first under 18 runners. Tommy Colsell 38m 20s and Charlie Walden 43m 36s filled the minor places. The men were strong with  Mark McKeown third in 34m 34s, Jason Gunn sixth in 35m 05s, new signing Dan Widdowson seventh in 35m... read more

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by Max Simon and Chris Jeggo Saturday 7th September was the date set for the annual South of England Inter county U15 and  U20 Championships held at Horspath in Oxfordshire, a hotly contested match with 16 counties all fielding their best athletes hoping to score points to add to the team tally and win the coveted age group trophies. Colchester had three athletes representing Essex this year, with all three competing early on a very chilly morning. First up was  U20 sprinter Joy Ogunleye who was expecting to be competing in the 100m heats but with many athletes not... read more

ANNUAL UPDATE Since the last AGM your Management Committee has been looking into all aspects of the Club and identifying committed Members willing to take on important tasks. This is a one to two year plan and some matters will be will be ready for our next AGM to be held at The Clubhouse on Friday 8 November 2019.We have chosen this date as the original date was during the School Autumn Half-term and therefore many parents, and members would be unable to attend. The new draft Constitution will be available at our AGM you all will receive an email copy before that date.John Sanders has... read more

The Harriers competed in the Essex Way Relay for the first time in many years and enjoyed the day in what is a great low key ten stage relay race held over 80 miles from Epping to Harwich. The A team finished second overall behind Springfield Striders with Allen Smalls and James Wright winning their legs and Nate Filer second despite veering off course. The ladies were fourth overall, a brilliant result by them after only deciding late to enter. Sarah Stradling and Rachel Rodgers, along with Louise Yates and Mellissa Dowell all ran good legs. The men's B team finished an excellent 14th... read more

The UKA British Championships took place at the Alexander Stadium Birmingham over the Bank Holiday weekend 24/ 25 August 2019. With the Championships also acting as trials for the World Championships in Doha at the end of September, the event drew the top athletes in the country, contesting for the coveted prize of British Champion and team selection. Three Colchester Harriers athletes competed in their respective events. Joy Ogunleye, Rebecca Jeggo and Charlie Dobson, all still being classified as junior athletes, had achieved the qualifying standard to secure an invitation to the... read more

by Max Simon Olivia Simon and Hollie Martin-Whymark were the club's only representatives at the South of England Age Group (u13/U15/U17) Championships held at Ashford this year. Delayed by road closures and subsequent heavy traffic on Saturday 17th August , Martin-Whymark was unable to compete the U13 girls 200m and so just had the 100m to contest. Battling a hearty head wind she was able grab herself a slot in the semi final after her fourth place finish in heat three (14.49s -2.4), however the competition was just too strong on this occassion and her competition ended with an... read more

By Paul Young The Final SAL match of the season took place at a blustery but thankfully sunny Garrison track in Colchester on Saturday. The Harriers needed to win the match to have any chance of staying in the top division. First reports are that Harriers have won the match by a single point subject to verification – Reports and publication of the final table on the SAL website now verify that Colchester Harriers will continue to compete in the top division by 7.5 points A massive well done to the athletes competing in the green vests of Colchester, you competed with pride and... read more

by Chris Jeggo The Manchester International took place at the Regional Arena on Wednesday 14th August. This is one of the main events in the national athletics calendar acting as a gateway competition between regional club events and the Commonwealth Games, giving athletes the experience of competing in front of a large crowd against strong opposition. The competition consists of representative teams from each of the four home countries, a GB junior squad, the British leagues and two all-star teams. Selected for her first senior national team event in her final year as a... read more

Colchester Harriers had excellent results recently in various competitions including reaching the final of the Eastern Masters track and field league with a fine win in the last fixture at the garrison track. The men needed to win to reach the Milton Keynes final while the ladies had already qualified. The men had a very strong team which ensured victory with some superb performances. Gavin Sandercock in the pole vault, Rob Earle in the javelin, David Wright in the hurdles and Nate Filer in the mile were some of the best results which were numerous throughout the team. For the ladies... read more