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Day One of the County Champs (Saturday 12 May) lived up to its usual reputation of providing crazy weather conditions; bright, sunny and warm, swiftly turning chilly, breezy and wet. Another trend has seen a steady decline in the number of competitors with many races now being run as a straight final.  How brilliant, it was then to see so many green vests competing – the commentator even announced that it looked like there was a take-over bid by the Harriers! Olivia Simon kicked the day off with another example of her burgeoning talent by becoming Essex Champion in the U15 girls Hammer... read more

Very warm weather greeted a group of Colchester Harriers, who travelled to Thorpeness for the popular multi terrain coastal race which have seen many Harriers victories over the years. Ged McMillan finally got the better of Allen Smalls in the half marathon, pulling away in the last mile to beat the experienced Smalls by 15 seconds. Simon Smith, Craig Mitchell, Cheryl Appleby, and Jackie McLlannen all finished high up in the field. The 10km was another close run event with Paul Rodgers just not having enough in the last mile but was pleased with his runner up spot. David Wright,... read more

A strong EYAL team performed excellently in their second match of the season in a shade deprived St. Albans to compete in sweltering temperatures. Provisional results placed the club in third place, amassing 592 points - one of the largest scores in Harriers history. Outstanding performances of the day came from Milly Presland (U15) in the 1500m, where she confidently took the lead round the three and three-quarter laps to finish well ahead of the second placed runner to claim a Club Record that had stood since 2012, in a time of 4:56.1s. And she still looked as fresh as a daisy at the... read more

Sunday 29th April saw Rebecca Jeggo and Charlie Dobson make their debuts as second claim members for Shaftesbury Barnet, in the UK Youth Development League, Southern Region.  Shaftesbury compete in the Premier Division. This national league includes some of the best athletics clubs in the country including Harrow AC and Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow. On an extremely cold day, both athletes rose to the challenge and put in some excellent performances.   Charlie was first up in the 100m, his opening outdoor race of the season, and he ran strongly to take first place as B... read more

Southern Athletics league 29/04/2018 Match 1 Peterborough   TEAMS POINTS 1 Bracknell AC 207 2 Nene Valley Harriers 206.5 3 Colchester Harriers 190.5 4 Belgrave Harriers 174   A very wet and cold track at Peterborough saw Nene Valley Harriers host the opening SAL League match for 2018. It was a spirited Colchester team performance with many athletes making there Harriers debut. A massive thanks to all the officials and helpers that braved the dismal weather. ON THE TRACK FOR THE WOMEN the female sprinters were in fine form in the 100m with... read more

Colchester Harriers were invited to participate in the National 12 Stage Road Relays earlier this month. Travelling to Sutton Park, near Birmingham alongside team manager Richard Pickering were; Ed Mitchell, Adrian Mussett, Ramadam Osman, Clive Thomas, Nate Filer, Doug Mc Gillivray, Chris Sellens, Jon Nears, Colin Ridley, Keith Marley, Paul Rodgers, Alex Sales.  Top class opposition saw our chaps finish 41st beating Billericay, who were the only other Essex team to compete. Little Bromley was the venue for this years Essex Championships 10k event. Colin Ridley, in a time of 35m 2s took... read more

Harriers are pleased to welcome the addition of Lydia Cunningham to the Endurance team. Lydia, a level one Coach has taken over from Liz Cudmore and Arthur Whitson, providing structured sessions for mixed ability and entry level runners. Those wishing to participate need to be over 18 and able to maintain a steady continuous pace for approximately forty minutes. Typical distance covered is five miles, with a social run included each month. The group welcomes all abilities, and sessions are every Tuesday, from the Garrison Track at... read more

Harriers Juniors opened their track and field season with a trip to Watford on Sunday 15 April -and couldn’t have chosen a tougher draw than facing a large, strong home team as well as the might of Dacorum and Tring and if that wasn’t enough, Shaftesbury Barnett Harriers, one of the top ranked UK clubs. Undaunted and showing true resilience, the young green vests displayed grit and determination in a day of mixed weather to come home with a good fourth place finish, earning a provisional 427 points, despite fielding just eleven boys across the three age groups.  More importantly the... read more

Young Olivia Simon has laid down a strong start to her throws season by claiming another club record.   Competing against U17 women, at the Thetford Winter Throws Open series at Bury St. Edmunds on Saturday 7 April,  first year U15 Simon claimed a good 3rd place with new personal best throw of 34.46m - adding almost three and a half meters to her previous best.  This placed her first in the U15 category.   She will compete again this weekend in Watford at the first EYAL meet of the season, where she will be kept busy mixing throws and... read more

Almost forty youngsters took on the challenge of a Quad Kids style competition on Saturday 24th March as an informal season opener. Despite a slight chill in the air and a couple of irritating showers,  the morning was a huge success for all concerned.  Ages of competitors ranged from 10 to 16 and included some of  those who have joined the club's Sunday Development squad over the last few months or who are still on the waiting list.  Each athlete was able to compete two heats of 60m, three rounds of Long Jump and Ball Throw as well as a 600m. All athletes should be proud of their... read more