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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

Two Harriers donned their green vests to compete at the British Masters Indoor and Winter Throw Championships over the weekend of 10th & 11th March at Lee Valley.   Both Colin Ridley and Rob Earle competed in the Men’s 55 category; with Ridley coming away with two splendid podium placings with a silver in the 3000m in time of 9.47.73  and a bronze in 1500m in a time of 4.37.19.   Rob Earle had a very successful weekend bringing home two glorious gold medals from Shot (12.93m) and the Hammer (49.86m). Speaking after the event Earle said “I didn't expect to win... read more

A sensational weekend of athletic action took place at the EIS in Sheffield as hundreds of youngsters battled it out at the England Indoor Age Group Championships. Representing Harriers this year in their respective 200m races were Rebecca Jeggo and Charlie Dobson. Unfortunately, Joy Ogunleye who was due to compete in the 60m had to pull out due to a niggling injury. Fresh from her debut appearance at the British Championships the week before, Jeggo was first up in heat three of the U20 women’s race. Despite a slight hesitant start, she hit the finish line in second place and a sub... read more

Having gained the qualification standard at the Essex & Eastern Indoor Championships, British Athletics invited Rebecca Jeggo to compete at their Indoor Championships held at the Birmingham Arena on Sunday 18th February, which was broadcast on the BBC. In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Rebecca coped admirably and lined up in heat four against opponents who had all represented their respective countries. With a good start she held her nerve, finishing fourth in a personal best time of 24.83s, placing her joint twelfth overall. With the officials unable to separate Rebecca & the... read more