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Harriers lose by slightest of margins, but favourites to win league Margins are slight the higher level you get in running, and Colchester Harriers men had misfortune cast on them at the penultimate Essex League XC fixture held at a terribly muddy Epping Forest. With big fields due to the last warm up before the Cross Country Championship of Essex at Woodford Green this coming weekend, athletes needed to test themselves before the big day. With Harriers having advantage of the final fixture at home at the Abbey fields a victory at Epping against host team Orion Harriers would have... read more

Colchester Castle and Holkham  New year Park Runs Success for Harriers ladies and men ! Harriers ladies were running well at the Park Runs and Laura Shewbridge was exceptional clocking a new course record of 18-54 on her way to victory at the Holkham 5km in deepest Norfolk. Chris Manby was 6th overall in 19-00. Colchester Castle saw two 5km Park runs held in successive days with the New Years day race followed by the normal Saturday event. The New Years day event saw Harriers Men and  ladies have a 1,2,3, finish thanks to Emily Moore 23-03, Anita Mussett 23-21, and Sophie Stephenson... read more

Good team win for Harriers Colchester Harriers Ended the year at the Witham Boxing Day 5 mile road race with another team victory in what has been a very successful year for the Green vests with a host of County team and individual Championship medals over all distances the reward for the green vests. Adrian Mussett did suffer a rare defeat at Witham to Southends Paul Whittaker but his runner up spot was still excellent and he obviously took the first Veteran over 40 award. Carwyn Jones has had a fine season and the Essex Grand Prix road champion was 5th overall with coach Pete West... read more

The Shuttleworth course near Biggleswade was the scene of the Southern Inter counties and Masters Championships. The Essex ladies Inter Counties team included veteran Colchester Harrier sarah Stradling who produced a superb performance to finish 20th overall and help Essex to team bonzes, Stradling was the 3rd scorer for the team. Ellie Street was representing Suffolk in the junior girls event and was a good 41st. The Masters Southern XC races saw Allen Smalls unluckily miss the Southern over 45 bronze medal by 1 place and 3 seconds with Smalls finishing 15th overall in the over 40... read more

Athlete of the year goes to Dominic The top prize at the Colchester Harriers senior awards night held at the Garrison track Clubhouse went to Olympic qualifier for the 50km Racewalk Dominic King. It was a family affair with twin brother Daniel taking the Jerry Everett award for outstanding achievement. Other awards went to Male Cross Country  - Chris Sellens Male Road - Adrian Mussett Most improved - Carwyn Jones Chairmans Trophy - David Wright Field male - Tom Mitchell and Jordan Fester (shared). Track male - Anthony Barraclough Female field Jade Morgan - Female... read more

Message from Kate Wooldridge following 53-12 XC at Gosfield School All, on behalf of all at Ipswich Jaffa RC, I would like to thank each and everyone of you and your club members for their overwhelming support and show of solidarity yesterday after the news of the tragic passing of Mark Furnace. It was an incredibly fitting tribute and all of us were so touched by the words of kindness we were all shown. Hannah was especially moved. The running community is a very unique and special one, and yesterday was a prime example of the amazing people who are part of it. We thank you... read more

Great runs by Holford and Shewbridge A huge field of 213 men and 100 ladies competed in the latest round of the 53-12 XC League at Gosfield School which is always one of the most popular courses on the circuit, 3 miles of wet and muddy Woodland with 2 miles of  playing fields greeted the runners on a mild December day. With a minutes silence held due to the loss earlier in the week of a popular Ipswich Jaffa member the race was under way. Laura Shewbridge had one of her finest runs to finish runner up and lead the Colchester Ladies to victory, Becky Cooke had her best ever Cross Country in... read more

Millward wins on 100th Park run It was a double celebration for 13 year old Danny Millward at the latest Colchester Castle Park 5km. Talented  Millward  completed his 100th Park run and also amazingly won the race with a host of senior athletes behind him in the field of 215. Millward accelerated on the last lap to pass Andrew Lovelock 2nd 18-59, Max Caulfield 3rd 19-14, and David Wright 4th 19-15 , to come home the victory in 18-43. The weather was extremely windy so times were well down. Joseph Boden was 6th 20-28, Richard Millward 14th 20-42, and Arthur Whiston 22nd 21-23. Also... read more

So close to the triple as harriers dominate The town of Colchester had its second major Championship in a week with Colchester Harriers staging the Essex  Veterans XC Championships a few days after the Eastern Championships had been run at Hilly Fields. Colchester Harriers have been a dominant force in the Veteran categories for years and nothing changed  at Abbey Fields with Harriers winning team gold in two out of the three races and team silvers in the other, and also crowned three County Champions a fine result. Ladies It was the Veteran Ladies who got the green vests off to a... read more

It’s Gold! As Adrian Mussett storms home at the head of another excellent Harriers effort A few years ago the day of the Norwich half marathon sat beneath dark stormy clouds, with the noise of sleet and rain heavy against the roof of the luxury animal sheds that Joe Average was allocated; penned in, runners swirling penguin-like in an attempt to keep warm. Ordered out of the shed just before the start we spied a rainbow, and watery sunshine! Lucky! Last year wasn’t so lucky – I am told it was filthy weather with no rainbows, sunshine or flying pigs. So, where would the weather go... read more