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Colchester Harriers promising youngsters, Lyla Belshaw and Lizzie Wellsted continued their fabulous winter seasons with brilliant displays at the Saucony National Cross-Country Championships in Chester.  On a grassy, if flat, course both girls did their club proud with Belshaw running strongly to take a superb bronze medal in the U15 Girls' race and Wellsted, at her first national event running a controlled, consistent race to finish a highly creditable 10th in the U17 Women’s event.  The girls now go on to represent Essex at the national inter-counties at Loughborough on 11... read more

Colchester Harriers all-conquering women’s team continued their run of recent success by lifting the Essex Cross Country League trophy after finishing second in the final race of the season in Hainault.  Lydia Callan led the team home with a fine third place, her highest individual finish of the season and was backed up by strong runs from Emma Burgess (16th), super-vet Margaret Deasy (17th and 1st V55), Denise Morley (22nd, 2nd V50) and Ellie Cumner (27th) as the green vests pipped Havering AC to the title in a tight finish to the season.  Harriers’ women also lifted the Vets... read more

Colchester Harriers' athletes made the most of excellent conditions at the Great Bentley Half Marathon to produce a string of personal best (PB) performances.  Now firmly established as the fastest local 13.1 miler, the race attracted a top-quality field who were treated to calm, sunny conditions very different to the squally rain faced by competitors last year. Louis Davey was first home for the club, the first of many to record a PB, crossing the line in 1:16:36 to finish 19th overall.  He was followed by Jack McGuire (1:18:44 - PB) and then James Wright, making a promising... read more

Colchester Harriers’ emerging stars enjoyed a memorable day at the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Beckenham Park Place, with both Lyla Belshaw and Lizzie Wellsted crowned as Champions in their respective age groups. Belshaw was first to run in the U15 race, coming home 11 seconds clear over the 4.5 kilometre course after having been in the leading group from that start.  Belshaw was followed home by Isla Widdowson, who finished in an excellent 27th position with Lily Taylor (49th) and Beatrice Sivyer (106th) also gaining invaluable experience of competing at such a... read more

At a recent track and field sub-committee meeting, subsequently backed up by the main committee, we have decided to revert to using the main track entrance; the one on Circular Road North. There are several reasons for this change. Firstly, it allows all athletes to meet under the cover of the canopies of the clubhouse and changing rooms. This allows athletes to leave their bags in a dry, reasonably secure area. It also allows our training registration process to be carried in a dry area. Secondly, we feel that the footpath down to the side gate is not ideal, especially in the... read more

Colchester Harriers’ athletes lit up a grey, blustery day at the Essex Cross-Country Championships at Basildon’s Gloucester Park, with their female athletes in particular shining. The senior women’s team led the way, retaining their County Champions title to take the Ron Merrie Cup back to Colchester for the second successive year.  In what was an outstanding all-round team effort for the green vests, debutant Roanna Vickers was first home for the club in fourth place, closely followed by Lydia Callan in sixth - both girls earning call ups to represent Essex at the national... read more

All athletes, please be aware that the club has booked the track for Thursday 29th December during the festive period. No other training sessions will be held at the track on or between 24th December and 1st January. Please keep an eye on our Facebook group for any changes or cancellations due to... read more

Colchester Harriers’ up and coming cross-country star Lydia Callan continued her brilliant start to the season with another top-quality performance on her Essex debut in the South of England Inter-counties championships at Horspath in Oxford.  The twenty-three year old Wivenhoe based runner looked very at home in what was a high class field, finishing in thirteenth place in an exciting blanket finish in which only six seconds separated positions eight through sixteen, so helping her county to second place in the team event. On the roads two Harrier runners travelled across to... read more

Colchester Harriers veteran athletes dusted down their spikes to taste success at this year’s Essex Cross Country Vets Championships in Writtle University College. Leading the way, Adrian Mussett showed the field a clean pair of heels in the first race of the day, for men aged 50 upwards, coming home in first place by more than two minutes and in the process winning the MV50 individual gold medal.  Team-mate Colin Ridley also ran a strong race to finish 16th overall and win the MV60 gold medal and with Chris Stevenson (34th), Will Haining (84th) and supervet Arthur Whiston (121st)... read more

Colchester Harriers enjoyed a successful weekend as the winter’s cross-country season got into full swing. The Essex League fixture at Writtle on Saturday saw the women’s team strengthen their grip on top spot with an excellent all-round team performance.  Lydia Callan celebrated her recent call up for Essex with a superb fourth place in what was a highly competitive field, and she was well backed up by excellent performances from cross-country stalwart Emma Burgess (13th), season debutant Heidi Hogan-Steele (17th) and supervet Margaret Deasy (18th and 1st V55) as the green vests... read more