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Gurnsey half marathon Downes runner up Colchester Harriers Briony Downes continues to improve finishing runner up in the two lap Gurnsey half Marathon in 1-33-32. Eastern Counties Track Championship Bronze for Cooke Becky Cooke ran 2-25-11 a new personal best to take the bronze medal in the 800metres at the eastern Counties track... read more

A small team travelled to Southampton for the 3rd Southern Athletics League match of the season. The team rallied very hard in a close match to finish 3rd just 1.5 points behind 2nd. The match culminated with the relay races where the club excelled winning 3 out of 4 of them. All club members got behind their teammates in some great battles. The men won their first senior relays of the season - the 4x100m team of Joe Wilkin, Jake Young, Connor Oliver and Tom Mitchell, and the 4x400m team of Oliver, Young, Jack Keane and Matt Rose fought hard to stave of tough opposition. In the women’s... read more

Southend half marathon The Southend half marathon was held in warm conditions and a Colchester Harrier team finished third. Ged McMillan knocked a good chunk off. His personal best to come home 8th in 1.18.08, McMillan was backed up   By Mark Harrod 1.21.14 19th , and Paul Rogers with his second Pb of the week coming home in 1.24.20 for 31st overall. Other events Colchester Harriers were competing in numerous events in the last week, Martyn's Clarke was competing in the East Berlin half at Potsdam where he ran 1.34 , Jason BIlton completed his training for the Ultra race the West Highland... read more

At the South of England Athletic Under 20 and Senior Championships, Colchester Harriers had some great performances, particularly in the Under 20 men’s Hammer competition, where James Hamblin produced a new personal best and club record, with a throw of 66.35m, which earned him a Silver medal and was only beaten by a new national record. Kelly Sutton came back from a short lay off to come 5th in her heat of the Senior Women’s 100m with a 12.75secs and made it through to the final of the 200m recording 25.55secs in the process. Connor Oliver was also in action in the Under 20 men’s... read more

Colchester Harriers had 2 of their most successful days ever in the 2015 Essex championships at Chelmsford collecting a fantastic 18 medals including 8 golds, 8 silvers a 2 bronze. Rebecca Jeggo won gold in a tremendously hard fought 200m. 20m down off the bend she forced her way back into the race down the home straight to win gold on the dip by 200ths of a second against a quality field. Connor Oliver won gold in the u20s mens 400m leading from the start and clocking 50.18 a new PB Tom Mitchel won gold in the mens u17 Javelin with a throw of 47.88 m Callum Mckay blasted off in... read more

At the Suffolk Border run held at Wiston , the 9 mile trail course saw Allen Smalls and Richard heath share the 1st spot in 1-06. Jo Hudson and David Wright finished in 1-15, Hudson was first lady, while Lyn Higgs, Gary Abbott, and John Carter all finished... read more

The last two Castle 5kms have seen tremendous running from the Colchester Harriers . In the first it was a double victory for mark Harrod 17-39, and Laura Shewbridge 19-32, with Jon Nears runner up in 18-05, and Ged mcmillan 3rd in 18-23. Also in the top20 finishers of the 330 starters were 6 Ethan Thrower 18-41, 8 Harry Verala 18-47 (Pb), 9 Andy Raynor 18-50, 10 lee Hykel 18-51, 11 David Wright 18-54, 12 Danny Millward 19-19, and 18 Max Caulfield 19-48. Kelly Haniver was 2nd lady in 20-04, while Rob Lane ran a Personal best 23-22. The latest Castle race saw another big battle between the... read more

Gold medal for Dowell Colchester Harriers Mellissa Dowell strode to victory in Rimini, Italy, in the European Triathlon Championships winning her age group in all three disciplines to take the European gold... read more

Fastest six men from Harriers as Sellens and Stradling set records The first race of the summer Promenade Handicap 5km series held at Maldon Park saw Colchester Harriers monopolise the race with the six fastest men and course records for Chris Sellens and Sarah Stradling. Sellens only a couple of weeks after becoming Essex Marathon Champion tore around the course in 16-18 to beat his own and the races old record set last year. Sellens victory was mirrored by Sarah Stradling who while using the race for a warm up for the London 10km was first lady in 18-01 and 8th fastest overall on the... read more

Ridley third in age group The Bupa London National 10km Championships is a huge race, and this year the overall winners were Andy Vernon 28-38 and Jo Pavey 32-56. Best individual performance on the day from Colchester Harriers was from super veteran over 50 Colin Ridley who clocked 34-51 and 3rd in his age group to take the bronze medal. Sarah Stradling ran her normal excellent race to come home 33rd lady in 36-27. The Harriers ladies team was completed by Sarah Ivory 88th 39-28, and Laura Shewbridge 107th 40-32, also running well were Sara Wallace 44-26, and Hazel Harvey... read more