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Senior women enjoy grand day out in Exeter	by: Matthew Kiernan 5th Sep 2010 17:06:02
Croydon Harriers’ senior women’s team rounded off their Southern Women’s league campaign with a third place finish on a difficult afternoon in Exeter. Although failing to register a top two A-string finish, the embattled Croydon squad fought hard all day against tough competition in the four-club fixture. Rachel Bayliss led the way with a 26.92m effort in the hammer for third, while Serena Phillips (21.06m) topped the B event standings. Further third place finishes came courtesy of sprinters Whitney Campbell (100m, 14.1secs), .... [more]
Lucky thirteen shine at Crawley	by: Matthew Kiernan 3rd Sep 2010 14:59:01
Thirteen Croydon Harriers made the trip to Crawley's K2 stadium on Bank Holiday Monday for one of the last remaining track and field events of the summer. And it was the Irving' s that stole the show for the Harriers, with all members of the family competing during the afternoon! U11 Yasmin Irving made her competitive debut in the long jump (2.55m, 8th) and 75m (12.19secs, 4th), Siblings Shirin and Kariym Irving continued their preparations for the National Multi-Events later this month, .... [more]
Harriers' Masters win huge medal haul	by: Andy Del Nevo 31st Aug 2010 11:28:19
Croydon Harriers had a very successful day at the Vets AC Athletic championships held on Sunday at Battersea Park. The nine athletes walked away with three trophies, 14 gold and 6 silver medals. Clarence Riley won a trophy for the fastest 200m run of the day and set a new club record at M45, he also won the 400m and was a close second in the triple jump and long jump. Julian Dillow set a new club record in the 5000m .... [more]
Tooting triumphs for Harriers	by: Mike Fleet & Matthew Kiernan 31st Aug 2010 10:38:54
An open athletics meeting at Tooting on Saturday provided the stage for three young Croydon Harriers to display their winning talent. Both boys tackled the 800m with U13 Robert Spalding making an impressive debut. He ran his race confidently from the front, to achieve a clear victory with a PB of 2:32.97. He also won the high jump with an equal best of 1.40m. U17 Jack Thoroughgood, an early leader stayed calm when passed at the bell and produced victorious .... [more]
Magnificent Seven excel at the Inter-Counties	by: Matthew Kiernan 30th Aug 2010 13:02:21
A trio of Croydon Harriers picked up wins at the highly competitive U15/U20 Southern Inter-Counties championships at Barnet Copthall on Saturday. Under-20 Oweka Wanogho capped off his fine season with a 10.87secs clocking in the 100m to take the spoils, while Twinelle Hopeson (11.96secs) enjoyed similar success in the women’s equivalent. Lawrence Okoye, 6th in this year’s World Junior championships, displayed an impressive return to form in the U20M discus, winning thanks to a 58.64m effort. And it could have been .... [more]
Two silvers and a bronze at the U17/U15 UK Champs	by: Mike Fleet 27th Aug 2010 10:23:07
A number of young Croydon Harriers enjoyed a fruitful England Athletics U15 and U17 Championships at Bedford over the weekend, with medallists and several finalists. Top spots went to short hurdles silver medallists Shirin Irving and Joe Yarde. Irving’s 11.15 second run in the U15 75m event took her within a whisker of the club record which has stood for 30 years at 11.1. Yarde was also close to the long standing club record of 13.1 seconds (set in 1990) .... [more]
Open meeting madness!	by: Matthew Kiernan 21st Aug 2010 16:48:40
It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of Open meetings for the Harriers since the league competitions have come to an end! Here's a quick round-up of what our membership has been up to: Black Park 5km ParkRun, 21st August Ian Wright became the third Harrier to win a ParkRun 5km event (joining Mark Plackett and Peter Chambers) by taking the spoils at the Black Park course this weekend in 18.21m. Banstead Woods 5km ParkRun, 21st August 5th .... [more]
NO training for Sprint Academy in September	by: Paul Weston 21st Aug 2010 16:01:07
Training will wind down in September so that bodies can recover and recharge (especially mine!). There will be no training in September - rest, recovery, recharge. Training will resume as follows: Tuesday 5th October - Development & Championship Group (Year 9 and above) at 7pm. Tuesday 2nd November - Academy Group (year 6,7 & 8). 6.15 start. It has been a pleasure working with you all this year. Another great season for the group. Please let me know if your .... [more]
“I Also Ran by Mike Who?...”	by: Anon. 15th Aug 2010 12:19:51
Introduction “Mike Who?” is the pen name of Mike Fleet, former International Athlete and Loughborough trained Physical Education Specialist. He topped the UK 880yds/ 800m rankings in three separate years, as a junior, as a senior and finally as an age 30 runner. He was an international “half miler” in the 1960s, racing as often as he could and sometimes winning too! He reached the final of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games 880yds in Perth Western Australia in .... [more]
Senior Men 4th at Cup Final	by: Matthew Kiernan 12th Aug 2010 13:35:48
Croydon Harriers' senior men completed their 2010 track and field campaign, with a solid fourth place finish at the Rosenheim League cup final at Tooting yesterday. Richmond Baah led the way with a season's best of 54.09m in the javelin to take the spoils against tough opposition. Elsewhere Oweka Wanogho excelled to a new lifetime best in the 100m with a 10.83secs clocking for 2nd, a result which puts him 10th in the U20 UK rankings. The 18 year-old .... [more]