The Senior Men’s A team put in a record-equalling performance, finishing in sixth place at the National Road Relays, having flirted with the possibility of a bronze medal at the halfway mark, in the strong and swirling winds in Sutton Park, near Birmingham. Full report to follow.

Congratulations to the Senior Men’s team who won historic bronze medals at the South of England 12-Stage Road Relay Championships in Milton Keynes on Saturday (which doubles as the qualification event for the Nationals) – the first medals for 52 years! Not to be outdone in the bright sunny, but windy conditions, the B team also made history, finishing in 14th overall and second B-team. The day was notable, too, for a solo U15 Boys 5K bronze for Thomas Whorton, who came home in 16:40, a PB by one minute, and a new HW Club record.

The Club’s Senior Men secured a brilliant fourth Tracksmith Surrey Cross Country League title in five years yesterday (10 February) at the final match of the season, held in the stunning grounds of West Horsley Place, near Guildford. There were League wins too for the U13 Girls and Boys, plus individual honours for young Theo Creed, who topped the U13 rankings with three wins and a second place over the season. Remarkably all the other junior teams finished in second place in their respective tables. A great overall Club achievement.

Congratulations to the Senior Men’s squad on a fantastic team silver at the Southern Cross Country Championships on Saturday 27 January at Beckenham Place Park. And to the super-consistent U13 Boys who also graced the medal rostrum.

Another win for the Senior Men on Wimbledon Common to extend their lead in the title race. There were wins, too for the U13 Boys and Girls.

Barely a week into 2024 and the U13 Boys team were already laying down a golden marker for the rest of the cross country season, coming home first at the Surrey County Championships at Denbies Vineyard on 7 January.

A break in the dreary weather, a resounding team win and a long-waited individual victory from GB international Stuart McCallum – what a Saturday on Mitcham Common for the Club's senior men's squad.  'Awesome running from all on a lovely sunny autumn day; and great for Stu to finally debut in the Surrey League', enthused team manager, Dave Grima. After two matches, the Club sits at the top of the Division 1 table, 181 points ahead of second place Belgrave Harriers. 

The Club’s Senior Men’s team kicked off the defence of their Surrey Cross Country League title in fine form at the first league fixture in Richmond Park on Saturday (14 October), finishing in second by a mere two points to Belgrave Harriers.

The Club’s Senior Men had their best day ever at the National 6-Stage Championships in Sutton Park, when the A team finished in sixth with the B team in 17th (and second B team).

When sprinter Paul Wignall packed his bags to head for the European Masters Championships in Pescara, Italy, in September, his goal was simply to make the final of the individual M70 400m – little did he know that on the return journey he would be adding a complete set of medals: gold, silver and bronze, to his luggage.
 

A record two senior men's teams in the top eight, and silver medals for the U13 Boys at the Southern Road Relay Championships!

On the day when the Diamond League rolled back into town to deliver world class athletics to the London Stadium once again, the Club’s U20 Men’s 4 x 100m relay team seized their moment to shine on the track. As the arena began to fill to its 50,000 capacity, announcing the biggest audience for a one day athletics meeting in the world, the team of Daniel Guinness, Joshua Martin, Marcus Gayle and Freddie Arkell came home clear winners in 40.52 to set a new all time Hercules Wimbledon club record in the process.

The Club was represented by over 100 athletes competing at the Surrey County Track and Field Championships at Kingston over the weekend of 20/21 May. Between them they collected 25 medals: 11 gold, eight silver and six bronze.

An impressive contingent of Club athletes were out pounding the streets of London on Sunday 23 April, cheered on by an equally impressive crowd of supporters stationed at key points around the course.

Some had earned Championship places, Good for Age places, or Club places. Some were running for charities; and on the elite start, lining up alongside four of the five fastest marathon-runners in the world, waiting for the fastest of them all, Eliud Kipchoge, to start the race, was Hercules international, Alex Milne.

For a brief moment during the National 12-stage Road Relays at Sutton Coldfield on 15 April the Senior Men's squad asked, 'dare we dream?' Having finished just outside the medals at the Southern Relays a fortnight earlier the A team had high hopes of matching if not bettering the sixth place achieved last year, which was the highest placing since 1973.

West Ham United may have taken over the London Stadium, where they were busy beating Southampton last Sunday, but athletics was right back where it belongs in Olympic Park as for the first time the Southern (SEAA) 12/6 stage Relays were staged around its paths in the shadow of the Velodrome. The Club's teams were out in force, with the Men's A team finishing a fantastic fourth to match last year's position.

The Senior Men won the Surrey Cross Country League title for the third time, overhauling Guildford & Godalming’s 24-point lead in the final showdown in Lloyd Park on Saturday, 11 February, with team captain Fred Slemeck sealing the individual honours thanks to his super-consistent performance over the four matches.

More success for the Senior Men’s team who clinched the bronze medals at the Southern Cross Country Championships at Beckenham Place Park today – the first team medal for 49 years!

The Senior Men got off to a great start to the New Year, winning the Surrey County Cross Country Championships at Lloyd Park yesterday (7 January). Team Captain Freddie Slemeck also bagged the individual bronze medal; and there were team silvers for both the U13 Boys and U13 Girls, with Thomas Whorton taking the individual U13 Boys silver medal, and Isabella Harrison the U13 Girls bronze medal. U20 Ellen Weir also had a great run, coming home fifth in the Senior Women's race.

Alex Milne shaved a sliver from his best marathon time in Valencia on 4 December as he came home in 64th place in 2:17:40.

Congratulations to the Senior Men’s team of Andrew Penney, Fred Slemeck, Ed Mallett and Finn Johnson who were crowned SEAA London Cross Country Champions on Parliament Hill last weekend.

Answering the captain’s rallying call, the Senior Men’s team overhauled a 101 point deficit in Match 2 of the Surrey Cross Country League on Wimbledon Common – a result which sends them to the top the League.

The Senior Men staged a grandstand finish to clinch an excellent 9th place at the National Road Relays in Sutton Park, Birmingham, yesterday (8 October).

The Club’s teams were out in force on Saturday for the unofficial Southern Road Relay Championships at Aldershot. The Senior Men’s A team finished in a brilliant sixth place and the B team in a fantastic 17th.

Victory in the final SAL match of the season at Tooting Bec on Saturday saw the Club complete a clean sweep of five out of five wins to finish at the top of Division 2 West and secure promotion to the First Division for next season.

The U20 Men’s 4 x 100m team of Jaleel Roper, Dominic Smith-Fray, Marcus Gayle and Freddie Arkell set a new Championship Record at the Surrey Relay Championships at Carshalton over the weekend of 3/4 September.

The Club took one step closer to achieving promotion to the first division of the Southern Athletics League, with yet another win at Aldershot. on Saturday (13 August). In the sweltering heat the squad notched up a 6 point win over close rivals at the top of Division 2 West, Epsom and Ewell, and Aldershot Farnham & District.

On Saturday 6 August the HW 5000m Festival, complete with BBQ and music, brought the curtain down on the 2022 Summer Series of Distance Running at Wimbledon Park.

Congratulations to Jonny Cornish, who has been called up to run for England, not once, but twice – first, on 20 August, as part of the four-man team competing in the Asics Home Nations 5K in Bute Park, Cardiff and then again, barely a week later on 28 August, he will be part of a different quartet competing in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon.

HW will go into the fourth Southern Athletics League match of 2022 at Aldershot on Saturday 13 August having won the first three matches and topping the League with 661.5 match points over Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC on 603 points, keeping the Club on course for promotion.