Rainbow Warriors

Once again, the lashing rain gave way to pale sunshine at Wimbledon Park for the last Club Open meeting of the summer season, the 5000m Festival, held for the first time on a Saturday, with the now traditional accompaniments of beer, barbecue and music.

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Medals Galore

As the crazy, crowded catch-up track and field season continues, the last few weeks have seen some fabulous racing and results at the Club’s Open distance meetings and the various Championships. At the Surrey County Championships in Kingston, held late in the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Club's athletes won a total of 34 medals.

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For the Record

in a matter of weeks this summer young Ellen Weir soared to the top of the All-time HW Women's rankings for 3000m (9:36.40) and 5000m (16:34.29), and will be competing for GB in the Women's A Final of the 5000m at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia today, 18 July.

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The Famous Five

A single HW vest at the British Championships is enough to make us all proud, but the sight of five Club athletes lining up in almost consecutive events last Friday evening was truly memorable.

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Five go to Manchester

Following a few weeks in which HW athletes have been busily achieving qualifiying standards and winning medals at a clutch of Championships, a fabulous tally of five HW athletes will be competing in the Muller British Championships in Manchester over the weekend of 25-27 June: Charlie Eastaugh in the 1500m, Dwayne Cowan in the 400m, Rechmial and Chad Miller in the 100m, and Ellen Weir in the 3000m trials for the U20 European Championships.

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Some Like it Hot

In the blistering heat of last weekend a handful of HW athletes won medals at the South of England U20 and Senior Championships in Bedford, notably gold in the 5000m for Fred Slemeck who kicked from 700m out, to win in 15:03.26. Second-claim Sam Todd finished ninth.

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Road Test

Early morning at Wimbledon Park on Sunday 11 April and the buzz was tangible as athletes lined up in their socially distance waves at the start of the HW Club 5K Road race, raring to race again.

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Sweet Carolina

New York-based Ben Toomer set a half marathon PB of 66:35 in Greenville, South Carolina on 27 February (pictured below), a time which saw him top the UK Rankings for 2021 for six whole days until Mo Farah spoiled the party by clocking 63.06 in Djibouti!

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Clarke of the Course

Before it became clear that the country was headed for a new national lockdown, Matt Kiernan of Croydon Harriers, with help from the community of local clubs, staged a successful test cross country event at Lloyd Park.

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On the Road Again

Last Saturday should have seen the HW Senior Men's team defend their South of England Cross Country Relay title only a week after jostling with 200-odd athletes on the start line at the first fixture of the Surrey Cross Country League, all revved up for the fight to win back the League Trophy from Kent AC. Instead 10-men teams from HW, Kent and eight other clubs were at Wimbledon Park Stadium lining up politely in socially distanced waves…

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Racing Round-Up

The 2020 track season will be remembered for starting and finishing in a matter of weeks, but HW athletes have been making the most of every opportunity to race in the short window.

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The Bumper Bank Holiday Results Edition

Yes, you read it right... the results edition! After months of virtual racing, finally the real thing is back. Not quite as we know it, of course, thanks to the new norm of Covid-19-guidelines, but what a joy for all concerned to take part in some proper competition after months of race starvation. And not just one event but two distance meetings and a sprint competition in the space of a week.

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Rising to the Challenge

This week we feature two valiant solo challenges taken on by two HW athletes, Lisa Thomas and Richard McDowell, who in the absence of organised competitions, decided to test themselves in very different ways.

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Into the unknown

While most of the HW distance runners have been grateful for the challenge of some virtual 5K competitions during these unprecedented times of no racing, marathon runner Richard McDowell decided to test himself much, much further.

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More tributes to Pete Mulholland

Kent AC would like to offer its condolences and thoughts to Pete Mulholland's family, his friends and clubmates at Hercules Wimbledon. He was a familiar and friendly face on the athletics scene for many years and will be greatly missed.

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