Cambridge Harriers

21/10/2026

Weekly Update - 21st Oct. 2026

Kent Cross Country League, Somerhill School, Tonbridge (Sat. 17th Oct.)Were it not for the cool breeze, it could have been a fine summer’s day for the second round of the Kent Cross Country League at Somerhill. Not a patch of mud was to be found on the course. For all the favourable conditions, th...

14/10/2026

Weekly Update - 14th Oct. 2026

Kent Cross Country League, Footscray Meadows (Sat. 10th Oct.)The club hosted the first fixture of this season’s Kent Cross Country League at Footscray Meadows on Saturday, with some excellent performances across the various age groups. A big thank you to club members involved in organising the eve...

13/10/2026

James Floyd takes on the Desert

For the past 13 months, the Marathon des Sables (MDS) 120 Morocco has been the driving force behind my training, writes James. Relatively new to ultra-distance running, I saw it as a sensible stepping stone towards the infamous 250km MDS Legendary. What followed was undoubtedly the toughest, but als...

07/10/2026

Weekly Update - 7th Oct. 2026

Run Kent Tonbridge Half Marathon (Sun. 4th Oct.)Eight of us enjoyed the Tonbridge Half this year with the Kent countryside looking at its best as the sun burned off the early morning mist, reports Clem Dixon. There are too many undulations for it to be a PB course but with zero wind there were still...

30/09/2026

Weekly Update - 30th Sept. 2026

Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5k, Hyde Park (Fri. 18th Sept.)The group of club regular runners at the Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5km was boosted by John O’Mahony, as he stormed to an impressive race win in 16:37.Maggie Illingworth was the first female club runner home, finishing in ...

29/09/2026

Ian Marshall R.I.P.

It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of Ian Marshall. He died on 4th September, just a month before his 80th birthday, after returning home following a short stay in hospital.Despite suffering a stroke in late 2020 and subsequently being confined to a wheelchair, Ian maintained...

23/09/2026

Weekly Update - 23rd Sept. 2026

IAU 100 Km World Championships, Ames, Spain (Sun. 20th Sept.)The 2026 IAU 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain, delivered world-class performances on Sunday.Hugh Tibbs finished an excellent seventh in the men’s race in 6:26:54, making him the second scorer for Great Britain & Northern Ireland....

16/09/2026

Weekly Update - 16th Sept. 2026

09/09/2026

Weekly Update - 9th Sept. 2026

101st Glenhurst Handicap, Bexley (Wed. 2nd Sept.)This month's handicap attracted 24 runners to take on the 3.3 mile course of undulating roads around our clubhouse, reports Clem Dixon. The fastest net times were recorded by mother and son Rose and Brett Baker (24:46 and 19:27) but this is a handicap...

02/09/2026

Weekly Update - 2nd Sept. 2026

Woolwich Thames Path parkrun (Sat. 29th Aug.)Once a year we like to target one of the parkruns in our local area and include it in our road running grand prix competition, reports Clem Dixon. This year it was the turn of the "Curly-Wurly", a quirkier parkrun than most: you run along the Thames Path....