​Good Evening Race Report fans. I hope you managed to avoid being blown away this weekend and to get in some good runs as well.
 
Kicking things off with parkrun, there was a first placed finish for Maddie Hughes at Rickmansworth in a time of 19.38. There were also a good number of all-time parkrun PBs for Harriers yesterday, Saturday 10 August: Savarnah Pandya (22.51 at Ricky); George Fotherby (21.32 at Wycombe Rye); Euan and Archie Pinder (20.17 and 21.06, respectively, at Sewerby). Finally, over on the Emerald Isle Grant Whitaker celebrated parkrun number 100 at Porterstown parkrun with a time of 20.55.

​It’s one of those Race Reports where we kick off with things that I managed to forget last week, namely Last Friday of the Month 5k on 26 July when three Harriers took on the collected efforts of London’s Hyde Park. Tom Pickett was the first home in 19.10, joined swiftly by Tom Wright (19.10) and then Peter Wootton (20.20).

​Good Evening and welcome to this week’s Race Report!
 
Kicking things off per tradition, we’ll start with parkrun. Chiltern Harriers had a one-two at Rickmansworth, with Aran Davidson leading James Repper home in 16.54 and 17.47, respectively, and Katie Repper not too far behind as first female in 20.48. Aran not only celebrated the win, but also his 100thever parkrun. Also achieving first place finishes were Julia Aliaj (23.19 at Seaford Beach) and Yours Truly (22.08 at Dunstable Downs). Whilst there were no all-time PBs for Harriers this week, there were a number of course records: Caroline Stephens (24.36 at Black Park); Tim Dawson, Mick Dolling and Victoria Lucas (21.39, 24.30 and 28.03 at Rickmansworth) and Angela Hughes (28.47 at East Grinstead).

​Good afternoon Race Report fans. I hope you are all recovered after the excitement of last Sunday’s sporting theatrics. Whilst you won’t find any Champagne Super-overs to wet your whistle in this week’s report, you’d better Roll with it and you’ll Definitely Maybe find some awesome running to read about. It definitely isn’t cricket.

​Good evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have spent as pleasant a couple of days as I have up in sunny Burnley, Lancashire, this weekend! There’s certainly been some fantastic running to write about. Keep checking the website for a full write-up of the English Schools Track & Field Championships, which took place at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July and with a record number of eleven Chiltern Harriers AC athletes representing their county. 

​Good Evening Race Report fans. I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend of running and relaxing.
 
Starting, in the traditional fashion, with parkrun on 6 July, there were course PBs for Ian Lawson (19.49 at Upton Court); Ade McCormack (22.29 at Enniskillen) and for Neil and I (20.35 and 21.17 at Wendover Woods). I was pleased to also come in as first lady. Meanwhile, Rashila Wanninayake and Matt Robins were king and queen of the Bank Farm RDA 5k fun run. Strava time of 36.56.

Once again, Chiltern Harriers hosted a highly successful Junior Triathlon today, Sunday 23 June. With a number of wins for Chiltern Harriers (Katie Allsop, Frankie Baxter, Isaac Jessop-Tranter and more), the day went as smooth as could be desired, a testament to the organisations skills of Steve Field, who hangs up his Race Director hat this year. I am sure all Harriers will wish to join me in thanking Steve, and his wife Annie, for all their dedicated service to this event over the years. Well done! Full results of the event here.

​Race Report Central is a-buzz right now, because Chiltern Harriers AC just finished in 3rdposition in the incredibly competitive Ridgeway Relay – our most successful result to date. 86 miles covered in 10hrs 30mins and 37secs by the collective force of James Repper, Yours Truly, Tom Dixon, Katie Royals, Andy Hickman,  Jon Taylor, Michael ‘Tiny’ Turney, Richard Moss, Sam Reed and Andy Wiseall, heroically supported by the powerhouse that is Roger and Sue Ellerby and with many a thrill and spill along the way. You’ll be glad to know that I saved the expletives for Slack. Well done team!

​Good evening, Race Report fans! I hope you have had a wonderful weekend, wherever you were running / spectating / relaxing.
 
It’s been a busy weekend for Chiltern Harriers AC. Only a short parkrun update for you this weekend: there was a first-placed finish for Kate Loach in Cassiobury Park (21.10) and a debut for Nick Arthurton (Tring Park – 27.51) yesterday, Saturday 8 June.

​Before we get into the details of this weekend, a quick hark back to May, specifically to Saturday 25 May, when Rashila Wanninayake and Sylvia Moss completed the ‘short’ and ‘middle’ distances at the Maverick x TRIBE Run Free Chilterns. Their times were 1.26.12 and 2.34.33, respectively. (Also worth noting that Sylvia then finished the Vitality London 10k on Monday 27 May… that takes some serious strength.) Well done, ladies!