Athletics

Croydon Harriers were in action on Saturday and Sunday. The senior men and women competed in the South of the Thames Championships in Beckenham Place Park.

Herne Hill Harriers budding young multi-events athlete Jasmine Nkoso made another big step forward on Sunday at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, writes Geoff Jerwood.

A small but speedy contingent headed to the Liverpool Cross Challenge last weekend for the Sefton Park event that doubles as a trial for the European Cross-Country Championships in Belgium in two weeks time, writes George Mallett.

Another weekend of cross country racing saw Dulwich Runners add to their impressive recent medal haul, writes Jonathan Whittaker.

The South London club had many of their best-ever Surrey League team in action.

On a muddy circuit on Parliament Hill, the scoring A team quartet was led by the ever-improving Jenny Nandi in 11th place of 261 finishers. Another on an impressive upward trajectory is Kaitlin Hewitt, who finished 21st overall and also claimed the female U20 gold medal.

The club’s senior men won the trophy in 2022 but fielded a weaker team this time around at Parliament Hill.

Herne Hill Harriers played host to the second Surrey League cross country fixture on Mitcham Common on Saturday with their women’s A team placing third.

Conditions were relatively benign for a November cross country race with cool sunshine and not too much mud.

The competition sees 10 scorers try and secure the lowest points tally possible with Hercules finishing on 161 to Kent AC’s 337 and Belgrave Harriers on 344.

Herne Hill Harriers travelled to Mansfield on Saturday and contested nine of the 10 races at the National Cross Country Relay Championships, writes Edmund Brack.

Eight athletes from Hercules senior men squad took to the National Cross Country Relays in Berry Hill Park, Mansfield on Saturday, acquitting themselves well in torrential conditions, writes George Mallett.

Herne Hill Harriers were represented in seven of the 10 age group races at the South of England Cross Country Relay Championships around a soggy lap of Wormwood Scrubs Park on Saturday, writes Geoff Jerwood.

Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club continue to display their impressive junior strength as their U13 boys were crowned South of England Cross-Country Relays champions on Saturday at Wormwood Scrubs, writes George Mallett.  

Croydon Harriers were in South of England cross-country relay action at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday, writes Mike Fleet.

Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club started their Surrey League Cross Country Division One defence in solid but frustrating fashion as they were edged out by Belgrave Harriers at Richmond Park on Saturday by just two points.

Dulwich Runners returned to another season of cross country racing in Surrey League Division 1 on Saturday with the men running 8.5km and the ladies 6.6km.