Highgate Harriers
Highgate Harriers are a UK Athletics club based in North London. Their home track is Parliament Hill, London Athletics track. They compete in the Southern Athletics League Division 2 West [1]
Night of the 10, 000 metres PBs
Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted a track competition for solely 10,000 metre races.[2] The event is usually held mid-late May/early June and from 2014 the English Championships for 10,000 metres were incorporated in the event. From 2016 the UK Championships were also held as part of the competition.[3]
Editions
Edition | Date | Men's Event Winner | Women's Event Winner | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 June 2013 | Eddie McGinley | - | [4] |
2 | 10 May 2014 | Andy Vernon | Jo Pavey | [5] |
3 | 16 May 2015 | Jonathan Mellor | Rhona Auckland | [6] |
4 | 21 May 2016 | Ross Millington | Jess Andrews | [7] |
History
Highgate Harriers was founded in 1879. [8]
Notable athletes
Olympians
Athlete | Events | Olympics |
---|---|---|
George Webber | 3000 metres | 1924 |
Roy Hollingsworth | discus | 1964 |
Wendy Hoyte | 4x100 metres relay | 1976 |
Peter Nowill[9] | 3000 metre steeplechase | 2004 |
Simeon Williamson | 100 metres4x100 metres relay | 2008 |
Club kit
The men compete in a vest with hooped black and white horizontal stripes, with the word Highgate on the chest. Women wear a vest with a black upper half and a white lower half, also with the word Highgate, in white lettering on the upper half.
References
- ↑ "Highgate Harriers Club Information". Highgate Harriers. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Highgate Harriers 10,000m Night of the PBs". www.highgateharriers.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Results Lookup". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Spectacular night of racing at Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs - England Athletics". www.englandathletics.org. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2". British History Online. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Peter Nowill profile at Power of 10
External links
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- Club Website
- Parliament Athletics Track UK Running Track Directory