Windy Woodford blows away personal bests in NAL Premiership

Windy Woodford blows away personal bests in NAL Premiership

Written by Alex Seftel Premiership Division Fixture 2B – Woodford Full results on OpenTrack Watch video on Vinco with +PLUS subscription Remarkable wind speeds of +7.4 m/s led to some extraordinary times in the second round of the National Athletics League Premiership in Woodford. Blackheath and Bromley’s Luke Dorrell profited to improve his all-conditions best … Read more

Windsor wins aplenty, hammer heroics & worsening weather at Eton Premiership opener

Windsor wins aplenty, hammer heroics & worsening weather at Eton Premiership opener

Written by Daniel Rees Premiership Division Fixture 1B – Eton Full results on OpenTrack Watch video on Vinco with +PLUS subscription For a match which saw gloriously calm conditions at one stage during the afternoon, the day ended under a literal rain cloud. The National Athletics League Premiership was abandoned with the relays and a … Read more

TVH top rained-off Premiership opener in Manchester

TVH top rained-off Premiership opener in Manchester

Written by Alex Seftel Premiership Division Fixture 1A – Manchester Full results on OpenTrack Watch back on Vinco with +PLUS subscription Thames Valley Harriers took top spot in their National Athletics League Premiership opener in the first of two matches that started off with scorching temperatures but had to be abandoned due to severe weather … Read more

NAL team seal six stunning victories at Loughborough International

NAL team seal six stunning victories at Loughborough International

The Fastrax National Athletics League team sealed six stunning victories as part of an encouraging squad performance at the Loughborough International Athletics meeting. Ruben Miranda (Thames Valley/Ealing Southall & Middlesex), the reigning Portuguese indoor champion, was first to get the ball rolling with a 5.10 metres pole vault victory before Hayley McLean (Shaftesbury Barnet) stormed … Read more

Charlotte Payne and Youcef Zatat to receive National Athletics League David Jeacock Memorial Bursaries

Charlotte Payne and Youcef Zatat to receive National Athletics League David Jeacock Memorial Bursaries

Charlotte Payne and Youcef Zatat have been announced as the first recipients of the National Athletics League’s David Jeacock Memorial Bursary. The league is to make annual awards of £500 to one male and one female athlete who are members of an NAL club and have competed in at least two fixtures during the season. … Read more

National Athletics League awards presented in Birmingham

National Athletics League awards presented in Birmingham

Scott Lincoln, Hayley McLean, Jacob Paul and Amelia Strickler were named National Athletics League athletes of the year last night at the England Athletics Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards in Birmingham. On an evening when some of the legends of English athletics and the sport’s volunteers were honoured at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole (NEC), … Read more

Sale Harriers celebrate final victory as Crawley take Championship title again

Sale Harriers celebrate final victory as Crawley take Championship title again

A big win for Sale Harriers in the NAL Cup Final in Bedford yesterday was not enough to stop Crawley taking the overall championships division title. Crawley retained their title by two points from Sale and, along with Chelmsford, these three will be promoted into the Premiership for next season. Fourth-placed Tonbridge could join them … Read more

Yeovil Olympiads crowned National 1 champions

Yeovil Olympiads crowned National 1 champions

Yeovil Olympiads secured the overall National 1 title with a narrow fourth-round match win over hosts Yate & District on Saturday. Although Belgrave Harriers were third, they did enough to ensure promotion to the Championship division for next year along with Yeovil. Third-placed Portsmouth could join them if they win a “paper match” with Enfield … Read more

Thames Valley Harriers retain National Athletics League title

Thames Valley Harriers retain National Athletics League title

Thames Valley Harriers have retained the National Athletics League Premiership title after winning the Grand Finals in Bedford today. The London club triumped by just 7.5 points over Blackheath & Bromley, who had been their closest rivals over the season. A-string wins for Jessica Tappin (400m hurdles – 57.46), Jude Bright-Davies (triple jump – 15.89m) … Read more