At the halfway point of the season, clubs have plenty left to fight for over the next two rounds of the National Athletics League. For the Premiership and Championship clubs, next week’s matches represent the last opportunity to secure a place in either the Cup or Plate finals in Bedford on August 20-21. Meanwhile, with … Read more
Thames Valley Harriers and Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow took the wins in the two Premiership matches yesterday – subject to confirmation of the official results. At Kingston, TVH won the clash with fellow round-one winners Blackheath & Bromley, who were third, also beating Harrow. Meanwhile, at Eton, WSEH took a home win, improving from just … Read more
The top track and field clubs in the country will be vying for points in the second round of National Athletics League matches tomorrow. In Kingston upon Thames, champions Thames Valley Harriers will be looking to stay on top following their Premiership win in Cardiff last month. Among the opposition will be Blackheath & Bromley, … Read more
The National Athletics League team finished third in the Loughborough International yesterday. Although triple jumper Jude Bright-Davies and 800m runner Angus Harrington were the only outright winners in NAL colours, consistent placings throughout put the team just behind hosts Loughborough in the standings, with England well out in front. Hurdler Edson Gomes and shot putter … Read more
Nicole Kendall is one of the National Athletics League’s most prolific scorers but the 400m hurdles specialist hopes expanding her competition programme to more top-level invitation meetings can inspire her to bigger things this season. The Thames Valley Harrier, who has so far had six individual and three relay wins in the five matches since … Read more
Shot-putter Amelia Stricker may have been disappointed with her summer domestic debut, but the Thames Valley Harrier is optimistic she is in the sort of shape required to reach the World Athletics Championships later this year. Despite easily picking up maximum points in Cardiff, Strickler was the best part of a metre below her best … Read more
Last year’s British No.1 400m hurdler Chris McAlister is keen to build on his National Athletics League season-opener in his pursuit of a World Athletics Championships qualifier. In Cardiff last Saturday, Thames Valley Harrier clocked a winning 50.41 in his first 400m hurdles race of the season. He already has the qualifying standards for the … Read more
Holly Mills, Kevin Metzger, Joel Clarke-Khan, Scott Lincoln and Jacob Paul were among those to shine in the first set of matches in this year’s league yesterday as clubs began battle for this season’s honours. The excitement of the athletes to return to more traditional-style club competition after last year’s pandemic-affected season was evident. Premiership … Read more
It has been a long time coming, but the National Athletics League, first scheduled to commence in 2020 and operating purely on a local level in 2021, has now had its first proper national round of matches in 2022, reports Pat Calnan. The Premiership fixture at Manchester’s Sports City provided a kaleidoscope of performances with … Read more
