National Athletics League, Premier London South, Eton 28/8/21 by Pat Calnan Thames Valley Harriers completed a clean sweep of victories in the division with another fine team performance that also guaranteed they would be overall League champions. Strong in all events, they have been the dominant squad all season, though there have been plenty of … Read more
The first season of the National Athletics League came to a successful conclusion last weekend with a string of top-drawer performances. Top of the bill was the women’s 400m hurdles at Eton where Nicole Kendall, who had set two league records this year, came up against Olympian and British No.1 Jessie Knight. Knight (WSEH), who … Read more
National Athletics League, Premier, London South, Eton. 7/8/21 – Pat Calnan Thames Valley Harriers made it three wins out of three as they were too strong for the opposition at the Premier London South match at Eton. They finished over a hundred points clear of hosts Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow and, on an afternoon … Read more
A pair of great hurdles performances from Nicole Kendall and Chris McAlister helped Thames Valley Harriers extend their lead at the top of the National Athletics League premiership last weekend. Kendall set her second league record of the year as McAlister went below 50 seconds. Meanwhile, Kevin Metzger took nearly a second off his PB … Read more
National Athletics League, London South, Wormwood Scrubs 3/7/21 by Pat Calnan Thames Valley Harriers took full advantage of a home fixture to dominate the match at Wormwood Scrubs. They won half of the A string events, even more B strings, and won both strings in 16 of the 34 individual events. The highlight was the … Read more
National Athletics League, Premiership West, Yate, 3/7/21 by Graham Howell The dire warnings of heavy rain and thunder storms didn’t materialise until 4pm and, even then, it didn’t last too long. The afternoon’s sport was largely competitive although teams had been affected by athletes unavailable due to having to isolate. Swansea’s Caryl Granville repeated her … Read more
The National Athletics League made its long-awaited start last Sunday and it was Thames Valley Harriers (TVH) who came out on top in the opening round of matches. Hurdler Nicole Kendall and pole vaulter Jade Ive stood out with league bests, beating all performances in the UK Women’s League, which has been replaced by this … Read more
Thames Valley Harrier Nicole Kendall continued her impressive recent improvement by setting a new national league 400m hurdles record of 56.32 at the Premiership match in Bromley on Sunday (6th June). In setting a new personal best by over three tenths of a second, the 25-year-old beat the 56.43 clocking of the 2018 European medallist … Read more
National Athletics League Premier London South, Norman Park 6/6/21 – by Pat Calnan Thames Valley Harriers proved to be the strongest club at the National Athletics League opening fixture of the Premier London South division at Norman Park, Bromley. From Pippa Wingate’s win in the opening event, the women’s hammer, through to Nicole Kendall’s 56.43 … Read more
