Highgate Harriers

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Highgate Harriers
SportAthletics
Founded1879
Based inLondon
LocationNr Hampstead Heath
StadiumParliament Hill, London Athletics track
Websitewww.highgateharriers.org.uk

Highgate Harriers are a UK Athletics club based in North London. Their home track is Parliament Hill, London Athletics track and is not to be confused with Highgate Stadium. They compete in the Southern Athletics League Division 3 North[1] and the Metropolitan Cross Country League.[2]

Night of the 10,000 metres PBs[]

Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted a track competition for solely 10,000 metre races.[3] 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 British Athletics Championships were also held as part of the competition.[4]

Editions[]

Edition Date Men's Event Winner Women's Event Winner Ref
1 6 June 2013 Eddie McGinley - [5]
2 10 May 2014 Andy Vernon Jo Pavey [6]
3 16 May 2015 Jonathan Mellor Rhona Auckland [7]
4 21 May 2016 Ross Millington Jess Andrews [8]
5 20 May 2017 Andy Vernon Beth Potter [9]
6 19 May 2018 Richard Ringer Lonah Chemtai Salpeter [10]
7 6 June 2019 Yemaneberhan Crippa Stephanie Twell [11]

History[]

Highgate Harriers was founded in 1879. [12]

Honours[]

Senior Men:

  • Metropolitan Cross Country League
    • Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Liddiard Trophy
    • Champions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • South of England Cross Country Championships
    • Champions: 1997, 2012, 2016, 2017
    • 2nd place: 2013
    • 3rd place: 2015, 2020
  • South of England Cross Country Relays
    • 2nd place: 2019
  • South of England 6 Stage Road Relays
    • Champions: 1990, 2015, 2017
  • National 6 Stage Road Relays
    • 2nd place: 2014
  • National 12 Stage Road Relays
    • Champions: 2016

Senior Women:

Notable athletes[]

Olympians[]

Athlete Events Olympics
George Webber 3000 metres 1924
Roy Hollingsworth discus 1964
Wendy Hoyte 4x100 metres relay 1976
Peter Nowill[13] 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[]

  1. ^ "Southern Athletics League 2017 League Tables". Southern Athletics League. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Highgate Harriers Club Information". Highgate Harriers. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Highgate Harriers 10,000m Night of the PBs". www.highgateharriers.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ^ "Results Lookup". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ^ "Spectacular night of racing at Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs - England Athletics". www.englandathletics.org. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  9. ^ "Beth Potter and Andy Vernon triumph at Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs - Athletics Weekly". Athletics Weekly. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  10. ^ "thepowerof10 results". 2018-05-18.
  11. ^ "thepowerof10 results". 2018-07-06.
  12. ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2". British History Online. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  13. ^ Peter Nowill at Power of 10

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