Royal Rumble – Bank Holiday Monday It was an absolutely glorious night for a run on the moors on Monday night with hardly a cloud in the sky. The winner Jack Hindle praised the Race and the Course set up by Richard Taylor as “one that should attract a...
What an amazing couple of weeks for Blackburn Harrier Sophie Hitchon. Qualifying for the Olympic Hammer Final, Sophie smashed her own British Record to win an Olympic Bronze Medal and in the same final, watched Anita Wlodarczyk win the Gold Medal – and –...
Warm sunshine kicked the day off at the final fixture of this years Mid Lancs T & F League at Leigh with a number of athletes anticipating winning some Medals. Twenty one Blackburn Harriers competed on the day producing a good few wins, a dozen new personal bests...
BMC Grand Prix – Stretford August 20th Alison Leonard having set a new PB in the mixed 1500m at Stretford on August 9th was back out in a Women’s only 1500m on Saturday night, winning it comfortably in a time of 4.13.77. Her next Race is the 5th Avenue...
Many youngsters starting out in athletics grow up dreaming of going to the Olympics. They see the stars of Track & Field on the television competing at the highest level and try to identify themselves with the same level of athletic excellence. To have qualified...