Forty eight years ago Blackburn Harriers Mick Morton went to Lubeck in Germany to race a 3000m which he covered in a time of 8.00.10, agonsingly close to breaking the eight minute barrier. In December 2025 David Holman came the closest to breaking that time, running...
The first fixture of this years UKYDL (Lower Age Group) Premier West Division took place at Witton Park Arena on Sunday May 3rd with teams from Liverpool Harriers, Sale Harriers, Wirral AC, West Cheshire AC, Blackburn Harriers, Preston Harriers all competing on the...
Where to start this week? Do the numbers 60.29 – 59.01 – 13.43 mean anything to you? The streets of London witnessed something that the writer of this report didn’t think possible, certainly not in the current period. The history of endurance running...
This weeks round up of Blackburn Harriers athletes and teams in action come from different partsd of the country and indeed the world. Starting off in the US, well done to David Holman who produced another fine race, even if under some difficulty as he took on the...
The men’s Senior record for the outdoor 1500m at Blackburn Harriers is held by David Holman who clocked 3.39.80 in 2025. David was running in his first outdoor race of the season on Friday April 10th at the Duke International held in Durham North Carolina...
Storm Dave didn’t put off events at the Trafford Open Meeting on Sunday April 5th, nor did it put off the athletes who turned out to compete, braving the wind and anything else that the conditions could throw at them. Only four Blackburn Harriers athletes at...
