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The English School Athletic Association Championships James Dargan ran to victory in the intermediate boys’ 3000 metres at the English Schools Championships on Saturday. The Aldershot Farnham & District athlete, who is coached by Mick Woods, beat Liam McCay of Liverpool Harriers by more than three seconds. Emily Lucas clocked a personal best of 24.87 … Read more
Several AFD Masters athletes made the journey north to Derby at the weekend to compete in the British Masters Athleteics Championships with some excellent performances and collecting several medals. Allan Leiper competing in several events secured gold in the M60 Pole Vault, silver in the M60 shot and bronze in the M60 discus. In the … Read more
Aldershot Farnham & District’s under-15 girl runners took three titles in the Surrey Track & Field Championships, held at Kingston over the weekend. Katie Pye beat all the u17 women in the 3000 metres. Lottie Quinn and Emmeline Orbell triumphed in the 1500 and 800 metres respectively. Kitty Scott won the u13 girls’ 1500 and … Read more
Ellis Cross beats Sir Mo Farah to win the Vitality London 10,000Ellis Cross pulled off one of the most notable victories of his career so far, outkicking pre-race favourite Sir Mo Farah to win the Vitality London 10,000 in a new PB of 28:40. In fourth place was Chris Thompson – his time of 29:10 was a … Read more
England Cross Country Championships Will Barnicoat won the junior men’s title at the English National Cross Country Championships and led Aldershot Farnham & District’s runners to the team title at Parliament Hill Fields, London on Saturday. He surged away from the opposition on the second lap of the ten-kilometre race to win by eleven seconds … Read more
Aldershot Farnham & District runner Katie Pye won the under-15 girls’ title at the South of England Cross Country Championships on Saturday. She overhauled Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow’s Ella Davey about fifty yards from the finish to win by two seconds. Two AFD athletes claimed silver medals. Niamh Brown led Georgie Bruinvels (seventh), Lauren … Read more
Will Barnicoat led the British runners to the gold medals in the under-20 men’s event at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin on Sunday. The Aldershot Farnham & District athlete placed ninth as his team beat the host nation by one point. Club mate Jack Rowe was the first Briton home in the senior … Read more
AFD are sad to learn of the death of Barabara our first Olympian (1968 and 1972). She passed away on Friday the 3rd September. There is a short articule under Club History, Life Members.
England Under 23 and British Championship success for AFD’s race walkers Congratulations to race walkers Chris Snook and Abi Jennings for winning Gold at the England under 23 Championships over 10,000 metres at Bedford Stadium on 20th June. The week after at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester, Abi won a Silver and Chris narrowly … Read more