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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
Report by Roland Yeomens Senior runners from Aldershot Farnham & District took both men’s and women’s titles in the English National Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday. The latter emphasized the club’s superiority when its B team finished second. Louise Small put the A team into second on the penultimate leg of the … Read more
Charlie Purdue of AFD more than made up for her disapointment in not getting to the Olympics in the summer, by being the first British Women, breaking her own personal best and becoming the 3rd fastest British Women in a time 2hours 23minutes and 26seconds. Hugh Congratulations to Charlie
Good luck to AFD athletes Chris Thompson and Steph Twell who head of to compete in the Marathon at the Tokyo Olympics. Steph in the Women’s Marathon on the 7th August at 07:00 local time. Chris in the Men’s Marathon on the 8th August also at 07:00 local time
Chris Thompson booked his place in the UK Olympic team to compete in Tokyo betwen the 23 July and 8 August 2021. Chris lined up for the UK marathon trial at Kew Gardens on the 26th March 2021. The selection policy was automatic selection to the first 2 runners if they achieved the qualifying time … Read more
The closest Aldershot Farnham & District came to victory at the English Road Running Association’s relay championships on Sunday 6th October was in the senior men’s six-stage event where the club took the lead twice before finishing second. Josh Grace was third, three seconds off the lead, on the opener and handed over to Gus … Read more
Danish runner Anna Moller made her debut for Aldershot Farnham & District on Saturday. The European under-23 cross country champion, who was fifteenth (first non African) in the senior race at the World championships in Denmark a week earlier, led the field on the initial leg of the National 6 Stage Road Relay at Sutton … Read more
The runners of Aldershot Farnham & District won the South of England 12-stage road relay at Milton Keynes on Sunday. The club was put into the frame by Jonny Hay who took over in fifth following legs from Phil Sewell, Matthew Merrick, Harvey Dixon, Shaun Smith, Luke Prior, Max Heyden, Ellis Cross and Callum Charleston. … Read more
ldershot Farnham & District’s runners claimed two titles in the National road relays at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday. It was the eleventh in twelve years for the senior women in their 4-stage event. They were anchored by Louise Small who is coming back from an injury that thwarted her aim to compete in this summer’s … Read more
The first championships of the new distance-running season, the South of England road relays, took place at Crystal Palace on Sunday and it was business as usual for Aldershot Farnham & District who claimed four sets of gold medals. The under-15 boys’ event would have yielded silver medals too but for the rule that clubs … Read more