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A small team of seven AFD athletes braved the M25 traffic and the Hillingdon Sports Centre parking fees to compete for the club in the Alder Valley match on Sunday 5th of June. Archie Ellis (U17) was up first in the 400m hurdles, his first attempt at the event, which he won in a time … 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
Bank Holiday Thursday 2nd June – 11:30 start (includes quad kids minithon for under 11s) Thursday 7th July – 18:00 start Thursday 18th August – 18:00 start Entries will open on race-results.co.uk 4 weeks before each meeting.Please see the attached timetable for details of events and age groups.
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.
What was an outstanding weekend for AFD athletes started on Saturday 17th July with Masie Grice winning the English Championship Women’s Steeple Chase in a time of 10 min 15.21 seconds. On the Sunday 18th in the 3000m walk Chris Snook won the men’s event in a time of 12 min 53.31 seconds and Abigail … Read more
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
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
Alice run and won won the UK Under 20 Championship on Saturday 12 June at Watford in a time of 16 min 27.84 seconds, well inside the qualifying time of 16 min 40 seconds for the European Championships and thus has automatics selection for the European Under 20 Championships in Estonia on July 18th. Well … Read more
Jack had a great run in the 1st round of the 3000m in the European Indoor Championships in Turon, Poland on the 6th March. Jack took the lead after 7 laps of the 15 laps and was only passed in the last lap by 2 athletes. Jacks 3rd place give him an alternmatic qualification for … Read more
Congratulations to the following AFD athletes who have been selected to compete for GB at the World Athletics Championships in Doha Steph Twell – 10,000m on 28th September at 19:10 UK time Charlotte Purdue – Marathon on 27th September at 21:59 UK time Amy Allcock – Mixed 4x400m Relay Heats on 28th September at 18:00 … Read more