Hants Schools years 7 and 8

Ryan Martin set a new championship best to win the under-13 boys’ 1000 metres at the Hampshire Schools’ years 7 & 8 champs in Southampton last week  His time of 3 mins 00.2 was three tenths quicker than the mark recorded by another Aldershot, Farnham & District runner, Laurence Cox, in 2000.  Another winner from … Read more

3 AFD Athletes are Rio Bound

Congratulations to the following AFD athletes selected to represent GB at the Olympics: 10,000  Andy Vernon to be held on 13 August 5,000 Steph Twell qualification 16th August Final 19th August 10,000 Jess Andrews to be held on 12 August

European champs and English Schools

Steph Twell became the first British runner to take a medal in the women’s 5000 metres at the European championships when finishing third behind Turkey’s Yasemin Can (a former Kenyan) and Meraf Bahta (a former Eritrean) in Amsterdam on Saturday. Can’s injection of pace, after a slow opening kilometre, gave her an advantage of six … Read more

AFD Women 6 Stage Champions for 7 year was the highlight of a fantastic weekend

Aldershot, Farnham & District’s senior women won the English 6-stage Road Relay  title for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday at Sutton Coldfield.  Steph Twell, on leg four, was quickest overall for the two long stages of 5.38 miles.  Second quickest overall was Louise Small when, on the opener, she led home Emma Clayton of … Read more

AGM

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General meeting of Aldershot Farnham and District Athletics Club will be held at 7.30pm, 09 December 2015 at: The Cody Sports & Social Club Old Ively Road Farnborough Hants GU14 0FE (SatNav GU14 0LP)     Any nominations for posts to be made no later than 02 December … Read more

National Road Relays – AFD under 17 Women Dominate

Aldershot, Farnham & District’s under-17 women won the National road relay title at Sutton Coldfield on Sunday.  They hit the front on the second leg where Lucy Pygott, having taken over from Tabitha Bowden in eighth place, ran what turned out to be equal fourth fastest time of the race.  Third fastest was Niamh Brown … Read more

This week so far

Congratulations to Jonny Hay apointed to Captain the GB team at the World Cross Country. Fantastic performance by Lilly Partridge in the Reading Half Marathon winning in a time of 70min 31seconds.  This put Lilly 10th on the all time half Marathon ranking. AFD ladies endurance squad were winners of the Senior team in the … Read more