Club news

Ladies Surrey League 1

Reigate provided a proper cross country course to start the season, with plenty of mud, steep hills and rough descents. In drizzly conditions, but luckily not the torrential rain forecast, 9 ladies dusted off their spikes to do battle. With several late dropouts due to illness and a number of key team members missing, we … Read more

National Road Relays

For the first time in recent years Thames were represented at the National 4 stage road relays held at Sutton Park, Birmingham on the 6th October. The ladies team came a fantastic 28th out of 64 complete teams. The race consisted of 4 x 4.33km legs on a hilly course around roads in the park. … Read more

Opening handicap a great season opener

Andrea Stehlikova took the tankard at the opening handicap with Richard Ollington and Natalie Seymour taking victories in the Short Distance Challenge for fastest over the course.  It was a splendid start to the season with 31 runners taking part, the course in perfect condition and even the company of Ziggi the pug who joined us mid field for an unscheduled extra mile.   Full results below.

Read more

Southern Road Relays

At Crystal Palace on Sunday, 17 Saltires braved the rain to enjoy the hills of South London. The course was fast, and the steep descent back to the finish on the track was particularly fun. Our Ladies A team finish of 19th was a brilliant result, especially given the quality of the opposition. It was … Read more

Surrey Road Relays

The new season opened with the Surrey Road Relays, in traditional sunshine at Wimbledon Park last weekend. We had a great turn out of 4 ladies and one men’s team,enjoying the struggle up the hill as well as the descent back into the park!  Well done to our Ladies A team, made up of Claire … Read more

July Races

The Wedding Day 7k is a local firm favourite for many a Saltire over the years and this edition was no exception. 10 of us took part and the rain just about held off. As always we all enjoyed rediscovering that 7km is two long kilometers further than 5km. Your Captain Alex Mackula was first … Read more

Thames at the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge

Very well done to Bethanie Murray who took the ladies’ title in a sparkling 20.11 over the 3.5mile course.   Thames was out in force over the two nights, including Gordon Pearce and Ben Reynolds.