Running on Wimbledon Common since 1868
A lovely spring afternoon saw David Jenkins take the win in the long distance handicap. David led from the front, leaving the chasing pack to a tight tussle for the minor places. Congrats to Andrea Stehkova who took second just ahead of Jeff Armitage and Paul Newby (who put his loss down to a savage … Read more
Many thanks to our 42 Thames men and ladies who hosted a really excellent Dash For The Splash 10k. It was our largest ever field, with 325 entries and perfect weather. The race was won by Matt Jones, and in all seventeen saltires toed the line.
Well done to Toby Pearson who clocked an excellent 1.16 for 34th place at the Brighton Half Marathon. James Wingrave (1.58) and Paul Keeler (2.00) also ran for Thames.
A sizeable Saltire contingent made the journey up to Harewood House near Leeds for the National and it was well worth the trip for the excellent course, large and highly competitive fields and the balmy conditions. First up were the Ladies (who were unfortunately depleted by injury), Bethanie Murray ran very well for 48th and … Read more
Well done to Rory Spicer, Paul Whitlock and Himani Gupta who completed this weekend’s Hampton Court Half. Lovely spring-like conditions compared to last year’s snow!
The final Men’s Surrey League race of the 2018-19 competition was at Lloyd Park in Croydon and for what felt like the first time this season there was an enjoyable amount of mud. James Hoad’s fine form continued as he led us home in 6th closely followed by Jim Allchin in 8th (this meant Jim finished … Read more
We had a sunny but very windy day out in Richmond Park, for the 3rd Ladies Surrey League match of the season. Thames had another solid performance, coming in second again to a strong Herne Hill who closed a team in the top 15. On a two lap course, there were a few hills to … Read more
On a cold January at the famous Parliament Hill course, Thames Ladies won the SEAA Southern Cross Country Championship, with some superlative running from all. Returning to Parliament Hill after enjoyable runs at London Champs back in November, the course was still relatively dry and enthusiasm for the mud and hills was high! Despite the … Read more
A small group of Thames’ runners took on the only fell race in the south east…
The third round of the Men’s Surrey League on Saturday surpassed expectations. As with the previous League races, the racing at Mitcham Common was high quality and hard fought and it was a day of great results for Thames. Jamie Parkinson made his Surrey League debut with a brilliant victory, a full 22 seconds clear … Read more