Posts from — March 2014

Hillingdon AC was in dominant form at the Hillingdon Half marathon, as the event staged a welcome and successful return after an absence of 10 years from the racing calendar reports Scott Farley.

The race was won by Rob Thompson in an impressive time of 70:42 with James Laing in second place just over a minute further back. Their performances, combined with Mike Dooley in 8^th position and Scott Farley in 14^th, ensured the club won the men’s team prize. Rob and James also picked up medals for the Middlesex half marathon championships.

Hillingdon AC’s first female was Eva Mack in 1:30:25 and overall the women’s team finished second behind Thames Valley Harriers. The club was well represented throughout the event with many athletes achieving personal best times on a fast and flat course that started and finished on the Brunel University campus.

Full results are available on the Active Training World website here.

Results showing all the PB’s can be found here.

Lee Valley Athletic Centre –Saturday 24th May, 2014- Sunday May 25th, 2014

A reminder that the club is holding a Race Night social evening on Saturday 29th March. All are welcome.  Tickets are £3 each or £5 for a family ticket.  First race is at 7.45 with MC Alan Butler. Tickets available from Maria, but will also be available on the door. See you there!

John Doyle has stepped down from this role, after this year’s successful Finchley 20 Road Race.  As such we are looking for a member to take up this position to lead the team to organise next year’s F20 Road Race.  Further information on this role an be found in the Rules & Regulations.  If you would like to apply please email the Club Secretary Lynda Copson via englandlynda@hotmail.com.  Applications need to be submitted by Monday 21^st April

After many years as Competitions Manager, Gavin Collet has relinquished the role at this year’s AGM.  We are looking for an enthusiastic member to take up the reins of this important position.  Further information on the role can be found in the Rules & Regulations.  If you would like to apply please email the Club Secretary Lynda Copson via englandlynda@hotmail.com.  Applications need to be submitted by Monday 21^st April

5Km training races

Part of this role incorporates the 5km training races which take part on the 2^nd Thursday of every month from April to September.  Gavin is continuing for this year, but we ideally need someone to shadow him at this year’s races, in preparation for taking over in 2015.  If this is something that you feel you would be interested in then please notify the Club Secretary Lynda Copson via englandlynda@hotmail.com by Monday 7^thApril

A strong team effort by Hillingdon AC’s Senior Men saw them finish in 20^th place in the South of England 12 Stage Road Relays at Milton Keynes and in doing so, claim an automatic qualification place for the National finals on 05 April.

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Fiona Kennedy of Ealing Southall and Middlesex AC is trying to get a proposal for a ParkRun at Northala Fields Park, Northolt. She is organizing a fundraising dinner and quiz night in Ealing on Sunday 6th April, £12.00 per ticket plus £5 optional raffle.

If anyone is interested in supporting this event, contact Dave Smith for tickets.

For clarity, this is not a Hillingdon AC event but the organisers hope that both the large donation to sport in the local area that will be awarded from the race profits plus the increased awareness of athletics in Hillingdon will benefit HAC and it’s members.