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It was a quiet weekend of racing for Gade Valley Harriers with the three times postponed London and Manchester Marathons fast approaching in the next two weeks. As usual, the weekend’s action kicked off with Parkruns at 9:00AM on Saturday morning but even the Parkruns...

There was a smattering of races for Gade Valley over the weekend of 18th and 19th September, more success for Teresa Reason and Al Flowers, a (genuine this time) World Record attempt and some classic swimming action. There were reduced Gade Valley numbers taking part...

As always, the weekend’s running started at 9:00AM on Saturday as various Gade Valley Harriers took part in Parkruns across the country. The most notable achievement of the weekend belonged to one of GVH’s newer members, Chrissie Mooney, who took part in her 100th...

The weekend of 4th and 5th September saw a lot of Gade Valley Harriers in action over a variety of distances. Before the weekend even started, Dave Goodman was racing in the Ealing Mile on Friday (Dave’s birthday). Dave said (late on Sunday), “I should also mention I...

The bank holiday weekend saw plenty of action for Gade Valley Harriers. Before the weekend even began, Thursday 26th August saw the final round of the GVH summer handicap. The summer series, where each runner is assigned a time handicap based on their predicted finish...

The weekend of 21st and 22nd August saw Gade Valley Harriers celebrate their 30th birthday. The club was formed back in 1991 and has always prided itself on being an inclusive environment for people who like to take running just seriously enough so that they can enjoy...

The weekend of August 14th and 15th saw some familiar sights, a Gade Valley island invasion and the return of an aspect of racing sorely missed during the pandemic and its long tail of frustration. The weekend kicked off early on Friday as an initial group of 5 Gade...

Summer holidays kicked in for the Gade Valley Harriers as several of them took on parkruns around the country and beyond, a few stay-at-homes contented themselves with a local 10k race in St Albans and one Gade Valley Harrier drove herself to the edge of Reason as she...

The last Thursday of a summer month for Gade Valley Harriers means it is time for the latest round of the summer long GVH handicap race. The start of the school holidays and perhaps the choice of various Olympic sports on TV saw a reduced turnout from previous months,...

In the surest sign yet that something like normality is on the way, Saturday July 24th saw the return of Parkrun to England as restrictions lifted and most Parkruns gained permission to restart from their local landowners. Curiously, it seems that Parkruns in Scotland...