The history of Belgrave Harriers

Goodbye to Jim Rimmer, Laurie O'Hara, Chris Steer, Clive Shippen, Don Maclean and others as 2023 times from Henry Hart, Findlay Dyer, Steve Gardner, etc., make the top All time Top 100 and push the old guard out.

2 Nov 2023 - M.J. 'Mike' Stearman (1931-2022)

'Engine-room' runner from the 1950s.

30 Oct 2023 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

From inauguration 1921/22 to 1945.

3 Oct 2023 - International Athletes since 1887 - Male & Female, Senior & Junior

Within a couple of days of joining, Stewart Mcsweyn makes an instant mark on the list with a 5k run in the World Road Running Championships.

23 May 2023 - Stats & Lists

Restructuring of pages..

23 May 2023 - Principal Officers since 1887

Correction.

23 May 2023 - International Athletes since 1887 - Male & Female, Senior & Junior

Kate Axford makes her international athletics debut and Sian Harry represents Wales, both in Loughborough International.

6 Mar 2023 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Male

New member Ollie Garrod makes his mark with a 40 miles World Best time.

6 Mar 2023 - Track & Field Club Records - Female

Updated to include Sarah Astin's 1,500m record from 2022.

6 Mar 2023 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Female

Sarah Astin's record 10 km run at Trafford.

27 Feb 2023 - The English National Cross Country Championships for Women

Updated to include the 2023 results - a great win from Sarah Astin.

27 Feb 2023 - The English National Cross Country Championships for Men

Updated to include the 2023 results.

23 Feb 2023 - Nick Goolab - Under 20 National Cross Country Champion, 2009

Nick runs away from the field on the iconic Parliament Hill Fields course.

23 Feb 2023 - Out of the start pens at the National Cross Country Championship, 2009

Phil Wicks runs to a mighty 4th place in the Senior Men's race.

1 Feb 2023 - Southern CC Championships, Female

Additional detail for 2023.

1 Feb 2023 - Southern CC Championships, Male

Additional detail for 2023.

31 Jan 2023 - Southern CC Championships, Female

Updated for 2023.

31 Jan 2023 - Southern CC Championships, Male

Updated for 2023.

31 Jan 2023 - Women's Team Honours since 1976

Southern County Cross Country Champs 2023.

23 Jan 2023 - Ray Middleton (1936-2023)

We say farewell to a giant of Belgrave Harriers

14 Jan 2023 - Belgrave Track & Field Club Record Progression - Male

A 5,000 metre Club Record by John Thresher in 1968, previously missed.

7 Jan 2023 - Men's All-time Top 100 over 100m, and 800m to 10,000m

Will Stockley and Josh Trigwell make inroads into the all-time 1500m and 1 mile lists, pushing Past President Bob Taylor's times from 1954 out of the top 100.

7 Jan 2023 - Men's Team Honours since 1887

Surrey County Cross Country Champs 2023.

7 Jan 2023 - Women's Team Honours since 1976

Surrey County Cross Country Champs 2023.

6 Jan 2023 - Men's All-time Top 100 over 100m, and 800m to 10,000m

100m updates completed for 2022, other distances to follow soon.

Newcomers to the 100m list Sharry Dodin, Joe McGrath, Samuel Osewa, Isloma Richard and Talal Al Alami wipe out 17 men previously listed in the range 11.08 to 11.10.

5 Jan 2022 - The Centenary Cup

Updated for 2022.

5 Jan 2022 - The 'Tommy Green' Cup

Updated for 2022.

5 Jan 2023 - Principal Officers of Belgrave Harriers since 1887

Update to the list of Hon Treasurers.

4 Jan 2023 - International Athletes since 1887 - Male & Female, Senior & Junior

Sarah Astin and Yasmin Marghini added for 2022.

4 Jan 2023 - AAA, British & UK Championship Individual Medallists since 1889

Josh Trigwell added for AAA 1,500m Champs. 2022.

4 Jan 2023 - Men's Team Honours since 1887

Further results traced for Surrey Road Relays and Surrey 20 miles.

4 Jan 2023 - Women's Team Honours since 1976

Winners in AAA Marathon & South of the Thames CCA Champs., medals in South of the Thames CCA 5 miles Team Race & SEAA Road Relay.

4 Jan 2023 - Men's Team Honours since 1887

Medals in the South of the Thames CCA 5 miles Team Race.

22 Sep 2022 - Men's All-time Top 100 over 100m and 800m to 10,000m

Updated for the 2022 season:
Advances for Sam Osewa (100m), Will Stockley (800m, 1,500m & 5,000m), Josh Trigwell (1,500m - into the top 30), Sam Gebreselassie (5,000m and 10,000m - into the top 20).
Goodbye to Simon Limb's 1987 1:55.75 800m, Alistair Morfey's 1983 3:56.9 1,500m and Brian Hallowell's 1960 31:55 6 miles.

21 Sep 2022 - Principal Officers of Belgrave Harriers since 1887

28 Apr 2022 - Club Cross-Country Championships - Men's 7 and 10 miles

Correction to 1986 10 miles result.

27 Apr 2022 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Female Masters

MInor amendments.

27 Apr 2022 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Female

Minor amendments

27 Apr 2022 - The London to Brighton Relay, 1921-1931

The first part of the story of Belgrave's involvement in this classic race, the forerunner of the National Road Relay. To be continued ...

26 Apr 2022 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Female Masters

Samantha Amend single-handedly destroys the ultra lists with her 100 miles run at Bedford!

26 Apr 2022 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records - Female

See above.

26 Apr 2022 - All-Time Top 100 performances

One additional performance at 1,500m and two at 5,000m. More updates to follow, but for now it's farewell to Albert Smith (1966 3:57.0) who drops out of the top 100 1,500m times, and Brian Hallowell (1957 15:01.4) and Will Cockerell (2002 15:01.3) who depart the 5,000m list.

26 Apr 2022 - The Southern Cross-Country Championships - Male

Correction to 2017 Senior Men's result.

26 Apr 2022 - Eric W. Hall, 1932-2022

Very minor amendments.

27 Mar 2022 - Eric W. Hall, 1932-2022

A couple more pictures added.

23 Mar 2022 - Eric W. Hall, 1932-2022

Sadly, we say farewell to this double Olympian.

11 Mar 2022 - Men's Team Honours since 1887

Medals in the AAA Marathon (for 2018) recently discovered.

2 Mar 2022 - The English National Cross-Country Championships - Male

Updated for 2022 Championships - a minor correction.