Athletics

All 5 Ryde Harriers had excellent runs in the popular Swansea Half Marathon, with 4 of the 5 representing England in a competitive race against other Home Nations. The top three athletes from 5 selection races staged throughout England at...

Several members of Wight Tri delivered impressive performances at Sunday’s Blenheim Palace Sprint Triathlon, which doubled as the British and English Triathlon Championships and a qualifier for the 2026 European Sprint Triathlon Championships. Held in Oxfordshire, the event featured a...

A cohort of 6 Ryde Harriers made the journey to Netley near Southampton for the latest fixture in the Hampshire Road Running League, with Chris Newnham securing a dominant overall win in a field of nearly 700 athletes. The 10km...

Wight Tri’s Helen Scholes delivered a heroic performance at the Nottingham National Water Sports Centre last weekend (Saturday 18th May), securing automatic qualification for the 2026 European Sprint Triathlon Championships. Competing in a sprint triathlon qualifier, Scholes completed a 750m...

A team of 4 Ryde Harriers travelled to Hampshire on Saturday (11th May) to take part in the Alton 10 Mile Road Race, with standout performances from Chris Newnham and Gary Marshall on a challenging, hilly course. In sunny but...

Ryde Harriers Gary Marshall took bronze in his age category in the Anglo Celtic Plate - a 100-kilometre race staged at Mallory Park Racing Track in Leicestershire. 100 kilometres (62.1 miles) is approximately the distance as the crow flies from...

Isle of Wight duathlete Simon Jones has returned from Poland with a hard-fought silver medal after competing in the European Duathlon Championships in the 65-69 Age Group category. The event, held over the weekend of 26th and 27th April in...

Ryde man Terry Smith completed the gruelling 255-mile Thames Ring ultra marathon on Saturday (26th April), 1 of just 8 to complete the full course out of 37 starters. 37-year-old Terry finished what is considered to be the longest non-stop...

A group of 4 friends have raised just shy of £9,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer by running the TCS London Marathon.  23-year-old Kit Maytum, 24-year-old Connor King, 24-year-old Callum Watkins and 24-year-old Bradley Lane-Williams took on the 26.2 mile...

The Isle of Wight's Nick Percy has smashed his own Scottish discus record at the Throw Town meet in Oklahoma, United States. Nick - who was born in Glasgow but lives on the Island - threw 67.86m, a personal best...