The history of Belgrave Harriers

Recent updates ...

14 Nov 2924 - English National 4-Stage Road Relay for Women

We are now up to 274 pages of stats.

4 Nov 2024 - Women's Team Honours

Updated after National Cross-Country Relays

22 Oct 2024 The English National 6-Stage Road Relay for Men

Updated after 2024 race.

10 Oct 2024 - Principal Officers since 1887

Updated after 2024 AGM.

24 Sep 2024 - The English National Cross Country Championships for Women

Updated to include the 2023 results - Emma Gordon enters the top ten summary and Mimi Corden-Lloyd now has the most consecutive number of runs.

24 Sep 2024 - The English National Cross Country Championships for Men

Updated to include the 2024 results.

22 Sep 2024 - Centurions - Belgravians who have walked 100 miles within 24 hours

24 men have completed this feat

13 Aug 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Georgia Bell's Olympic performance is a British and Belgrave Club Record.

13 Aug 2024 - Belgrave Olympians

Georgia Bell and Stewart McSweyn are added to the roll of those Belgravians to have competed at the Olympic Games.

20 Jul 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

And now the Women's Club Record for 800m goes to 1:56.28 as Georgia Bell improves by over 3 seconds.

7 Jul 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

The record onslaught continues. Georgia Bell takes the women's 1,500m best well below 4 minutes.

3 Jul 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

A review of Michelle Carey's career reveals new 400m and 400m hurdles records during her time with Belgrave Harriers.

2 Jul 2024 - Female AAA, British & UK Championship Individual Medallists since 1976

New document.

2 Jul 2024 - Men's All-time Top 100 over 100m, and 800m to 10,000m

Full update to end of June 2024.

2 Jul 2024 - Male AAA, British & UK Championship Individual Medallists since 1889

Correction.

2 Jul 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Jessica Scherrif destroys her own steeplechase record and Kate Axford updates Catherine Berry's 20 year old 5,000m record.

13 Jun 2024 - International athletes of Belgrave Harriers

Georgia Bell makes a silver medal-winning appearance at the 26th European Athletics Championships.

28 May 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Club records for Georgia Bell (takes 800m below 2 minutes and sets Olympic qualifier in the 1,500m), and Kate Axford (beats Catherine Berry's 3,000m record by 3 seconds).

21 May 2024 - English National 6-Stage Road Relay - Women

A new list, adding 7 more pages of stats - 262 now in total.

4 May 2024 - Men's All-time Top 100 over 100m, and 800m to 10,000m

Comeback 5000 #4 impacts the All-time 5,000m list. Goodbye to the top 100 for Charles Herrington (2000), Alan Black (1966) and Jason Lobo (2002)

3 May 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

New U17W throwing marks from Neva Jansen.

4 Mar 2024 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

All recorded information up to the 1989/90 winter season.

4 Mar 2024 - International athletes of Belgrave Harriers

At the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Georgia Bell becomes the 37th Senior female Belgravian to earn international honours.

19 Feb 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Georgia Bell sets new figures for our indoor 1500m record.

1 Feb 2024 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records, Female, Senior Women

Additional information on intermediate splits means records for Sarah Astin at 15 kms and 20 kms at Seville Half-Marathon.

30 Jan 2024 - Southern CC Championships, Male

Additional detail for 2024.

30 Jan 2024 - Southern CC Championships, Female

Additional detail for 2024.

29 Jan 2024 - Women's Team Honours

Southern Counties CC Champs.

29 Jan 2024 - Male Masters Track & Field Club Records

M45 British Record 60 metres for Dwain Chambers.

29 Jan 2024 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Georgia Bell sets a 3,000 metres indoor club record on the day she joins Belgrave.

29 Jan 2024 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records, Female, Senior Women

Sarah Astin sets a new Half-Marathon record, replacing her sister's mark set last October.

23 Jan 2024 - Men's Team Honours

Surrey County CC Champs.

8 Jan 2024 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

All recorded information up to the 1979/80 winter season.

8 Jan 2024 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Female

All recorded information up to the 1979/80 winter season.

20 Dec 2023 - Men's South of the Thames CCA Championship

Updated to include 2023 Championship

20 Dec 2023 - Women's South of the Thames CCA Championship

Updated to include 2023 Championship

20 Dec 2023 - Women's Team Honours

Brought up to date for South of the Thames CCA Champs.

20 Dec 2023 - Men's Team Honours

Brought up to date for South of the Thames CCA Champs., and with the addition of County CC Champs for age groups.

20 Dec 2023 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

All recorded information up to the 1969/70 winter season.

2 Dec 2023 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

All recorded information up to the 1959/60 winter season.

30 Nov 2023 - English National 6-Stage Road Relay - Men

Brought up to date after the 54th edition of the race

29 Nov 2023 - Women's Team Honours

South of the Thames CCA Team Race & London CC Champs.

29 Nov 2023 - Men's Team Honours

South of the Thames CCA Team Race

29 Nov 2023 - South of the Thames CCA Championship - Women

Belated update for 2022.

29 Nov 2023 - South of the Thames CCA Championship - Men

Belated update for 2022.

24 Nov 2023 - Surrey County Cross Country Championships - Male

From inauguration 1921/22 to 1949/50.

20 Nov 2023 - Female Track & Field Club Records

Steeplechase record in 2023 from Jessica Scheriff.

20 Nov 2023 - Female Masters Track & Field Records

A host of records from Jodie Albrow.

20 Nov 2023 - The Centenary Cup

Updates for 2023.

20 Nov 2023 - The Tommy Green Cup

Updates for 2023.

20 Nov 2023 - Principal Officers since 1887

Additional detail for 2023.

20 Nov 2023 - Women's Team Honours

Further updates for events over the past two years.

17 Nov 2023 - Women's Team Honours

Honours added for 2023 to date.

17 Nov 2023 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records, Female, Masters

W40 marathon record from Marina Wong.

17 Nov 2023 - Road Running & Ultra Distance Club Records, Female, Senior Women

Half Marathon record from Gemma Astin.

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

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 - 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.