Highgate Harriers

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Highgate Harriers
SportAthletics
Founded1879
Based inLondon
Location Parliament Hill, London NW3 2JP
Stadium Parliament Hill, London Athletics track
Website www.highgateharriers.org.uk

Highgate Harriers are a UK Athletics club based in North London. Their home track is Parliament Hill, London Athletics track. They compete in the Southern Athletics League Division 2 East [1] and the Metropolitan Cross Country League. [2]

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Night of the 10,000 metres PBs

Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted a track competition for solely 10,000 metre races. [3] The event is usually held mid-late May/early June and from 2014 the English Championships for 10,000 metres were incorporated in the event. From 2016 the British Athletics Championships were also held as part of the competition. [4]

Editions

EditionDateMen's Event WinnerWomen's Event WinnerRef
16 June 2013Eddie McGinley- [5]
210 May 2014 Andy Vernon Jo Pavey [6]
316 May 2015 Jonathan Mellor Rhona Auckland [7]
421 May 2016 Ross Millington Jess Andrews [8]
520 May 2017 Andy Vernon Beth Potter [9]
619 May 2018 Richard Ringer Lonah Chemtai Salpeter [10]
76 July 2019 Yemaneberhan Crippa Stephanie Twell [11]

History

Highgate Harriers was founded in 1879. [12]

Honours

Senior Men:

U15 Boys:

Senior Women:

Notable athletes

Olympians

AthleteEventsOlympics
George Webber 3000 metres 1924
Roy Hollingsworth discus 1964
Wendy Hoyte 4x100 metres relay 1976
Peter Nowill [13] 3000 metre steeplechase 2004
Simeon Williamson 100 metres 4x100 metres relay 2008

Club kit

The men compete in a vest with hooped black and white horizontal stripes, with the word Highgate on the chest. Women wear a vest with a black upper half and a white lower half, also with the word Highgate, in white lettering on the upper half.

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