News and Updates

🔵 North Downs Run 🔵 Last month, 29th June, 6 of our fabulous athletes were amongst the 413 finishers in the NDR! The NDR is a challenging 30K multi-terrain race across scenic North Downs. Temperatures hit over 30 degrees which made the race even more challenging! As you’ll see from the photos despite the heat our athletes had a great day! Thank you to all the marshalls, organisers and volunteers especially those out in the heat the whole time! Huge congratulations to everyone who took part but special congrats to Rob Jackaman who finished 2nd in 02:00:51 which is a fantastic achievement!🥈 Rob Jackaman – 02:00:51 Shaw Lydon – 02:08:24 Chris Biddle – 02:15:23 Charlie Potter – 03:24:23 Grace Flower – 03:34:14 Amy Buchanan – 03:34:14 Go Hoops! 💙🩵 Full results: https://results.netiming.co.uk/results.aspx?CId=20008&RId=451&EId=1&dt=0&adv=1 ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.

🔵 Club Record Broke 🔵 On Sunday our superstar athlete Gary Capon broke yet another club record! 👏 This time it was the V65 triple jump record with a jump of 9.41m! This also puts him No.1 on Power of 10 for his category! 🥇 Earlier this season Gary also broke the club records for high jump, long jump and pole vault! ⭐️ He is an absolute legend! 🤩 Go Hoops! 💙🩵 ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.

🔵 Club Record Broke 🔵 Last night our U13 athlete, Zachary, finished in 1st place in the 800m at the Tonbridge Open. He crossed the line in 2:15.34 which not only puts him in current 10th place on Power of 10 but also beats our U13 club record for the 800m! Zachary made his track debut in April when he finished 1st place in the 1500m in 4:44.19. This time broke our U13 club record for the 1500m which was set in 1997! What a fantastic season Zachary is having! We are certainly excited to follow his journey! Go Hoops! 💙🩵 ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.

🔵 Inter-County Track & Field 🔵 We were very proud to have many of our athletes selected to represent Kent in the Inter-County Track & Field at K2 Crawley on the 21st June. Not only did many finish in top 3 positions and/or gain new PB/SBs but they also contributed to Kent finishing 2nd place in track, 1st in field and 1st place overall! 🥈🥇🥇 Go Hoops! 💙🩵 Pos Field Track Totals 1 Kent 234 189 423 2 Surrey 162 192 354 3 Hampshire 159 188 347 4 Sussex 161 164 325 5 Middlesex 105 137 242 Full results: https://thepowerof10.info/resultsfiles/2025/704621_135419_25062025182632.xlsx ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.

🔵 DHAC Open Meeting and KCAA 3k and 10k Championships 🔵 11th June we held our Open Meeting alongside the Kent County Athletics Association 3k and 10k Championships. The evening was a huge success with many of our athletes finishing top 3 and earning new PB/SBs. Special highlights of the evening go to Warwick Dixon, from Cambridge Harriers, who at 90 years young, broke the Shot Put British Record for his category! 🇬🇧 Huge congratulations go to our very own Rob Jackaman for winning the 10k race! 🥇 Go Hoops! 💙🩵 ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.

🔵 South of England Outdoor Championships 🔵 The beginning of June (7th-8th) saw 28 of our younger athletes compete at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium for the SEAA – South of England U13/U15/U17 Championships. The weekend was unfortunately hit with delays, bad weather and issues with the venue however our athletes gave it their all. Between them they walked away with medals, PB/SBs and the knowledge that they competed at one of the UKs most iconic stadiums. Thank you to the officials who made it possible! Go Hoops! 💙🩵 ———————– See here for the original post on Facebook.