Tag: Cross Country
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Marcus Solomon: Miles Ahead
By Alex Watson On the surface, running is a simple sport. It requires no sort of equipment, teammates, or specific playing field – just a pair of trainers and a space to move in. Often, it feels easiest at a young age, when we are arguably at our most fearless and energetic. But, for most…
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ESAA Cross Country Cup: A First Person Perspective
By Kaarthikan Mayouran On Thursday, the U13s had our first cross country race of the year at Harrow School. It wasn’t too cold that day and I was raring to go. The course was 2.5km in total for Year 8’s – last year, a couple of my friends did the exact same race and from…
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Akshat Pruthi: Run, Swim, Repeat
By Ranvi Paul If you ever find yourself at Thames Turbo Triathlon Club on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or even a Saturday, you’ll probably spot Akshat Pruthi powering through the water, pounding the pavement or even pushing pedals with his quiet intensity. At just 11 years old, Akshat isn’t just participating – he’s living and…
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Cross Country Season Review
By Henry Fagan The Hampton Cross Country team has flourished this year, from defending champions, shattered personal bests, and several debuts by the future of Hampton distance running, Mr Clarke couldn’t have asked for more in his final season coaching at Hampton. The first race was early in the calendar, with the team trekking all the way to Wimbledon Common…
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Solomon leaves his mark at Richmond Schools’ Championships
By Henry Fagan On Friday 2nd December, Hampton’s U20, U17, and U15 teamtravelled across the river to Richmond Park to compete in the Borough Championships, with the aim of qualifying for the Middlesex Championships after the new year. For those familiar with Richmond Park, the course was two loops of Sidmouth Wood; a 2.2km undulating route. Despite the rain the previous few days, the…
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Strong performance for Hampton athletes at English Schools’ Cross Country Championships
By Henry Fagan Two years ago, on Saturday 14 March 2020 (the date of the last championships), five Hampton athletes competed in the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships in Liverpool. Two years and three lockdowns later, three Hamptonians travelled to Kent to to represent Middlesex in the 2022 edition, and to challenge nearly 2,000 other…
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Mr Clarke: Running Things
By Henry Fagan Mr David Clarke has taught at Hampton for nearly 40 years but how many Hamptonians know about his illustrious running career? Having competed internationally for Great Britain in cross country, road running and track and field, he is still an avid runner, a stalwart more locally for Hercules Wimbledon Athletics Club and…
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Hampton lead Team Richmond to victory at Middlesex Cross Country Championship
By Henry Fagan On Thursday 27 January, a team of twelve boys from Hampton took part in the annual Middlesex Cross Country Championships at Harrow School, representing the borough of Richmond, competing against eight other London boroughs. The Hampton boys fielded participants in each of the four age categories with some very impressive results. In…
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End of term cross country Christmas handicap race
By Henry Fagan On the last Friday of term, instead of the usual cross country club training, Mr Clarke decided to test the abilities of the cross country athletes by organising a handicap race around the Friday loop. The route was a 2.8km loop, starting and ending outside Hampton School, which goes around all three…
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Hampton success at Tiffin School’s Judge Cup cross country relay
By Henry Fagan On a Wednesday afternoon in November, 12 Hamptonians made their way to Tiffin School’s playing fields to each compete in a 2.8km race against several other local schools. The weather was cold yet dry, and the course only had a small number of hills, making it perfect for fast times. The format…
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Cross country team excels at Richmond School Championships
By Henry Fagan On Thursday 18 November, the cross country team with members from year groups across the School travelled to Richmond Park to compete in the annual Richmond Schools Championships. The team was made up of 36 athletes, each eager to qualify for the Middlesex Cross country team. The event took place across the…
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Hampton show grit and enthusiasm at cross country Haskell relay race
By Henry Fagan The second cross country meet of the term took the ever-growing Hampton cross country team to Guildford to participate in the annual Haskell relays. Each of the three teams comprised four members who had to run two miles of a difficult course, adding to a total of eight miles. There was a…
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Hampton show promise at King’s Trophy Cross Country
By Henry Fagan In early October, seven boys and their coach, Mr David Clarke, travelled to Wimbledon Common to take part in the King’s Trophy Cross Country race, competing against boys and girls from schools across the South of England. It was our first competitive meet since the pandemic and the Hampton boys were raring…