The Latic Acid Flashback 8 Mile 2013
Eleven members of the club took to the hills of Copley in the Latic Acid Flashback another of the Kiwi Classic runs. They were met with significant climbs including the ‘monster’ and a XXX descent marshalled by Janet Grint at the top and Shirley Aldridge at the bottom. Kevin Jowett was the first ECH home in 4th place followed by …
East Cheshire Athletes excel at regional Sportshall Finals
East Cheshire Athletes excel at regional Sportshall Finals Six of our athletes travelled to Robin Park Arena last Saturday to join athletes from other local clubs in representing Greater Manchester in the Aviva Regional Finals. Regan Walker and Paige Ditchfield were key members of the victorious under 13 girls squad, who now travel to Birmingham for tne National Finals on …
Greater Manchester Sportshall Championships
Sun 27th Jan A huge squad of 29 East Cheshire athletes took part in the Greater Manchester Sportshall Championships and returned with a record haul of 21 medals, with great performances throughout the day spread across all age groups and events. The presentation ceremony also included the award of a certificate for the under 13 boys squad’s 2nd place finish …
North of England Cross Country Championships 2013 – Joe gets Silver
26th January 2013 The North of England Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday 26th January at Knowsley Safari Park. The heavy snow on Friday night made conditions very tough indeed. A mix of very deep snow and mud made it very challenging for all taking part. The mud and snow! Alannah …
Luke and Hannah star in regional sportshall championships.
Luke Taylor and Hannah Helsby both enjoyed a busy and successful day as they Greater Manchester in the Aviva Fun in Athletics Festival at Sportcity. Luke produced a best of 1.92 in the standing long jump to finish 5th overall and contributed well in the over/under and 2×2 relays to the boys team finishing 4th overall. Hannah produced a best …
Chesh News
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The return of the ‘Black Knight Charge’ 2022It was a welcome return of the Black Knight Charge last night and it was great to see so many people. Martin McGann and the local runners podcast including East Cheshire Harrier Callum Parkinson did a magnificent job of organising the event, which consists of a 6 mile senior race and 2 mile junior race. The senior race was a ..
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Cheshire League Match – 17th July 2022Hello everyone, I sincerely hope all our athletes and officials had a good day at the Cheshire Track and Field league match at our stadium on Sunday. Despite the heat it seemed that everyone was enjoying themselves. I would like to thank everyone who volunteered to help in any way and to officiate and fill gaps when necessary. If it ..
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Weekly round-upSale Sizzler 5k – Thursday 14th July Well done the 8 ECH athletes who took part in the 2nd of the Sale Sizzler 5k series. Perfect conditions for fast times on the 2 lap course with Gavin Browne first home in 6th place clocking 15.51. Dan Armstrong showed a good return to racing in 32nd place recording a new PB ..
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Weekly round-upSale Sizzler 5k – Thursday 30th June Well done the 7 ECH athletes who took part in the first of the Sale Sizzler 5k series. Perfect conditions for fast times on the 2 lap course with Gavin Browne first home just making the top 10 in 9th place with 15.48. Emilia Platt was next in a brilliant 17.22 just behind ..
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FreehabHi all ECH members – see below which might useful for some: The Active Tameside Sport & Physical Activity Network have partnered with Freehab https://www.freehab.co.uk/activetameside- the aim is to provide FREE advice and rehab for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. They are injuries, aches and pains of the muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, spine, and nerves. Some common examples are: Lower back pain ..
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Congratulations from Christine – ECH & TAC President
Congratulations ECH & TAC Athletes On behalf of East Cheshire Harriers and Tameside Athletics Club committee, I wish to express our congratulations on the fantastic performances of all our athletes both young, and some a little older, who have competed and gained huge successes in a number of events over the last few weeks. We are extremely proud of every ..
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Tour of Tameside 2022 and weekly round-upIt’s been a very busy week of athletics, starting on Thursday 16th June when the Tour of Tameside started. ECH had many athletes competing over the full series which finished on Sunday 19th June with Aliesha Smith taking First Lady at only 17 years old by over 7 minutes, which is an absolutely amazing achievement. Gavin Browne finished as runner up ..
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Dovestone Diamond Multi-terrain Race 2022The annual Dovestone Diamond 10k multi-terrain race took place on Wednesday 25th May. Conditions were relatively good, just a bit of wind to contend with. The first 3 miles are very hilly on testing terrain and the second half of the race is very fast, mainly downhill or flat around the very scenic Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth. As with any ..
