Manchester League Woodbank Park
Joe Stweard and Patrick Gardiner fight it out for 7th and 8th places Probably one of the most demanding cross country courses compounded by a bout of very wet weather made the going very hard at Woodbank Park in the second installment of the Manchester League cross country. Again some excellent performances especially in the senior mens section with Joe …
ECH grand prix cross country 2013
East Cheshire Harriers & Tameside Athletics Club Cross Country Grand Prix 2013 Volunteers are required for the following dates to assist at the club DATES: Saturday 5th October – Saturday 26th October – Saturday 16th November TIME: 9.30am – 12noon (approx) VENUE: East Cheshire Harriers and Tameside Athletic Club, Richmond Street Athletics Stadium, Richmond Street, Ashton-under-Lyne …
Harry Kelly 75th Birthday race
To celebrate Harry Kelly’s 75th birthday and 50 years a club member, Andy O’Sullivan is staging a 5k race on Tuesday 30th July from the Cock & Magpie pub on Cock Hall Lane Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8BJ. (A671 Burnley Rd). Andems are delighted to Honour Harry on his 75 birthday,Harry has dedicated his life to coaching young athletes. All proceeds …
GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS and MASON TROPHY ROUND-UP
For a full report of what our junior athletes have been up to go to the notice board section above and click on the track and field section
GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS and MASON TROPHY ROUND-UP
GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS and MASON TROPHY ROUND-UP A large contingent of East Cheshire athletes took part in the recent Greater Manchester Schools Championships at Trafford, running under various Borough banners including Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester. In some strongly contested events our athletes produced some top performances to earn medals, Mason Trophy selection and, in the case of three athletes, a coveted place …
Cheshire League – Trafford AC Sunday 19th May
Luke, Jake and Harry East Chesh took a team to the Cheshire league track and field meeting and once again came up against strong opposition but came overall 4th the men’s team achieving 150 points and the women 131.
Welcome back Jade
With nearly 12 months out after having surgery to correct a back problem Jade Mullin is back here is a report from proud Granddad Tony Hillier Well done again to ECH Jade Mullin at IPC comp, at Longford Pk, she threw heavier a 600g Javelin & got another PB for this weight by 4mtrs. Apparently 600 is now her new Javelin weight. …
Cross Country report 2012/13
Wade Cooper at the cross country presentation night 2013 U 11 girls At the northern relays the team were an excellent 2nd place which they improved on at the South East Lancs league by winning the team overall assisted by Ty Brockley ,2nd Abby O’Neill 3rd, Holly Jackson 5th, Megan Lewis 8th, and Freya Handley 9th. Abby, Holly and Megan went on to …
Terry Nortley Relay Race 6th May
They always say that wisdom and experience triumphs over youth and exhuberance and that was the case on the hottest day of the year, bank holiday Monday when 40+ teams battled it out over 4 legs of 2 mile duration with the East Chesh vets team consisting of Gareth Simpson, Paul Kenny, Andy Farley and Barry Hirst coming 4th overall …
Great start to the Track and Field season
East Chesh got off to a great start in their first home match of the Cheshire League programme on Sunday the 21st April. The mens team and the womens team comfortably winning the meeting the men with 191 points and the women with 148 against 5 other clubs including Manchester Harriers and Dash AC. Scott Mottram This is one of the …
Chesh News
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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 PresidentCongratulations 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 ..
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Great Manchester Run 2022The Great Manchester Run took place last weekend. Five years on from the Manchester Arena bombing made for an emotional occasion, but as always the City came together as one. ECH athletes were ever present in all disciplines. The Junior races took place on Saturday 21st May which saw three ECH athletes taking part. Zachary Jones ran magnificently to finish ..
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Jubilee Bank Holiday Clubhouse Closure – Thursday 2nd June
Good evening all, The Clubhouse will be closed on Thursday 2nd June for the Jubilee Bank Holiday. Individual coaches will let you know if their training sessions are still on & the clubhouse will re-open on Tuesday 7th June. Thanks and hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend!
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Pete Berry
Dear all ECH members, It is with a heavy heart we inform members of the sad loss of a former member Pete Berry. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Pete’s funeral is at Swindon crematorium at 12-00 on Wednesday 1st June 2022. If anyone has any anecdotes they would like to be read out please send them to e.murphy837@btinternet.com Thanks
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Coach Glenn Piper weekly round-up and GM Track & Field ResultsWeekend highlights for Seniors include a welcome return to form for Hayley Simpson in the Chester half marathon on Sunday 15th May with a time of 1.34.56. In the same race selected for the England masters V50 team Chris Swire finished 11th in his age category with a solid 83.16. Michelle Vaughan ran a very impressive 18.58 in the Platt ..
