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March Training Schedule - Seniors
Training start times Tuesday 6.30pm at club (Fox Hollies Leisure Centre) or location as advertised. Thursday 6.30pm at the track at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre Note: When meeting at leisure centre we meet in first car park on left as you enter the site. Note: Thursday sessions will include active warm up and stretching before running effort and strength work after the running. Saturday 10am at location as advertised. Training sessions in the parks will be mainly interval base
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February Training Schedule - Seniors
Training start times Tuesday 6.30pm at club (Fox Hollies Leisure Centre) or location as advertised. Thursday 6.30pm at the track at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre Note: When meeting at leisure centre we meet in first car park on left as you enter the site. Note: Thursday sessions will include active warm up and stretching before running effort and strength work after the running. Saturday 10am at location as advertised. Training sessions in the parks will be mainly interval base
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Feb 162 min read
Junior and senior training cancelled Thursday 08/01/2026
Due to the bad weather forecast we have decided to cancel the training tonight. Stay safe everyone!
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Jan 81 min read


10,000m Track Challenge
The juniors joined with the senior section at the track on Thursday 16th October to form a 25 x 400m relay team in a 10,000 metre challenge. Everyone had fun and worked really hard together to clock the best time they could, which ended up slotting in between the U20W British and M60 World records. See below for the full results. We were grateful for the non-running club members who came to to help organise the event and support the runners and provide cake! We hope to stage
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Nov 12, 20251 min read
Presidents 5k Tuesday 15 April 2025
The annual 5k road race was held at Charles F’s house on what was a more pleasant evening than last year. At least until it rained at...
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Aug 14, 20252 min read
Cross-country at Pelsall North Common Saturday 9 November 2024
Ladies – Midland Women’s League Division 2 Men – Birmingham League Division 3 Another great race report from Craig. Thank you Craig! The...
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Jul 27, 20253 min read
Christmas Handicap Sunday 22 December 2024
A slightly delayed Christmas Handicap Race Report from Craig. Happy reading! The handicap was held at Highbury Park on what was a cold...
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Jul 27, 20253 min read
Funeral details for Ted Schuck
The funeral of the late Edward (Ted) Schuck will take place at 1-00pm on Wednesday 18th June 2025, at Yardley Crematorium, Yardley Road,...
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May 21, 20251 min read
Passing of Ted Schuck
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our long serving members TED SCHUCK on Thursday 1st May. Ted has been a...
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May 7, 20251 min read


Sparkhill Christmas 2024 events
Christmas Curry: Thursday 19th December at Shapla, Stratford Road, Shirley at 8:30pm. Meet for a pre dinner drink from 8pm at the Pump...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read


West Midland Young Athletes Cross-Country League Round 2 Newbold Revel Sunday 10th November
Well done to our juniors who ran in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross-Country league race at the weekend. Some great times and...
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Nov 11, 20241 min read


67th Worcestershire Beacon Race - 12th October
Thank you to Andy Wadsworth for this write up of a challenging race. Hopefully one to see some more Sparkhill Harriers at next year!...
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Oct 28, 20243 min read
Sparkhill Harriers Juniors Cross-country Season 2024/25
The West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League starts next Sunday 13 October with the opening fixture at Walsall Arboretum. Any...
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Oct 6, 20241 min read
Bournville Leafy 10K Race 2024
Thank you to Rob Mills for this race report. Hope to see more Harriers competing at this local race next year. The annual 10K race...
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Oct 6, 20241 min read


English National Cross-Country at Weston Park, Shropshire, Saturday 14 September 2024
The setting was an absolute delight. We’ve had some great settings for this race over the last 10 years, but in my opinion this beat...
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Sep 24, 20243 min read


British Masters Track and Field Championships 27th & 28th July
On the weekend of 27th and 28th of July, Gill Millicheap and Mick Edwards competed in the British Masters Track and Field Championships....
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Aug 29, 20241 min read


Weston trip on Saturday 29th June 2024
Over to Craig for a wonderful write up of the clubs annual trip to Weston-super-Mare. Thank you Craig It was a fabulous day. Last year I...
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Jul 5, 20245 min read
Birmingham and Midland Cross Country League - provisional dates
Dates as provisionally planned are: 9 November 30 November 11 January 8 February Please get these in the diary! No better training than...
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Jun 13, 20241 min read


Donation to Alzheimer's Research UK in memory of Eric Hubbleday
Following the sad passing of Eric Hubbleday in November 2023, the Sparkhill Harriers have donated £100 in his memory to Alzheimer's...
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Apr 1, 20241 min read


Cross-country at Burton Dassett country park on Saturday 10 February 2024 Men – Birmingham League Division 3
Well, what a fabulous place to have a cross-country race. The country park rises to 692’ and affords fabulous views. As I was running...
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Feb 13, 20244 min read
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