We get all injuries from time to time, whether a minor niggle, inherent weakness, or a long term injury. It can be a depressing time if we allow negative thoughts to outweigh our normal well adjusted approach to running. So here, gained from long experience of being on the sidelines, are Ed’s do’s of managing an injury.

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Get an early diagnosis so that you are not left wondering where the  problem rests. It may cost a few pounds for physio advice but it will pay off in the longer term through …

And so dear Harrier another summer of warm sunshine with occasional showers begins to wane as the shortening evenings draw their shadowy tentacles across the early evening sky, indicating the stark message that autumn and the cross-country season beckon…..
Speaking of summer gone the very popular Friday summer pub runs have been very well attended with a record turn out at ‘The Local’ organised by Jenny and Neil. However, the food bill placed a large hole in club funds and the pub owner has retired to Barbados for the autumn. Thanks …

There will no doubt be other accounts of the Mount Ephraim 10k event elsewhere.  This article focuses on the many visitors it was a privilege to host from Canterbury’s and Whitstable’s respective French twin towns of Reims and Dainville.  26 of the 169 finishers in the Mount Ephraim 10k were from Northern France, and there were many more visitors accompanying them.
I should say that while I have written this article, praise should go to Marco for masterminding the logistics of accommodating such a large group of people.  Answers on a …

 
 
 
 
Man on the Run is a 5k event for men and boys that has been devised to raise awareness of male cancers.  The event is in aid of Cancer Research UK and it is hoped that each runner will help to raise money for Cancer Research in preventing and curing cancer.
For more information visit the Man on the Run website.

Check out the Canterbury Harriers Running Club kit catalogue, including vests, t-shirts, jackets and hoodies.

Despite the windy conditions, some good results from the club members who took part in our May Bank Holiday race, particularly Nannette who managed a PB.

Congratulations to all 20 of our runners in this years London Marathon with some brilliant times. Congratulations to the debutants and to Wendy on her PB on her birthday! But pride of place must go to the stunning performances by Sarah, ten minutes inside the elite time and bettering her previous PB by over 8 minutes! And Barbara on her PB and at FV52 only 4 minutes outside the womens elite time! And well done to Joe completing his 16th consecutive London Marathon and 17th in total.