Each year the club receives three guaranteed places in the London Marathon and each year a draw is held at the Club Presentation evening to allocate the places.
This years draw for club places in the 2012 London Marathon will be held at the presentation evening which is on Saturday 3rd December.
To qualify for the draw applicants must have been First Claim members of the club for a minimum of six months by the date of the draw and must have renewed their membership of the club for the year 2011-2012 …

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 …

Entries are now open for the Mount Ephraim Summer 10K run on the Sunday 10th July 2011.
A challenging course on Kentish roads, starting and finishing in the beautiful 10 acre Mount Ephraim Gardens – the perfect place for a day out in Kent.
Post race enjoy the tranquillity of the Japanese gardens, take on the challenge of the grass maze or just relax on the Edwardian Tea Room terrace overlooking the topiary and herbaceous border, Mount Ephraim Gardens are a must for the whole family.
For more information and entry forms visit …

Summer is rapidly approaching (or have we already had it?) and that can mean only one thing; Yes it is the Pub Run season.
Every couple of weeks on Friday evening Canterbury Harriers reward themselves for their serious training endeavours by holding a pub run on a Friday evening at a variety of local (usually village) pubs.
This is organised by a member who has links (reputable links that is) to the pub in question. He or she reconnoitres a non- challenging off road run of around five miles starting and …

Canterbury Harriers compete each year in the East Kent Inter Club relays. As the name suggest all of the East Kent running clubs take part in these events which are held at fortnightly intervals on Tuesday evenings. All members whatever their standards are encouraged to take part in these events which are friendly and sociable and an excellent form of training.
Teams are divided into Senior/Vet 40/Vet 50 and Vet 60 for the men and Senior /Vet35 /Vet45 /Vet55 for the women and each leg is around 2.5 miles.
Dates/times and locations …

Entries for the ever popular Whitstable 10K Road Race are now closed. Despite the number of entries being raised again this year to 700 entrants, this number was filled well before the 16th April 2011 closing date.
Good luck if you got into the race; It is a very fast course, where many personal best are set each year. If you didn’t manage to enter this year why not come down and support your fellow runners but remember there are strictly no entries on the day.
The beautiful course of the Whitstable 10k Road Race works its way out from …

 
 
 
 
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.

Canterbury Harriers are saddened by the news of the tragic death of Michael Galt, a popular and respected fellow Kent runner and Thanet Roadrunners AC member.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.