 Midweek League #4: Trent Park Thursday 2nd July saw the final event in the 2026 Midweek League series at Trent Park, London, with North Herts needing to put in a sterling performance to avoid dropping into division 2 next year. However, we needn’t have worried. Coming 2nd on the day overall (with the Ladies 2nd and the Men 3rd) we managed to avoid relegation and finish 4th in the league with 27 points. The route was a challenging and undulating 10km through the lovely woodlands and trails of the North London Park (with 143m of elevation) and added to the 24c heat, this made for a tough but enjoyable finale to the series. Well done to North Herts for pulling out all the stops to hang onto our 1st division place. Also well done to the 22 runners who managed to compete in all 4 events, and to the 43 Ladies and 76 men who competed in at least one of the races. Well done us & roll on next year. Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon On Saturday, Isaac Mateu took part in the Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon, which is a point-to-point race along the canals and through industrial areas between Wolverhampton and Birmingham. Issac felt that he went out too fast and ended up paying for it later on, however, he still finished in an impressive 1:35:54, noting that it was slightly longer than a true half marathon at 21.7 km. Issac felt that it was a very different kind of race, but certainly an enjoyable one, and one well worth taking part in.
Hitchin Triathlon Sunday the 5th of July saw Sophie Thrussell & Steve Mckeown competing in the Hitchin Triathlon. Starting and finishing at Butts Close, Hitchin, the Sprint event commenced with a 400m swim in the Hitchin outdoor pool, followed by a 20km closed-road bike ride, before finishing with a flat fast 5km run back to Butts Close. Sophie Thrussell came 1st in her category & 18th overall in an absolutely outstanding 01:12:21, while Steve Mckeown stormed home in an amazing 01:03:35, coming 2nd in his category & 3rd overall, both seriously impressive achievements given the hot weather. First Saturday of the Month Saturday the 3rd of July saw our own FSOM monthly 5k event taking place at 9am on Norton Common. With lovely weather and dry conditions, some fantastic performances were on display – check the following link for results: FSOTM - Free 5km Race  Parkrun Roundup A special mention goes to Sam and Kris Whitmore, who travelled to Cologne on their annual European Parkrun beano. Despite some serious ‘carb loading’ the night before, they both competed in the Rheinpark event, which was described as ‘cosy’ as there were only 37 runners. Kris finished 2nd in 19:29, while Sam came in 5th with 21:45, both amazing times, especially so given the very hot weather.
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