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Highgate Harriers’ ‘Night of the PBs’ is a runaway success

Highgate Harriers’ Brahama Pochee was one of four runners to set a new personal best in the club’s inaugural ‘Night of the PBs’ event.

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Highgate Harriers host 10,000m event as nation’s elite bid to beat their best

Highgate Harriers will tonight host the inaugural ‘Night of the PBs’ 10,000m race at the Parliament Hill athletics track, with some of the nation’s best club runners working together in a bid to beat their personal best times.

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Highgate Harriers’ heroes go the distance in London Marathon

Highgate Harriers’ Roger Low maintained his record of running in every one of the 33 London Marathons after pounding the streets of the capital on Sunday.

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Great Britain’s James Ward reflects on his Davis Cup heroics

Camden’s James Ward says his heroic victory for Great Britain’s Davis Cup team against Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov was the biggest moment of his career.

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Ice queen Victoria Olaoye aims to fulfil Olympic bobsleigh dream

The freezing unseasonal weather has affected most sports over the last few weeks – but it’s nothing out of the ordinary for British bobsleigh champion Victoria Olaoye.

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It’s a real shame for Shaun as illness ruins his run at the England team

Shaun Dixon’s chances of winning a spot in the England team for the World Cross Country Championships were ruined by illness as he was forced to drop out of Saturday’s trials.

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Water performance from Whiting in Bath Half Marathon

Highgate’s Stephen Whiting tops the UK rankings for 45 to 49-year-olds this year – and he was the first Over-45 runner to cross the line in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday.

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Dixon does it again as Highgate complete a magnificent month

Shaun Dixon achieved Highgate’s best finish in the men’s event of the National Cross Country Championships for more than 60 years on Saturday.

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Harriers maintain their momentum at Parliament Hill Fields

Highgate Harriers capped an historic week with a second-place finish at the South of England Cross Country Championship, following their Metropolitan League title victory last Saturday.

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London to host top squash talent

Excitement builds for Canary Wharf Classic

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Highgate’s history boys secure club’s first ever league crown

Highgate Harriers are celebrating their first ever Metropolitan League title after Ben Noad led the triumphant men’s team home in the fifth and final fixture on Saturday.

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Harriers eye date with destiny as they target first league title

Highgate Harriers’ men are on the brink of history this week as they gear up for their climactic final fixture in the Metropolitan League – and a shot at their first ever title.

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Highgate star selected for national service in Spain

Shaun Dixon has been selected to run for England for a second time in an international race in Spain next month.

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National pride inspires Shaun to put vest foot forward for England

Highgate Harriers’ Shaun Dixon says he was inspired to success by his England vest on Sunday after coming third in his first race for the national team.

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Super Shaun gets England call-up as Harriers close on first title

Highgate’s Shaun Dixon has been selected for England for the first time and will run in the UK Cross-Challenger in Cardiff on Saturday following his strong display for the Harriers at the weekend.

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It’s a muddy good show at Ally Pally as Harriers stay top of the league

Shaun Dixon and Ben Noad finished third and fourth at Alexandra Palace on Saturday as Highgate Harriers’ men retained top spot in Division One of the Metropolitan League.

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Starring role in Paralylmpics closing ceremony for blind Highbury musician

Two years after creating an orchestra made up entirely of disabled musicians, a blind Highbury sitar player has performed alongside Coldplay at the Olympic closing ceremony.

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