Track and Field

Tuesday night track sessions

Our weekly Tuesday night track sessions (held every month except September) are a great introduction. Please see our Tuesday club runs page for more details.

In the summer months many of our runners look to hone their racing skills over the surprisingly tactical mile and 1500m distances.  The mile distance is a key staple of the Club Championships.

Mark Hayes Mile

We hold this series of races every summer at Dulwich College Track in memory of Mark Hayes who was Club Mile champion back in the 1990s. 

Runners of all ability are encouraged to take part with runners allocated to a heat depending on recent mile, 5 km or Parkrun times. There is a presentation following the final race before an easy transfer to the Alleyns Head PH for drinks!

Further details and past winners can be found here

Open Track and Field events

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Open Track and Field Events

Many of the historic track based London clubs organise track and field meets from April to September open to members of all clubs and even unattached runners. These generally cater for all ages and abilities, with distances from 100m to 10000m and even the likes of hurdles and long jump if you fancy it! 

Competitive and easily accessible meetings include those hosted by:

  • Barnet & District AC (Finsbury Park) - Golden Stag Mile

  • Blackheath & Bromley (Norman Park)

  • Cambridge Harriers & British Milers Club (Sutcliffe Park, Eltham)

  • Dartford Harriers (Central Park)

  • Herne Hill Harriers (Tooting Bec Track)

  • Hercules Wimbledon (Wimbledon Park Track)

  • Highgate Harriers (Parliament Hill Fields, near Kentish Town) including the Night of the 10000 PBs

  • Kent AC (Ladywell) - Ladywell 10000m

  • Newham and Essex Beagles (Stratford Olympic Warm-up Track)

Most events now need to be entered in advance from the club’s respective website or race entry websites, the most commonly used being https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/ , Roster Athletics and https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/

Veterans AC (VAC) also host meetings only open to VAC members (aged 35+). A number of Dulwich Runners also compete for VAC. Please visit http://www.vetsac.org.uk/ for more details of their events.

If you are unsure about track events then please speak to one of Mike Mann, Ros Tabor, Kay Sheedy, Tony Tuohy, Jonathan Whittaker, Ed Chuck, Jack Ramm or Wayne Lashley for more details.

Indoor Track and Field

The Lee Valley facility in Edmonton, North London hosts a number of open events throughout the winter months on their excellent 200m track which is again open to all abilities and age groups. Typcially events are between 60m and 3000m in distance. Please visit their website for more details at: https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/lee-valley-athletics-centre

If you are unsure about indoor track events then please speak to one of Ros Tabor, Tony Tuohy, Mike Mann or Wayne Lashley for more details.

County Championships

There are county championships to enter based on either where you live or where you were born. These include all age groups, specific masters and distance championships. These are normally held in May, June and August each year. Please click on the links for Surrey and Kent county events.