QueeNs Park Harriers

Fiona and Luke competed in the 2026 Middlesex Track and Field Championships. Representing the club and returning with Gold medals, they helped QPH secure 13th place (of 33), beating the likes of Belgrave and Ealing Eagles. Their achievement shows that sometimes all you need to do is be ‘in it to win it’. Fiona English - SW 400m “What is your usual distance?” The race official asks after pointing me to my starting line. “50 miles.” I answer. “Oh. Wow. Well, yes.” The feeling

There should be more evening races. It feels like a more civilised time to race, there’s no bolting down of breakfast and coffee and then hoping you’ve left enough time for the journey. The Pednor 5 is one such rarity and it’s a gem. Heading out of London the scenery gets progressively prettier as you get closer to Chesham - the short walk from the car park is positively idyllic, passing beneath grand trees, over chalk streams. The endpoint of the journey is a tennis club

Thursday 26th September saw the last of the series of 3 race nights at Willesden Sports Centre, completing the 2024 Club Track...

After another hugely competitive year, Queen's Park Harriers have done it again - the Summer League trophy is ours. It was a really close...

On the 4th of July, 15 runners lined up for the first of our Summer Track Time Trials. After a brilliant training session the week before...

“On the morning of the mini marathon, the 20th of April, I was buzzing, with nerves and excitement. We went down really early and met the...

This was the final Juniors XC race & brought a close to the 59th season of The North West London Young Athletes Cross Country League. The...

I started Walk2Run in July five years ago because I wanted to create a space where older women who wanted to get into running could do so...

Waking up to the sound of the rain battering my bedroom window on Saturday morning, the last thing I wanted to do was go outside and run

It’s a New York State of Mind…my 1st marathon experience It all started with an email that dropped into my inbox in April. An invitation...

Junior XC Fixture 1: Greenford The NW London Young Athletes Cross Country kicked off on Saturday 30th September at Berkeley Fields in...

Firstly, a big well done and you're amazing to everyone who took the Q from QPH to heart and ran the Royal Parks Half. Report Summary: •...

This was not my first rodeo, back in 2017 Sam and myself headed to Berlin with a small group of Hoopsters to run the marathon. It was the...

On 3 September 2023, when around 50 hardy Harriers were lining up at the start line for The Big Half, a small group of us opted for a...

I love the Big Half. I love the vibes and the crowds. I love that it's in London. I love that you feel like a celebrity running over...

Massive congratulations to Ali Matheson, who broke Hassan Mazouk's long standing Gladstone Parkrun course record on 12th August, with an...

On a beautifully sunny Thursday evening in Northwest London, I'd finally resolved to head off for a track session with QPH. I had the...

Last weekend (13-14 May) QPH took on the annual Green Belt Relay - a 22-stage, 220-mile clockwise race around London. We finished in 18th...

I had looked for races here in the past but back then the only distance event I had heard of was the full marathon ending close to the...

What does it take to run a marathon? This, or a variation of it, is one of the most common questions I get asked by my running patients...