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Nov 16

Liddiard Trophy 75th Anniversary - Race Report, part 2 - Roma De Netto

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

Nov 14

New York Marathon 2023 - Karen Elliott

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...

Nov 13

Juniors Cross Country

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

Oct 27

Royal Parks Half 2023 -

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: •...

Oct 2

Berlin Marathon 2023 - Emmie Sutherland

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...

Sep 20

Hampstead Duathlon – Gilly Cross

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...

Sep 7

Big Half 2023 - Fran Griffin

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...

Aug 17

Ali Breaks Gladstone's Course Record

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

May 31

The 2023 'Beer Mile' - Patrick's first official training session

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...

May 23

Green Belt Relay 2023

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...

May 11

Beastly but Beautiful - Granada Half Marathon 2023 by Charles Tatham

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...

Mar 22

What Does it Take to Run a Marathon?

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...

Dec 7, 2022

Beachy Head Marathon 2022 - Peter Reupke

This is no ordinary marathon: it includes over 1000 metres of climbing, including three summits of the South Downs, the Seven Sisters and...

Nov 29, 2022

Fraternity & Sorority Cup XC 2022 - Mark Greig

The day started well, there was a warm current of air coming up from the continent and London had experienced an extraordinary amount of...

Nov 28, 2022

Wendover Woods 50 miler - Gabby Smart

3000m of elevation is equal to climbing Scafell Pike 3x from sea level, Ben Nevis 2.2x, or 80% of the way up Mount Fuji. But why climb...

Nov 20, 2022

Abingdon Marathon 2022 – Dan Wong

Background Going back to where it all started, I began my running journey in January 2019. Before then, you wouldn’t ever catch me on a...

Nov 17, 2022

4 weeks = 4 PBs - Karima Harris

To be clear, I never planned to do two marathons followed by two half marathons. It happened partly by accident and partly due to a...

Nov 6, 2022

Amsterdam Marathon - Emma Yentis

I set myself the target of running a marathon in under 3 hours and 30 minutes back in April. That’s quite fast! I wasn’t sure if it was a...

Nov 3, 2022

The Lure of Loch Ness - Sarah Dent

I’ve had Loch Ness marathon in my sights since 2018, when I ran a 10k up there on the same day the marathon is held. It was my first...

Oct 10, 2022

The London Marathon 2022, the final destination - Neville Haneef

After 7 months of training, I had reached the final leg of my very first marathon - starting at Maze Hill. The view from the top of Maze...