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Thames Valley Harriers
President: Linford Christie OBE
Chairman: Paul Oppe, 6 Church Walk,
Brentford Middx
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TW8 8DB, Tel : 020 8568 1624, Email
: pauloppe@aol.com
Secretary: Kathy Davidson, 11a Sharps Lane, Ruislip.
Middx. HA4 7JG Tel & Fax: 01895-676-513, E-Mail: kathy@thamesvalleyh.fsnet.co.uk
Web-site: www.thamesvalleyharriers.com
MALES & FEMALES: The Club came
into being in 1887 as East Twickenham Harriers, which, as it grew,
became Twickenham Harriers in 1888 and Thames Valley Harriers in 1890.
Steve Cotterill was the Club’s first National Cross Country Champion
in 1892. The past sixty years has seen International status be attained
by over one hundred Valley athletes. Olympic Honours have come to many
past members, and the Club’s President, Linford Christie OBE is the
former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth 100m Champion.
In Track & Field, the Men compete in Division 1 of the BAL,
in the BAL Gold Cup and in Division 2 of the Southern League. The Women
participate in the UK Women’s League, the BAL Gold Cup alongside the
men, and together with the Girls, are in Division 2 of the Women’s
Southern League. The Under 20 Men and Women enjoy competition in the
Junior League and the Under 13 to Under 17 Boys and Girls, in the Young
Athletes League.
All age groups, both male and female, take part in the Metropolitan Cross
Country League, and the younger members also in the North West
London Young Athletes League.
On the Road, there is participation in a full programme of 10k
and Half Marathon events.
Social runners of all standards can be assured of a warm welcome also.
Headquarters : Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road, W12
(nearest Tube station – East Acton, Central Line.) The stadium has an
eight lane tartan track, an undercover tartan training area, and within
the Club House, a hall for indoor training. Adjacent to the track is the
cross country course, around Wormwood Scrubs.
Training Days & times : Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.00pm,
and Sunday mornings from 10.30am.
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