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Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships - in pictures
23 January 2024The county’s top young cross-country runners did battle at the weekend - and Simon Hildrew’s picture gallery has all the best shots.
End of an era for junior parkrun – but exciting times ahead
20 January 2024The 264th and final Park Wood junior parkrun took place on Sunday - as organisers prepare to move to a new venue in Maidstone.
Full house expected for 10-mile race
20 January 2024The Canterbury 10-Mile Road Race is set to be a sell-out for a second successive year.
Kent’s longest-running half marathon postponed due to ‘road network issues’
15 January 2024A running event which has taken place for nearly 50 years in the county will not go ahead as planned this year.
Kent County Cross-Country Championships - in pictures
09 January 2024If you took part in Saturday’s Kent County Cross-Country Championships don’t miss Barry Goodwin’s picture gallery - you could be in it!
Popular free fitness programme returns
23 December 2023Rebel Runners Medway are hosting their popular ‘couch to 5k course’ early in the new year.
Kai lands US scholarship
17 November 2023Dartford hammer thrower Kai Barham has set his sights on the 2028 Olympics after landing a top scholarship in America.
‘I’ve never been that sick after a race before’
04 October 2023An athlete says water testing “needs revising" after he was among those who fell ill after taking part in a triathlon.
Triathletes ‘bed-bound’ with sickness and diarrhoea after castle swim
29 September 2023People taking part in an annual triathlon reported becoming unwell after taking part in the swimming leg of the race.
Best feet forward for a worthy cause
21 September 2023More than 900 entrants took part in this year’s Hospice 23 run - with almost £100,000 raised for Hospice in the Weald.
Euros bring out the best in Sorcha
10 September 2023Thanet Roadrunners’ Sorcha Page raised her game with new PBs at the European Aquabike Championship.
Great Scott aiming high
05 September 2023Ollie Scott is relishing going toe-to-toe with competitors twice his age as he targets a podium finish in every 2024 Para Tri Super Series event.
Olly rises to the occasion
02 September 2023Teenager Olly Downs was in record-breaking form as he became a national octathlon champion.
Striders branching out
02 September 2023Sittingbourne Striders’ new junior triathlon club comes with a unique selling point.
Asher-Smith: It’s been a tough week
25 August 2023Dina Asher-Smith admitted it has been a “tough week” after finishing well outside the medals in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships.
Asher-Smith misses out in 100m final
21 August 2023Dina Asher-Smith missed out on a medal in the 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Monday.
Another Commonwealths silver for Charlotte
11 August 2023There has been more Commonwealth Youth Games joy for teenage Canterbury runner Charlotte Henrich.
Commonwealths silver for Charlotte
09 August 2023Teenage runner Charlotte Henrich is celebrating after she earned a Commonwealth Youth Games medal.
Henrich’s uplifting tale
03 August 2023Athletics helped Canterbury teen Charlotte Henrich find her voice – and she is now ready to make some noise at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Teenager Ukpai’s on the up
30 July 2023From winning an international competition to breaking club records, Qi’-Chi Ukpai’s first summer as an under-17 athlete has been a fine one.
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