London Races in Battersea Park 2023

On a chilly winter's morning, Kurt Wilkinson was the first runner to cross the finish line (31:43) followed closely by James Wootton (31:46).

Lucy Reid was the first woman in 33:36.

Pam Clarke broke the course record in the Vet 70 Ladies category, finishing in an excellent 51:59.

That concludes our London races for 2023. Congratulations to all runners!

On a chilly Saturday morning under a blue sky, 195 runners completed the Golden Leaf 10K.

Oliver Prior crossed the line first in 31:46. Anya Culling was the first woman in 34:08. We saw a new Vet70 course record set by Ron Cattle who clocked a very impressive 42:25.

Congratulations to all the runners.

With a fine mist in the air and relatively cool temperatures 400 runners gathered on the start line for the Sri Chinmoy Kangaroo Hop 5K.

Nick Bester was the winner in 15:06, followed by Matthew Rallison (15:12) and Rui Yong Soh (15:15).

Jessica Saunders was the first woman in 16:47, followed by Rebecca Bunting (17:14) and Felicity Harrison (17:15).

Congratulations to Koji Miyazaki of Aldershot who broke the Vet 60 record for the second time this season, with 17:36.

Thirteen year old Luca Moloney Pedro ran a very fast 18:10 and congratulations to sixteen year old Evelyn Peters from Oregon, USA who ran a PB of 20:21.

That completes our summer series of races. We hope to see you all in the autumn for the Golden Leaf 10K and the Grizzly Bear 10K.

On a relatively cool morning with intermittent showers, 161 runners completed the Sri Chinmoy Green Space 10K in Battersea Park.

Seyfu Jamaal broke the course record by 28 seconds and finished in 29:13. Eliza Hawthorn was the first woman in 35:49.

Among the participants were runners from as far away as Malta and Mexico. Congratulations to everyone!

On a perfect cool summer's evening over 150 teams competed in our annual 3 x 1 mile relay.

Best Vibes LFG! were the winners in 13:41.06.

While the rest of Europe was melting in high temperatures, conditions were perfect in Battersea park for the Silver Starling 5K.

Seyfu Jamaal crossed the finish line first in a new course record: 14:14. Adam Millbery was second (15:16) and Neil Wilson was third (15:18).

Rebecca Bunting was the first woman in 17:17, followed by Imogen Amos (17:30) and Bryony Proctor (17:33).

Harry Collins-Smith aged 12 ran an incredible 17:53.

Congratulations to all participants!

On a warm and overcast evening, 325 runners completed the Sri Chinmoy Dashing Deer 5K in Battersea Park.

Nick Bester won the race in 14:55, followed by James Hurrell (15:15) and Morgan Roberts (15:19).

Two women broke the course record: Lucy Reid was first woman in 16:00 followed by Rose Harvey in 16:06.

Our annual 3 x 1 mile relay is on July 25th this year.

See you all soon!

On a splendid warm summer's evening, 340 runners lined up to compete in the Sri Chinmoy Speedy Steeds 5K race.

Seyfuu Jamal stormed around the 2 laps in Battersea Park to win in 14:35.

Anya Culling was the first woman in 16:51.

New age-best course records were set by Mark Symes - MV50 in 16:09, and Koji Miyazaki - MV60 in 17:55

There are three more Tuesday evening 5K races this summer and places are filling up fast. On July 25th is our annual 3 x 1 mile Relay race.

See you soon!

On a cool morning with a gentle breeze, 145 runners lined up on the start line in Battersea Park for the Sri Chinmoy Midsummer 10K.

Neil Wison won the race in 31:57. Rose Harvey was the first woman and seventh overall, completing the distance in a blistering 33:14, breaking our women's course record by seven seconds.

Our Tuesday evening races start on June 13th. See you soon!

On the day before the big London Marathon, 122 runners braved the cool morning temperatures to compete in the Sri Chinmoy Spring 10K. It turned out to be a beautiiful Spring morning and the sun came out as Thomas Wright crossed the finish line first in 31.33. Kay Sheedy was the first woman in 37.41.

Our first race in 2023 attracted 233 runners. Lewis Laylee crossed the finish line first in 31:45. Carole Coulon was the first woman in 37:03. A fantastic run by Simon Baines saw him set a new M Vet50 course record of 32:38

It was a cool morning - conditions were perfect! Congratulations to all runners!