Weekly track & field preview

The first major track & field champs of the season takes place this weekend with the British Universities & Colleges track & field champs in Manchester over the next 3 days. Sam Clifton (coach Jeremy Clifton) & Maddie Turner (coach John Miller) will be representing their universities of Birmingham & Durham respectively.

The Hampshire multi-event champs along with the quadkids champs, walks, 3000m & may day mile races will be taking place in Portsmouth on Bank Holiday Monday with the club extremely well represented.

Harry Harvey (coach James Thie) has his name on the start lists for the Bannister 70th anniversary mile races in Oxford also on Bank Holiday Monday.

Finally Jess Howells & Arabella Wilson (both coached by Andy Fisher) have their name on the start lists for the Birchfield Harriers open meeting on Wednesday a World Athletics permit event.