Members’ Zone

Running Terms Explained!

• Intervals – a type of training that involves a series of low to high intensity bursts, with rests/recoveries in between.
• Effort session – a sustained period of time or distance at a pace that is more intense than your steady run pace.
• Steady run – a run over a set distance and sometimes pace, run at a constant (depending on conditions/route) pace with minimal re-groups/stops.
• Hill session – exactly what you would expect! Running up and down hills of various gradients and at varying speeds.
• Fartlek – a Swedish term that means “speed play,” is a form of interval or speed training that can be effective in improving your running speed and endurance. Fartlek running involves varying your pace throughout your run, alternating between fast segments and slower jogs.
• Long runs – slightly different to a steady run as the distance is set but the pace is personal choice.

Club Captains

The club races in the Dorset Road Race League and also has its own Club Championships events, therefore to have teams, we need captains. We have a Male and Female Captain and Vice Captain. The role of these Captains is to mostly motivate the members to sign up to the races and represent the club whenever we can.

• The Men’s Captain is Steve Williams assisted by Vice Captain Mark Everett
• The Female Captain is Sharon Taylor assisted by Vice Captain Jo Peasland

Awards

Littledown Harriers have three award categories:

• Harrier of the Quarter (HOTQ) – Awarded for performance, input into the club, encouragement and/or overcoming adversity. Presented every 3 months following member’s nominations, input from coaches and a committee vote. Year starts after the AGM.
• Harrier of the Year –  (HOTY) – Voted for entirely by members in recognition of another member’s input, improvement and/or club spirit etc over last 12 months and awarded at the AGM. 2024 winners: Maria Everett and Richard Smith
• Bush/Forman Trophy – Decided by the coaches & committee for work done by a member over the last 12 months for the benefit of the club and/or local community. 2024 winner: Suzanne Janes

To view a list of all our awards winners, please click on the link below!

Cross Country (XC)

Littledown Harriers are part of the Hampshire Cross Country League which usually runs from October to March. More info can be found here.

Fixtures for the 2024/ 2025 season are:

Saturday 12th October 2024– Popham Airfield, Basingstoke 

Saturday 9th November 2024– Wellesley Woods, Aldershot

Saturday 30th November 2024– Kings Park, Bournemouth

Saturday 11th January 2025– Prospect Park, Reading

Saturday 8th February 2025– TBC

If you would like any further info on Cross Country, please speak to the Club Captains.

CC Races And Dates 2024

Dorset Road Race League (DRRL)

The Dorset Road Race League (DRRL) is a long established road running league in which competitors can race in up to 12 events of varying distance, spread over Dorset to win individual and team prizes each year. Competitors must be first claim members of clubs affiliated to the Dorset County Athletic Association (DCAA) and registered to England Athletics to be counted. For both individual and team competitions, the best 7 results will score towards the League. For Under 17s the best 3 of 4 and for Under 21s the best 6 of 11 will count. Some league races also incorporate DCAA championships open to those of Dorset eligibility with separate prizes to go to seniors and veterans over 40 years old.

DRRL rules can be found here

2023 Results

2023 was a great year of racing for the Harriers, the Ladies team came 4th in the League, with the Men coming in 5th place. Both teams maintained their places in the First divisions with the leagues splitting into 3 for 2024. We also had a couple of age category winners in Maria Everett and Heather Khoshnevis and Mark and Maria Everett also both completed DRRL fidelity (all 12 DRRL races), so great running all round!!

2023 Race reports:

• Broadstone Quarter- 01/01/2023 – Captains report here
• Lytchett 10- 12/01/2023- Captains report here
• Marnhull 12k- 16/04/2023- Captains report here
• North Dorset Village Marathon- 30/04/2023- Captains report here
• May 5- 21/05/2023- Captains report here
• Puddletown Plod 11/06/2023- Captains report here
• Portland 10 02/07/2023- Captains report here
• Stur Half 06/08/2023- Captains report here
• Round the Lakes 10k 24/09/2023- Captains report here
• Gold Hill 10k 08/10/2023- Captains report here
• Weymouth 10 22/10/2023- Captains report here
• Boscombe 10k 26/11/2023- Captains report here

2024 Race Reports

• Broadstone Quarter- 01/01/2024- Captains report here
• Blackmore Vale Half Marathon- 04/02/2024- Captains report here
• Lytchett 10- 11/02/2024- Captains report here
• North Dorset Village Marathon- 05/05/2024- Captains report here

All the DRRL races for 2024 can be found below – keep scrolling!