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Maidstone Harriers, Maidstone Hockey Club, Armstrong Road, Maidstone (2026)

21/09/2026

Medal Monday after a very busy weekend for the Harriers
On Saturday there was:
☆ Swim Serpentine in London- congratulations to team Gemma, Camilla and Kate; Ari, Stefhan, and James 👏
☆ Embrace Ultra Triple Trail:
25k - Becky Pavey 👏
50k- Rob Dunnill, Richard Poole, Charlotte Johnston and Jack Barden ...Charlotte placed incredible 1st overall, and Jack got 3rd place overall 🎉
100k - Andy Roberts 👏
☆ Shine Night Walk Marathon - Daisy Moss 👏

On Sunday:
☆ Weymouth 70.3 Triathlon- Jack Arnold, Aaron Baker and Kyle Young 👏
☆ Howletts 5k - Ivonne and David👏
☆ Chariots of Fire relay race in Cambridge- Martin Jones 👏
☆ Reigate Half Marathon- well done on fab new PBs to Billy and Elaine 👏
☆ Copenhagen Half Marathon- well done to Matt, William, Ruth and Peter 👏
☆ and most local, Larkfield 10k race attracted huge number of 45 Maidstone Harriers- great turnout and fantastic achievements throughout
• Amelia Porter placed 2nd lady, and as 1st women's team with Penny Ellison and Katie James
▪︎ Tommy Brown, Eduardo Montero Montoya and Phil Edmonds got 3rd men's team

Congratulations to all!
And on the subject of medals... Maidstone Half Marathon 2026 medal is going to be a beauty! Sign up now, link in bio

19/09/2026

We are delighted to hear about the recent partnership with Specsavers to make Parkrun accessible to everyone and anyone!

Removing barriers and encouraging people helping people is an approach close to our hearts 🖤🤍💚

At Maidstone Harriers, we belive in inclusivity and community.
We are a Running and Triathlon Club welcoming and supporting people of all abilities.
With a team of England Athletics-trained guide runners, we proudly encourage blind and visually impaired people to experience running outdoors.

We offer regular guided runs on weekly member club runs on Wednesdays, and also often support visually impaired runners at local parkruns.

Our super friendly guide runners
make running genuinely inclusive, safe and fun.

Message us if you would like to find out more.

14/09/2026

What a busy weekend for the Maidstone Harriers!

LAST WEEKEND

💚 David Thwaites completed his charity stair climb, taking on 110 floors in full firefighter gear. The event saw 3 firefighters from Maidstone, 11 from Kent and 343 firefighters from across the UK, in memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11.

THURSDAY

💚 Aimee Dunger set off on her 4-day relay run from London to Paris with Run2Paris, which she completed on Sunday. 🇬🇧🇫🇷

SATURDAY

💚 Lots of park running across the weekend.

💚 Andy Roberts took part in the Duckython.

💚 Andrew Burgess tackled the C2C Ultra.

SUNDAY

💚 The Southwater Team Triathlon Relay saw a fantastic turnout from Maidstone Harriers, with Sean Callow, Laura Wooster, Mark Ho**er, William Webber, Sally Howson, James Knight, Darryn Ashford, Lizzie Ashford, Terry Crittenden, Tim Hilder, Catherine Bowles, Thea Lillis, Mark Hewett, Letitia Martin and Ross Ginn all taking part.

💚 A special mention goes to Mark Ho**er, Sean Callow and Laura Wooster who secured 2nd place in the mixed team relay🥈

💚 Rye Ancient Trails 15km & 30km: Peter & Ruth Houillon and Matt Hooper completed the 15km, while Charlotte Johnston, Jack Barden, Steven Scott, Will Merrifield, Nick Bailey and Sian Smith-Keary took on the 30km. Charlotte Johnston took 1st Female. 🥇

💚 Great North Run: Gemma Prowse, Richard & Revati Poole, Paul Day and Chris Bryan all took part.

💚 Chevening Estate 10K: Claire Worrell, Brad Amos and Eduardo Montero raced, with Eduardo taking 1st place🥇

💚 New Forest Half: Terry Lynch and Liz Dunk took on the half marathon.

Well done to everyone who got out there, whether racing, relaying, running for charity or simply enjoying a few miles in the park. What a fantastic weekend for the Harriers! 👏

Maidstone Harriers are proudly sponsored by The Golden Boot

08/09/2026

📣 Our Member of the Month: Jo Smit 💚

Our newest Ironman deserves a shoutout because Jo had unfortunately not been able to complete her first ironman last year. A bike incident mid race meant she missed the cutoff and was unable to complete 😔

But she didn’t give up on her dream 💪 Jo went back this year to Copenhagen Ironman, the event she started last year and totally smashed it! We are so proud of her.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
Born in Poland, moved to UK (Maidstone) in 2006.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸?
Commercial department at Hortifrut, the biggest Blueberry producer in the world.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻g/swimming/cycling?

I have loved swimming since I was a child, so being in the water has always felt very natural to me. Even now, swimming (open water) feels like an escape, I love finding a rhythm, focusing on the breathing, and moving.

Running is incredibly satisfying, knowing that in January 2020 I barely could run a mile 😊 Running is more a social thing for me, I like to run with my friends, explore new paths and seeing a sunrise (I’m early bird).

It took a lot of time to build my confidence and trust myself on the bike. Now I love the freedom, adventure it gives me, being outdoors.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀?
An amazing community, I’m very grateful to everyone that showed me kindness and support.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
When I ran my first half marathon in 2020 together with my husband, and our son on the bike.

Completing 100km self-navigating running race from Brighton to London in 2024, my first ultra race (above 50km) and of course Ironman Copenhagen in August.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁?
If I listen to music when I run it needs to be something with a good, strong beat.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁?
LOVE carbs, usually pizza and cake 😊

07/09/2026

What a week, lots of Harriers in action for medal Monday 🥇

ParkRun: Shout out to Catey Bowles for her 250th 👏🏻 And Gemma Prowse for her 200th 👏🏻 A group also went to Ashford ParkRun and did a 20 mile run home 🤣

Big half: Gemma Prowse, Lisa Chambers, Darren Chambers, Becky Rogers, Christine Moses, Ali Vant, Will Webber, Emily Robinson, Matt Cox, Phil Jeffrey, Kate Vaughan, Elliott King, Dagmar Wheeler, Ash Duckenfield, Claire Moore, Lucy Thompson, Julie Stoppani, Craig Peake, Justyna Turl, Tamsin and Sam Woulds.
We had a Big Half volunteering team at mile 11 on a water station with all the smiles and cheers 💚

Brighton Tri: Catey Bowles and Darryn Ashford. Brighton Super Sprint: Lizzie Ashford picking up 2nd in age group

Wimbledon Half: Damo Gregory

BBB10K: Matthew Fraser

Norwich 10k: David Collier

Snowdon 100 mile ultra: Michael White

South coast ultra challenge: Craig Barden and Ollie Knight

Plenty of other training runs out and about this weekend.

Special mention also goes to David Thwaites who later on in the week is traveling to the US for the 9/11 stair climb with other members of the Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The stair climb honours colleagues who died in 9/11. We wish him the best of luck.

What a mix of events, challenges and Harriers spirit 💚 🤍 🖤

Maidstone Harriers are proudly sponsored by goldenboot1790

31/08/2026

Happy Bank Holiday ‘Medal’ Monday! It has been another fantastic week for Maidstone Harriers 👏

💚 Midweek Spring Triathlon at Dorney Lakes - Well done to Ian Forrest.

💚 Sydney Marathon - Congratulations to Ari, Andy and Camilla

💚 Duck n Run Marathon - Well done to Andrew Burgess!

💚 Triathlon Relay Championship - Congratulations to Dylan Price!

💚 Lots of Parkruns on Saturday and a social long run on Sunday!

As always, we had a brilliant week of club training sessions across swimming, spin, track and club run.

Maidstone Harriers are proudly sponsored by The Golden Boot Shop

29/08/2026

Wills Injury Rehab are another of our brilliant club partners supporting Maidstone Harriers.

Based in Maidstone, Wills Injury Rehab offers Sports Therapy and Sports Massage, helping with everything from sporting injuries and everyday aches and pains to rehabilitation, recovery and improving sports performance.

Will specialises in sporting injuries but also works with a wide range of musculoskeletal pain, with treatment and rehabilitation tailored to your individual goals.

So whether you’ve picked up a ni**le during training, you’re working your way back from injury, looking to prevent problems from returning or simply want to keep your body moving well, Will is on hand to help.

Maidstone Harrier club members get 10% discount on treatments.

Find out more about Wills Injury Rehab and the services available at:
willsinjuryrehab.co.uk

24/08/2026

What a fantastic week of racing, Triathlon & Ironman adventures and Parkrun fun for the Harriers!

🇬🇧 Louise Brass kicked things off at the British & English Aquathlon Championships last week, finishing 6th lady overall and taking 1st place in both the British and English Championships in her age group!

Wednesday
💚 Paul Holland took on the Chase the Sun 10km at Battersea Park.

Saturday
💚 Jim Walker, Emma Maule and Laura Wooster tackled the Ironman Tallinn. Such an incredible achievement!
💚 Plenty of Parkrun fun too, including a special Hove Promenade VI meet-up.

Sunday
💚 Oysterman Triathlon - a big well done to Sally Howson, Mark Ho**er, Catey Bowles and James Dodd.
💚 Craig Barden took on the epic Trail Trot 50k!

🏆 Special mention goes to Jim Walker, who achieved Ironman All World Athlete Bronze Status in 2026! A brilliant achievement and thoroughly deserved. 👏

Well done to everyone who raced, volunteered, supported and represented the club this week! 💚

Maidstone Harriers are proudly sponsored by The Golden Boot

21/08/2026

We’re really pleased to have Oliver Wellbeing supporting Maidstone Harriers as one of our club partners.

Oliver Wellbeing offer Osteopathy and Massage, helping with everything from running ni**les and sports injuries to recovery, ongoing pain, pregnancy-related musculoskeletal issues and postnatal care.

Rebecca and her team, Katie, Alice and Sarah, are there to support you with a friendly, individual approach to your health and wellbeing.

So whether something has started niggling during training, you’re returning from injury, managing an ongoing issue or simply want to take better care of your body, there’s a great local team on hand to help!

Maidstone Harriers club members get 10% off their treatments!

Find out more about the team and the services they offer at: oliverwellbeing.co.uk

19/08/2026

Great Self Defence session at club last night. Led by Mid Kent Krav Maga . Thank you for the great session. We hopefully will look to organise another one in the future.

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