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Game for Paris

Game for Paris

Middle-distance runner James West insists he is good enough to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris - after a strong start to the year.

Striders boosted by swimming deal

Striders boosted by swimming deal

The junior triathlon section at Sittingbourne Striders goes from strength to strength.

Margaret’s terrific triple

Margaret’s terrific triple

History is thought to have been made by Margaret Connolly having qualified to be part of England Athletics’ age-group team – in three races!

The Dymchurch 10k - in pictures

The Dymchurch 10k - in pictures

KM Group photographer Barry Goodwin has selected his best shots from Sunday’s Dymchurch 10k - did you make it into his gallery?

Swale Combined’s winning combination!

Swale Combined’s winning combination!

Each member of Swale Combined AC’s under-13 and under-15 squads won a medal at the Kent Sportshall Championships.

Lost shoe causes Max to slip up!

Lost shoe causes Max to slip up!

Max Hamilton-Andrews ended up searching for one of his running shoes - instead of a strong race time - at the Southern Cross-Country Championships.

Champions retain their crowns!

Champions retain their crowns!

Cole Gibbens and Chelsea Baker successfully defended their respective titles at Sunday’s sell-out ParkerSteel Canterbury 10-Mile Road Race.

Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships - in pictures

Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships - in pictures

The 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

End of an era for junior parkrun – but exciting times ahead

The 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

Full house expected for 10-mile race

The 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’

Kent’s longest-running half marathon postponed due to ‘road network issues’

A running event which has taken place for nearly 50 years in the county will not go ahead as planned this year.

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Kent County Cross-Country Championships - in pictures

Kent County Cross-Country Championships - in pictures

If 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

Popular free fitness programme returns

Rebel Runners Medway are hosting their popular ‘couch to 5k course’ early in the new year.

Kai lands US scholarship

Kai lands US scholarship

Dartford 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’

‘I’ve never been that sick after a race before’

An athlete says water testing “needs revising" after he was among those who fell ill after taking part in a triathlon.

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Triathletes ‘bed-bound’ with sickness and diarrhoea after castle swim

Triathletes ‘bed-bound’ with sickness and diarrhoea after castle swim

People taking part in an annual triathlon reported becoming unwell after taking part in the swimming leg of the race.

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Best feet forward for a worthy cause

Best feet forward for a worthy cause

More than 900 entrants took part in this year’s Hospice 23 run - with almost £100,000 raised for Hospice in the Weald.

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