by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Ruth Overton August 2026 I joined what was then the Victoria Park Vixens around 1995, I think. A recent ex-smoker, I decided I needed to get fit, so I took up running to heal my lungs and quite frankly, because my mother was fitter than me! A flier in a local pub,...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Mary Gill August 2026 I moved to London in 1979, originally from Yorkshire, I was transferred to London by my company to work in the City. I’ve always been into sport including running, but at that time my main sport was squash. A few years later, softball became...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
Hackney Women Harriers: Janet Clift By Janet Clift August 2026 I joined the running club right at the beginning with my partner Jane. We were already running and going to the gym when my friend Mary mentioned a new women’s running club in Hackney and encouraged...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Erica Tobias August 2026 I’ve always loved, played and watched sport. In my teens I represented County and played Club level at netball, tennis, squash, table-tennis, basketball, volleyball and swimming. When it came to a career, unsurprisingly it was in sport as a...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Christine Wildhaber August 2026 I joined Hackney Women Harriers around 1993-4, having seen an advert in the Pink Paper. I’d always enjoyed running at school but had never been part of a running club before – or since! As a ‘kiwi’ it was a great opportunity to meet...
