By Martin Newth ESM’s Lashaun Thorpe-Mclean has enjoyed a sensational summer in the 200m, slashing more than a second from his personal best and rewriting the club record books in the process. His remarkable run of form began with gold at the Middlesex County Outdoor Championships in May. Running under the new age […]

By Armen Kanikanian Long before British records and competitions, family visits to Leila’s grandparents in Bournemouth usually included one tradition. No visit was complete without a trip to the beach. While most children would have been building sandcastles, Leila and her older sister, Zairah, preferred to create a makeshift long […]

Report by Debra Booker ESM’s Leila Newth produced another outstanding performance to finish fourth in the triple jump at the European U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy over the weekend. Having qualified for Sunday’s final with a new British U18 record of 13.02m, Leila matched that mark in the fourth round […]

Report by Martin Newth Dave Johnson, ESM’s specialist jumps coach, was crowned 2026 Ealing Sports Coach of the Year at the annual awards ceremony held at Ada Lovelace School in July. The award recognises and celebrates Dave’s longstanding contribution to athletics and more than 50 years of coaching excellence. It […]

Report by Pat Cornell ESM athletes were in fine form at the South of England Age group Championships in Chelmsford at the weekend, winning 5 medals. In the under 18 men’s 200m, the Club achieved a one two. In the heats both Lashaun Thorpe-Mclean and Connor Chung-Tak-Man won their races […]

Report by Armen Kanikanian London Marathon mornings start long before sunrise. Nervous energy, kit bags and thousands of runners trying to convince themselves that 26.2 miles is somehow a sensible idea. There’s the early alarm after a restless night’s sleep. The familiar pre-race breakfast — usually porridge, banana, maybe a […]