Athletics

WHAT IS ATHLETICS?

Athletics is a sport of many disciplines, with both indoor and outdoor competitions. It is composed of 3 main event categories; running, jumping and throwing. Competitions can take place individually or as part of a team, where all individual results can contribute to the team score.

HOW MANY TEAMS DO WE HAVE?

  • Track and Field Team
  • Cross-Country Team

We attend 3 BUCS National competitions a year; Indoors, Outdoors and Cross Country. These are the most prestigious competitions for University level Athletics. We also partake in a London Universities and Colleges Athletics series which consists of an Indoor Championships, a 3 part Outdoor Series and a 5 part Cross Country League.

RECENT HONOURS

  • Derby Day Winners - 2017/18
  • BUCS Outdoor Men's Javelin - Gold Medal - Harry Hughes - 2016/17, 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Victor Ludorum Award - Harry Hughes - 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Silver Standard Club - 2018/19 
  • Shortlisted club of the year-2020/21
  • Team of the year-2020/21
  • Newcomer of the year 2020/21-Bob Sporle
  • Essex Blades Gold Standard Club - 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21 2021/2022

GET STARTED

To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed in the tab above with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.

To get involved, all you need is shorts and trainers. However, additional pieces of kit such as running spikes, running shorts or leggings are required for high level competition performance.

TRAINING TIMES

SOCIAL RUN

Monday

4PM

Meet at South Courts Car Park

 All club members welcome

CLUB TRAINING

Wednesday

2-3.30PM

Colchester Garrison, Circular Road N, Colchester, CO2 7SU

 All club members welcome

PARK RUN

Saturday

9AM

Castle Park, Colchester

 Visit the Park Run website for more details and to register.

Upcoming events

Athletics Come and Try Session
8th October 2pm - 3:30pm
Colchester Garrison Athletics Track CO2 7SU
Essex Blades Athletics Come and Try Session
Athletics Come and Try Session
15th October 2pm - 3:30pm
Colchester Garrison Athletics Track CO2 7SU
Essex Blades Athletics Come and Try Session
Athletics Come and Try Session
22nd October 2pm - 3:30pm
Colchester Garrison Athletics Track CO2 7SU
Essex Blades Athletics Come and Try Session
Athletics Come and Try Session
29th October 2pm - 3:30pm
Colchester Garrison Athletics Track CO2 7SU
Essex Blades Athletics Come and Try Session

Committee

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Welfare Officer

Cross Country Captain

Cross Country Vice Captain

Publicity and Communications Officer

Track & Field Captain

JOIN CLUB

To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.

Please contact the group committee if you have any queries about which membership is right for you.

Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University of Essex) purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes. Memberships are manually uploaded to the Essex Sport system so it may take up to 5 working days before you can book onto your sessions via the Essex Sport app.

Should you have any problems please email blades@essex.ac.uk

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