• Hot News 1: Ben Dijkstra impresses with 4th place at the Mooloolaba World Cup Sprint Triathlon in Australia.
• Hot News 2: Tate Emery Peters claims U17M 1500m Bronze at the England Athletics AG Indoor T&F Championships.
• ** New: Training Article – October 2019 (Training: Week Zero!) **

** NB: Please note that as a result of the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 Pandemic, we are not currently holding any face-to-face training sessions … Ongoing advice, guidance, & monitoring of group members’ training activities are continuing via online communications **

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Selection of Articles/Reports produced by Beacon Hill Striders (Performance Running):

• BHS Monthly Article (February 2018) … Training Density: Create Space to Flourish (Part 1)
• BHS Monthly Article (April 2018) … Training Density: Create Space to Flourish (Part 2)
• BHS Monthly Article (November 2017) … Interval Training Volume: Is Less More?
• BHS Monthly Article (October 2017) … In Praise of the Steady Run (The Anatomy of a Successful XC Season)
• The Golden Age of UK 10000m Running … (Initially published in the programme for the Highgate Harriers ‘Night of the 10000m PBs’)
• Initial Left Spike Article (published in Left Spike Fanzine, Summer 2016)
• (Further/Additional ‘Training Forum’ articles published in subsequent Left Spike editions)
• Insights from Elite Level Training Practices … (Report: September 2016 presentation)
• Balanced Training: How Elite Endurance Athletes Train … (Report: March 2016 presentation)

Summary of the latest key performances from Beacon Hill Striders training group members:

• James Wardle (IB, Leicestershire) & Lizzy Edge (IG, Nottinghamshire) claim County Schools’ XC titles. (February 2020)
• Ben Dijkstra takes individual Silver in the Senior Men’s race at the Midland Counties XC Championships. (January 2020)
• Louis Buttrick takes U15B Silver at the Nottinghamshire County XC Championships. (January 2020)
• Ben Dijkstra (28-53) records 10K PB with a top 3 finish at the Ribble Valley 10K. (December 2019)
• James Wardle runs 5K best (15-39) at Mallory Park. (December 2019)
• Xavi Salcedo (16-04) & Lizzy Edge (17-37) lead a slew of 5K bests at the Derby Midweek Races. (December 2019)
• Tate Emery Peters records an Indoor sub 2 minutes 800m win at the Nottinghamshire Indoor Open. (November 2019)
• Pascal Bouttier-Butler records a top 3 finish at the Seagrave Challenge. (November 2019)
• Sam Marsh impresses with top 6 finish at the (British Athletics) Cardiff XC Challenge. (October 2019)
• Joel Dungworth & Jamie Short impress at the Leicestershire 5000m Championship with U20M & Senior Men Golds. (May 2019)

For full details of group runners’ performances see: Latest News

2016/2017/2018/2019: Highlighted performances by group members:

• Ben Dijkstra claims double Gold (Individual & Mixed Relay) at the European U23 Triathlon Championships. (September 2019)
• Lizzy Edge places 10th at the European Youth Triathlon Championships on her Team GB debut (June 2019)
• Lizzy Edge captures English 5K (U15G) title at Sutton Park, Birmingham (April 2019)
• Sam Marsh records a top 10 finish at the English Schools XC Championships to secure International selection. (March 2019)
• Ben Dijkstra grabs Midlands U20M XC Championship title at Leamington. (January 2019)
• Xavi Salcedo takes Individual Silver at the UK School Games Triathlon. (September 2018)
• Joseph Tuffin retains U20M Midland Counties 3000m title. (September 2018)
• James Wardle wins the England Athletics U15B 3000m title at the Bedford International Stadium. (August 2018) 
• Phillip Maddocks claims individual Silver in the Welsh National Sprint Duathlon Championships. (March 2018)
• Sam Stevens finishes as runner-up in the U20M race at an International XC event in Spain (December 2017)
• Ben Dijkstra represents Team GB at the European XC Championships (December 2017)
• Ben Dijkstra claims individual Bronze at the World Triathlon Championships. (September 2017) (See video)
• Joseph Tuffin takes Midland Counties U20M 3000m title. (August 2017)
• Libby Coleman represents Great Britain at the European Youth Triathlon Championships. (July 2017)
• Ben Dijkstra collects another national title at the England Athletics U20M T&F Championships (June 2017) (see: video)
• Sam Stevens leads GB runners home in the World XC Championships U20M race. (March 2017)
• Ben Dijkstra secures his seventh English Schools title with victory at the English Schools XC (Senior Boys) Championships. (March 2017)
• Joseph Tuffin makes a winning international debut representing England at the Welsh Athletics International. (March 2017)
• Libby Coleman wins the U17W title at the Midland Counties XC Championships. (January 2017)
• Sam Stevens represents Great Britain at the European XC Championships in France. (December 2016)
• Ben Dijkstra claims the Junior Men’s Bronze at the World Triathlon Championships. (September 2016)  see Video
• Sam Stevens secures the Senior Boys 3000m title at the 2016 English Schools T&F Championships. (July 2016) view race
• Alfie Thompson represents England at the European Youth Mountain Running Cup in the Czech Republic. (June 2016)
• Sam Stevens makes a successful international debut (representing England) at the Cardiff XC Challenge. (January 2016)