SLH 14-02-26

Last updated 18 February 2026

SLH & Orion Mob Matches 14 February 2026

No-one knows the date of the earliest inter-club run between Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, or Peckham AAC as they were then known, and South London Harriers.

With Blackheath tracing their roots to 1869, and SLH forming a breakaway from them in December 1871, possibly as a result of a dispute over handicapping, (a vital part of early athletics competition), there is evidence suggesting these two clubs, then both based in Peckham, encouraged members from the other club to their weekend training runs as early as the autumn of 1872.

The Blackheath history reports the first official run between the Clubs was December 1873, whilst the SLH later reported it was on November 14th 1874. The latter event was from SLH headquarters, then not in Coulsdon, and ‘the number of runners was the largest that had ever turned out for a cross-country run’, so the home side’s Gazette reported in 1912. Perhaps the first year, it was training, and the following year it turned competitive….

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Both Blackeath and SLH made the trip to Chingford - It was a three way Mob Match. We only had 10, SLH had 14. 9 to score, but the quality at the front end set us up nicely. Orion had just under 30 (so beat both us and SLH quite convincingly). In the overall results (all 3 clubs) Mark Bruce 3rd (at tempo run pace!), Dave Adams 4th, Jon Pairman 10th, and Ian, Greg, Philip all in the top 20, while SLH had only one in at that stage. Katy was also 4th lady out of 17.... according to SLH they had won the mob against us for the last 12 times!

Orion v SLH v BH Feb 14th 2026

Pos First Name Last Name Category Club Time min Time sec

1 Mick McTernan M40 OH 49 36

2 Brian Jenkins M40 OH 50 48

3 Mark Bruce SM BH 52 44

4 David Adams SM BH 53 14

5 Bruce Harrold M45 SLH 54 39

6 Jason Wray M40 OH 55 31

7 Jamie Odoki SM OH 55 48

8 Mark Curling SM OH 59 2

9 Thomas Odoki SM OH 60 42

10 Jon Pairman SM BH 60 48

11 John Sable M40 OH 60 52

12 Tim Wright M50 OH 61 5

13 Ian Scott M45 BH 61 49

14 Colin Read M55 OH 61 52

15 Rob Carder M45 OH 62 5

16 Gregory Firth M45 BH 62 19

17 Philip Bunn M45 BH 62 40

18 Jon Whitehouse M50 OH 63 31

19 Mathew Carver SM OH 64 10

20 Kirti Purohit M40 OH 64 57

21 Chris Dunhill M50 SLH 65 4

22 Hayley Rogerson W45 OH 65 9

23 Alana Smith SW SLH 66 24

24 Kevin Burt M55 OH 68 16

25 Gavin Englefield M45 SLH 68 59

26 Claire Huggins SW OH 69 45

27 Katy Sugden W50 BH 69 52

28 Thomas Rodgers SM OH 70 44

29 Simon Best M60 SLH 71 37

30 Peter Brown M65 SLH 71 59

31 Jo Elferink W40 OH 72 43

32 Steve Vincent M55 SLH 73 21

33 Andy Lunn M50 OH 74 3

34 Nikki Barnett W55 OH 74 16

35 Steve Taylor M55 OH 74 32

36 Mark Farrar M50 OH 74 46

37 Angela Flight W50 OH 75 9

38 Lucilla Ashton W45 OH 75 14

39 David Beadle M55 BH 78 9

40 Pam Ianella W65 SLH 78 44

41 Mark Ellison M65 BH 79 32

42 Caroline Welch W65 SLH 79 51

43 Matt Saunders M65 SLH 82 37

44 Katherine Taylor W55 OH 84 21

45 Ellie Chambers SW OH 85 49

46 Michael Cates M60 OH 87 0

47 Benjamin Fisher M40 OH 87 52

48 Clare Mitchell W55 SLH 88 6

49 Janine Humberstone W60 OH 88 14

50 Sadie Fifield W55 SLH 90 29

51 Gina Coulson W65 SLH 90 31

52 Helen Pearce V55 OH 90 32

BH v SLH Mob Match (9 to score) Blackheath win 68 vs 103

Pos First Name Last Name Category Club Time min Time sec BH score SLH score

1 Mark Bruce SM BH 52 44 1

2 David Adams SM BH 53 14 2

3 Bruce Harrold M45 SLH 54 39 3

4 Jon Pairman SM BH 60 48 4

5 Ian Scott M45 BH 61 49 5

6 Gregory Firth M45 BH 62 19 6

7 Philip Bunn M45 BH 62 40 7

8 Chris Dunhill M50 SLH 65 4 8

9 Alana Smith SW SLH 66 24 9

10 Gavin Englefield M45 SLH 68 59 10

11 Katy Sugden W50 BH 69 52 11

12 Simon Best M60 SLH 71 37 12

13 Peter Brown M65 SLH 71 59 13

14 Steve Vincent M55 SLH 73 21 14

15 David Beadle M55 BH 78 9 15

16 Pam Ianella W65 SLH 78 44 16

17 Mark Ellison M65 BH 79 32 17

18 Caroline Welch W65 SLH 79 51 18

19 Matt Saunders M65 SLH 82 37

20 Clare Mitchell W55 SLH 88 6

21 Sadie Fifield W55 SLH 90 29

22 Gina Coulson W65 SLH 90 31

68 103

Orion v Blackheath Mob Match (9 to score) Orion win 65 vs 142

Pos First Name Last Name Category Club Time min Time sec BH score OH score

1 Mick McTernan M40 OH 49 36 1

2 Brian Jenkins M40 OH 50 48 2

3 Mark Bruce SM BH 52 44 3

4 David Adams SM BH 53 14 4

5 Jason Wray M40 OH 55 31 5

6 Jamie Odoki SM OH 55 48 6

7 Mark Curling SM OH 59 2 7

8 Jon Pairman SM BH 60 48 8

9 Thomas Odoki SM OH 60 42 9

10 John Sable M40 OH 60 52 10

11 Ian Scott M45 BH 61 49 11

12 Tim Wright M50 OH 61 5 12

13 Colin Read M55 OH 61 52 13

14 Gregory Firth M45 BH 62 19 14

15 Philip Bunn M45 BH 62 40 15

16 Rob Carder M45 OH 62 5

17 Jon Whitehouse M50 OH 63 31

18 Mathew Carver SM OH 64 10

19 Kirti Purohit M40 OH 64 57

20 Hayley Rogerson W45 OH 65 9

21 Kevin Burt M55 OH 68 16

22 Katy Sugden W50 BH 69 52 22

23 Claire Huggins SW OH 69 45

24 Thomas Rodgers SM OH 70 44

25 Jo Elferink W40 OH 72 43

26 Andy Lunn M50 OH 74 3

27 Nikki Barnett W55 OH 74 16

28 Steve Taylor M55 OH 74 32

29 Mark Farrar M50 OH 74 46

30 Angela Flight W50 OH 75 9

31 Lucilla Ashton W45 OH 75 14

32 David Beadle M55 BH 78 9 32

33 Mark Ellison M65 BH 79 32 33

34 Katherine Taylor W55 OH 84 21

35 Ellie Chambers SW OH 85 49

36 Michael Cates M60 OH 87 0

37 Benjamin Fisher M40 OH 87 52

38 Janine Humberstone W60 OH 88 14

39 Helen Pearce V55 OH 90 32

142 65

Orion v SLH Mob Match - 11 to score Orion win 75 vs 261

Pos First Name Last Name Category Club Time min Time sec OH score SLH score

1 Mick McTernan M40 OH 49 36 1

2 Brian Jenkins M40 OH 50 48 2

3 Bruce Harrold M45 SLH 54 39 3

4 Jason Wray M40 OH 55 31 4

5 Jamie Odoki SM OH 55 48 5

6 Mark Curling SM OH 59 2 6

7 Thomas Odoki SM OH 60 42 7

8 John Sable M40 OH 60 52 8

9 Tim Wright M50 OH 61 5 9

10 Colin Read M55 OH 61 52 10

11 Rob Carder M45 OH 62 5 11

12 Jon Whitehouse M50 OH 63 31 12

13 Mathew Carver SM OH 64 10

14 Kirti Purohit M40 OH 64 57

15 Chris Dunhill M50 SLH 65 4 15

16 Hayley Rogerson W45 OH 65 9

17 Alana Smith SW SLH 66 24 17

18 Gavin Englefield M45 SLH 68 59 18

19 Kevin Burt M55 OH 68 16

20 Claire Huggins SW OH 69 45

21 Thomas Rodgers SM OH 70 44

22 Simon Best M60 SLH 71 37 22

23 Peter Brown M65 SLH 71 59 23

24 Jo Elferink W40 OH 72 43

25 Steve Vincent M55 SLH 73 21 25

26 Andy Lunn M50 OH 74 3

27 Nikki Barnett W55 OH 74 16

28 Steve Taylor M55 OH 74 32

29 Mark Farrar M50 OH 74 46

30 Angela Flight W50 OH 75 9

31 Lucilla Ashton W45 OH 75 14

32 Pam Ianella W65 SLH 78 44 32

33 Caroline Welch W65 SLH 79 51 33

34 Matt Saunders M65 SLH 82 37 34

35 Katherine Taylor W55 OH 84 21

36 Ellie Chambers SW OH 85 49

37 Michael Cates M60 OH 87 0

38 Benjamin Fisher M40 OH 87 52

39 Clare Mitchell W55 SLH 88 6 39

40 Janine Humberstone W60 OH 88 14

41 Sadie Fifield W55 SLH 90 29

42 Gina Coulson W65 SLH 90 31

43 Helen Pearce V55 OH 90 32

75 261