Inspiring, Achieving, Inclusive, Supportive

Hemel’s Local Running Club

Serving Our Running Community Since 1991

Gade Valley Harriers is a Club organised by runners for runners.

We like to think of it as a group of friends all sharing a common interest. Today we have a strong base of good quality runners, triathletes and ultra-distance runners and we have a history of winning and being well-placed in many individual and team categories ranging across road races like the Berkhamsted Half Marathon to the South Downs Marathon Relay and the Chiltern League over testing cross country routes and also ultra distance events like Race To The Stones.

We currently have 130 members and we welcome adult runners of all abilities.

Latest Club News

The 20 Mile Season of Misery

The 20 Mile Season of Misery

The Berko half always, in my mind at least, signals the transition from the “Races I always enjoy” season (Fred Hughes 10, Watford Half, Berko Half, muddy cross country races) to the 20 Mile Season (which only those actually doing a marathon take part in). Regular...

GVH Women at the Double

GVH Women at the Double

There was a slightly curious piece of scheduling over the weekend of 10th / 11th February as the final Chiltern League Cross Country fixture of the season took place in Oxford on Saturday while the February club league race took place on Sunday at the Love Welwyn 10k....

Hairy Outing for Fred Hughes

Hairy Outing for Fred Hughes

The early months of the year follow a fairly predictable pattern for many local runners as marathon training kicks in for some and the pattern of popular local races attracts both marathon and non marathon runners alike. After round 4 of the Chiltern League last...