Seniors
Seniors are men and women who are at least 20 as of 31st December 2024.
Athletes making the transition from juniors to seniors is a key event in their development and often follows athletes having had a great time training and competing as a junior. Representing your club for the first time as a senior is a proud moment and ahead lies a great future of being an athlete during what is regarded as an athlete’s peak years.
We are committed to providing an environment that is welcoming to all, is a fun, positive environment for athletes, volunteers & parents and we support the physical, emotional and social development of all our members. For our seniors, the club provides experienced, qualified coaches who deliver high quality training sessions, focusing on athlete’s individual development.
Club training nights are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, at Thames Valley Athletic Centre in Eton, from 6pm. Some training groups start later and some have additional sessions on other days, either at Thames Valley Athletic Centre or at other locations across the area. For more information on training, please see here.
With regard to competing, we expect all our athletes to compete and view athletic competitions as a priority for our athletes to both enjoy competing for the club in team-based events and to be a key part of their own development.
We have a highly successful senior section and we are proud to be one of the top 8 clubs in the country who compete in the National Athletics League Premiership Division. In 2021 and 2022 when the premiership division was 16 clubs, we finished in the top 8 to qualify for National Finals, This year, as we did in 2023, we finished in the top 5 to secure our place in the highest level of club athletics. Our seniors also compete in the top division of the Southern Athletics League, which offers really good competitive athletics for athletes across the club. In 2021 we finished 2nd, in 2022 we finished just 2 points behind the winners, in 2023 we finished 3rd and this year we finished 2nd, to once again be one of the top clubs in the south of England.
The club provides opportunities for seniors to compete throughout the whole calendar year. In the summer competition year, (1st April to 30th September), this is mainly track & field and in the winter competition year, (1st October to 31st March), this includes road running, cross country and indoor track & field. The club therefore races all year round, so for many members who are runners, they have a 12-month competition year to race and compete for the club. For more information on competitions, please see here.
New members are always welcome. If you would like to register your interest in joining, please send an email to membership-enquiries@wseh.co.uk and someone from the club will contact you. Please see here.
“At the club I like that I get to train with a variety of athletes, I have plenty of competition opportunities and it is a quality track to run on”
An athlete
“My coach always made me feel like anything was possible…..and it was…..now I’ve retired from athletics, it still is!”
An athlete. Still holder of two UK age group records.