Last weekend, some of Bernadette‘s endurance group took part in a 2k relay as part of their weekly training regime. The athletes were split into four teams of three and, of course, each athlete ran their own leg as part of their daily exercise; they then submitted their times to Bernadette who compiled the final […]
Virtual events are experiencing a boom at the moment, as athletes look for ways to get a competition fix during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Up until recently, these had been mostly running events, but British coach, Paul Wilson from The Valhalla Throws Academy created his own Virtual Shot Put competition which took place on Saturday
Under 13 Harrier, Hugo Douglas-Reeves, took part in a virtual 5k recently and certainly gave plenty of the Senior athletes a run for their money! Organised by the North East Project, there were a total of 79 athletes competing, spread across 27 clubs, from Yorkshire up to Alnwick, with all donations throughout the challenge being
It’s fantastic to see the nation getting behind our NHS at such a difficult time, something that our country should be grateful for without the need of a pandemic situation if you ask me….but I think some of the people who are still working today, helping to keep our country going and providing services to
Eight of our junior Harriers were putting their combined event skills to the test as they took part in the EAP Pentathlon at Hexham last month. For some, it was their first taste of an official Pentathlon; others were more a versed in the ways of a combined events competition, and some had even competed
Event organisers have had to get their thinking caps on over the last few weeks on how to provide a ‘virtual’ version of their particular event, rather than cancelling it altogether. Basically, competitors would run the event locally, adhering to all the social distancing guidelines required, then submit their results to the organisers for comparison
