Tonight we had a handful of athletes at the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside 5km race. This is simply an out and back race alongside the Quayside with a finish over the bridge. The race itself is split into two races, the A race for sub 20 runners and the B race for over 20. John Clifford was […]
Tony Winward took the short trip south to York for the fast and flat Millennium Bridge 5km race only two days after the Darlington 10km race. After another solid race on Sunday, Tony followed this up with a 17:26 taking 35th place on the evening. Well done Tony, another excellent performance. Millennium Bridge 5K Full
Today saw the annual Darlington 10km race, and for a nice change the weather was kind to the runners with cool conditions and even a little bit of light rain to keep runners cool. For those who haven’t ran the Darlington 10km before, this race starts behind Boyes leading up to Stanhope road and on
As confirmed last week, the club will see itself back in League 3 next season after seeing the club placed back in Division 4 after parting ways with CLS last season. Congratulations to team captains Paul Allan and Sue Phillips and every single member who has contributed to the success this season.Promotion next season is
Another lone wolf this weekend was Ian Threadkell who headed to Dublin to run both the 5km and Half Marathon events at the Rock N Roll events. Ian’s girlfriend Emma also ran her first 5km event this weekend so congratulations to you Emma. Ian finished the 5km alongside Emma in 43:28 then followed this up
Another soloist this weekend was Andrea Reese who headed to Gateshead to take on the 10km trail event. This event is described as an introductory level trail event that winds through Derwent Walk Country Park, both scenic and fast with PB potential. Andrea enjoyed the run, as well as the after event food it appears,
Dave Smith was the only Harrier at this weekends Great Yarmouth Half Marathon on the East Anglian coast. Dave, who has had an impressive year so far, continued this great run of form by finishing in 1:48:46 and achieved a new personal best in the process taking 45 seconds off his previous fastest time. Great
Maria Daniels made the long trip to the Isle of Man for the Half Marathon. This race has an initial section of undulation with the remainder of the course flat, finishing at the Ballacloan Stadium, ensuring that the finishers get a great reception. Maria finished her half marathon in 127th in 1:53:53 and 4th in
Last week we told you that Lyndsey Foster and David Brown were in action at the Hardmoors Farndale races, well results for the event have now been released.Lyndsey finished 27th in the 10km (8.5m) race in 1hr 36:36 while David finished 14th in the 16 mile half marathon in 2:42:05.Well done both of you!
Sunday saw two of our athletes take on the Branches and Bays 10km race, which is part of the Urban Trails series of races by Trail Outlaws. It is set in a beautiful and historic area of County Durham. Starting in the local village of Hawthorn, the route takes you through the Durham Wildlife Trust
Tony ‘Kenny’ Williams was in Duathlon action this Saturday as he took on the Sprint-Duathlon around the Quayside, Newcastle/Gateshead. Tony finished 46th on the day and 10th in his age category in a combined time of 1:22:37. Top work Tony!
Another race to occur mid-week was ‘The Rocket’, one part of the Darlington 5K Trail Series. This low key but popular series is right on the doorstep so ideal for club runners to get involved with on an evening. On the night it was young Dylan Wilson first home for the club in 8th place
Under 13 Harrier, Matthew Vest took to the road last weekend in a cycling mega marathon. He rode the famous Coast to Coast route with his Dad, Gavin covering 225km (140 miles) from one side of Northern England to the other! It took them 3 days, and it was all for a good cause –
Under 13 all rounder, Tori Buckley was due to compete in a Pentathlon down in Yorkshire over the weekend but unfortunately it was cancelled due to the lack of entries. However, she was offered a place in the U13s Triathlon in the Yorkshire Combined Events Open/ Championship. A bit different to John’s, this was a
We’ve already mentioned John Russell once in this report, and many of you will already know he is one of the regions most accomplished young athletes, along with his brother, Adam. But what you may not know is that John has another passion, which still involves athletics, but also includes swimming and cycling – yes
You may remember a few weeks ago, we told you that Under 20 Junior Harrier, India Oates, had been selected to represent Great Britain at the Junior World Para Championships. Well, she has kindly been in touch to update us on her international endeavours, so we thought what better way to pass on her news
Andrea Reese was our only athlete in the South Shields 10 mile race today. An event which sees athletes run along the beautiful coastal views of South Shields. The course starts at Souter Lighthouse, heading North along the beautiful South Shields coastline and The Leas before heading back to Souter Lighthouse to finish. Andrea had
Lyndsey Foster and David Brown were in action today at the Hardmoors Farndale races. Competitors having the option of 10km (8.5m), Half Marathon (16m) or Marathon. While David opted for the Half Marathon and finished a creditable 14th out of 154 runners in 2:42:05, Lyndsay went for the 10km race and finished 27th out of
We had two of our athletes in action at the Cleveland Steelman triathlon today. A 1.3m swim, 56 mile bike effort and a half marathon awaited our two competitors. Julian was first out of the water in 39 minutes dead with Dave following in a second over 44 minutes but he made up two minutes
Another race to take place this weekend was the Osmotherley Fell race, a 5.5 mile race with over 1000 feet ascent, where we had 3 competitors taking part. First home for Harriers was Dave McKenna in 24th position clocking 52:15. Next to finish was Val Clarke in 59:00 and 47th position, 1st in her F60
