On a warm Sunday morning we had five of our athletes in action at the‘scenic’ Ray Harrison 10km. The course is essentially flat with some mild undulations due to two railway bridges which are crossed twice.The road surface is tarmac on semi-rural roads. The course consists of 7.5 km lap which is run 1.25 times […]
Danielle Clark was our only competitor at the firefighter 5 race.The race tackles a circular, undulating route which starts and finishes at the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters in Birkenshaw.Danielle had a great run on this little tough course finishing in 211th in 52:38. Well done Danielle.
We had a large contingent of Harriers at this Sunday’s Jane Tomlinson 10km race. This is a good event which takes runners through York City Centre before bringing runners along the river and back to the racecourse. We saw a number of our recent Couch to 5/10k group make the trip, all of which should
Paul Bass was in his first Ironman action a few weeks ago now, a real test of endurance as competitors take on a 2.6mile swim, 112 mile bike effort and then a full marathon to finish off the event.Paul took this on like a pro, finishing in an impressive 10:52:30 to take 30th place from
On Friday Evening, the club held it’s Mile Night at Shildon Athletic stadium, an event masterminded by Club Chairman, Mark Tallon. The weather couldn’t have been better for the nights graded races making racing great for all competitors.The atmosphere was superb on the night with many spectators coming along from a variety of clubs in
A number of Harriers headed to Durham this evening to take part in one of a variety of races on offer. Due to circumstances beyond the organisers control, the course had to be changed the night before the race leaving runners bottle-necked in parts as both 5km and 10km eventers started the race together. Phil
Earlier this month, a trio of Junior Harriers ran for a splendid and worthwhile cause – St. Theresa’s Hospice. These intrepid runners, Benedict Davies, Kate Williams and Emily Hornsby, started as blank canvases, dressed in white and ready to go! The course involved climbing, sliding and running over ten inflatable obstacles, whilst being blasted with
The North East Open Kettlebell ChampionshipsSome of you observant folk may have noticed that one of our under 15 boys was missing from the final NEYDL competition …………but with good cause. Benedict Davies was taking part in the North East Open Kettlebell Competition. There were competitors from far and wide, even including someone from Australia!
Durham County Council and Events of the North hosted the first ever Run Festival to be held over 3 days, Thursday July 25th-Saturday July 27th in and around one of the world’s most historic cities. Building on the huge success of the Prince Bishops 5k and 10k races held over the previous 3 years, the
We had a sprinkle of seniors in competition on Monday evening at the latest NEGP Track & Field competition. In the 1500m, Adam Russell ran an excellent 4:13:06 as a U17 athlete whilst senior Bernadette Caygill finished her heat in 4:56:01, achieving a new club record as a F40. Also in action in the Shot
As far as winners go, the day belonged to Carmel; they took most of the year groups and they were the overall victors as well. However, the real winners were our Junior Harriers – their strength shone through as they dominated most events, with medal after medal going their way, but more importantly their sportsmanship
With the first two meetings going so well for the Darlington/Allerton composite team, thoughts had already turned to the possibility of promotion to Division 1. It’s safe to say the joint venture between the two clubs has been a tremendous success with the increase in the number of athletes making a huge difference. Last season,
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Today we had three of our runners at the Hamsterley 10km race, an event that takes runners up before a quick descent back through the valley to the finish.Lee Hammond was first of our three across the line, finishing in 54:29 with Jen Harrison and Jo-Anne Tarn running together to finish in 75:42.Well done all!
Paul Oyston was in Nottingham this weekend to take part in the Nottingham Outlaw triathlon. Unfortunately the bike section had to be cancelled due to flooding on the road but that didn’t stop Paul achieving a PB in the marathon breaking the 4 hour barrier for the first time!Well done that man.
Val Clarke was the only Darlington Harrier running the midweek ‘Inclined to Madness’ race, an event which is around 10km but with a 375m ascent in the hills of North Yorkshire. Val had a great run finishing 74th in 68:32. Great work Val.
Sarah Neve was the only Harrier in action at the 14km James Herriott race, A 14K run over moorland tracks and paths near Castle Bolton in Wensleydale in aid of Rotary charities.Sarah said this was the hardest race she has done with 358 metres of ascent Sarah did great finishing in a time of 104.52
Last week at the Summer Coast 5k race, two of our runners were omitted from the results. This is because the results system that is used doesn’t allow to search by club but by where the athlete lives so not always easy to track! Anyway our boys in Blue (and white) finished 52nd (Adam) in
Kevin Wilson let a large number of Harriers home at the midweeks Darlington Trail Series. The weather in Darlington during the week in excess of 40 degrees in some locations making running difficult for all competitors. On the evening and in a field of 115 runners, Kevin finished 14th in 22:52 with wife Sarah first
Thursday evening saw the club presented with the QAVS after we were notified of the award on June 2nd. Despite being a little windy (unheard of at Eastbourne) it was a quite a nice evening with a very good turnout from the club, runners young and old, parents, coaches, welfare and other club officials. The
