Deborah Jefferies was in action on Saturday at the Hardmoors Eston Nab Challenge. This course visits the stunning Eston Hills, steeped in history & include panoramic views of Industrial Teesside & the Cleveland Hills. This 10km event was actually 7.61miles and over 1200 feet of ascent.No results have been published for this but Deborah completed […]
Julian Pinkney entered a local competition ran by Up & Running to win an entry into the London 10km race with a friend. Clearly Julian couldn’t find one of those but did manage to find former Harrier Neil Embleton.This event takes runners through central London with many runners raising money for theirr chosen charity. ‘Spare
Last Sunday saw the latest instalment of the Senior league Track and Field at Whitley Bay. With some excellent results already in the bag from previous league meetings,one more top finish could see the Senior Harriers once again progress back into League 3 after the partnership with Chester-Le-Street last season saw the club placed back
The English Schools’ T&F Championships are the pinnacle of school athletics in England. Held each year over two days, the Finals are the 4th largest athletics event in the world, and over the years, many who have competed here before have gone on to represent Great Britain at the Olympics, European and Commonwealth Games. This,
John Clifford celebrated his 48th birthday by joining a number of Harriers at the Summer Coast 5km race. On a fairly decent night for running with only a slight wind to contend with, it was John who led the Harriers home finishing in 11th place in a fast field in 16:47. Tony Winward went with
We had four of our club members over at Lord Stones 5k race, which forms part of the Muddy Roads Summer Series 5km Trail Series. Harry Lyons was first home for the club in 26th place, with Andrew Neasham 60th, ahead of Brian Burdon in 139th and Deborah Jefferies in 148th. Well done all. 26
Andrea Reese headed to Castle Eden today to run the 5k trail race, a race hosted by Run Peterlee. Run Peterlee have adopted the ancient English logo, The White Wolf Of England – A sign of power, loyalty and freedom. The wolf often appeared engraved on helmets, swords and shields. The Castle Eden 5k route
Another fun race today was the Great North 10km race, a race which sees athletes start outside the Gateshead Athletics stadium, taking athletes away along the Tyne before looping back and bringing athletes back along the river and back into the stadium, finishing on the track to a great reception for spectators. A challenging course
A race closer to home was the Darlington 10km, a 5.95m trail race around Darlington’s South Park. Tony Winward was again first Harrier home, finishing 2nd, with Nev Ford another Harrier in the top 5. Maria Daniels was first lady Harrier home in 29th place, husband Simon nine places further ahead. Some great performance by
Classified by Skyrunning UK as a “Sky Extra” race in 2018 and part of the continued Skyrunning UK series 2019, the Lakes Sky Ultra is officially the most extreme mountain running event in England. 60km+ of Lake District paths, trails and rock with 5,000m ascent tests runners endurance to the limit. Runners definitely need a
Last week we reported that Zoe Rogers had taken on the Saturn Running Challenge ‘Despicable Me’ running a half marathon in a confirmed time of 1:56… Well she was not the only Harrier on show. New member Michael Parr also took part in this event finishing his 17.5 miles in 2:19:08.Well done both of you.
No, not Simon this week…this week it was Zoe’s turn as she completed the Saturn run, an event which entrants can run as many laps as they like and collect a medal if they complete one lap. For those who run a half, full or ultra marathon, ‘pins’ are earned for their medal ribbon. These
Several of our Junior Harriers represented their schools recently when they took part in the Durham County Miniathlon Championships at Monkton Stadium. The Year 7 athletes each had to compete in a running, throwing and jumping event with points being awarded for their performance. The Miniathlon is a development event giving competitors a taster of
Tonight’s action was at the Bridges of the Tyne 5 mile race where we had six of our athletes on show. This race takes athletes along the quayside for about 2 miles before looping back alongside the quayside, past the pitch and piano (avoiding the temptation for a quick pint) and along to the finish
On a warm Thursday evening we had some of our club runners in action at Silksworth 5km race at Sunderland. This race is split into separate Veteran, Women and Men’s races due to the number of participants. This is a very fast race where a high number of North East Runners congregate to try to
There was a different kind of racing going on at Croft Circuit recently, when Darlington Harriers hosted it’s annual Pit Stop event. There was a terrific turnout from our Juniors, with most of them plumbing for the 2k race, and even a couple taking on the Seniors in the 5k race at this popular meeting.
On Tuesday evening at the NYSD we had a handful of athletes in action. Bernadette Caygill set a new V40 Club record in the 800m as she finished her race in 2.28.07.Katie Bower (U20) finished her 100m graded race in 14:06 on the night while Brian Thompson threw 20.45 metres in the Hammer and 7m
We had two of our athletes in action today at the Humber Bridge Half Marathon, a race which has an undulating course with climbs of 663ft and descents of 689ft, a really testing course for runners. Amanda MacDonald was the first of our two athletes over the line finishing in 2:22:08 with another athlete recently
Mark Haymer was the only Harrier at this today’s Coquet Half Marathon, a race which takes runners up and down the Coquet Valley, starting and finishing at Rothbury in the heart of Northumberland. Mark finished in a gun time of 1:40:05, although his chip time was recorded at 1:39:50. He also finished in a superb
We had twenty Harriers at this years Alistair Brownlee 5km race. A race known for quick times on a pancake flat course… At least until the flyover was added a few years ago! That didn’t stop a number of excellent performances on the day including Tony Winward who once again excelled, breaking the 17 minute
