Tom Addison and Andy Harrison headed to Monkton Stadium, Jarrow on Saturdayfor the NEMAA Open Pentathlon Championships. Was a good day for both of our athletes with Tom 6th overall and Andy 8th but actually 1st and 2nd V35’s on the day. Not only that but a number of club V35 records look to have […]
Another race to take place last week was the Trail Outlaws half marathon as part of the RAF Centenary celebrations at the historic RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria. This event take runners around the historic base that was part of the UK’s missile project during the cold war and offers stunning views along its length, winding
Last week saw eight of our athletes taking part in the Christine Brass memorial race, an annual event in Stainton which raises money towards the maintenance and upkeep of the village hall and defibrillator. This low key event takes runners round a 2.5 Lap multi terrain, traffic free route taking them over tarmac and open
Last week we reported that Jay Morfoot was in action at the Hardmoors 60 last weekend. Final results have now been released and we saw our two athletes, Jay Morfoot first to finish in 20th in 12:45:12 and Mark Milner 91stin 15:28:39.Well done you crazy people!!
Peter Foulds was in action at the Coxhoe 10km trail race this weekend. This race is a scenic route full of interest and undulating over old railway lines and quarry paths between Coxhoe and Kelloe in County Durham.After consulting with course measurer Peter Armstrong, we are informed that Peter Foulds completed this tricky 6 mile
Pauline and Ian Brown along with Tony Roberts were in triathlon action this weekend, this time at Barnard Castle for the Teesdale Triathlon.Both Pauline and Ian secured 3rd place in the V50 categories for men and women, Pauline clocking 1:56:06.5 and 25th place in the ladies race while Ian finished in 1:36:08.6 for 27th in
It’s been a successful summer for Darlington Harriers’ very own wheelchair racer, Ollie Porter. You may have seen him in action at Gateshead’s Tartan Games last month, where he won both the 100m and 200m open wheelchair events. Ollie set new PBs in both races, which was quite an achievement on such a cold, wet
Last weekend saw the return of the hugely popular Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run, and entries had reached its limit for 2018. Following unprecedented demand, organisers worked hard to accommodate additional entries for the event, which took place on Saturday8 September. Additional places were made available to young runners earlier this year, meaning
On Sunday morning a high number of Harriers headed north to run the famous Great North Run Half Marathon a race which has been on the go since 1981 and one which two of our runners, Paul Kelly and Harry Singh are part of an exclusive club of under 100 people who have run every
With an early alarm a number of Harriers headed to Selby, York to take on the Vale of York Half Marathon. The course starts on a runway and is pretty fast and flat although a little exposed to the elements which runners will have felt on their return run back to the finish. I believe
We only had one Harrier in action at Sunday’s Roundhay 10km in Leeds, an undulating event for runners. Ed Lamb our solo representative finished 16th from a small field off 44 in a time of 48:50. Unfortunately we don’t have any photos of the day, Ed was a little sheepish in front of the camera
Saturday saw a handful of Harriers running at Castleton Show in the Heart of the North Yorkshire Moors. An undulating course.Although official results have yet to be released Paul Lowe finished 2nd, Colin Taylor 4th and Paul Allan 5th to take the team prize with Sarah Tomlinson also picking a V40 prize on the day.
On Saturday we had six of our athletes in action at the first Great Tees 10km, a flat and fast race which takes runners along the TeesRonnie Read finished 62nd in 44:18 for a seasons best, Mark Haymer pictured here 71st in 44:45 also for a seasons best. David Nalder finished 83rd in 46:14, 1st
On a perfect night for running, the Autumn Coast Road 5km had the best conditions seen for quite sometime for the series finale. Some outstanding performances on the night with three club runners in the top 10, Paul Lowe taking 5th, Paul Bass and Shaun Marshall both achieving personal bests as they both went sub
Last week we had two runners at Roseberry Topping fell race. This short but steep event sees runners covering 1.5 miles but has ascent of 715 feet.Janice Foster was first to finish of our two ladies finishing 55th in 25:43 with Sarah Guy three places behind in 58th in 29:15.Well done ladies, great work!
As reported last week Georgie Rutherford was competing in Sweden in the Otillo race World Triathlon Championships. Taking part in the mixed team Georgie finished 25th with French team mate Gilles Laflauriel with a combined total time of 10:45:11.
A fitting end to an exciting season of track & field athletics took place last Sunday; the annual showdown between the North East and Yorkshire as the best of our NEYDL athletes took on their counterparts from over the border. Taken from the results throughout the season, the top 3 from each event came together
David Aiken and John Gray were in action this weekend at the Lakeland Trail races in Keswick, David in the Challenge along with partner Rebecca and John in the 15km race. The events start and finish at Fitz Park, which take in stunning views of Derwentwater, the surrounding peaks of Skiddaw and Blencathra and the
Yes, the girls were in action again last Wednesday at the North East Throws fest…..andas you can see from the photo they did rather well!Rosie, still in her first year at Under17, came 1st in the Hammer with an excellent throw of 33.41m, and 2nd in the shot with a new PB of 10.08mNot to
