Junior Harrier, Daniel Richardson has been in action again recently. He’s already shown us what a talented young athlete he is by winning the County race running for S W Durham Schools; he then followed that at the Inter-Counties where he had a tremendous run and finished in 5th place running for Durham County! Well, […]
Just in case you missed it, here’s an extract from Wednesday’s Northern Echo highlighting our Under 13 record breaker, Kate Williams. Way to go, Kate! Keep up the good work!
From Whitemoss to Wombwell, from Southport to Sheffield…..in spite of the horrendous weather conditions, young athletes from far and wide still made the journey to Gateshead to compete in the North East’s premier indoor pentathlon. An impressive line up of talented all-rounders turned out to compete in two competitions running simultaneously; the NECAA Championships, purely
The ESAA National Cross Country Championship is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the winter for young athletes, bringing together the best athletes in each of the 46 Counties in England to compete for the honour of being the best in the Country. Teams of 12, of which eight are allowed to compete,
Whilst Thirsk 10 and East Hull/Locke Park 20 races fell victim to the weather Hardmoors 55 went ahead as planned with runners advised to put a long sleeved top on! These races are for the hard-core and even in good weather so add conditions of biblical proportions and it adds another lair of difficulty. Full
Last Sunday at South Park we six teams on show at the NYSD XC Road relays. Some impressive performances from men and women, women taking 1st and 3rd and the men 2nd place making it a successful day for the seniors. Well done all runners who made this event on mothers day!
Last Sunday morning we reported that Dave Hamer made the long trip to Wrexham to take on the half marathon from their festival of running events. Dave was in support mode on the day running and walking with a friend. Hope you enjoyed the day Dave and your friend didn’t suffer too much on the
Alison Matthews has let the club know that she is unable to renew her membership with the club as the family are heading back north of the border on a permanent basis. Alison’s husband Paul who many of you know, has been offered a new job, an opportunity which couldn’t be turned down. Alison has
After a long wait, Gabby Hall finally got her hands on this trophy from school. It’s now engraved to show all the girls 5k cross country winners dating back to 1987, and she can proudly show that she is one of them…..and rightly so. Well done, Gabby Lily Thompson was in action last Thursday in
Our Under 15 super sprinter, Charlotte Rutter has been in action again recently – indoor events as you would expect at this time of year. Firstly, Charlotte took part in the England Athletics Indoor Championships at Sheffield on 25th Feb. She achieved an excellent qualifying time in the 60m hurdles, and came 2nd in her
As the track and field season looms ever closer, last Sunday Darlington Harriers played host for the final NYSD meeting this season. No mud here though! The ‘road’ relays were run around the tarmac footpaths of Darlington’s South Park, so at the end, trainers might have still been a bit sweaty, but at least they
Lets face it, the ground conditions at last week’s Inter-Counties National XC were nothing more than horrendous! With the aftermath of the previous week’s snow, and a heavy rainfall the night before, most of the course resembled something more suited to pigs and hippos than athletes! Mud, and lots of it, was definitely the order
Tony Winward was one of a small number of Harriers involved in the Resolution Run, a 10k race to raise money and awareness for the Stroke Association. Results are not released yet but Tony Winward was 3rd across the line in a little over 42 minutes. Well done Tony and all others who supported.
On Saturday we had a small number of Harriers competing at the Inter counties Cross Country in Loughborough representing the North East. As you can tell from the photographs, it was a bit on the muddy side! In the Under 20 women’s race Jade Hutchinson finished in 86th in 30:59 whilst in the U17 girls
On Saturday Andy and Jen Harrison headed to the Yorkshire Dales to take on the 14.2 mile Dentdale road race which follows a figure-of-eight course, it winds up hill and down dale, starting and finishing at Dent Primary School. Andy was first of the husband and wife team to finish in 84th with Jen in
Last Sunday in a low key event 177 runners took on the winter 15km trail race in Hartlepool in wintery conditions. The race takes runners through the Dene and along the Hart to Haswell Walkway from Hart Village Hall. Darren Gee was first home for the club in 7th place, Leon Reeve also making the
We all know Rosie Thompson as an expert in the field of throwing – successfully competing in the shot, javelin, discus and hammer for Darlington Harriers. But she also plays a major part in Hummersknott Academy’s Badminton Team. They recently took part in the Regional Finals of the 2017-18 National Schools’ Competition, at Thornaby Pavilion……and
A sad day in Athletics today as it was announced that Sir Roger Bannister had passed away. A man who changed the face of athletics by breaking the 4 minute mile. RIP Roger
