On Thursday evening 60 Harriers were on show at the NYMAC relays, a 4 person team relay each runner taking on a 1 mile loop around Stewart park Middlesboro. The course takes runners down a small bank which enables runners to get off to a quick start before levelling out until around 400m to go […]
A cash prize for the winners was enough to tempt some of our Junior Harriers to enter what is predominantly an adult event. Nearly 400 athletes turned out at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough on Thursday evening in a bid to win their category and claim the reward! This popular event, hosted by North Yorkshire Moors Athletics
Last weekend certainly was a busy one for our Under 13 superstar, Gabby Hall. Not only did she come away from the Northern Championships with a fantastic result, the very next day she had her running gear on again ready for the Wynyard 5k Trail Race. The run took the 187 competitors round the scenic
Steve and Zoe Rogers headed to Leeds to take on one of the Punk Panther races, a series of 6 Ultra Marathons which are a minimum of 50km across challenging courses in North and West Yorkshire. The Welcome Ultra is a 32 mile (51km) race with 4300ft climb over the distance and with the recent
Last Saturday morning we reported that a number of Harriers head to Kirkby to take on the High Cup Nick Fell race a 15km race with 450 metres of ascent. Well results are now out and some impressive running/climbing took place. Darren Gee was first home for the club after a strong run finishing 91st.
On a bright, sunny but very cold afternoon, cross country runners turned out in droves to compete in the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, London – a venue which many consider as the home of the sport. Overall the numbers finishing totalled an incredible 6444, up 1156 on the 2015
Lewis Moses was in 3000m indoor action again this week at the Muller International Grand Prix Glasgow. With ‘Coach for the day’ Mark Tallon, he was clearly going to be in safe hands. Up against some of the best in the World, the race started in blistering pace and continued to increase as each lap
On a busy weekend of running we had Harriers head to Leeds for the popular Harewood House Half Marathon Sunday morning. The circular route that starts and finishes outside Harewood House is tough with on off-road paths, muddy uneven trails and grass with several inclines. Some good performances on the day with Brian Burdon first
Another race to take place on Sunday morning was the 5k Trail race over at Tees Barrage. Again we had a number of competitors involved in the event including Phil Teece who must have been feeling quite tired after his exploits at High Cup Nick. Results will be released next week so in the interim
On Sunday morning we saw a small number of Harriers head to East Yorkshire to take on the popular Snake Lane 10 mile race. This well established race is fairly flat and fast and ideal as part of any spring marathon training. As its name suggests, the course has a winding stretch that snakes its
Alison Matthews is one classy athlete. From 5k trail races, to marathon running she is always competitive. After her win in the week’s 5km Pie and Peas trail race Alison was back north of the border at the High Terrain Glentress Trail Half marathon. With 800m climb over the half marathon distance Alison Still finished
Sammy the snake was nowhere to be seen as runners took to the start of the Phoenix marathon. The Marathon has a beautiful race course that begins below the large white Phoenix sign painted on the Usery Mountain. Marathon runners then experience nearly 1000 feet of net elevation loss in this fast Boston Qualifier…if only
Saturday was the Cross Country final event for the season, Parliament Hill, London the infamous location for this event. This year’s event at Parliament Hill is in fact the 16th time that a Championship has been held at the iconic venue since the first in 1950. The traditional uphill start for the runners which pleases
Saturday morning saw a number of Harriers head to Kirkby to take on the High Cup Nick Fell race a 15km race with 450 metres of ascent. The route takes runners on the edge of the Eden Valley to the amazing High Cup Nick before returning mostly along the Pennine Way into scenic village of
At the midweek 5km Pie and Peas 5km race we had a number of Harriers in action on the night. Alison Matthews was first lady across the line and Leon Reeve the first male. Gabrielle Hall was 2nd female across the line alongside coach Phil Teece with Kim Reeve making it a 1,2,3 in the
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Another race to take place was the Ilkley Moors Fell race, a race which has been staged since 1990 and not a race for beginners due to the steep, slippery rock descents. The race is actually only 8km in length but with 401m of climb this makes it really tough over the short distance. Jamie
Wes Tarn was in fine form at last weekends Cross Country leading the men’s team to a 5th place finish. With many of the senior men missing Wes took up the mantle to ensure the team finished the season with a bang. Finishing 11th Wes was first point scorer with Colin Taylor, Jeff Miller, Paul
Richmond was the final destination for this seasons NYSD Cross Country last Sunday morning. Conditions were quite good with little wind to impact athletes on the open course. With the first 4 runners counting for the ladies race Catherine’s superb 2nd place followed by excellent performances from Liz Barker, Val Clarke and Diane Jones secured
Curtis Metcalfe was another who was competing at the NECAA Indoor Championships last weekend where we saw Pawel Grzaslewicz break the club high jump record with a mammoth two metres and four centimetres. Curtis broke his 60m sprint personal best on the day, finishing 2nd in the 60m sprint with a new Personal Best time
