This week we heard the sad news that Dave Weston had passed away this week. Dave a former member of Darlington Harriers and friend of many last run for the club in 2013 but was often seen at Pitstop marshalling and supporting the club. Thoughts are with his friends and family. Dave’s funeral service will […]
Hundreds of young hopefuls turned out at a wintery Barnard Castle School for the Durham County Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday. A host of our DHAC Juniors competed as they pounded the snow and ice in a bid to represent their County. It was a tough day, and the conditions got the better of
Kate Williams got her 2018 athletics off to a flying start on Thursday at the 3rd Match of the Gateshead Indoor Series. She was the clear winner as she and 16 other athletes battled it out in the Under 13’s 60m sprint. The provisional results show Kate matching her PB of 8.83 seconds, which she
For most of us, any 5k run is a challenge in itself, but Gabby Hall’s latest outing added a whole new dimension, as it was run in the dark! Sounds fine if you’re running round the town with plenty of street lighting to see where you’re going, but when you head off road it’s a
After a week which saw snow cause havoc on British roads as it does every year many expected (or hoped) that the weekend’s Cross Country may be called off at North Ormesby. No such luck!! Paul Lowe even dislocated his shoulder as a way of avoiding to run….I mean the lengths people will go to!
This week saw the next instalment of the Muddy Roads 5km night trail series. Some good performances again from the Harriers on show despite a few runners going the wrong way (again). First across the line for the club was Alison Matthews, one of the runners who was misdirected, still was able to turn things
Last week we reported about Pawel being in High Jump action but we actually had a number of athletes on show at the Northern Athletics Senior/U20 Indoor Championships. Some fantastic performances from all on show in high quality fields
Darren Thompson finally got his hands on his winning medal and trophy from the clubs 5km handicap. Steve Wilkinson was chuffed to be able to make the presentation to Darren who was ecstatic as the picture shows. Darren said “He couldn’t wait to get home and make sure it was polished like it had never
Liam Brittle continued his indoor athletics with another trip to Sheffield last weekend, for the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships. Liam has now advanced to the dizzy heights of Under 17, but is gaining valuable experience running against older athletes, as he did here in the 800m. After an excellent run, Liam crossed the line in
Pawel Grzaslewicz was in high jump action this weekend at the Institute of Sport. Pawel who had a fantastic season last year breaking club records in the process finished 3rd place in 1m 85 to claim third place. Pawel was disappointed with this however we all appreciate what an exceptional talent he is and I’m
Ian Barnes was in action this weekend at the Great Edinburgh Winter Run 2018. Ian was the only Harrier at the 5km race finishing in position 1598th out of field of 3000 in a time of 32.09 and of course first M80. Well done Ian, another milestone and another 1st place to your collection.
On Saturday morning Peter Armstrong and Tommy Addison were in action at the Wuthering Heights races in West Yorkshire. Runners have the option of a 26.2m, 20m, 10m10m or 5k on the day, Tommy opted for the 10 mile race as he is still carrying a foot injury with Peter opting for the 20miler. In
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Last week we reported that Tommy Addison and Kim Reeve were deep in the bush as they took on the Kielder Winter 10mile race. Well Dave Mckenna was also allegedly there although I’ve not seen any photographic evidence to back this statement up. Anyway results have now been released, so well done guys and gals!
Unfortunately for us at Darlington Harriers, Under 13 endurance runner, Joseph Reeve has had to move to another athletics club. His Dad, Leon, also a member at DHAC, has had a change in circumstances at work, meaning it would be impossible to get Joseph to training each week. The lucky recipient of Joe’s new membership
It was a great start to the year for our Under 17 stars, India Pentland and Ellie Phillips. They were both competing in the North East Harrier League which is the equivalent of our NYSD competition, for clubs in the north of the region. Like the NYSD, they run the U17 and U20 women together
Yes it’s that time of year again…..Christmas is now a distant memory, the kids are back at school, and those that qualified from their town cross country championships last year, now battle it out in a bid to represent their county. Cleveland Not wasting any time, the first race to take place was the Cleveland
On new years day we had runners competing at the Captain Cook’s Fell race. The run itself is about 5 miles long and the terrain is very mixed. It starts on the road and then onto a bridleway before starting the long steep muddy climb up to Captain Cooks Monument. Once at the monument you
On Sunday morning the rearranged club 5km handicap took place. Conditions were quite icy as seen on a pre lap warm up as runners slipped in some key areas…however that didn’t deter the event. With some last minute runner changes, Ian Barnes set our first runner away with runners going at 30 or 1 minute
On Sunday morning we had a number of athletes in action at the Stuart Pailor memorial Old Monks Trail race, a 5.5 mile multi-terrain race from Hart Village through the dene. Begins on trail and goes into dene, with challenging climbs and flat tarmac back to the finish. Simon Rogers was first home for the
