Gateshead day 2
At last weekend’s Track & Field event in Gateshead, on day 2 we had some outstanding performances from our club athletes.
Five go to Monkton
On Wednesday evenings NEGP at Monkton, we saw a handful of our club athletes in action. Ellie Phillips finished in an impressive 2:24:04 in the 800m to break her personal best whilst Rosie Thompson threw 9.11 metres in the shot put for 4th place, her sister Lily finishing 13th after her 5.80m effort. Rosie was
Trainspotting
We had Harriers at the 14:00 train North Yorkshire Moors Railway special from Grosmont to Goathland! The aim of this race is for runners set off with the train at Grosmont and head out on the rail trail to Goathland before returning along the edge of the Moors. Will they get back to Grosmont station before
Keswick Half marathon
Keswick Half Marathon is said to be one of the most scenic half marathons in the country. The challenging course takes runners around Derwentwater with an extra loop into the Newlands valley. We had two of our athletes in action on the day, to see how Ian Morris and Barry Foster got on, check out
Bracken in Paris
David Bracken was our only Harrier in action at this years Paris Marathon, a race where temperatures got a little warm for the competitors on the day. David battled against the rising temperatures to finish in 3.43.24. Full results can be found here
Temperatures soar at London Marathon
Running a marathon is tough. Running a marathon in record heat is extremely tough as many of the runners at London marathon found out today. With temperatures soring to 25 degrees and limited air along the route, runners fell by the wayside as many staggered home to the finish including some of our crew. Absolute
Threadkell at Edinburgh 10
Ian Threadkell was our only runner at this years Great Edinburgh 10 mile race today. Ian finished this 10 mile race in a time of 1:36.25. Full results can be found here
Stockton duathlon
We had a handful of our athletes in duathlon action this weekend at Stockton. Results from the boys have yet to be released but here’s some photos from the day.
Blackpool Marathon
Alison Matthews was our only Harrier at this weekends Blackpool Marathon, a race which is flat and fast and takes runners along the promenade. On the day Alison finished 24th overall but second lady in 3.07.44. Full results can be found here
Anniversary Waltz (draft)
The Anniversary Waltz race was set up by fell runners Wynn and Steve Cliff, to commemorate their wedding at Newlands Church in the Lake District. Now in its 21st year, this is becoming a classic medium-length fell race, taking in 12 miles and (more than) 3600ft of ascent in the Newlands Valley. The race route
Hamsterley 10k
We had a handful of our runners at the out and back Hamsterley Forest 10km race and with some success. We had 4 of our runners in the top 7 for this small event with Kyle Cook taking first place ahead of Paul Allan in second and Shaun Marshall fifth. Well done to all of
Nine go to Swaledale
The usual suspects were back at the Swaledale marathon, the 24 mile race is very popular and has been running, pardon the pun, since 1979. Dave McKenna was the first of our athletes home finishing in 28th place but great performances from all our athletes on the day. Full race results can be found here
Back on the Track
Midweek saw the return of the NYSD track and field competition, this time at Middlesboro. Some fantastic performances on the evening, full results of which can be found here
Back on Home Soil
Colin Taylor was one of the Harriers on show tonight at the first NYSD event of the year, taking part in the 1500m race here at Eastbourne. On the evening Colin finished in a time of 4:43.5 for 5th place covering all age groups. Full results can be found here
Duo at Helmsley
Bernadette Caygill and John Hall were our only two competitors at this years Helmsley 10km race. To find out how our duo got on, full results can be found here
Ladies head to North Tyneside
We had a handful of our Harrier ladies at this years North Tyneside 10km race, a race which takes runners from point A to B along the coastal route with a few undulations along the way. To find out how all our ladies got on, click here
Duo at Druridge Bay
Today saw two of our runners at the Druridge Half Marathon event, a race which had a small turnout on the day. Our boys, David and Tom did great finishing in 18th and 37th respectively. Last name First name Age Category Finish Time Position Aiken David M35 01:41:10 18 Addison Tom M35 01:48:42 37
Eight make top Twenty at the Mermaid
It was the return of the very popular Mermaid 10km race this good Friday, a flat and fast 10km race which takes runners from the Mermaid pub in New Marske, around the housing estate to the coast for a couple of loops and a long 3km run back to the finish line. Some impressive performances