Huge well done to all the athletes that took part in the latest #DHACVirtual event. The results are now in……. Congratulations to Team 1, who lived up to their name and came out on top of the time sheets this time. With Karl Murray clocking 2.28 for the 0.5 mile leg, junior athelte Marissa Boon […]
Next up in our series covering our favourite British athletes, past and present, is Javelin thrower… Steve Backley A genuinely world class throwernwho had some amazing battles with the mighty Jan Zelesny….and he’d surely have won a lot more medals (including those elusive World and Olympic golds, were it not for the Czech athlete) However,
Next up in our series covering our favourite athletics moments from British athletes… David Hemery Not only an Olympic gold medallist, but he even won Superstars on the BBC (more than once!!). Legend. Mexico 1968 He even had a near 7000 point personal best in the Decathlon; a Jack of all trades as well.
Next up in our series covering our favourite athletics moments from British athletes…..Seb Coe In an amazing era for middle distance running, we saw numerous battles feature Coe, and of course Steve Cram and Steve Ovett, to name just a couple. This performance at the 1984 Olympics was a prime example of that finishing speed
We have a new member at the club this week, Claire Flanagan joins the teams ranks. Welcome on board Claire.
Next up in our Best Of British series, Linford Christie 1992 Olympic Champion (watch below), as well as a World, European and Commonwealth champion, he certainly game us some amazing memories; in that early 90’s period, in particular. 😂😂😂 And below you can watch an ITV documentary about his life story; this is a really
Each Day throughout July, we are going to share with you some memorable moments in British Athletics to get you warmed up for competition; hopefully sometime in 2020! Today we begin with a flashback to 2012 and the Olympic Games here on home soil.
Ever wanted to cover the length of the country in a month? No me neither….however, with the current situation, what else is there to do? The Yakman 30 Day Challenge, which started Monday 1st June 2020, allowed contestants to have the flexibility to cycle outside or turbo inside / run outside or use the treadmill
We had three of our vets taking part in the British masters 5k relay event last week. The team of Bernadette Caygill, Pauline Brown and Linda Noble finished 14th in the v45-54 age group. In an unfortunate twist, if Linda Noble had been born a week earlier Linda, Pauline and Sue Phillips could have competed
Thanks to all the athletes for taking part and supporting the event. Great running from everyone and some even better post “race” selfies….. Results below, congratulations to the wining team………….. Team 11 – Brian Thompson, Lee Hammond and Jake Brown Excellent team result with a total time of 43.35 for the 10km distance. Keep your
Of all the virtual competitions there have been during lockdown, one of the most popular has been the series of Valhalla Virtual Shot Competitions. The third one took place at the weekend and, once again, it attracted athletes from around the world, including three of our very own Junior Girls. Rosie Thompson, Lily Thompson and
Glad To Be Back Training Over the last couple of weeks following updated guidelines from England Athletics, the club has started to return to group training. We’ve had Senior groups out on the roads and trails, Junior endurance back at the track and out on cross-country, and Junior foundation group and speed groups for both
Darlington 10k Falls Victim to COVID-19 Whilst it should not really be a surprise, organisers have announced that the 2020 event has officially been cancelled. Here’s to the event making a successful return to the town in 2021 🤞 In a separate announcement, please note that organisers have had to change their Facebook page, so
Huge thank you to all the athletes who supported this event, the results are in… Outstanding performances and excellent runs from all the athletes, the team of Steven Craggs and Ed Lamb (or “Steve-Ed Cr-amb” as we’re dubbing them) came out on top with a combined time of 20.49. Both Steven & Ed exceeded their
With regret, the Cleveland Way Relays event for 2020 has now been cancelled. A huge thanks to Phil Teece who has been organising the team for this year only for the event to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation. Lets win this for Phil next year!!
It was great to see some of our Junior Harriers continuing the spirit of lockdown with more virtual competition. This time it was simple – run one mile as fast as you can. Preferably over a reasonbly flat course (not all downhill!), and you can have as many attempts as you like before submitting your
Today we welcome new member Clare Cotterill to the club. Clare is a nurse who is one of many key workers at the club putting themselves on the front line through the current pandemic. Thank you, Clare.
The first of virtual events is complete, a huge well done and thank you to all those who supported the event, with 50% of funds raised going to NHS Trust Our next event is now live, a 5k relay, details can be found HERE Virtual Race Results Time Name Age Cat 5.34 Mia Wetherill U17
