On Wednesday we saw the clubs 5k/10k races at Croft Racing Circuit take place. The 10km event has been a regular on the racing calendar for a number of years now, and has recently seen the addition of the 5km race added to the 2km junior run and Wheelchair race. As this is on a […]
Last week we had another of our athletes in action at the 55km trail ultra marathon in Ambleside. The 55km Ultimate Trails Challenge is a testing 55km ultra marathon course through some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the Lake District. The tough, challenging course lives up to its billing as the most picturesque
One of the races to fly under the radar last week was the Lambton 10km Mixed Terrain fun run, a run which takes place in the historic Lambton estate. We had five of our athletes in action. On the day, David Nalder was first Harrier over the line in 57th place with Amanda Trees first
Julian and Amanda Waller took on the testing 55km Lakeland Trails Ultra today. A 55K ultra marathon course through some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the Lake District. The tough, challenging course known for being the most picturesque ultra marathon in the UK includes 3 mountain passes, and has 7,000 ft ascent/descent. The
Hugo Douglas-Reeves returned to Blyth last weekend for the next round of their Sports Hall Athletics Series. Last time he went, he wowed onlookers with a tremendous overall performance, breaking numerous records on his way! He was the only Darlington Harrier there on that occasion, but this time he was accompanied by friend and teammate,
What a talented bunch our juniors are. Another young lady who’s been making waves recently is Under 17 Harrier, Harriet Rogers. As most of us know, when it comes to swimming she’s an absolute star, and Harriet recently competed at the British Swimming Championships where she came away with two silver medals; one in the
In last weeks report we told you about the brilliant achievement of both Anne Hutchinson and Andy Dobson but we actually had a third athlete in action at the Lakesman Half Ironman.Emma Morley finished 285th in the Half Lakesman event in a total time of 6 hours 50. Great work Emma!
Kerry Oyston was the only Harrier running at this years Endure 24 hour event in Leeds. This event sees runners compete as individuals or up to teams of 8 to try and run as many miles as possible over a 24 hour period.Running with sister-in-law Shelly, the ladies completed 25 laps clocking up 125 miles
We had three runners at the multi-terrain Harrogate 10k in the scenic Crimple Valley area of the famous spa town. The race follows an undulating route that is approximately 70% tarmac road but not a course known for it’s personal bests. Steven Wilkinson was first of the three home finishing 69th place in 46:06 with
On Tuesday night at Middlesbrough we had a number of competitors in the 3000m race, in addition to Andy Harrison and Kate Bower in the 200m/400m races. Andy smashed the field in the 200m finishing his graded race in first place, with Kate Bower also impressing finishing in 31:43. Andy then finished 7th in a
These two Under 13 Girls never seem to stop. If there’s a piece of the action to be had then they’re usually in the thick of it! The multi-talented Tori Buckley certainly has more strings to her bow than your average 12 year old, and she showed us something else she was rather good at
Four of our Junior Harriers had a whale of a time as they took part in a 5k Bubble-Run recently. Ashton Harrison, Tori Buckley, Libby Hammond and Savannah Tarn all took part in the fun run that took them through a series of obstacles that were full of, yes you’ve guessed it, bubbles! They were
John Hall and Sarah Johnson were both in action at the Costello Stadium in Hull this weekend. Although official results have yet to be released, John claimed a silver medal and a new personal best in the 100m race with a 13.7sec run and followed it up with a gold in the 400m race. Sarah,
Two of our top all-rounders were in action last weekend as teams from Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire battled it out for a place at the English Schools Combined Events National Finals. Under 15, Nat Bell was part of the Durham Junior Boys team competing in a one day Pentathlon on the
It was a proud day when, after another hard fought victory, the DHAC/Allerton composite team were finally crowned as NEYDL Division 2 (South) Champions. They can now look forward to competing against the ‘big guns’ in Division 1 next season. The final meeting of the four was as action packed as ever with some top
Today saw the return of the Cleveland Way relays, a race on one of twelve designated National Trails. Starting at the historic market town of Helmsley the 110 mile walk skirts the upland ridge on the edge of the North York Moors National Park before reaching the coast to end at Filey. This is a
Ian Brown was in Yorkshire this weekend taking on the Half ironman. A half ironman consists of a 1.9km swim, 90km bike and a 21.1 km run.Official times have yet to be released although Ian completed this in 6 hours 20.Ian now says he is officially retired…..lets see Ian! Well done.
On Saturday we had a handful of Harriers in action at Monkton Stadium at the Northern Masters T&F. With a number of events on offer we had a number of athletes doing multiple disciplines with multiple success. All athletes achieved a medal in every event with some achieving enough gold to make Mr T jealous!Fantastic
The Whorlton Run is one of our longest lived races, starting as a summer fete event, the fell race emerged. Its a bit of a marmite race for fell runners, with a road start and finish, one main steep climb, shortly followed by a steep disengage your conscious thoughts mile descent. Dave McKenna was top
TonyWinward was again in midweek action,this time at the Sunshine 5km race. This fun run which takes place on Newcastle Quayside with an aim to raise £50,000 for disabled children so an event worth getting involved in.Tony continued his impressive form to finish 4th in a new personal best of 17:15. Brilliant achievement Tony, well
