A race which was omitted from last weeks report was the Hamsterley Forest 10km race. A race which pretty much takes runners up for three miles then has a 3 mile descent making it a race of two halves.We had two runners on show, Mark Haymer was first of our two runners back finishing 23rd […]
It was an exciting start to the long awaited first match of the North East Youth Development League last weekend. Last season it had become very apparent that the smaller clubs stood no chance of competing against the clubs with more athletes in the overall standings. So this year, to equal things up a bit,
There’s been occasions where runners have been caught short when out on a run….but this is taking it to a whole new level!After completing a stock check and clearance at Eastbourne track, we uncovered a tiny pair of Fastrax shorts which even Justin struggled to get on!As a point of note, Justin is available for
Sunday saw nine of our Harriers head to the big smoke for one of the six Major marathons, London. With weather conditions slightly cooler than 2018 (at least 10 degrees!!) it was a great day to experience the amazing experience of London. Despite his chip timing not working, Paul Cook was first across the line
Saturday saw one of our ultra runners in action at the Three Peaks fell race. Peter who is quite an experienced runner over this distance now took on the Three Peaks Race which traverses the famous Yorkshire Dales mountains of Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside And is one of the oldest, most famous and best organised
Washington Trail 10k winds its way around the wonderful James Steel Park and picks its way around some beautiful woodland trails along the banks of the River Wear. Our five Harriers were part of a field of 473 runners on the day, Danielle Clark the first of the group to finish in 63:17, Ian Threadkell
Jamie Baldasera has had his fair share of bad luck over the last year with injury and even with a pending operation nothing would stop Jamie from competing and raising money for a brave young boy, Billy, battling cancer. He’s also got the 3 peaks to tackle too!Jamie finished in 249th position in 1hr 52:55
HUNDREDS of runners flocked to a popular relay race for its 13th annual event. The Neptune Relays took place on Wednesday in Hardwick Park, near Sedgefield, where about 500 athletes from across the North-East competed for trophies and bags of fruit. Each team has 4 runners each running 1.7m, the Harrier team containing Barry Talman,
Great news!! Our very own wheelchair racer, Under 13 Ollie Porter has finally got his own racing chair. It was very kindly funded by the Hurworth Rogers Charitable Trust, which is a local charity. The chair has been handmade by Bromakin in Loughborough, all specially made to fit Ollie’s measurements. As you can imagine, he’s
Well done to Under 15 Harrier, Lily Thompson who travelled to Monkton Stadium, Jarrow last week for the first meeting of the NEGP . As always she put in a tremendous effort, this time in both the Javelin and the Shot Putt. Now in her first year at Under 15 she battled against the older
Endurance runner, Savannah Tarn took part in a charity run over Easter, this time to raise money and awareness for St. Teresa’s Hospice. The event took place on Easter Monday at Darlington’s South Park, following the Park run route over a distance of 5k.Although it was a charity run, Savannah, in true Harrier style just
Three of our Under 13 Juniors Boys took part in one of the many Easter athletics events last week. Alex Boyer, Dan Richardson and Louis Brett took part in an individual and team 1.6k run as part of the Elswick Good Friday Relays up against some of the best runners in the North East. They
They’ve been a long time coming, but at last, the results for the first NYSD meeting are out! There was a great turnout of young North East athletes all eager to get started with the first of the six track and field fixtures. Amongst them were, of course, a host of our junior Harriers so
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On Saturday 20th April Libby Hammond competed in the popular Doncaster Open focussing on the 800m. The weather was glorious at 24 degrees, the sun was shining and there was no wind or cloud cover which meant the race was going to be tough to run. However, Libby took it in her stride as usual
The indoor season continued on Thursday evening when some of the North East’s best young athletes travelled to Gateshead for the third meeting of their Indoor Series. Four of our junior Harriers swapped the usual cold outdoor training session for the warmth of the indoor competition! Under13 Girls 60m It was great to see Tori
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Last Sunday Dave Hamer was another Harrier who was running at the Valentines 10km race. Like many of the Run Nation events, runners are often missed out of the results and then added back in usually based on the runner providing information or through using Strava or other such applications.Dave has now been added in
We had three of our runners at the North Tyneside 10km race, a race which is quite a quick race despite a little hill in the first couple of miles but one which runners benefit when they get to the top as the second half of the race is downhill and fast.On a day which
Sunday saw the tenth Helmsley 10K All Terrain Challenge which starts in Carlton Lane and takes runners off-road into forestry and fields before emerging again onto the bottom of Carlton Road and to the finish of the recreation ground. Phil Teece was the lone Harrier in action at this race, finishing 25th overall but 1stV55
Mermaid 10km is a very popular race on the local circuit due to it’s flat course profile and a real chance to get a personal best early in the season and for some this delivered. Adam Mitchell was first Harrier home after sitting on team mate Paul Allan’s shoulder for most of the race before
The daffodils may be out and the recent sunny spell tells us summer is on the way, but last Sunday’s Gateshead Open was a stark reminder that winter has not long gone! The strong breeze made it feel like December again and athletes had to stay wrapped up, but there was still a decent turnout,
