Under 13 DHAC team mates, Libby Hammond and Harry Lyons were both in action last week at the Cleveland Schools County XC Championships. Having qualified from the previous round in early December last year, they were both representing Stockton Town today in the ‘Junior’ Year 8/9 categories. Both young athletes are in Year 8 so […]
Ian Morris and Mark Milner were involved in a Lets Run Adventures Tandem challenge event today, a race open to both runners and walkers. This event is done as a pair with one going on the East Route and the other on the West Route, both runners start from Goathland and then split onto their
Lee Hammond is undertaking a challenge this year to run a marathon each month starting this month in Gloucester raising money for the Rose Education Foundation. (see information below). Lee had a great start to the year achieving a personal best in 4:40:51, nearly twenty minutes of his previous best which was 5:00:31. Fantastic effort
Organised by the It’s Grim Up North Running team, the Gargrave Half Marathon is run on the quiet roads of Gargrave, North Yorkshire and has an added appeal of a bespoke medal, beer and chocolate….and for this years event, a discount on the distance! Due to ice on the course the half marathon was then
This Saturday the Northern Athletics XC Championships was held in the magnificent grounds of the Camp Hill Estate in Bedale, North Yorkshire. This is the first time an event has been used at this location but from reports it sounds like it may be used in the future. We had three of our senior men
Lucy-Erin Hunter was in Cross Country action this weekend as part of the North of England team competing in the U23 & Senior Women’s British Cross Country Challenge. In a race which saw local runner Kate Avery win in a very speedy 29:20, Lucy finished in a very respectable 72nd in 34:28 surrounded by some
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Two of our club runners were in action at the Hamsterley Trail Half Marathon earlier today. This event had a bit of everything for the competitors, great views, hills, trail paths and even a trip across the freezing cold water… What more could you wish for? Of our two runners, Jo-Anne Tarn was first home
Wes and Nova Tarn were our two Harriers in action this weekend at the Kielder 10 Mile trail race, a race with 320m of ascent which provides some testing climbs & exhilarating descents for all competitors. Wes, who has been in terrific form of late finished in an impressive 2nd place in 01:02.30 with Nova
The third race to take place on New Years Day was the annual Captain Cook’s fell race, now in it’s 37th year, over at Great Ayton, with all proceeds from the race donated to local charities and good causes. The event is held over a mixed terrain course of 8km (5 miles) with 318 metres
Mark Milner also started the new year with a bang as he headed to Kirby Stephen to take on the Nine Standards Fell race, an out and back race which looks to have been designed by our own Barry Talman. This course is very runnable for most parts on a dry day and covers 8
While most club members were either taking on a parkrun (or two) or still in bed after the previous nights activities, Josh Duffy and Peter Foulds had other ideas as they headed over to Robin Hoods Bay to start their 30 and 15 mile races. On a fresh morning for running Peter finished 31st in
Sunday saw eight of our Harriers make the short trip down to Ripon for the annual Jolly Holly jog, a 10km event which has a bit of everything for competitors taking runners across road and fields which, due to recent weather, will have kept the course muddy in places. David Nalder was first home for
Three of our athletes made the long trip to Blackburn to race the Ribble Valley 10km event, an event which is described as a classic traffic free course and also the North of England 10k Championships. On the day the race was actually won by local runner Marc Scott in an incredible 28:32 but our
A 5.5 mile multi-terrain race from Hart Village through the dene was the destination for six of our Harriers this Sunday as they ran the Old Monks race. This race begins on trail and goes into dene, with challenging climbs before runners head back onto flat tarmac back to the finish. Jade Hutchinson was once
The day after Boxing Day we had the club Handicap race, an event organised predominantly by Ian Barnes and Lesley Miller, as a bit of post Christmas fun around the Blackwell grounds opposite South Park. The conditions were a little muddy to say the least with appropriate footwear a must (ahem) but a great course
While most runners have their feet up after a Christmas Day’s over indulgence, Amy Pickworth had other plans as she headed A1 South to run the Chevin Chase 7 mile race. This race is a hilly, multi-terrain race starting and finishing in Guiseley via a circuit of Otley Chevin. In a very large field, Amy
Sunday saw the annual McTaggart Trot, an event which sees runners placed in teams of three (one 3.7mile runner, a medium paced 7.5mile runner and a longer distance runner covering 11 miles) who have to run through each checkpoint together, losing one runner at each point leaving the longer distance to the finish. This event
Nova Tarn was competing today at the ‘Christmas Cracker Half Marathon’, run by It’s Grim Up North, a race which takes runners out and back along the canal at Kirkstall Leeds. The course which is described as perfectly flat by the organisers and is a great course to bag a personal best. On the day,
Dynamic Duo Head Indoors In the midst of all the cross country action going on at the moment, two of our top junior athletes were more tempted by the warm and dry of the indoor track last week. For Kate Williams and Charlotte Rutter, it was their first taste of indoor action this season so
Sally Dale was the only Harrier on show at Dalton Park Winter 10km. There are a few of these races scattered throughout the year over the same course which is flat and fast. On the day Sally finished in 123rd position in a time of 72:17. Well done Sally.
