Kelly Sloan and Amanda Trees headed to the border to take on the Carlisle Half Marathon on Sunday morning. The event, which starts and finishes at Brunton Park Football Stadiu (home of Carlisle United FC), see runners start from the main straight at the back of the East Stand and run into Rickerby Park before […]
Dave and Sarah Tomlinson were in Tri action on Saturday, at the Allerthorpe festival. Sarah, competing in the Sprint triathlon which includes a 750m Swim, 20km on the bike and a 5km run finished in an excellent 4th position in her age group and 24th female overall in an overall time of 1:18:57. Husband Dave
On Saturday we had five of our Harriers take on the Princess Challenge event. This Challenge is part of the Hardmoors series which sees participants run a circular following the Cleveland way South between Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke, then heading North along the Old Railway lines through Ravenscar, Robin Hood’s Bay and Whitby before following
Jenn Hardy took on the Highland Perthshire Half Marathon on Saturday. The Highland Perthshire event has built up a reputation for being a superbly organised, great value and Friendly. This is the 6th year of this event with a marathon option as well as an option to cycle. The event starts at the iconic Wades
The last event to take place this Thursday was the North East Masters off road 5km race. This race took place at Watergate Park, Gateshead where runners are competing on gravel paths and a few inclines to test runners. Sue said she felt a little tired after having another big season but still managed to
Well done to Under 17 Darlington Harrier, James Roberts, who climbed new heights last week when he finished 4th in the Reeth fell race. He finished the gruelling course in a rather impressive 14.28 mins.Congratulations, James, a fantastic effort!
India Pentland was recently selected for the London Mini Marathon Young Athlete’s camp at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. Those chosen to attend were lucky enough to spend the week training with some of the top endurance coaches in the country, as well as learning about nutrition, race preparation, injury prevention and recovery amongst other
Last Sunday saw the return of the ever popular Tartan Games at Gateshead’s International Stadium…..and despite the appalling weather conditions, there was a great turnout of our Junior Harriers. After the excellent summer we’ve had, it was back to a typical Bank Holiday weekend spent trying to keep warm and sheltering from the rain –
Last weekend saw two of our senior athletes in action at the Tartan Games at Gateshead Stadium. Andy Harrison doubling up on the day finished 3rd in the 800m in 2:29:14 and followed this up with a 4m29 jump in the Long Jump to take 1st place while Pawel Grzaslewicz finished 1st in the High
Taking part in any National Finals competition is an achievement in itself, but that is exactly what three of our Junior Harriers did last weekend. Representing the club at the Under 15 and Under 17 National Track & Field Finals were endurance supremo, India Pentland, and two of our fastest sprinters, Charlotte Rutter and Darcey
Alex Bos was in half marathon action this weekend as he was back on home soil running in the Bommen Berend HM. This is the sixteenth edition of the Bommen Berendloop will take place in Groningen. This annual running event is organized around the festivities of the Groningens Ontzet. The start and finish are on
On Sunday morning we had three Harriers take on the now annual Auckland Castle trail race, a race which takes runners through Auckland Castle grounds through some fantastic scenery. Although official results have yet to be released Brian Burdon finished in a little over 53 minutes, Andrea Reese got round the approx. 5.3m race in
Janice Foster headed to West Witton in Richmondshire to take on a tough fell race this week. West Witton Pen Hill Fell Race is a traditional Dales fell race which takes runners through some fantastic views. The juniors and seniors actually start in the same group before splitting into two race, the seniors taking a
We had half a dozen Harriers flying at Tynedale this Sunday morning at the Jelly Tea 10 mile race.The race is a fast and flat 10 mile race, with the new course changing to an out and back from outside Ovingham Middle School westwards towards Bywell.Some great performances from the group, Tony Winward first home
Sarah Johnson only just returned to the UK after a 2 week ‘liquid’ R&R before it was time to head south down the A1 to Birmingham to take part in the British Masters Track & Field event at the Alexander Stadium.Despite this and standing on her racing sunglasses Sarah finished 5th in the 400m hurdles
Lewis Moses was back in action again this week this time at the Mid Cheshire Summer 5km race alongside Marc Scott who has just returned from European action after finishing 5th and 1st Brit in the 5000m. Lewis, who has been in excellent form this season who only last week broke the club road 5km
Laura Girard decided to add another string to her bow by taking on her first Super Sprint triathlon.The triathlon comprises a pool swim of 200m with a 6km cycle on roads and a 2.5km run.Laura did very well finishing the event in 51:49!Great work Laura
We had three athletes at the 6th event of the Darlington trail series, a multi terrain 5km event around the Baydale Beck.Brian Burdon was the first of the three Harriers to finish finishing in 35th place in 28:02, two places and twenty seconds of the ever improving Maria Daniels with Hilary Bevan, pictured, 52nd place
Simon Rogers made his long awaited comeback from a hamstring injury in a low key 5km (2.9mile) trail race at Newham Grange this week.This trail race offers a mix of terrain with almost a mile loop around the farm before taking you into the scenic woodland area. The route starts on tarmac but quickly takes
Last week we reported that we had runners at the Dalton Park 10km race. Results have now been released with Tony Williams finishing in 46:16 for 38th position and Anneli MacKenzie-Brown crossing the line in 57:21 for 120th. Good running by you both!
