Last week we reported that Amanda Trees, Kelly Sloan and Louise Dickie were all in half marathon action at the Hexham half Marathon. Well results have now been released.Well done ladies, good running! POS Name Time 121 Louise Dickie 1:55:22 157 Kelly Sloan 2:00:23 176 372 Amanda Trees 2:02:13
More Bling For Jasmine! For the second year running, Under 17 Harrier, Jasmine Sharp, represented Great Britain at the FISEC Catholic Schools Games. Last year she travelled to Italy, but this year she joined the rest of the GB team in Genk, Belgium…..and once again she came home with a medal. After a tremendous throw
It seems a common theme at present that each race is hot and humid and this weekends races are no different. We had 19 Harriers on show at this weekends Ray Harrison 10km, one of the clubs 10km road races. Some impressive times from the runners on show especially with the conditions for the day.
It was only last week that we said goodbye to the NYSD Track & Field meetings for another season, and now suddenly the final NEYDL meeting is here – well almost the last. If you’re not familiar with the NEYDL, we’ve still got the excitement of the Interleague Match where the North East take on
On Thursday evening a small number of Harriers headed to Sunderland to take on the nights 5km race at Silksworth sports complex. The event attracts a high number of runners with many of the North east’s faster runners making the trip as it’s known for it’s fast course. Due to the high number of runners
Lorraine Wallis has this weekend completed the Wainwright 214 which is a collection of fells in the lake district. First published in the Westmorland Gazette in the 1950’s, Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells comprises seven volumes listing 214 mountains and tops – each with its own chapter. It is an ambition of
Advertised as a 10km trail race in South park, this 3 lap event is part grass, part tarmac. Although this event was around 5.6mile it’s great to see events closer to home happening for a change. Results can be found here
On Sunday we had three of our runners on show at the Viking Chase, a race in aid of the Cleveland Mountain rescue team. This race takes in parts of Lordstones, Carlton Bank Top and Carlton-in-Cleveland and is only 7.5miles long….oh and 1877ft of ascent. A tough run by anyone’s imagination….but that didn’t stop Dave
Amanda Trees, Kelly Sloan and Louise Dickie were all in half marathon action this Sunday, this time at the Hexham half Marathon.Results have yet to be released for this one but appears there were a few issues on the day reading the race directors comments. Difficult for race directors, can be a thankless task at
Sarah Johnson was in action this Saturday at the Northern Masters on a very warm day of Track & Field in Sheffield. Sarah finished 2nd in the 100m hurdles behind Hayley Richardson our higher claim athlete going sub 19 seconds as well as finishing 2nd in the 400m hurdles again behind Hayley but achieving a
On Saturdaymorning a small number of Harriers headed over to Osmotherley to take on the Lyke Wake Challenge, an approximate 42 mile run, walk, hike in full kit finishing in Ravenscar. Now you see the likes of Mark Milner pictured far right, Matt Capsey, Mike King, Peter Foulds, Darren Gee and Heather Ford completing these
Last week we had only Michael Bloor on show at the NYSD at Middlesboro. Michael who is a sprint specialist finished in 2nd place in a speedy 11.83 seconds just outside his personal best of 11.58.As you can see from this photo, he certainly wasn’t holding back!Well done Michael
Champion Performance! Following in his big sister’s footsteps, Under 13 Harrier, James Wilcock also competes in the Modern Pentathlon. This consists of swimming, fencing, show jumping on an unknown horse, running and laser pistol shooting. He recently travelled to Bath and took part in the British Championships, and came home as the 2018 Under 13
It doesn’t seem that long since the first NYSD meeting got underway on a cold, dark evening in Darlington back in April. Now here we are, four months later, and the final meeting of the season is already upon us. It’s been another action packed series of events, as popular as ever, with some terrific
Four of our junior Harriers were selected to take part in the Northern Athletics Inter Counties T&F Championships last weekend. Emma Hart, Megan Noble, Charlotte Rutter and Darcey Garbutt were representing the North East Counties as part of a team taken from the NECAA clubs of the region. They were competing against teams from Cumbria,
Sunday afternoon took four of our runners to the Kilburn Feast 7. The 7.3 mile course gets off to a flying start slightly downhill for about a mile and then the promised ‘undulations’ begin. After climbing up into Coxwold village the route flattens out slightly continuing onto Bylands Abbey. The remaining 4 and half miles
Graham Bell and Danielle Clark were in action at the Burn Valley Half Marathon on Sunday morning. The course is run entirely on minor roads. Starting in Marsham’s market square and taking runners through the grounds of Swinton Castle the course then follows the picturesque Burn Valley. It rises to the Leeds Pals war memorial
Phil Teece was again in midweek action, this time at the Lordstones 5km, a multi terrain course with a few hills to test you over the 3.1 miles. Playing pacer to young Gabby Hall now at Middlesbrough AC, Phil finished 28th in 22:35, young Gabby picking up 2nd female on the night. Full results can
Den Dale was in Triathlon action for the first time this Sunday in Washington. Den who has started to do a number of Duathlon’s of late has gone that one step further and added a swim to his range of skills.As you can see from Den’s results he had a pretty good event covering a
The Castle Howard event on the southern border of the North York Moors played host to two of our athletes this weekend. This spectacular run course takes runners through the undulating Howardian Hills and boasts a finish that tops everything off in style – right in front of the main doors of the house. Iain
