On a very cold Saturday morning, Croft Circuit saw a great turnout of runners including many Harriers for the 2nd year of our latest club event on the racing circuit. We had a number of club members supporting the event in various capacities, including Race Adjudicator, Starter, Marshall, Timekeepers, Registration, Photographers, and generally just supporting […]
Last weekend we had three of our off road runners in action at the 9 mile Esk Valley eureka Fell race. A race against the elements as runners battled against the mud, ice, hills and even flooded sections of the course.On the day it was Nicky Young who was first home finishing in 120th place
So This Is What Circuit Training Is For! Photos courtesy of Karen HarlandLast weekend, 192 athletes swapped the running track for the motorsport track as they pounded round Croft Race Circuit. The 5k run organised by Darlington Harriers attracted runners of all ages and abilities, and there was no separating into different age groups; it
Only 71 runners turned for the Run Hamsterley Santa Dash 7km trail event on Sunday morning in the heart of Hamsterley Forest. The route follows a waymarked trail path for competitors to follow and runners encouraged to wear fancy dress on the day. Of our three ladies it was Shirley Gibson our F70 who was
Saturday saw the annual North East Cross Country Championships at Alnwick, an opportunity to compete with the very best in the area across tough terrain. In the U17/20 women’s race Lucy-erin Hunter was in fine form taking the win in 19:06 over the 5km distance while John Russell had a strong run in the U17M
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Our Under 13 Harrier, Libby Hammond was in action again last week, competing for her school at the Stockton Town Cross Country Championships. She was running in the Year 8/9 category, and as Libby is still in Year 8 it was going to be a tough race. She started well and kept up with the
With all this cold weather about, Under 13 Harrier, Libby Hammond was staying where things were a little warmer as she competed indoors last week. She was representing her school, The Ian Ramsey CE Academy at the Stockton Schools Sportshall Athletics competition. She competed in two of the endurance events, the 600m and the 800m
Law Sunday saw the latest instalment of the NYSD Cross Country Season, a season which has to date seen really strong performance from both our Mens and Ladies teams. This week was to be no exception as our women finished with an excellent 3rd position overall and our men topped the pile finishing 1st, helped
Last weekend, Alex Boyer competed at the British Modern Biathlon Championships at Nottingham. The Harvey Hadden Sports Centre was the venue for the event which attracted hundreds of athletes of all ages over the weekend, with Alex taking on another 30 athletes in the Under 13 category on the Sunday. As you probably know by
Colin Taylor was a winner and a loser at last weeks Muddy Roads Santa 5km Trail run. Despite going over on his ankle mid race he was able to run through the pain to finish 2nd from the 110 runners on the day. Brian Burdon was next home for the club in 59th place, one
Huge congratulations go out to Savannah Tarn who competed at the South West Durham Schools Cross Country last Tuesday. She was running for Barnard Castle School in the Year 7 Girls race, and took home a nice shiny gold medal for 1st place! Yet another win from one of our juniors running for their school.
Tony Williams was in action this weekend at The Tadcaster 10, a 10 mile road race that was established in 1983 by Tadcaster Methodist Church. It was a fixture that ran until 2002 until it was stopped due to heavier traffic and fewer entries. The event was relaunched in 2016 but with some changes due
On remembrance Sunday we had a number of runners completing the multi lap event in Durham, an event which sees competitors choose how many laps they wish to complete on the circuit. Results have now been released for this event, so well done all who ran on the day to show their respects in a
Having missed virtually all of the 2019 Track and Field season through injury, Liam Brittle was back on the track last weekend, but this time it was indoors. Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport was the location for the first Northern Athletics Indoor Open meeting, and Liam had entered the 2000m; only his second race since
Friday saw the annual club awards night take place at Blackwell Rugby Club, an event to get all members together and celebrate successes and achievements as well as have a drink or two! Alan Bell, the infamous starter from Chester-Le-Street who was the man to blot Usain Bolt’s copy book by disqualifying him in the
More Mud For The XC CupHaving already qualified from Round 1 a few weeks ago, several of our Juniors were competing for their schools once again at the North East Regional Final of the Cross Country Cup – just one race away from the National Final. If you recall, this is a team event where
Sunday saw the opening race for the clubs Grand Prix Series. This series runs alongside our club championships which has 11 10km races to choose from, of which you need to run 5 to qualify. These races include Pitstop, Darlington, Tees pride, Raby Castle and many other local races so if you are not sure
Chris Binns was our only Harrier at the Wensleydale Wedge, a 23 mile off road which competitors have 9 hours to complete the course. This event is off road and due to good old British weather off the last few weeks this made going very tough. This was not to deter Chris who finished in
Last weekend saw our men and women’s team in action again at the next instalment of the Cross Country Season, in Whitby. This race is mainly on the grass with a small amount of gravel track to run across and a short and sharp hill,which in poor conditions can sometimes require a race to support
It was a great turnout from our Juniors for the NYSD’s second fixture last weekend with 21 young Harriers taking part. Once again conditions underfootwere pretty soft but they gave it their all, and as usual produced some excellent results. Under 11 Boys The first of our juniors to finish was Daniel I’Anson, who we’ve
