A large number of Harriers made the long trip to the country’s capital to take on one the major marathons of the world. After seeing club runners take on Athens, Manchester and Brighton over recent weeks it was their turn to step up to the 26.2m event. With GFA (Good For Age) qualification times made […]
Richard Bowes was the lone wolf running at Hamsterley10k this weekend. This out and back race through the beautiful surroundings of Hamsterley Forest is always a popular race onthe circuit.Richard had a strong run finishing 45th in 47:42.Well done Richard, great work!
Tommy and Sarah Addison headed to the North West to run the Blackpool Half and 5k respectively. Blackpool is fairly flat but due to the race location can be badly affected by the weather. Tommy made a good fist of it as he smashed in a 1:43:01 with wife Sarah achieving a personal best with
At the weekends Sprint Duathlon at Stockton we had five of our members in action. Jade Hutchinson was first in her age category whilst sister Rebecca was 16th. Tony Roberts making his debut was 37th in his age group ahead of Den Dale and Martin McGregor 49th and 55th respectively. All athletes pictured below except
Michael Cooper flew out to Madrid, Spain at the weekend to take on the Rock N Roll Half Marathon. This is quite a large event with u[p to 37,000 runners taking part. Race starts and finishes in the city centre next to Buen Retiro Park taking you up past the Santiago Bernabeu with over 37,000
Andy Harrison wasthe soleHarrier on show at the weekends Southampton Half Marathon. This race start and finishes in the heart of Southampton’s city centre with the run course passing iconic local landmarks including Bargate, QE2 Anchor and St Mary’s Stadium. The race highlight will be running both the ascent and more popularly the descent over
This Sunday saw Seven Harriers head to Washington to take on the annual Trail 10k. Washington Trail 10k winds its way around the wonderful James Steel Park and picks its way around woodland trails along the banks of the River Wear. With birds from the Washington Wildfowl Wetland Centre and the resident otter family around
Darren Stockdale and Mark Milner were in the mood fora dance this weekend in Cumbria as they took on the Anniversary Waltz. This event is a 11.5mile race but has a 3600 ascent along the way and requires runners to have full kit to support them.No results have been released for this one yet but
Staying with Northumberland and Run Nation, Iain Girard and Anne Hutchinson were two Harriers who completed the Big 20 mile race on Sunday again starting at Kirkley Hall. Iain and Anne pictured here with Jen Harrison who may have been injured in the event finished 30th and 31st from another small field of 54 runners,
Tina Corah along with Steveand Zoe Rogers wereinhalfmarathon action this weekend. This is quite a fun course which takes runners around an undulating route starting at Kirkley Hall.In a relatively small field of only 182 runners Steve was first harrier past the post in 1:43:24 followed by Zoe in 2:01:46 and Tina in 2:21:01.Well done
At the midweekMuddy Roads Tees Trail Series at Newham Grange we had eight Harriers running the 5k trail race. Some impressive running from all on show on the evening, well done all.
On Tuesday evening at Eastbourne the first meet of the NYSD took place with a small number of Harriers taking part. Richard Bowes was first to kick off the action for the seniors in the javelin throwing 20metres 10 for 6th place. The other two eventsto take place werethe 1500m’s and 200m’s with Colin Taylor
Last Sunday Amanda and Julian Waller were in Half Marathon action this time in Norwich. First staged in 1985 by Duke Street Running Club, this race was originally based in the centre of Norwich – hence its name. Then in 1993 it moved to the Norfolk Showground on the western outskirts of the city and
It’s been a long time coming! After one of the longest winters on record, at last the warmer weather heralded the arrival of the Track and Field season last weekend….. and where better to kick off the new season than Gateshead International Stadium?Six of our junior girls were in action, all contributing towards a rather
Anotherrace to take place this weekend was the Vale of York 10mile race. Taking a similar route to the half marathon this flat and fast course is another which is easy to get to and suits all those PB hunters! Dressed as Den Dale on the day, Phil Teece was once again first Harrier in
A popularrace on the racing calendar is the Marina 5miler at Hartlepool, an out and back event along the coastline. This event is completely flat for runners taking them 2.5miles out, around a cone and back to the start point. Flat and fast and known for producing good times. With London marathon only a week
Kerry Oyston was in marathon action this weekend, following on from husband Paul’s race at Manchester last week, this time in Brighton.With a backdrop of the sea in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities Kerry absolutely smashed her personal best taking 31 minutes of her previous best finishing in a superb 4hrs 39. All
Darren and Sara Gee had a change of pace this weekendat an annual 12 or 23 mile round walk in scenic Wensleydale, in aid of local Rotary charities and principal Charity, Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Sara took on the 12mile event with dog Bella and Darren the longer distance. Sara and Bella completed their distance in
Michael Cooper was in race action on Saturday at the Run Nation Cragside 9.8…9.95…oh it’s near as damn Cragside10k. This tough little race in Northumberland includes a 4km climb from 3.7km to 7.7km (climbing almost 100m) then coming back down to the finish outside the visitor centre. A challenging race which is full of views
Last Sunday we had Den Dale and Martin McGregor in Duathlon action this time at Washington. Although photos and results are few and far between for this one, reports advise that Martin was first home in 95 minutes with Den just under 4 minutes behind.Great work gentleman, keep us posted and send any photos in
