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Remembering Gavin

Sunday also saw the now annual event where we remember the young Billingham Marsh Harrier Gavin Duffy who tragically died in a freak accident whilst on holiday. Gavin,who I was lucky enough to meet and his family are still regulars on the running circuit so it’s fantastic to see runners from all various clubs support […]

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Big Ten for Smith

Sunday saw the annual Big 10, Miler, an event which sees competitors run one giant loop starting from Kirkley Hall, Ponteland. It’s an interesting course which includes some climbs and some faster down section making this a good course to run. Dave Smith was our only runner on the day finishing 121st in 1:21:05 from

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Ten Miles for David and Sarah

On Sunday we saw two of our athletes head to the picturesque Hamsterley forest to take on the 10mile challenge . For anyone who has never been for a walk or run around Hamsterley forest, the one thing you are pretty much guaranteed to find is hills. On the day David Nalder was first home

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English Cross Country Relays

Juniors Take on The Best At National Relay CompOur Junior Harriers stepped up a level last weekend when three DHAC teams entered the English Cross Country Relay Championships. It’s one of the biggest events on the cross country calendar, with over one thousand teams, young and old, taking part. The venue was Berry Hill Park,

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Libby Runs For Iris

Always thinking of others, our Under 13 Harrier, Libby Hammond is doing 3 virtual 5k runs to help raise money for the life saving treatment of her friend’s little sister. She ran the first 5k last week, with another one planned later this month, and the final run in December.You can find out the full

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Fireworks at Guy Fawkes

We had a good turnout at the Guy Fawkes 10 mile race north of Harrogate, a challenging event with hills a plenty for the athletes making this a tough mornings event. On the day it was Steve Rogers who was the first Harrier home on the day but excellent performances throughout the field, including a

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Podium finish for Jo

Joanne Tarn along with Andrea Reese and Penny Ivison were in action last weekend at the Run Fit Crimdon Dene 10km race, a race at Hart Village in Hartlepool.Although the feedback I hear about this event is that it was definitely longer than 10km and very hilly. On the day Joanne finished in an impressive

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Club Championship Hots Up

We had a number of our runners in action at the York 10 mile and marathon events this weekend. These races are flat and fast and practically on the doorstep, so ideal for PB hunters and first timers alike. 10 MileTony Winward was once again first home over the distance, breaking the hour mark finishing

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Northern XC Relays – Juniors

Nine of our top junior cross country runners travelled to Sheffield today for the Northern Cross Country Relay Championships. Two Under 13 teams and an Under 17 team battled it out against hundreds of other North of England athletes around Sheffield’s biggest parkland area. The teams were made up of three athletes, with each member

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ESAA Cross Country Cup – Round 1

A Clarty Start! The secondary school cross country season got off to a muddy start last Tuesday when hundreds of young athletes descended upon Preston Park for the first round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup. Teams from the County Durham area entered this preliminary round, with the hope of progressing to the Regional

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Hill Hath No Fury at Beamish

Michael Cooper was the only Harrier racing at Beamish Hall’s 10k Trail on Sunday morning. This testing 10km trail race passes through Beamish Burn around the new woodland of Hedley hall farm and a loop of the old Beamish Woods. On a real up and down course which consists of 450ft of ascents with the

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Lee doesn’t need Good Loch

The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon is viewed as one of the most stunning marathons in the world. With spectacular scenery, fantastic atmosphere and was voted in the top 10 UK marathons by Runner’s World readers in 2016 and is on the bucket list for many runners from around the world. The race follows a spectacular

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Six Go To The Castle

Six of our senior members were in action at the very tough Richmond Castle 10km race today. This event has some very tough climbs during the race making it one of the hardest 10km races in Europe! First home (and nearly missed out of the report) was Michael Parr who registered for the race prior

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Back Home For a Fryup?

David McKenna and partner Sarah Guy had polar opposite days at last Sunday’s Fryupdale Half marathon. The Fryup series has three events on the day comprising of a 10km race, a full and half marathon across challenging trail paths in various locations of the North Yorkshire Moors.Dave finished 4th overall on the day in 2:19:58

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Darlo Duo Take On Fantastic Four

Two of our Junior Harriers were among the many budding young athletes taking part in the Fantastic Four at Middlesbrough Sports Village today. Hugo Douglas Reeves and Olivia Guy gave it their all as they ran, jumped, and threw their way through an afternoon of competition. The event is designed as a relaxed introduction to

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