On Wednesday night we saw over 300 runners descend onto South park to support Children With Cancer in a 5km fun run organised by Paul Cook. This was another event which saw many Harriers come together to support such a fantastic cause and raise money. The night was a great success raising over £3000 including […]
Another race to occur last week was the Locke park 10, a multi lap event around the park which again is flat and fast despite the odd layout of the course in parts. We had six of our club runners in the field, Dave Tomlinson who’s had a great year was first to finish for
Another race to take place this weekend was the Cumbrian half marathon. Runners set off from The Sheepmount Athletics Stadium runners head past the iconic Carlisle castle and into the city before heading out into the countryside. Taking in the picturesque villages of Cumwhinton, Weatheral and Scotby the return will also pass the Cenotaph in
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Once the 10km race was underway, the half marathon runners set off on the figure of eight course. This years course was slightly amended with the race starting and finishing just off the coast road which resulted for a fantastic day for many runners within the field with many achieving New personal bests. Second claim
On Sunday morning a high number of Harriers headed north to run the famous Great North Run Half Marathon a race which has been on the go since 1981 and one which two of our runners, Paul Kelly and Harry Singh are part of an exclusive club of under 100 people who have run every
On a perfect night for running, the Autumn Coast Road 5km had the best conditions seen for quite sometime for the series finale. Some outstanding performances on the night with three club runners in the top 10, Paul Lowe taking 5th, Paul Bass and Shaun Marshall both achieving personal bests as they both went sub
On Thursday evening, Paul Cook organised the Move Festival in support of the Move Charity which helps young people who have had cancer, get active through sport. The founder of the charity, Gemma Hillier-Moses kicked things off with a warm up with the kids in the 1 mile run while husband Lewis was the man
On Sunday morning we had a large numbers of runners at the Tees Pride 10km, Middlesboro. This is a fast course which is generally flat and fast with only a couple of slight inclines around the route but a very good course for road runners. Reports advise that it was a little windy on the
Sunday morning a small numberof Harriers headed to Gateshead to take on the Great North 10km. This is a good event which takes runners away from Gateshead stadium, along the Quayside then back to the stadium finishing inside the international arena. This is a little undulating but quite a quick course with a fast finish
In the 10km race Colin Taylor was once again came first home for the club on a very warm evening for all competitors. Surprisingly Colin was only 4th fastest M40 which shows the quality of runners in the men’s event with the vets taking top 4 spots. Shaun Marshall finished 3rd in the senior men’s
Last Sunday saw a number of our club runners at the Aycliffe 10km race. A race which sees competitors completing two and a half laps of a deceiving undulating road. Some great performances on the day including a sixth place finish for Drew Inglis, personal bests for Steve Rogers, Louise Dickie and Dave Smith as
There was the usual high turnout at this year Brass Monkey, on a course and a day ideal for fast running and personal bests, many club runners weren’t disappointed at the finish line. Paul Allan was one of many to smash his personal best, taking 4 minutes of his previous best, Darren Thompson finished in
Sunday saw a number of runners head to the “scenic” Aycliffe 10k. This race forms part of the 10k race series for the club and is 2 and a half laps of Newton Aycliffe. Drew Inglis was first home in 6th place in 34.44 (club missing on results information with Colin Taylor also a top
On Saturday afternoon….twas the Ninth of June, a number of Harriers headed to Newcastle to take on one of the oldest races in the country, the Blaydon race, a 5.67mile race that takes runners from Newcastle City Centre along the Scotswood road to the finish. Like many races of late this was another warm one
Another race to take place last weekend was the Raby 10km race which forms part of our 10km league. Raby for those who haven’t ran this course is a very scenic but challenging course. It consists of two laps and a couple of climbs along the way but with some nice fast downhill sections. Colin
New Marske’s road race series always proves popular to local athletes who want to improve on their personal bests or get an early marker in the sand for the up and coming 10k season. Wednesday night proved to be no different as Louise Talman led a number of excellent performances leading to 12 new personal
Sunday morning saw a number of Harriers in marathon action in Manchester, a race described as the flattest, fastest and friendliest UK marathon (still 26.2 miles though!!!). Some fantastic performances from the Harriers, Alison Matthews once again first to finish despite being unwell in the lead up to the event, Pauline Brown finished in an
On a beautiful spring morning at South Park a large number of Harriers came along to support one of our club races of the season, the South Park 20. I can’t understate this enough but the efforts that go into these events by the people setting up, completing registrations, timekeeping, marshalling or at the water
On Thursday evening 60 Harriers were on show at the NYMAC relays, a 4 person team relay each runner taking on a 1 mile loop around Stewart park Middlesboro. The course takes runners down a small bank which enables runners to get off to a quick start before levelling out until around 400m to go
Last Sunday morning we reported that we had athletes competing at the Northumberland 10 but that there were some timing issues with no times given and two of our ladies missed off the results completely. Well this has now been rectified. Well done all four of you.
