It was great to see some of our Junior Harriers continuing the spirit of lockdown with more virtual competition. This time it was simple – run one mile as fast as you can. Preferably over a reasonbly flat course (not all downhill!), and you can have as many attempts as you like before submitting your […]
The first of virtual events is complete, a huge well done and thank you to all those who supported the event, with 50% of funds raised going to NHS Trust Our next event is now live, a 5k relay, details can be found HERE Virtual Race Results Time Name Age Cat 5.34 Mia Wetherill U17
Last week we mentioned that we had a handful of Harriers at the Teesdale Triathlon who had a great deal of success. In the women’s race, it was Catherine Roberts who was first finisher overall finishing in 1:26:37.9 after a fantastic run with Pauline Brown 19th but 1st in her age category. In the mens
It’s that time of year again… As the Track & Field season draws to a close and the Cross Country Season is once again just round the corner, the popular NYMAC Relays takes place at Stewart Park. A cash prize for the winners is always a huge attraction and over 500 runners and athletics supporters
Last week at the XC road relays at South Park we told you that both our men and women had performed brilliantly, the ladies finishing first, third and fourth with our fourth team just outside the top ten in 12th.Our men also had some very good performances, teams finishing in 2nd, 6th and 9th place
Saturday was the culmination of a long journey that, for some, started back in October with their local town cross country championships. Qualifiers went on to the County Championships and if successful, were selected to wear their County colours at the Inter-Counties; so as you can see, just reaching the National Finals is a massive
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Last Saturday was another big date on the cross country calendar where the UK’s top club athletes came together for another National competition. Teams had been selected by the relevant governing bodies, in our case NECAA, and five of our DHAC juniors had been chosen to represent the North East Counties at this prestigious event.
The Course The map above is a good representation of what awaited our athletes last weekend, as a white blanket of snow and ice covered the whole circuit. Nice to look at, but not the best stuff to have underfoot when you’re running! But the teams from Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and North Yorkshire didn’t
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Hundreds of athletes from Under 13’s to Seniors descended upon Pontefract last weekend as ‘Northern Athletics’ held their annual premier cross country competition. The popular North of England XC Championships attracted clubs from Alnwick to Ambleside, from Richmond to Rotherham, and the best of their endurance athletes were out in force.There was an excellent turnout
At this years North of England Cross Country Championship the club once again had a good turn out across the age groups. India Pentland took 1st place in the U17 women’s race with team mates Catherine Roberts (16th) Ellie Phillips (50th) Megan Noble (82nd) and Amelia Grayson all contributing to the team win.In the U17
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Last weekend, hundreds of athletes descended upon Cardinal Hume School, Wreckenton for one of the North East’s most important meetings of the cross country calendar. Club runners from all over the North East were brought together to battle it out at the 113th Annual NECAA XC Championships, and it goes without saying that DHAC were
Cardinal Hume School in Wrekenton was the venue on Saturday morning for this years North Eastern Cross Country Championship. Eight kilometres for the senior ladies and twelve for the senior men. Starting with the U17 girls, India Pentland stormed home in 1st place in the 6km but great performances from both Catherine Roberts (5th) and
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NEGP Update: It was all smiles for India Pentland last month as she returned to top form at the North East Grand Prix on 25th July. In the 1500m she produced yet another PB with a new time 4.28.91 which will put her 3rd in the UK rankings. She has continued to improve all season
It’s time for another update from endurance coach, Bernadette Caygill, on how some of her junior protégés have been doing. Plenty of impressive performances worthy of a mention. Here goes….. Dan Richardson won the Under 13 boys 1500m at the NYSD and, in doing so, improved his own club record, running 4:51.1. Dylan Wilson was
Some of the region’s best young athletes from were in action last weekend as they battled it out in a bid to represent their County. It was a tremendous day of athletics at the Durham Schools’ Track & Field Championships, with some record breaking performances, all with the aim of qualifying for the Inter-Counties, and
Following on from last week’s County events, several of our Junior Harriers were in action again having qualified for the Inter-Counties match. They accompanied the region’s best young athletes as they battled it out in a bid for a place at the National Finals. Conditions weren’t the best; cool, breezy and damp – not ideal
Every now and then, we get an update from endurance coach, Bernadette Caygill, on how some of her junior protégés have been doing. We thought you might like to know in a bit more detail how they’ve been getting on over the last month or so. Here goes….. “Just some fantastic results from our endurance
On Sunday we had a number of teams at the Cross Country, League Road Relays at the local South Park. With many athletes missing at the event due to Mothers day duties those that were able to attend did a great job, in fact the ladies team of Catherine Roberts, Bernadette Caygill and Emma Hart
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
