On a very busy weekend for the club, another race to take place was the Richmond Castle 10km race. This course has changed once or twice over the years but any race which takes place in Richmond you know will have a hill or two in it, and this race is no exception. Colin Taylor […]
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
Saturday saw a handful of Harriers running at Castleton Show in the Heart of the North Yorkshire Moors. An undulating course.Although official results have yet to be released Paul Lowe finished 2nd, Colin Taylor 4th and Paul Allan 5th to take the team prize with Sarah Tomlinson also picking a V40 prize on the day.
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
With the nights rainfall and cool morning temperatures, for once athletes were looking forward to a cool run probably for the first time in several months. Despite the pretence of a cool run, the conditions for runners were once again ‘muggy’. Some fantastic performances on the day with many personal bests, Justin Hindmarch passing the
It seems a common theme at present that each race is hot and humid and this weekends races are no different. We had 19 Harriers on show at this weekends Ray Harrison 10km, one of the clubs 10km road races. Some impressive times from the runners on show especially with the conditions for the day.
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
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
A famous man once said “Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs….”. Clearly had not been to Redcar for the Everyone Active 10k on Sunday morning. For those who haven’t done this race it’s a flat and fast course but can be challenging as it’s a coastal run so depending
Sunday brought another large Harrier turn out, this time to Northallerton from the clubs 10k league. This course is literally a run of two halves as runners head to the hills after an initial run through the high street before a quick decent back into the high street to the finish. Colin Taylor was first
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
At Tuesday’s NYSD meet at Eastbourne we had a number of athletes in action in the 800m, 1 mile, Steeplechase and 200m events. Some great performances on the evening including Sue Phillips who broke the ladies V55 800m record which had stood for 30 years taking this from Emily Lennox (Annie’s sister).Well done Sue and
The Tees Barrage 10k Race continues to attract the abilities of all runners from clubs to recreational. This popular race aims to promote running, encourage healthy living and to promote the great icon landmarks around the Tees between the Newport and the Millennium bridges. This is a great course for a PB, or if you
On bank holiday weekend we had a large turnout of runners at the local Tees Barrage 10km. This race although not large still gets around 500 competitors each year and is a good one to do as it’s part of the Grand Prix 10km league and is pretty much on your doorstepDarren Thompson was first
David Brown was one of a small number of Harriers on show at last week’s trail race. David who has only recently joined the club finished two places behind Colin Taylor in 2nd with Val Clarke 2nd female in 11th place. Completing the group on the night was Penny Ivison who finished 73rd from the
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
The re-arrangedThirsk 10 milerace wentahead thisSunday afterthe original date was blighted by snowy conditions. This race isprettymuch one bigloop with an out and back doglegaround 7 milesintothe race (clearly a Barry Talman design). Strangely I always remember it being pretty flat but running this today it was a little up anddown in places but generally
On Good Friday at New Marske, Darlington Harriers were once again out in force with the biggest club representation. On a cool day with a small amount of wind there was some excellent performances amongst the club right the way through the field. Lewis Moses was in supreme form leaving the field standing as he
