Up & Coming Events NEYDL AGM – 12th November NYSD XC Croft – 21st November Croft 5k – 4th December 10:30 NYSD XC Summerhill, Hartlepool – 5th December McTaggart Trot – 19th December Club Handicap – December TBC Jolly Holly Jog – 28th December NYSD XC Ormesby Hall – 9th January Temple Newsam Ten – […]
Up & Coming Events Middlesboro 10k – 7th November NEYDL AGM – 12th November Leeds Abbey Dash – 7th November NYSD XC Croft – 21st November Croft 5k – 4th December 10:30 NYSD XC Summerhill, Hartlepool – 5th December Club Handicap – December TBC Jolly Holly Jog – 28th December NYSD XC Ormesby Hall –
Up & Coming Events Manchester Marathon – 10th October Yorkshire Marathon – 17th October NYSD XC Foxrush – 24th October NEYDL AGM – 12th November NYSD XC Croft – 14th November Croft 5k – 4th December 10:30 NYSD XC Summerhill, Hartlepool – 5th December Club Handicap – December TBC Jolly Holly Jog – 28th December
Thirty eight teams took part in this years North East XC Masters race, a race which took place at Thornley Hall Farm, Peterlee. The race covers a 3km route across cross country terrain and this year due to the dry conditions the ground was very hard underfoot with lots of ‘ankle breaking’ divets around the
Despite the shutdown of sporting events around the world, about 2000 teenage runners raced at the English Schools XC Finals recently. Prior to the current measures in the battle against ‘Covid-19’ being in place, the ‘New Balance’ sponsored event at Sefton Park, Liverpool welcomed County teams from every corner of England to compete; official advice
One of the last major cross country events of the season has taken place at Prestwold Hall, near Loughborough. The annual UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships brought together athletes from England, Scotland and Wales, and for those involved, the meeting incorporated the British Athletics Cross Challenge final, so there were British titles at stake plus
Hannah Plaschkes was in action at the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, the same venue for this event in 2018 when conditions resembled a mud-fest for the competitors. Hannah Plaschkes, competing for the North East team finished the 10k race in 55th place, good enough to be 4th point counter
It takes a lot for a cross country event to be cancelled. But that’s what’s been happening up and down the country as Storm Dennis and Storm Ciara battered our shores…..and the after effects have been horrendous; with record floods throughout the land there were question marks over whether the Nationals would be another casualty
Hundreds of young athletes took another step towards competing at the English Schools Cross Country Finals at the Northern Schools Inter Counties Cross Country Championships. Having gone through Town, then County, stages, it was now time for the Inter-County Championships where teams from Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, Cumbria and North Yorkshire battled it out for place
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Saturday saw five of our over 35 year old athletes head to Cramlington to compete in the NEMAA XC Championships in what can only be described as windy conditions. In the first race Sue Phillips finished 26th overall but finished 2nd LV55 while Ian Barnes finished 75th and 1st MV85. In race two, once again
Plenty of Junior Harriers travelled to Bedale for another big event on the cross country calendar – the North of England XC Championships. For the first time, the event was held within the magnificent grounds of the Camp Hill Estate, which proved to be the perfect setting for such a big competition. Hundreds of athletes
Ormesby Hall is one of the most popular rounds of the NYSD Cross Country Series, with a course that combines the scenic grounds of the 18th century mansion house with a woodland trail section to its perimeter. With all the rain a few days before, it certainly made for a wet and muddy affair in
Under 13 DHAC team mates, Libby Hammond and Harry Lyons were both in action last week at the Cleveland Schools County XC Championships. Having qualified from the previous round in early December last year, they were both representing Stockton Town today in the ‘Junior’ Year 8/9 categories. Both young athletes are in Year 8 so
Lucy-Erin Hunter was in Cross Country action this weekend as part of the North of England team competing in the U23 & Senior Women’s British Cross Country Challenge. In a race which saw local runner Kate Avery win in a very speedy 29:20, Lucy finished in a very respectable 72nd in 34:28 surrounded by some
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Some of our Junior Harriers just couldn’t wait to burn off those Christmas calories with one of the first cross country competitions of the New Year. The annual event, hosted by the North East Harrier League, was as popular as ever, attracting athletes from all over the region, including six from our junior squad. Here’s
The day after Boxing Day we had the club Handicap race, an event organised predominantly by Ian Barnes and Lesley Miller, as a bit of post Christmas fun around the Blackwell grounds opposite South Park. The conditions were a little muddy to say the least with appropriate footwear a must (ahem) but a great course
Juniors Excel At North Easterns Photos courtesy of Stuart Whitman Photography The picturesque Northumberland countryside was the setting for one of the major events on the North East XC calendar last weekend. The 114th North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships were this year hosted by Alnwick Harriers with a difficult course looping round Alnwick Pastures,
Juniors Head Back To Acklam. Photos courtesy of Jo-Anne Tarn & Karen Harland. Because of a change in venue, our juniors visited Acklam Grange School for the second time this season; the last NYSD meeting before Christmas. It was a cool, fresh day and numbers were down slightly on the usual attendance, but as you’ll
Saturday saw the annual North East Cross Country Championships at Alnwick, an opportunity to compete with the very best in the area across tough terrain. In the U17/20 women’s race Lucy-erin Hunter was in fine form taking the win in 19:06 over the 5km distance while John Russell had a strong run in the U17M
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Our Under 13 Harrier, Libby Hammond was in action again last week, competing for her school at the Stockton Town Cross Country Championships. She was running in the Year 8/9 category, and as Libby is still in Year 8 it was going to be a tough race. She started well and kept up with the
