On Saturday we had a small number of Harriers competing at the Inter counties Cross Country in Loughborough representing the North East. As you can tell from the photographs, it was a bit on the muddy side! In the Under 20 women’s race Jade Hutchinson finished in 86th in 30:59 whilst in the U17 girls […]
On a bright, sunny but very cold afternoon, cross country runners turned out in droves to compete in the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, London – a venue which many consider as the home of the sport. Overall the numbers finishing totalled an incredible 6444, up 1156 on the 2015
Saturday was the Cross Country final event for the season, Parliament Hill, London the infamous location for this event. This year’s event at Parliament Hill is in fact the 16th time that a Championship has been held at the iconic venue since the first in 1950. The traditional uphill start for the runners which pleases
Richmond was the final destination for this seasons NYSD Cross Country last Sunday morning. Conditions were quite good with little wind to impact athletes on the open course. With the first 4 runners counting for the ladies race Catherine’s superb 2nd place followed by excellent performances from Liz Barker, Val Clarke and Diane Jones secured
Doesn’t time fly!! It only seems like a month or two since the cross country season kicked off with the NYSD Relays at Thirsk. Yet here we are, five months down the line, with the end of the season fast approaching, and the last of the six individual NYSD events is upon us. Richmond was
Richmond was the final destination for this seasons NYSD Cross Country season and with a number of high profile runners missing through injury, work and racing elsewhere it was going to come right down to the wire. The course is 2 large loops for the ladies which is 5km whilst the men run 1 small
In the ladies race the team of Lucy-Erin Hunter, Ellie Phillips, Megan Noble and Catherine Roberts were first ladies team home finishing 8th overall but 3rd in their category. The team was given a good start after a blistering run from Lucy who clocked the 2nd fastest time on her leg behind the experienced Jo
Last week we reported that Liz Barker was making her debut for the club at Saturday’s NEHL XC at Thornley Hall farm, Peterlee. Liz was initially missed from the results but after video evidence and chip timing was checked it was confirmed that Liz had finished 5th (8th fastest time based on the handicap system
In the mens race Wes Tarn was first to finish for the club as he finished in 14th position in a very strong field with Phil Teece 20th but third in the V55 category. Well done gentleman, tough going.
I know she’s not a junior, but as one of the junior coaches we thought she deserved a mention!! Bernadette Caygill takes the endurance class on a Saturday morning, and gives up a lot of her time as our juniors take part in the various cross country events throughout the season. But Bernadette is an
Blackwell Hotel grounds was the venue for this Sunday’s North East veterans XC race. With a few of the club veterans on show and a few supporting the event it was another busy weekend for the club. Results will be out next week so we will cover then. Pictured Pauline Gorman, Sue Phillips, Ian Barnes,
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Two young athletes have been turning heads recently with some fantastic cross country performances, and we are delighted to announce that they are now members of Darlington Harriers! Twin brothers, Adam and John Russell are in Year 9 at Hummersknott and are definitely a force to be reckoned with. We first became aware of the
The turn out this time was understandably lower than normal after the Durham County Cross Country the day before. However, there were still one or two hardy individuals who’d run at Barnard Castle that were ready for another outing, and as ever, the Under 11’s turned out in force! Under 11 Boys The weather conditions
Hundreds of young hopefuls turned out at a wintery Barnard Castle School for the Durham County Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday. A host of our DHAC Juniors competed as they pounded the snow and ice in a bid to represent their County. It was a tough day, and the conditions got the better of
After a week which saw snow cause havoc on British roads as it does every year many expected (or hoped) that the weekend’s Cross Country may be called off at North Ormesby. No such luck!! Paul Lowe even dislocated his shoulder as a way of avoiding to run….I mean the lengths people will go to!
It was a great start to the year for our Under 17 stars, India Pentland and Ellie Phillips. They were both competing in the North East Harrier League which is the equivalent of our NYSD competition, for clubs in the north of the region. Like the NYSD, they run the U17 and U20 women together
Yes it’s that time of year again…..Christmas is now a distant memory, the kids are back at school, and those that qualified from their town cross country championships last year, now battle it out in a bid to represent their county. Cleveland Not wasting any time, the first race to take place was the Cleveland
Richard Bowes was the lone Harrier at the latest Harrier league XC race at Herrington park, Sunderland. Richard who thought best to do a parkrun as a warm up in Newcastle beforehand finished 429th in a large field in 56:57. Well done Richard, good to see Darlington Harriers being represented in the league which sits
