Harrier Ladies NE Champs
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North East XC Championships
On Saturday afternoon at Redcar we saw another large turnout of runners from the club for the North East XC Championship. The course was three laps 12km for men and 8km for the ladies, around the racecourse so fairly flat with a couple of speed bumps, long grass and some muddy patches but nothing to
More School Cross Country
The school cross country season continued again last week with many of our Junior Harriers in action. As always, they stood out from the crowd with some tremendous performances leading to impressive results….. Emma Hart ran for Northallerton School in the Hambleton and Richmond area trials. Up against the snow and blizzards, as well as
Summerhill results
Last Sunday at Summerhill, Hartlepool we saw the latest NYSD XC race. Well results are now out, our men finishing in an excellent fourth place but our ladies finished top of the pile with some superb performances.
Junior Harriers Take On Hartlepool
It was another great turn out of Junior Harriers last Sunday for the fourth of the NYSD Cross Country meetings. Even with some of our regulars not there this week (more on that later), there were plenty of blue and white vest flying the flag for Darlington. Under 11’s There were 6 of our junior
Summer loving
On Sunday at Summerhill, Hartlepool, the next event of this seasons Cross Country took place. A tough course made worse by poor conditions as the recent poor weather had turned the course into a mud fest. The course a multi lap event saw women take on 4.6km and the men 8.9km with a few tasty
India Rises To The Challenge
For those not familiar with The Cross Challenge, the event is a series of five fixtures across the autumn and winter season, offering high quality and competitive cross country opportunities held in Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Antrim, culminating in a series finale in Loughborough. The Cross Challenge gives up-and-coming athletes the opportunity to match themselves
Preston Park XC Results
Last Sunday saw the Harriers take on the new XC race at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe. Results are now out which had the women finish 3rd and the men 4th on the day. Another brilliant turnout for the club. Well done everyone who competed.
Top Turnout At Preston Park
Round 3 of the NYSD Cross Country runs saw the biggest turn out of the series so far from our Junior Harriers. 28 eager athletes donned the blue and white vest from the Under 11s, Under 13s and Under 15s, and even with a few of our regulars elsewhere, we still had more juniors than
Darlington Harriers Dominate
It’s been a busy week for cross country! Last Wednesday saw a host of junior Harriers taking part in the town’s Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships. This was the third competition in five days for some of them! However, they still managed to provide an impressive show of strength as they dominated the order of
It’s wet at Whitby
On Sunday afternoon at a very wet and windy Whitby, a large group of Harriers took on the second race of this years NYSD XC. Whitby, Is a picturesque course overlooked by Abbey three laps which in fair weather is more of a nice trail race….today was not one of those days. The only tough
Seniors tackle Preston park XC
Another event to take place on Sunday morning was the new XC race at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe. The course starts with an uneven but flat grass section before turning left and down a fairly steep bank with a sharp left which saw some runners tumble who tried to take the 90 degree turn too sharp.
Duo at the Harrier league
Whilst the majority of Harriers were nursing sore heads after Friday night’s presentation evening, Mark Tallon and Richard Bowes were in action at the latest instalment of the Harrier League. Mark was first back finishing in 411th place in 51:33 with Richard 437th in 52:50. Well done gentleman, great running
International duty for Sue
Sue Phillips was on International duty in Derry this weekend representing England in the Vets Cross Country in Derry. This isn’t the first time Sue has represented her country but as you can see from the photo to your right, Sue is as determined as ever to give her very best for herself and the
Whitby XC results
As reported last week there was a number of Harriers competing at the very wet and windy Whitby XC. Results have now been released, Harrier ladies finishing 2nd overall on the day with the men 5th. Well done all runners, hopefully the teams should be back up to full strength Sunday.
More Cross Country News
Outside of Darlington, there have been more cross country competitions happening involving some of our Junior Harrier George Peacock was in action running for Teesdale Comprehensive School in Barnard Castle. He finished an excellent 6th and so qualifies for the County race next year. Great stuff, George, well done! Joe Reeve also ran recently, in
Juniors Turn Out To Battle The Elements
Our Junior Harriers were in action again last Sunday as they braved the horrendous weather conditions in the 2nd meeting of the NYSD Cross Country series. For the more experienced, it was just another race, but for the younger athletes it was a rude awakening to the joys of cross country running! But the strong
Juniors Take On The Best Of The North East
There were 11 of our junior harriers in action last Saturday as they took on the North East’s best young athletes in the Regional Final of the ESAA Cross Country Cup. Having qualified from the previous round held at Preston Park, over 200 youngsters from Year 7 to Year 10, wore their school colours with
More Cross Country Success
Another one of our Junior Harriers has recently been enjoying the cross country season, and turning a few heads! Daniel Richardson (picture here, the left of the two boys) took part in the Under 12s race of the South West Durham Teesdale Junior Cross Country Championships, held at Teesdale School. Daniel certainly showed everyone what
Top Performance From Our Juniors At The Nationals
Last Saturday, The Saucony English Cross Country Relays took place at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, where they have been staged since 1989. Once again, over a 1000 teams were entered over the 10 Senior and Junior races. The Championships got under way at 11:00 am with the Junior Women’s 3 x 2.5K and it was
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