On an unusually warm, still and sunny day for late September in Northumberland, Barry Bell, Corinne Murray and David Aiken were our only runners at the Haltwhistle half marathon which was in its second year of running. The race was an out-and-back route and almost entirely off road, although the surface varied from tarmac-coated path […]
Sunday saw the annual Tees Pride 10km race in Middlesbrough, a race which is fairly flat which makes it a popular course for runners who are looking for a fast time or a good warm up for an Autumn marathon. Drew Inglis was first home for the club finishing 18th in 34 minutes flat with
On Thursday evening we saw another large turnout at the Summer relays, organised by Durham City Harriers. This is a great event which sees runners running a 3000m leg around a grass course, consisting of two laps of 1500m. A fantastic event to get involved in with a good atmosphere created by all of the
The rebirth of the Darlington Harrier Senior section at the Darlington 10k 2015. A year earlier only 12 seniors turned out for the home race to around 70 a year later. This race sees competitors complete two laps of the course before bringing runners back along Skinnergate and onto High Row for the Grandstand finish. Full results can
We had a handful of our senior Harriers at the Cock Howe Fell race, a 6 mile off road hilly course. Dave McKenna first home from the club in 31st place on the evening. Photos of the action can be found here with full race results from Esk Valley here
Midweek saw the return of the Clive Golledge memorial relays, an event which sees mixed teams take on a 3 person relay event starting on the track in Crook, but contains a nice hill to run up before descending down the other side and eventually back on the track to finish. Some impressive performances from
We had a bunch of our hardcore Harriers at Esk Valley’s latest event, the Guisborough Grunt. This is a tough event but as always our Senior Harriers took it head on. Full results can be found here
At the midweek Pitstop 10km race, we had a large contingent out to support the club race at Croft Circuit where runners complete 3 laps of the 2 mile circuit before finishing down the pitstop lane. The conditions were hot. At 7pm the temperature was still showing as 30 degrees with no breeze, air or
David Aiken was the only Harrier at the Malhamdale challenge this weekend, a 22 mile run route which is undulating (hilly!) with 1650 feet of ascent incorporating a mix of hard-packed rocky trails, boggy sections, limestone rocks and grassy tracks. David finished the challenge in 68th position in 5hrs 46.23.2 Full results can be found
Today we had a good turnout at Croft Circuit for the road relays event. Another big turn out to support this event, each runner undertaking a single lap which is around 2.2miles in length. Paul Cook doubling up on the day after finishing 5th earlier in the day at the Fountains Abbey 10km, a tough
