How do I?… Club Championship rules and competitions can be found here and points will be populated here Our club was formed in 1891, but how did the club become Darlington Harriers? Who were the people that founded the club? Read about some of the great athletes that have graced our club, Olympians George Butterfield, […]
How do I?… Club Championship Points can be found here Race Result You will have seen that our Track will be unavailable to train on as it undergoes a full refurbishment from March 13th. Work has actually already started with the lighting in and around the athletics track. We expect the work to happen over
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
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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A 5.5 mile multi-terrain race from Hart Village through the dene was the destination for six of our Harriers this Sunday as they ran the Old Monks race. This race begins on trail and goes into dene, with challenging climbs before runners head back onto flat tarmac back to the finish. Jade Hutchinson was once
The Course The map above is a good representation of what awaited our athletes last weekend, as a white blanket of snow and ice covered the whole circuit. Nice to look at, but not the best stuff to have underfoot when you’re running! But the teams from Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and North Yorkshire didn’t
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Hundreds of athletes from Under 13’s to Seniors descended upon Pontefract last weekend as ‘Northern Athletics’ held their annual premier cross country competition. The popular North of England XC Championships attracted clubs from Alnwick to Ambleside, from Richmond to Rotherham, and the best of their endurance athletes were out in force.There was an excellent turnout
At this years North of England Cross Country Championship the club once again had a good turn out across the age groups. India Pentland took 1st place in the U17 women’s race with team mates Catherine Roberts (16th) Ellie Phillips (50th) Megan Noble (82nd) and Amelia Grayson all contributing to the team win.In the U17
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In preparation for this season’s British Milers Club meetings, some of our junior Harriers recently attended the annual BMC residential training camp at Spinkhill, Sheffield. From Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October, Liam Brittle, India Pentland and Ellie Phillips were in the company of some of the country’s best young athletes for a weekend of
Harrier ladies had a fantastic opening race to the cross country season at a wet and muddy Acklam. Ellie Phillips put in a superb performance to finish 8th ahead of mum Sue Phillips 11th and Auntie Linda Noble 16th with Pauline Brown and Megan Noble fighting it out for 28th and 29th places. Millie Grayson
On late Sunday morning into early afternoon a number of hardened Harriers headed to Acklam to take on the first of the seasons XC events.The weather had been pretty awful for a few days leading up to Sunday and unfortunately the weather didn’t get much better on the day with heavy rain throughout the races
The conditions may have been horrendous, but it didn’t stop twenty four of our junior Harriers turning out in what some might call, proper cross country weather! Yes, it was wet, but the first fixture of the NYSD XC runs was as popular as ever, and clubs from across the region came together to battle
Last Sunday saw the first race of the Cross Country take place at the Flatts, Thirsk. Results are now out which saw our ladies senior team take 3rd spot and the men in 6th. Great to see many Harriers making their debut on the day.
As we battle against saying our last goodbyes to the summer, there comes a point when you’ve just got to admit that the new season is upon us. For some that means the start of indoor athletics; for others it’s time to hang up the spikes for a while and get out the football boots
After a hard fought season in Track & Field, the clubs chances of promotion were cruelly taken away from the club after an administration error from CLS is registering one of their athlete saw all of his accumulated points gained stripped leaving the club with no chance of promotion.A very disappointing end to the season
More Bling For Jasmine! For the second year running, Under 17 Harrier, Jasmine Sharp, represented Great Britain at the FISEC Catholic Schools Games. Last year she travelled to Italy, but this year she joined the rest of the GB team in Genk, Belgium…..and once again she came home with a medal. After a tremendous throw
When Lancelot “Capability” Brown designed the landscaped grounds of Harewood House back in the 16th Century, I’m sure he’d never considered that one day they would be used by thousands of individuals to race against each other on foot! But last weekend, this was the setting for a huge turnout of the north’s best cross
It was Chester-le-Street’s turn again for Monday night’s BMC (British Milers Club) meeting. Three of our Junior Harriers turned out, along with the other athletes from around the region an beyond, for the night’s series of 800m races. With confidence booming after his recent Inter-Counties victory, our young steeplechaser, Liam Brittle, was ready for more.
Some of the region’s best young athletes from were in action last weekend as they battled it out in a bid to represent their County. It was a tremendous day of athletics at the Durham Schools’ Track & Field Championships, with some record breaking performances, all with the aim of qualifying for the Inter-Counties, and
