Mermaid 10km is a very popular race on the local circuit due to it’s flat course profile and a real chance to get a personal best early in the season and for some this delivered. Adam Mitchell was first Harrier home after sitting on team mate Paul Allan’s shoulder for most of the race before […]
On Saturday morning post parkrun Darlington, the club held it’s annual 10 mile race. Once again the weather was kind as the sun got out to make it a lovely day for running. The day which actually had a World Record holder racing in it as Guy Bracken (1 mile V55 WR holder) was amongst
York was the destination for some this weekend as runners took on both the 10mile race as well as the marathon. These popular and picturesque routes both have PB potential as the routes are flat and fast.The event takes participants past some of the beautiful city of York’s splendid historic sites and along scenic country
With an early alarm a number of Harriers headed to Selby, York to take on the Vale of York Half Marathon. The course starts on a runway and is pretty fast and flat although a little exposed to the elements which runners will have felt on their return run back to the finish. I believe
Jenn Hardy took on the Highland Perthshire Half Marathon on Saturday. The Highland Perthshire event has built up a reputation for being a superbly organised, great value and Friendly. This is the 6th year of this event with a marathon option as well as an option to cycle. The event starts at the iconic Wades
On a slightly breezy Wednesday evening a number of Harriers headed to the Quayside to take on the 5km race, an event which Lewis Moses won in 2017…could he do it again? The race is pretty much an out and back with a bridge at the very end with runners split into either the Elite
With the nights rainfall and cool morning temperatures, for once athletes were looking forward to a cool run probably for the first time in several months. Despite the pretence of a cool run, the conditions for runners were once again ‘muggy’. Some fantastic performances on the day with many personal bests, Justin Hindmarch passing the
On Wednesday evening at Redcar, a high number of club runners headed to the coast to take on the Summer Coastal 5km run. On a good night for running with only a slight headwind as runners loop round and then race towards the finish line on lap two it was always going to be a
In the 10km race Colin Taylor was once again came first home for the club on a very warm evening for all competitors. Surprisingly Colin was only 4th fastest M40 which shows the quality of runners in the men’s event with the vets taking top 4 spots. Shaun Marshall finished 3rd in the senior men’s
As the sun continues to shine kindly on England over several weeks now, the Everyone Active 5km race, Middlesboro, on Sunday morning proved to be another race where the sun made running difficult for all abilities. For those who haven’t done this race before, it’s a fast and flat circuit until you reach the stadium
Another race to take place on Sunday morning was the Temple Newsam Ten or TNT for short, a beautiful off road race with some lovely mud along the way. Dave Tomlinson was first across the line for the club in an unofficial time of 1:12:36 but has no time as he tore his race number
On Saturday afternoon….twas the Ninth of June, a number of Harriers headed to Newcastle to take on one of the oldest races in the country, the Blaydon race, a 5.67mile race that takes runners from Newcastle City Centre along the Scotswood road to the finish. Like many races of late this was another warm one
Sunday brought another large Harrier turn out, this time to Northallerton from the clubs 10k league. This course is literally a run of two halves as runners head to the hills after an initial run through the high street before a quick decent back into the high street to the finish. Colin Taylor was first
Ten Harriers actually ran York Marathon last week rather than the 9 initially reported as Amanda MacDonald ran for Cancer Research UK finishing in 5hrs 6mins and 44 seconds. Tremendous achievement Amanda well done! Fantastic personal best performances on the day for Leon Reeve, Stephen Gardner, Kim Reeve, Zoe Rogers and Rachel Maddison smashing some
On Good Friday at New Marske, Darlington Harriers were once again out in force with the biggest club representation. On a cool day with a small amount of wind there was some excellent performances amongst the club right the way through the field. Lewis Moses was in supreme form leaving the field standing as he
On Thursday evening 60 Harriers were on show at the NYMAC relays, a 4 person team relay each runner taking on a 1 mile loop around Stewart park Middlesboro. The course takes runners down a small bank which enables runners to get off to a quick start before levelling out until around 400m to go
On Sunday morning we saw a small number of Harriers head to East Yorkshire to take on the popular Snake Lane 10 mile race. This well established race is fairly flat and fast and ideal as part of any spring marathon training. As its name suggests, the course has a winding stretch that snakes its
As reported in last weeks communication, we had a number of teams at Hetton Royal Signal Relays. In addition to the superb 3rd place which Lucy, Ellie, Megan and Catherine achieved we had a number of strong performances across all teams as well as some superb debutant performances in a club vest including Lisa Bowerbank,
On Sunday morning on Newcastle’s Town Moor was the first event of this season’s Grand Prix 10k league, the Heaton 10k. For those who haven’t been to the town moor, it’s a fairly flat and fast course however it is very exposed to the elements so days of poor weather can have a big impact
On Sunday morning we had a number of runners on show at Leeds Abbey Dash 10k, a popular race since it’s introduction in 1984 because of it’s flat and fast course profile. Some excellent performances on the day with a few course personal bests and actual bests on the day including Maria Daniels who broke
