The usual route to the English Schools T & F Finals is a little different this year. Last year the finals were cancelled for obvious reasons, but thankfully this year they will go ahead, although in a vastly reduced format. They are due to take place on the 9th, 10th and 11th July at Manchester’s […]
Photos from the day’s event can be viewed courtesy of Karen Harland at https://www.flickr.com/photos/93609093@N06/albums/72157716343652217 DHAC’s third and final ‘Back to Track’ series finished on a high last Saturday as a total of 25 club records were smashed, including plenty from our Junior section. There were an astonishing 9 new records set in the U11 to
Wednesday evening saw an actual race take place at Redcar, held by New Marske Harriers. This was one of the 5km coast road races which had been stripped back to a 3km race – with runners going in 10 second intervals. Images courtesy of Karen Harland. View the full album John Russell was first of
As many of our members will already know, John Russell is not only one of our top U17 runners but a triathlete as well. So it will come as no surprise that he has been clocking up the miles on his bike, up to 200 miles a week recently (yes that’s 200 miles a WEEK!).
Event organisers have had to get their thinking caps on over the last few weeks on how to provide a ‘virtual’ version of their particular event, rather than cancelling it altogether. Basically, competitors would run the event locally, adhering to all the social distancing guidelines required, then submit their results to the organisers for comparison
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
One of the last major cross country events of the season has taken place at Prestwold Hall, near Loughborough. The annual UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships brought together athletes from England, Scotland and Wales, and for those involved, the meeting incorporated the British Athletics Cross Challenge final, so there were British titles at stake plus
It takes a lot for a cross country event to be cancelled. But that’s what’s been happening up and down the country as Storm Dennis and Storm Ciara battered our shores…..and the after effects have been horrendous; with record floods throughout the land there were question marks over whether the Nationals would be another casualty
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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Plenty of Junior Harriers travelled to Bedale for another big event on the cross country calendar – the North of England XC Championships. For the first time, the event was held within the magnificent grounds of the Camp Hill Estate, which proved to be the perfect setting for such a big competition. Hundreds of athletes
Juniors Excel At North Easterns Photos courtesy of Stuart Whitman Photography The picturesque Northumberland countryside was the setting for one of the major events on the North East XC calendar last weekend. The 114th North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships were this year hosted by Alnwick Harriers with a difficult course looping round Alnwick Pastures,
Saturday saw the annual North East Cross Country Championships at Alnwick, an opportunity to compete with the very best in the area across tough terrain. In the U17/20 women’s race Lucy-erin Hunter was in fine form taking the win in 19:06 over the 5km distance while John Russell had a strong run in the U17M
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It was a great turnout from our Juniors for the NYSD’s second fixture last weekend with 21 young Harriers taking part. Once again conditions underfootwere pretty soft but they gave it their all, and as usual produced some excellent results. Under 11 Boys The first of our juniors to finish was Daniel I’Anson, who we’ve
Juniors Take on The Best At National Relay CompOur Junior Harriers stepped up a level last weekend when three DHAC teams entered the English Cross Country Relay Championships. It’s one of the biggest events on the cross country calendar, with over one thousand teams, young and old, taking part. The venue was Berry Hill Park,
Nine of our top junior cross country runners travelled to Sheffield today for the Northern Cross Country Relay Championships. Two Under 13 teams and an Under 17 team battled it out against hundreds of other North of England athletes around Sheffield’s biggest parkland area. The teams were made up of three athletes, with each member
Top Team Spirit From JuniorsWe’re now in that transition period between the end of the Track & Field season and the start of the Cross Country season, and you’ve probably heard about the various relay events on offer. Just recently we reported on the NYMAC relays at Stewart Park; the annual Thirsk Flatts relays have
In the last report, we briefly mentioned how John Russell got on in the final British Triathlon event of the season. We’re happy to say that John’s dad, Stephen has been in touch and provided a much more detailed account of how the day went. So Stephen, it’s over to you….. “British Triathlon’s Big Weekend….So
