Unfortunately, due to the horrendous weather conditions on Friday night and Saturday morning, the Durham Schools Track & Field Championships were cancelled. Many of our juniors were due to compete with the hope of being selected for the County team who will take part in the Northern Inter Counties at Gateshead next weekend. Selections will […]
You may have read in last week’s report that some of our Junior Harriers took part in the ‘Run 4 Louis’ Charity Run at Darlington’s South Park. The event attracted 166 runners of all ages and abilities who were keen to support the charity that helps families through miscarriage, stillbirth and child loss…..a worthy cause
Our juniors were in fine form last weekend at the second NEYDL meeting, and the tremendous team spirit within the DHAC camp was a joy to be part of. Our athletes were ‘buzzing,’ with smiling faces, and always really supportive of each other. After the success of the Darlington/Allerton joint venture at the first NEYDL
Hundreds of athletes descended upon Middlesbrough last weekend for two days of full on competition at the North East’s premier track and field meeting. Clubs from all over the region were represented, in all age groups from Under 13 and above in the ever popular NECAA Championships.The weather had settled and the athletes could look
Last week, on a cold, wet and windy day, Under 13 Harrier, Libby Hammond was in action at Middlesbrough Sports Village. She was representing her school, the Ian Ramsey CE Academy at the Stockton District Athletics Championships. She had a busy day competing in the 800m, the long jump and the 4 x 100m relay.
It was an exciting start to the long awaited first match of the North East Youth Development League last weekend. Last season it had become very apparent that the smaller clubs stood no chance of competing against the clubs with more athletes in the overall standings. So this year, to equal things up a bit,
They’ve been a long time coming, but at last, the results for the first NYSD meeting are out! There was a great turnout of young North East athletes all eager to get started with the first of the six track and field fixtures. Amongst them were, of course, a host of our junior Harriers so
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On Saturday 20th April Libby Hammond competed in the popular Doncaster Open focussing on the 800m. The weather was glorious at 24 degrees, the sun was shining and there was no wind or cloud cover which meant the race was going to be tough to run. However, Libby took it in her stride as usual
Last Sunday, hundreds of athletes from the North East and beyond, came together to celebrate the life of a remarkable young man whose story has touched the lives of many. The Kieran Maxwell Memorial is now in its second year, and this time the event had moved location to the Middlesbrough Sports Village. The Under
With the arrival of British Summer Time our thoughts turn to longer, warmer days and, for many, the Spring Track Relays mark the beginning of the new outdoor season. This year the relays were scheduled alongside Round 1 of the North East Throws Festival, and so provided an exciting mix of both track and field
News just in – Libby Hammond just got back from Prestwold Hall, Loughborough last night after competing at the National Secondary School Year 7 finals. As you probably know, Year 7 athletes only compete up to County level at the English School competition, so this is a great opportunity for them to compete at National
With the last of the NYSD cross country meetings now just a distant memory, Darlington played host for the final event of the series before the focus returns to Track & Field again next month. The South Park Relays are always an exciting finale, producing the usual thrills and spills of a relay race, but
This year’s NYSD Cross Country Series has provided another excellent season of competition. Now all the points have been totted up, the final results have beenpublished, so if you haven’t seen already, here’sa brief summary of how things went for our Junior Harriers…..There have been many notable performances highlighting the quality and dedication of our
The landscaped grounds of an historic country house were, once again, taken over by thousands of cross country runners and spectators last weekend. The popular Harewood House played host to the annual English National Cross Country Championships, where athletes from Under 13 up to Senior level turned out in their droves to compete.For some, it
It doesn’t seem long since the first of the 6 NYSD cross country meetings kicked off at Acklam back in October. There have been thrills and spills on the way, injuries to contend with and a few new faces we’ve introduced. But here we are, at the final meeting of what’s been a fantastic series
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
It was another great turnout at Ormesby Hall today with many great performances from both our junior and senior athletes. Many of our age categories claimed 1st team overall for the day making this yet another successful day for our club. Full results can be found here
With Christmas and New Year now just a distant memory, last week saw the cross country season resume at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough. Having already got through their respective first rounds,hundreds of young athletes gathered for the Cleveland County Schools XC Championships, which, of course,featured several of our own junior Harriers. First up was Libby Hammond
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Last weekend, hundreds of athletes descended upon Cardinal Hume School, Wreckenton for one of the North East’s most important meetings of the cross country calendar. Club runners from all over the North East were brought together to battle it out at the 113th Annual NECAA XC Championships, and it goes without saying that DHAC were
