There was more schools cross country action recently in Stockton and one of our Under 13 all rounders was in the thick of it. Libby Hammond was representing the Ian Ramsey C of E Academy in the Stockton Town XC Championships, and even though she was struggling with a knee injury (note the bandage!), with […]
Caedmon School, Whitby played host to hundreds of athletes, from Under 11 to Over 70, for the second meeting of the 2018/2019 NYSD Cross Country series. The weather was a huge improvement on the opening meet at Acklam a few weeks ago, and as usual, there were plenty of our juniors doing their stuff. Under
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
Four of our Junior Harriers travelled to York last weekend for the final Track & Field event of the season. It doesn’t seem that long since the first NYSD meeting at Darlington got things underway back in April. Yet here we are now, with the cross country season already bighting at our heels, and the
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
It doesn’t seem that long since the first NYSD meeting got underway on a cold, dark evening in Darlington back in April. Now here we are, four months later, and the final meeting of the season is already upon us. It’s been another action packed series of events, as popular as ever, with some terrific
It’s time for another update from endurance coach, Bernadette Caygill, on how some of her junior protégés have been doing. Plenty of impressive performances worthy of a mention. Here goes….. Dan Richardson won the Under 13 boys 1500m at the NYSD and, in doing so, improved his own club record, running 4:51.1. Dylan Wilson was
There was an excellent turn out of athletes from across the region at Tuesday evening’s NYSD meeting. Darlington Harriers had plenty of juniors competing, from Under 11 to Under 20, all well supported by their families which made for a great atmosphere! The Under 13’s are a smiley, happy bunch! They’ve become a close knit
Every now and then, we get an update from endurance coach, Bernadette Caygill, on how some of her junior protégés have been doing. We thought you might like to know in a bit more detail how they’ve been getting on over the last month or so. Here goes….. “Just some fantastic results from our endurance
Junior Harrier, Libby Hammond was on top form again last weekend. Since joining DHAC, she’s been a regular competitor at Track & Field, and even took part in some of the NYSD cross country events recently. She’s also a fan of the Sunday morning junior park runs, in particular the one at Hardwick Park, Sedgefield.
Doesn’t time fly!! It only seems like a month or two since the cross country season kicked off with the NYSD Relays at Thirsk. Yet here we are, five months down the line, with the end of the season fast approaching, and the last of the six individual NYSD events is upon us. Richmond was
The turn out this time was understandably lower than normal after the Durham County Cross Country the day before. However, there were still one or two hardy individuals who’d run at Barnard Castle that were ready for another outing, and as ever, the Under 11’s turned out in force! Under 11 Boys The weather conditions
It was another great turn out of Junior Harriers last Sunday for the fourth of the NYSD Cross Country meetings. Even with some of our regulars not there this week (more on that later), there were plenty of blue and white vest flying the flag for Darlington. Under 11’s There were 6 of our junior
Midweek saw the return of the NYSD track and field competition, this time at Middlesboro. Some fantastic performances on the evening, full results of which can be found here
Sunday saw the second instalment of this seasons Cross Country Season, venue, Acklam. Acklam Cross Country is more like a trail race with plenty grass to run on but trail paths on sections of the race. To see how our Harrier members got on across the age groups click here
Sunday saw the first full distance Cross Country event of the season, taking place at Whitby. This is a great race with a mix of trail and predominately grass around the course and one steep hill which when the weather is bad, a rope is placed on the hill to assist people to the top….three
A few hours after finishing Vale of York Half marathon, Simon Rogers, Paul Cook and Sharon Barlow were back in action at the Thirsk relays to support the team at the first Cross Country event of the season. A great turnout across all age groups on the day. Full results can be found here
