Club Christmas Appeal Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to the Club’s Toy appeal, it’s a really difficult time for many families so it’s nice to see people helping those less fortunate out at times like these. Big shout out to Michael King for collecting items and taking them to the local Salvation […]
The Weekly round-up of club activities covering all disciplines and age groups. This report will not provide you with a detailed account of each event but should give you enough information about what’s occurred the previous week, who’s participated and links to photographs and results. We encourage all members, parents and anyone associated with the
Today saw the return of the Darlington 10km race after a two year gap due to the Covid situation making last years event a virtual one. This event clashed with the last senior Track & Field event with promotion and possible championship on the line so for once numbers weren’t as high as usual but
DHAC hosted another hugely successful “Pitstop” event last week, when athletes from all over the region took over a sunny Croft Circuit for the evening. There were two events to choose from for our junior section; for the younger ones, a 2k fun run, and for our older athletes a 5k run against the seniors!
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
Some of the top endurance runners from our Junior section couldn’t resist the pull of a 3000m track race last weekend. Several of our U15’s and U17’s group travelled to Morpeth to compete in a special NECAA Open Meeting and take on some of the North East’s best young athletes . The 3k race was
Huge well done to all the athletes that took part in the latest #DHACVirtual event. The results are now in……. Congratulations to Team 1, who lived up to their name and came out on top of the time sheets this time. With Karl Murray clocking 2.28 for the 0.5 mile leg, junior athelte Marissa Boon
Last weekend, some of Bernadette‘s endurance group took part in a 2k relay as part of their weekly training regime. The athletes were split into four teams of three and, of course, each athlete ran their own leg as part of their daily exercise; they then submitted their times to Bernadette who compiled the final
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
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
Ormesby Hall is one of the most popular rounds of the NYSD Cross Country Series, with a course that combines the scenic grounds of the 18th century mansion house with a woodland trail section to its perimeter. With all the rain a few days before, it certainly made for a wet and muddy affair in
The day after Boxing Day we had the club Handicap race, an event organised predominantly by Ian Barnes and Lesley Miller, as a bit of post Christmas fun around the Blackwell grounds opposite South Park. The conditions were a little muddy to say the least with appropriate footwear a must (ahem) but a great course
Photos courtesy of New Marske Harriers Under 11 Girls There were no U11 boys competing this week so it’s straight on to the girls, with two of them in action today. Regular Lottie Graves put in another strong performance to produce her third top 10 finish in a row. This was her best to date
Massive congratulations to all our Darlington Harriers who ran here today. It’s always a tough competition, but usually one that is dominated by our juniors, and they certainly didn’t disappoint today
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,
A Clarty Start! The secondary school cross country season got off to a muddy start last Tuesday when hundreds of young athletes descended upon Preston Park for the first round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup. Teams from the County Durham area entered this preliminary round, with the hope of progressing to the Regional
For many, the Thirsk Relays a few weeks ago heralded the start of the new cross country season, but today it was down to business with the first of the individual NYSD races. Acklam hosted the first meeting in the six race series and it was great to see so many familiar faces back again
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
