Ever wanted to cover the length of the country in a month? No me neither….however, with the current situation, what else is there to do? The Yakman 30 Day Challenge, which started Monday 1st June 2020, allowed contestants to have the flexibility to cycle outside or turbo inside / run outside or use the treadmill […]
On a wet Sunday morning in Leeds, a good turnout stood shivering awaiting the start of the TNT (Temple Newsam Ten), a race which sees competitors undertake an undulating course off road with some testing hills along the way. This year seemed particularly difficult, with a number of wet days leading up to the event
Six of our senior members were in action at the very tough Richmond Castle 10km race today. This event has some very tough climbs during the race making it one of the hardest 10km races in Europe! First home (and nearly missed out of the report) was Michael Parr who registered for the race prior
Sunday saw a large turnout at the Redcar Running Festival where club members were spread over the mornings three events. Athletes had the option of running the Beacon 5km, Zetland 10km or the Half Marathon on the day, with all courses flat and fast giving athletes a great platform to achieve a quick time. On
We had five of our Senior Group at the RAF Spadeadam Half marathon on Sunday, a Half Marathon course that offers stunning views along its length, winding its way around and through Spadeadam Forest with views over to the Lake District and Sycamore Gap on Hadrians Wall. The course also offers numerous RAF practise targets
Sunday saw a large Harrier turnout at the Tees Pride 10km race, a race which is known for faster conditions than our home town race with less undulation around the course. It came as no surprise to see so many fantastic performances from the club members.Colin Taylor was once again the first Harrier home finishing
Maria Daniels made the long trip to the Isle of Man for the Half Marathon. This race has an initial section of undulation with the remainder of the course flat, finishing at the Ballacloan Stadium, ensuring that the finishers get a great reception. Maria finished her half marathon in 127th in 1:53:53 and 4th in
A race closer to home was the Darlington 10km, a 5.95m trail race around Darlington’s South Park. Tony Winward was again first Harrier home, finishing 2nd, with Nev Ford another Harrier in the top 5. Maria Daniels was first lady Harrier home in 29th place, husband Simon nine places further ahead. Some great performance by
On Wednesday we saw the clubs 5k/10k races at Croft Racing Circuit take place. The 10km event has been a regular on the racing calendar for a number of years now, and has recently seen the addition of the 5km race added to the 2km junior run and Wheelchair race. As this is on a
We had a number of Harriers head to Sunderland to take on the Pier to Pier race. This is a fun race which starts and finishes on the beach and sees runners making their own way to the Pier which is around 6.8miles away. Simon and Maria Daniels were first and second Harriers home on
We had five Harriers on show at the Vale of York 10mile race this weekend. Vale of York 10mile race and the Half Marathon are flat and fast so perfect for good times and our athletes certainly took advantage. Simon Daniels took 6 minutes of his previous best, wife Maria a massive 16, Danielle Clark
Another race to take place this weekend was the 10 mile race, Temple Newsam Ten, a tough off road race in Leeds. Despite the Brass Monkey taking a large number of Harriers to York, the TNT has a dozen entrants with some excellent individual performances no more so than David Aiken who has been in
Tony Winward made the most of a low turnout at Dalton Park 5km race this Sunday with a win in 18:51 from a field of just 37 runners and only a handful of club runners which was a far cry from the 271 runners in the 10km event which seemed to attract the more established
Last week saw eight of our athletes taking part in the Christine Brass memorial race, an annual event in Stainton which raises money towards the maintenance and upkeep of the village hall and defibrillator. This low key event takes runners round a 2.5 Lap multi terrain, traffic free route taking them over tarmac and open
We had three athletes at the 6th event of the Darlington trail series, a multi terrain 5km event around the Baydale Beck.Brian Burdon was the first of the three Harriers to finish finishing in 35th place in 28:02, two places and twenty seconds of the ever improving Maria Daniels with Hilary Bevan, pictured, 52nd place
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
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
Last Sunday saw a number of our club runners at the Aycliffe 10km race. A race which sees competitors completing two and a half laps of a deceiving undulating road. Some great performances on the day including a sixth place finish for Drew Inglis, personal bests for Steve Rogers, Louise Dickie and Dave Smith as
Sunday saw a number of runners head to the “scenic” Aycliffe 10k. This race forms part of the 10k race series for the club and is 2 and a half laps of Newton Aycliffe. Drew Inglis was first home in 6th place in 34.44 (club missing on results information with Colin Taylor also a top
Tom Leighton along with Simon and Maria Daniels took on the Sand Dancer 10K race this weekend. This Multi Terrain race originates from the Sunderland to South Shields race, which was the first town to town race ever to be held as far back as 1904.The course which starts on the promenade and continues up
