It’s that time of year again! The weather is rubbish; cold and wet – and there’s plenty of mud forming just waiting to be run through. Yes, the Cross Country season has begun. After what turned out to be a fabulous Track & Field season with many memorable performances, our junior section got stuck into […]
Several of our Junior athletes were in action for the 6th and final NEGP meeting recently. Monkton Stadium played host again in the last event of another successful series for North East athletics. Here’s a brief summary of the results…. 75m Hurdles A cracking run from Hugo Douglas-Reeves got things off to a great start
This season seems to be flying by! It doesn’t seem that long since things were starting off again after months of lockdown, but already we’ve had the 4th meeting of the NEGP. Once again, Monkton Stadium, Jarrow, played host as athletes from all across the region gathered for an evening of tough competition. Our Junior
It was a return to familiar surroundings on Sunday as the Darlington/Allerton team were back at Middlesbrough Sports Village for another NEYDL meeting. After a solid team performance at the first meet last month, the team were out to match or even improve on the already impressive 3rd place from Meeting 1. It was another
Monkton Stadium was, once again, the setting for the 3rd North East Grand Prix meeting this season. Several of our Juniors made the journey to battle it our against their North East counterparts in another exciting round of track and field action. Here’s a quick round up of how things went…. 100m Hurdles Charlotte Rutter
It’s been a long wait, but finally, the North East Youth Development League returned last weekend, as Middlesbrough Sports Village opened its doors to hundreds of young athletes from the region. The last NEYDL Match was pre-Covid way back in July 2019, so it was fantastic to see our DHAC juniors teaming up with Allerton
It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen any competitive athletics held at DHAC’s home track at Eastbourne Sports Complex. Fitting then, that the first event after this baron spell should be in memory of one of our own; a young man who inspired so many during his battle against cancer. Athletes from all over
It seems like forever since our Junior Harriers took part in any real outdoor competition, so as restrictions eased last weekend it was fantastic to see some of them in action once again Redcar Rugby Club hosted a cross country competition open to Athletic Clubs within the Tees Valley area. However, in order to comply
Well, we thought it would never happen, but thankfully, we eventually got some sort of track and field season for 2020. It might not have been what we’re used to, but under the current climate, athletes throughout the region have enjoyed some tremendous competitive athletics, so for that at least we must be grateful. Much
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
As you saw from Tom’s report, our Under 11 section got it’s first taste of track competition at the weekend as DHAC’s ‘Back to Track’ returned for a second time. By all accounts they loved the experience and I’m sure they’ll be back again soon! For the rest of our Junior section it’s been great
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It’s been a while, but at last, our Junior Harriers enjoyed some cross country action once again, in an inter-club competition on Sunday. Hosted by our friends at Allerton Junior Athletics Club, Knayton Park, near Thirsk was the setting for the DHAC v Allerton showdown as the two clubs battled it out. Most of our
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
Thanks to all the athletes for taking part and supporting the event. Great running from everyone and some even better post “race” selfies….. Results below, congratulations to the wining team………….. Team 11 – Brian Thompson, Lee Hammond and Jake Brown Excellent team result with a total time of 43.35 for the 10km distance. Keep your
Huge thank you to all the athletes who supported this event, the results are in… Outstanding performances and excellent runs from all the athletes, the team of Steven Craggs and Ed Lamb (or “Steve-Ed Cr-amb” as we’re dubbing them) came out on top with a combined time of 20.49. Both Steven & Ed exceeded their
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
