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 […]
Plasterer Iain Girard, and his wife Rachel, headed North for this weekends Scottish Half and 10km events. Described as seriously flat and rapid over both courses this sounds like an event that may grow. Iain, running the half marathon, finished in 1328th position in a time of 1:59:00, while Rachel battled through the pain in
Lanzarote in the Canary Islands has been a popular tourist destination for many years, and the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K races have grown in popularity and reputation with runners from all over. This is a well organised event on a flat and fast course along the coast which attractedthree of our club runners for
On Sunday morning Andrea Reese and Rachel Girard headed to the border to take on the XBorder 10k race. This is the 7th year the event has ran and the third time it’s ran from England to Scotland. The route takes runners from Kingmoor park parallel to the M6 motorway finishing at the Greens at
On Christmas Eve a number of Harries headed to Ropner Park to take on the What a Wheeze 5km fun run. This is the 3rd year of this event which takes in three laps of the park which is mainly flat and fast. Well done all those who took part.
A number of Harriers were first to kick of the weekends activities in Amsterdam, as they took on the marathon. With most runners being very sensible on Saturday and staying away from the alcohol they were set for the race and there was some outstanding performances on the day, especially as the sun was out
Another race to take place on Sunday was the Scottish half marathon where we had five athletes in action. Alison Matthews blasted her way round to 4th place in the ladies race and although she missed out on a podium place, she broke her personal best and that’s as much as anyone can do in
Last week at the Great North Run we had a number of athletes missing from the results for various reasons (obviously not through running under others numbers…ahem!). Some personal best’s amongst this group including Steve Rogers, Sally Dale and Rachel Girard who took a whopping 10 minutes off her time. Apologies to anyone else who
On Sunday morning at Middlesbrough, another large contingent of Harriers (over 80) were contesting the Tees Pride 10k, a one loop course known for it’s fast course so always PB potential. Another excellent turnout by the club, great work!
We had a handful of Harriers running at the York 10km race on Sunday morning. This is a great race that see’s competitors running through the flat and fast streets of the city and back to start/finish area where the masses are their to cheer you home. Tony Winward was first home in 41.13 for
Last Wednesday, 2nd July saw the return of the clubs annual Pitstop events which are held on Croft Circuit. A nice alternative to the regular road races, athletes young and old race around the 2.2mile circuit which is normally associated with motor racing. On the evening there were three different events held, the 10km, 3km
We had a handful of our Harriers at the York Chocolate Run on Sunday…and we all love chocolate! This run is a bit of fun but things get serious when there’s chocolate at the end of a 5km run. Well done boys and girls….now go and run off those calories!
Tonight saw a number of our club runners at the Muddy Road 3 mile race. New to Muddy Roads this 3 mile trail is mainly flat and fast, with a challenging climb and a little cheeky one at the end, with plenty of horses in the surrounding fields some maybe tempted to hitch a ride!
Today saw the first ever Northallerton 10km race so the club seniors headed to the town to show their support with some excellent results. The course starts and finishes in the town with a climb up the top then a really fast finish back down towards the finish. Colin Taylor was first home for the
We had a handful of runners at the People’s Run 2 Remember, a 5km run around Silksworth grounds in Sunderland. This event was not timed but raises money for veteran charities in the North East. Great to see the vent being supported, well done all.
It’s that time of the year again when the masses head to Newcastle to take on the famous Great North Run, a race which has been running, pardon the pun since 1981 and is increasing in size year on year making it the biggest across Europe. Again some fantastic performances right through the field from
There was another large turnout at this years Darlington 10km race, a race which sees runners racing from the back of Boyes completing two laps of a 3 mile route before turning onto Skinnergate and onto High Row for a finish in front of everyone’s friends and families. It was Jamie Rutherford who was first
We had another big turnout at the very popular New Marske 5km road race, a race which attracts personal best hunters as this is the flattest course you will ever find. Sharon Barlow first across the line with a very impressive sub 17 minute run. Full results can be found here Place Name Chip Time
Sunday saw a handful of our Harriers at the Castle Howard 10km race, a race which sees competitors run off road around the grounds. Barry Bell was first of our runners home on the day in 48th position. Full results can be found here
Wet would be the best word to describe this event. The Sunderland Run events are always exceptionally well organised, probably something to do with Steve Cram having a major part to play in affairs but one thing that could not be organised is the weather. A very wet occasion for runners at both the half
