Sue Phillips was in action on Monday evening at the NE Masters league at Jarrow. Sue was in the 3000m race with a target of 12.05 which was the old league record. Sue finished 1st F55 on the evening in 11.57.8 taking the old record by over 7 seconds which is quite an achievement.Fantastic work […]
On Wednesday evening at Croft circuit, the pitstop festival took place, excellently executed by Georgie Rutherford and team. In the 5km race Paul Cook came home first for the club in 3rd and 1st V40 followed by Peter Armstrong 4th and Dave McKenna 6th and 2nd V40 on the evening ensuring the men picked up
We had a small number of Harriers in action at Jarrow NEMAA Masters Track & field Championships on Saturday with some relative success too! In the 100m Pauline Gorman finished 3rd F55 in 21.0 while Sarah Johnson finished 2nd F35 in 14.0. In the 200m Pauline finished in 44.1 for 2nd F55 while sprint specialist
A famous man once said “Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs….”. Clearly had not been to Redcar for the Everyone Active 10k on Sunday morning. For those who haven’t done this race it’s a flat and fast course but can be challenging as it’s a coastal run so depending
Sue Phillips was the only athlete to compete at Monday nights Vets league.Competing in the 1500, Sue Phillips finished in a speedy 5.41.5, a new league v55 league record smashing the old record of 6.18 by some margin.Fantastic achievement Sue, certainly sets the benchmark high for anyone else in the forthcoming years.Well done.
Another race to take place last weekend was the Raby 10km race which forms part of our 10km league. Raby for those who haven’t ran this course is a very scenic but challenging course. It consists of two laps and a couple of climbs along the way but with some nice fast downhill sections. Colin
At Tuesday’s NYSD meet at Eastbourne we had a number of athletes in action in the 800m, 1 mile, Steeplechase and 200m events. Some great performances on the evening including Sue Phillips who broke the ladies V55 800m record which had stood for 30 years taking this from Emily Lennox (Annie’s sister).Well done Sue and
Mark Tallon was left to lead the troops into battle this weekend as Darlington Harriers started life in Division 3 in the Northern Senior league.With many athletes stepping up late in the day as others dropped out the team put in a fantastic performance to finish the day 2nd.Be great to see everyone giving Mark
Sue Phillips and Shirley Gibson were representing England this weekend at the Simply health Great Birmingham 10k.Sue was first home of the two finishing 1st F55 in 43:48 with Shirley 56th in 55:33. Brian Martin another Darlington runner was also on show finishing in 39:53.Well done all of you.
New Marske’s road race series always proves popular to local athletes who want to improve on their personal bests or get an early marker in the sand for the up and coming 10k season. Wednesday night proved to be no different as Louise Talman led a number of excellent performances leading to 12 new personal
A popularrace on the racing calendar is the Marina 5miler at Hartlepool, an out and back event along the coastline. This event is completely flat for runners taking them 2.5miles out, around a cone and back to the start point. Flat and fast and known for producing good times. With London marathon only a week
On Good Friday at New Marske, Darlington Harriers were once again out in force with the biggest club representation. On a cool day with a small amount of wind there was some excellent performances amongst the club right the way through the field. Lewis Moses was in supreme form leaving the field standing as he
Last Sunday at South Park we six teams on show at the NYSD XC Road relays. Some impressive performances from men and women, women taking 1st and 3rd and the men 2nd place making it a successful day for the seniors. Well done all runners who made this event on mothers day!
As the track and field season looms ever closer, last Sunday Darlington Harriers played host for the final NYSD meeting this season. No mud here though! The ‘road’ relays were run around the tarmac footpaths of Darlington’s South Park, so at the end, trainers might have still been a bit sweaty, but at least they
On Thursday evening 60 Harriers were on show at the NYMAC relays, a 4 person team relay each runner taking on a 1 mile loop around Stewart park Middlesboro. The course takes runners down a small bank which enables runners to get off to a quick start before levelling out until around 400m to go
A cash prize for the winners was enough to tempt some of our Junior Harriers to enter what is predominantly an adult event. Nearly 400 athletes turned out at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough on Thursday evening in a bid to win their category and claim the reward! This popular event, hosted by North Yorkshire Moors Athletics
Last Sunday morning we reported that we had a number of runners at the first of the Run Billingham Series at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Results are now in and as reported Sue Phillips was the 1st lady from the 115 runners on the day with strong performances from all the Harriers on show. Well
Last week we reported that we had some of our Veteran runners in action at Blackwell Hotel grounds for the North East veterans XC race. In the Ladies and M65 race Bernadette Caygill finished in a superb 2nd place but first V40 ahead of Sue Phillips in 10th who was first V55 and Pauline Gorman
Blackwell Hotel grounds was the venue for this Sunday’s North East veterans XC race. With a few of the club veterans on show and a few supporting the event it was another busy weekend for the club. Results will be out next week so we will cover then. Pictured Pauline Gorman, Sue Phillips, Ian Barnes,
