This week across two Track & Field meetings at Jarrow we had a selection of our Masters athletes out in force and in some cases, out in record breaking fashion. Club President Ian Barnes ran in the 3000m at The NEGP fixture on Wednesday 19th May – backing up his performance in the Mile last …
Saturday 26th September saw us host the second of our Back To Track events, this time with races over 100m and 800m and a Shot Put competition. 13 of our Senior athletes competed across the afternoon, with some outstanding performances and a good number personal bests. The wonderful Karen Harland was on hand to capture …
As part of yesterday’s Back To Track II meeting at Eastbourne, it was time for members of our Junior Fundamentals group to shine in some U11 member-only exhibition races. 13 of the youngsters braved the cold wind to take part in their first track race, with each and every one doing it with huge enthusiasm …
On Sunday 6th September we had nine athletes head to King Edward VI School in Morpeth for the second of the NECAA Open Meetings. In the longer sprints we had six athletes competing. In the 200m John Hall was first up in Heat 9 where he ran to 3rd place in 29.09 and in Heat …
Saturday 29th August saw the return to competition athletics to Eastbourne Sports Complex for the first time since 2018 with our very own “Back To Track” event. An afternoon of 200m races and Shot Put competition. Pictures here (most of them) provided by the wonderful Karen Harland the full set can be seen here. A …
Following on from the event on Saturday 23rd August at Middlesbrough, Sunday 24th August was the first of the NECAA Open Meetings. We had seven athletes, across the age groups, competing at the event held at King Edward VI School in Morpeth. First up on Track were the 100m races. In heat 2, U15 Ashton …
This weekend saw the return to Track & Field events in the region.Events are quite different due to the Covid-19 situation, but organisers, officials, volunteers and athletes all seem to be managing extremely well. The first of the local events was The Tyne Tees Summer Grand Prix at Middlesbrough Sports Village on Saturday 22nd August, …
Of all the virtual competitions there have been during lockdown, one of the most popular has been the series of Valhalla Virtual Shot Competitions. The third one took place at the weekend and, once again, it attracted athletes from around the world, including three of our very own Junior Girls. Rosie Thompson, Lily Thompson and …
After the huge success of the first Valhalla Virtual Shot Put competition, three of our junior girls were back in action for the second competition which took place on Monday 25th May. While most of us were at home enjoying the Bank Holiday sunshine, throwing virtuosos, Rosie and Lily Thompson, along with the multi talented, …
Virtual events are experiencing a boom at the moment, as athletes look for ways to get a competition fix during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Up until recently, these had been mostly running events, but British coach, Paul Wilson from The Valhalla Throws Academy created his own Virtual Shot Put competition which took place on Saturday …
Under 13 Harrier, Hugo Douglas-Reeves, took part in a virtual 5k recently and certainly gave plenty of the Senior athletes a run for their money! Organised by the North East Project, there were a total of 79 athletes competing, spread across 27 clubs, from Yorkshire up to Alnwick, with all donations throughout the challenge being …
Eight of our junior Harriers were putting their combined event skills to the test as they took part in the EAP Pentathlon at Hexham last month. For some, it was their first taste of an official Pentathlon; others were more a versed in the ways of a combined events competition, and some had even competed …
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Whilst the rest of our juniors were battling their way around a muddy cross country course in Liverpool, our U17 all-rounder, Charlotte Rutter, made a return visit to Sheffield for the relative comfort of the indoors. Yes, it may have been warmer and drier, but the competition was just as fierce at the Indoor Combined …
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Under 15 sprinter Kate Williams had a cracking run at the Gateshead Indoor Series (Match 5) tonight. She won her heat of the 60m sprint with a fabulous time of 8:34s; just a tenth of a second off her PB! Well done, Kate; things are looking good for the outdoor season.
Our Under 17 all-rounder, Charlotte Rutter, had a fantastic day at the National Indoor Championships in Sheffield. She took part in the 60m Hurdles and breezed through the heats and a semi to make the final. She recorded a new PB time of 8.85secs which puts her 10th in the UK for Under 17 indoor …
Three of our Junior Girls were in action this weekend at the North East’s premier indoor competition. This talented trio did amazingly well and each one of them brought home a medal! On the Saturday, it was the first outing this year for Under 15, Lily Thompson. We all know that Lily excels in all …
A couple of weekends ago, Under 17 all-rounder, Charlotte Rutter, travelled north to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow for the Scottish Indoor Combined Events Championships. The Glasgow meets are always very friendly, with quite a relaxed atmosphere; perfect for anyone thinking of stepping up from Northerns to a National Championship. As this is still the …
Sarah Johnson and Lindsey Lester had the right idea as Storm Ciara hit the UK by competing in the Indoor Masters Grand Prix event at Sheffield. This was Lindsey’s first time competing indoors and for Sarah her first return to competition since an injury to her hamstring curtailed her races. Both ladies finished with a …
