On Saturday 27th April 2019, Ian Morris and Mike King headed over to Derwentwater for a dawdle of 24 miles and 4,600 ft of ascent, for the fully selfnavigated fell & trail race over some ‘ineteresting’ terrain.Mike King was first of the two to finish, finishing in18th place in 05:22:25 with Ian Morris not far […]
Darren Gee headed off to Ingleton to do The Fellsman. This race, which is advertised as 61 miles and 11,000ft of climb, clearly wasn’t enough for Darren who, thanks to a detour on the course, clocked a staggering 62.65 miles and 12,800ft of climb…it was some day. Grim weather, with plenty of wind and rain,
Saturday saw one of our ultra runners in action at the Three Peaks fell race. Peter who is quite an experienced runner over this distance now took on the Three Peaks Race which traverses the famous Yorkshire Dales mountains of Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside And is one of the oldest, most famous and best organised
Washington Trail 10k winds its way around the wonderful James Steel Park and picks its way around some beautiful woodland trails along the banks of the River Wear. Our five Harriers were part of a field of 473 runners on the day, Danielle Clark the first of the group to finish in 63:17, Ian Threadkell
HUNDREDS of runners flocked to a popular relay race for its 13th annual event. The Neptune Relays took place on Wednesday in Hardwick Park, near Sedgefield, where about 500 athletes from across the North-East competed for trophies and bags of fruit. Each team has 4 runners each running 1.7m, the Harrier team containing Barry Talman,
Sunday saw the tenth Helmsley 10K All Terrain Challenge which starts in Carlton Lane and takes runners off-road into forestry and fields before emerging again onto the bottom of Carlton Road and to the finish of the recreation ground. Phil Teece was the lone Harrier in action at this race, finishing 25th overall but 1stV55
Louise Kavanagh and Penny Ivison headed to Swainby on Sunday to take on the 7 mile ‘Swainby Sweep’ a run that starts and finishes at Swainby Village Hall. There is a 16 mile option for anyone crazy enough! On a very undulating route Lou finished the course in 81st place in 1:36:56 with Penny 83rd
On Saturday morning four of our Harriers took on the Wensleydale Wander event, an event which has a choice of two circular walks, one a 23 mile challenge and a shorter one of 12 miles, both starting and finishing in Leyburn. All competitors get a hot meal so sounds like an event I’d be interested
Another race to take place midweek was the first of seven races of the Darlington Trail series. These 5km events are quite low key but they are on your doorstep so why the hell not!David Tomlinson was first of the group to finish on the evening finishing in 7th place but some strong performances right
Saturday saw Penny Skilton head to Kielder, supported by Matt Capsey to run the Kielder 20 mile trail run. The 20 mile route is a shortened version of the ultra. Starting from Kielder Castle the course follows the same route as the ultra to CP1 at Kielder Dam.The route then returns along the Lakeside Way
At Kielder this weekend we saw three events,10mile, 14mile and marathon races. Sarah Tomlinson was the only Harrier competing in the 10mile race finished in 44th place in 1hr 39:40, and 4th in her age category. In the 14mile event we had a number of athletes in the field, David Brown first to finish for
On a busy weekend for the club, our final race had five of our club members heading to Ripon to take on the Lightwater Valley 10km challenge a race that takes competitors out on a rollercoaster scenic country route and back into theme park parking area. Shaun Marshall was first to finish in 4th place
Saturday saw three of our runners in action at the Hardmoors 55, an Ultramarathon which sees participants running from Guisborough to Helmsley. The 55 mile race takes competitors through the North York Moors and the Cleveland Hills in tough conditions. The race contains over 2000metres of ascent and has a time limit of 16 hours
Last Saturday morning saw a number of Harriers take on the High Cup Nick. Results are now out for this event which saw Darren Gee finish 75th in a high class field in 1:18:43, Val Clarke 282nd in 1:40:06 and Julian Waller 324th in 1:45:45. Other Harriers competing on the day including off road captain
We had 8 club members representing us at the Tees Barrage 5km Trail race today. Well, results are now in and Phil Teece was first Harrier home despite running the High Cup Nick the previous day. Some excellent performances from our club runners on the day. Well done to you all. 6th – Phil Teece
John Gray was in dog racing action (not dogging , please see Paul Keedy’s blog for that insight) at Dalby Forest. This popular event sounds like it get’s people slightly enraged but actually these Canicross events have the opposite impact to the participants as it takes them round a scenic 5km route through the stunning
Penny Ivison was the only Harrier on show at this weekends Absent Friends Trail race, the first of three races that form part of the Run Billingham Series in 2019. The race is approximately 5 miles and is run at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham, on a mix of terrain, including plenty of mud! Penny
Matt Capsey, renowned for his ultra runs took on Dalby Forest’s ‘No Ego’ race, a 5 mile event which requires competitors to wear a headtorch and is the first of three headtorch races in the first two months of the year.In a field of 420, Matt finished 25th in a time of 39:55.
We had three runners in the low key Muddy Roads tees 5km trail race in midweek with only 60 competitors turning up for the race. Tony Winward who has been in great form of late was first home for the club in 3rd place in a time of 18:22, with Phil Teece once again on
