Weekly Round-up w/e 28th July

Welcome to Darlington Harriers Weekly Round-up Report, keep reading to see what has occurred this week and what is coming up for club members.

How do I?…

Our club was formed in 1891, but how did the club become Darlington Harriers? Who were the people that founded the club?  Read about some of the great athletes that have graced our club, Olympians George Butterfield, Robert Hawkey and Joy Grieveson. Read about Fred Wyers who competed in the 1958 Commonwealth Games and other notable athletes such as Bob Stockdale, William Wylie, Ian Barnes, Paul Harker, Lewis Moses, Kieran Maxwell who have graced our club over the years and let’s not forget all the current members. The club is steeped in the town’s history from basic beginnings to current day and these pages will be updated daily as I trawl through the British Newspaper Archives.

Get Involved

We want to see the club colours at all of our events, especially team events such as relays, National, Northern or North-Eastern where we can get together as a group, support each other and make these events a social occasion. So let me introduce you to our Senior Club Captains.

In addition to athletes, we are always looking for volunteers to support club and local events so please reach out to Sarah Johnson as your first point of contact if you can support in any way shape or form. Thank you! #UTH

Don’t forget you can support the club by registering for the easyfundraising app and helping the club raise money. This is simple to do, download the App, link to the club then clicking on the easyfundaising app prior to making your online purchases (It’s only one additional step in the process.

Race Result

We had only one competitor at the Darlington Trail 10km race 6 this week, the Baydale Beck…but it was a good one as Colin Taylor took 1st place in a small field to take the win and extend his lead at the top of the 10km league. Life in the old dog yet Colin!

Amanda Waller was in Ultra action at the weekend, competing with her friend at the Lakeland 100mile race. The Lakeland 100 ‘Ultra Tour of the Lake District’ is described as the most spectacular long distance trail race which has ever taken place within the UK. The circular route encompasses the whole of the Lakeland fells, includes in the region of 6300m of ascent and consists almost entirely of public bridleways and footpaths. The route starts and finishes in Coniston.

Sadly (or gladly depending if you wanted another 17miles) Amanda missed one of the cut off times but managed to get a massive 83miles under her belt. Absolutely tremendous achievement!

Useful Information

Diagram showing the clubs operating model, including partnerships, affiliations and competitions we are associated to
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