
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.
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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


Race Result
Mark Tallon, our former 400m runner….tried something a little adventurous at the weekend. The Venice Marathon. This is definitely a change of pace for Mark but one which he undertook with no problem at all. The Venice marathon starts in Stra (a small country town about 25 km west of Venice), at the beginning of “Riviera del Brenta”. The first part of the route snakes in a beautiful landscape rich in vegetation and in marvelous Venetian villas facing on the waters of the river Brenta.
The marathon goes through the center of Marghera and Mestre, then runs for more than 2 kilometers inside San Giuliano’s Park and gets to Venice via the Ponte della Libertà (Freedom Bridge: a flat and straight bridge long about 4 kilometers). The race proceeds in the renewed harbor area of Venice and reaches the city center for the last kilometers, which are simply unique and unforgettable. Marathoners run next to the Giudecca Canal to Punta della Dogana, where they cross the Grand Canal on a floating bridge, especially built for the race. Passing through St. Mark’s Sq., by the Campanile and by the Doge’s Palace, the marathon route gets to the finish line located in Riva Sette Martiri.
The race course is flat and fast except for three short parts where it is a bit uphill with a few tram rails to avoid. In the last three kilometers you will have to cross 14 bridges which are covered with wooden ramps in which allow hand-bikers and wheelchairs to take part in the race as well. Mark finished the run in 4hrs 28. Excellent running Mark, brilliant achievement!
Full results for the race can be found here


We also had Matt Capsey in action at the weekends ‘Sutton Bank Sizzler’ one of the Hardmoors night races, a 7 mile even with over 1100ft of climb! Seasoned off road runner Matt finished this event in 9th place in 1hr 18:07. Sizzling effort Matt!

Full results can be found here

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