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?…
- I have a question or want to tell you something
- I want to sign up for an event
- I want to attend a training session
- I want to purchase kit
- I want to claim a club record
- I want to read about our clubs history
- I want to tell our members about our business or see what business they support
- I want to see what discounts are available to me
- I want to read our clubs processes or policies
Club Championship rules and competitions can be found here and points will be populated here
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
Another Club Record tumbled at the weekend! Beth Sullock (U20) ran 7.88 in the 60m Indoor at the NECAA Champs at Gateshead to beat Darcy Garbutt’s 8.03, set in 2023. Amazing achievement Beth!
Three of our boys headed to Lancaster for the Trimpell 20, a flat and fast out and back type run and ideal preparation for anyone running a Spring marathon. Nathan Price was first of the three home in 2:15.38 for 48th place ahead of Jacob Dennis in 2:23:31, 71st and Tom Leighton who finished 126 in a time of 2:30:36. 417 runners finished the race. No Green trainers or flip flops were injured in this photo. Well done boys.
Sam Wragg, supported by Anne Hutchinson and Iain Girard were competing at the Dark Skies 11mile race, a 11 mile night run starting and finishing at Kielder Waterside and running north towards the the viaduct, before turning and heading back to Kielder Waterside. Armed with headtorch, Sam finished her run in 2hrs 23.29. Great work Sam!
On a busy XC weekend we saw Charlotte and Matilda Owens in action at the Inter Counties XC U15 girls race at Nottingham. The girls did excellent finishing 112th and 120th respectively with the North East girls team finishing 4th overall. Also competing was Ollie Curran and Matty Richardson in the U13 boys race. Ollie ran a superb 19th with Matty a strong 184th. The North East team finished 5th. In the girls U13 race Sasha Patterson finished 85th in a strong race, the North East team finished 11th. Well done all of you.
We also had 2 of our U15 Boys teams competing at Birtley in the NE Relay Championships. The boys finished in 2nd and 3rd place on the day. Well done lads.
It was another successful outing for the club at the Richmond XC event on Sunday including a clean sweep for the senior mens team.
Full results can be found here
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