Race Results We had five of our Senior athletes head to Ribble Valley for Monday mornings 10k race, a race which included the North of England 10k Championships. The race itself is a fast one which attracts some very speedy competitors meaning a sub 34minute 10km may just scrape you in the top 100! Lee […]
Up & Coming Events Middlesboro 10k – 7th November NEYDL AGM – 12th November Leeds Abbey Dash – 7th November NYSD XC Croft – 21st November Croft 5k – 4th December 10:30 NYSD XC Summerhill, Hartlepool – 5th December Club Handicap – December TBC Jolly Holly Jog – 28th December NYSD XC Ormesby Hall –
Up & Coming Events Manchester Marathon – 10th October Yorkshire Marathon – 17th October NYSD XC Foxrush – 24th October NEYDL AGM – 12th November NYSD XC Croft – 14th November Croft 5k – 4th December 10:30 NYSD XC Summerhill, Hartlepool – 5th December Club Handicap – December TBC Jolly Holly Jog – 28th December
Ever wanted to cover the length of the country in a month? No me neither….however, with the current situation, what else is there to do? The Yakman 30 Day Challenge, which started Monday 1st June 2020, allowed contestants to have the flexibility to cycle outside or turbo inside / run outside or use the treadmill
Event organisers have had to get their thinking caps on over the last few weeks on how to provide a ‘virtual’ version of their particular event, rather than cancelling it altogether. Basically, competitors would run the event locally, adhering to all the social distancing guidelines required, then submit their results to the organisers for comparison
It was only a matter of time before one of our current squad of Seniors found themselves in prison but, for once, these Seniors were allowed out for good behaviour! Holme House 5k trail run takes in the whole outer wall of Holme House prison. The route is predominantly flat with a mix of trail
Colin Taylor was a winner and a loser at last weeks Muddy Roads Santa 5km Trail run. Despite going over on his ankle mid race he was able to run through the pain to finish 2nd from the 110 runners on the day. Brian Burdon was next home for the club in 59th place, one
Today saw the first event of the 2019-2020 Cross Country season at Acklam, Middlesbrough. The weather over the weekend had been pretty dreary with plenty of rain which made conditions ‘typical’ of a cross country race. First up were the ladies, covering approximately 5km. Linda Noble was the first Harrier home finishing in 14th, showing
Sunday saw a large turnout at the Redcar Running Festival where club members were spread over the mornings three events. Athletes had the option of running the Beacon 5km, Zetland 10km or the Half Marathon on the day, with all courses flat and fast giving athletes a great platform to achieve a quick time. On
Sunday saw a large Harrier turnout at the Tees Pride 10km race, a race which is known for faster conditions than our home town race with less undulation around the course. It came as no surprise to see so many fantastic performances from the club members.Colin Taylor was once again the first Harrier home finishing
Today saw the annual Darlington 10km race, and for a nice change the weather was kind to the runners with cool conditions and even a little bit of light rain to keep runners cool. For those who haven’t ran the Darlington 10km before, this race starts behind Boyes leading up to Stanhope road and on
On Wednesday we saw the clubs 5k/10k races at Croft Racing Circuit take place. The 10km event has been a regular on the racing calendar for a number of years now, and has recently seen the addition of the 5km race added to the 2km junior run and Wheelchair race. As this is on a
It was another strong turnout for the club at the Everyone Active, a repeat of the Mermaid 10km race in April with an opportunity to post yet another fast time for the year. We had 5 of our Harriers making the top 20 with Wes Tarn taking the honours after a 4th place finish in
Thursday night saw another large turnout at the NYMAC relays at Stewarts Park. This event is always well organised and an excellent chance for members to get together and form teams of 4 regardless of speed. Some great performances of the night including a 1st place for Bernadette Caygill, Sue Phillips, Linda Noble and Tori
A large contingent of the clubs senior section headed to one of the clubs 10km Grand Prix races at Northallerton today. The race, which starts and finishes in the high street, has a bit of an up and down feel to it with runners having quite a steep climb for a few km followed by
As reported in last weeks report, we had a handful of runners at Ropner Park 5km. Finishing off an impressive series, Colin Taylor finished 2nd in a sprightly 17:20 with Tony Winward 6th in another good time of 18:13 with Bernadette Caygill finishing 1st in the ladies race in 10th place overall in 19:07.Great running
On a warm Sunday at Raby castle we had a number of runners in action in both the 5km and 10km events. Nova Tarn the only senior in the 5km race finished 21st in 26:44 with junior competitor Charlie Holdcroft 28th in 28:50. In the 10km race it was Nova’s husband Wes who took the
A handful of Harriers headed to Jarrow to take part in the 3 person relay event, each runner completing 3km per leg. With three competitive teams representing the club on the evening all runners did themselves proud. The ladies V35 team finished in 2nd place only to the Athletics Giants Morpeth while the mens V35
Mermaid 10km is a very popular race on the local circuit due to it’s flat course profile and a real chance to get a personal best early in the season and for some this delivered. Adam Mitchell was first Harrier home after sitting on team mate Paul Allan’s shoulder for most of the race before
