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Leaving Alnwick on a dark, cold, wet and windy Sunday morning the omens did not look good for a pleasant jolly jaunt for the two Alnwick Harriers; Rob Andrew and Mike Henry whose combined ages would make a very respectable … Continue reading →

Three Alnwick Harriers travelled to Newcastle Town Moor on Sunday to take part in the Heaton Harriers Memorial 10K. After a 2 minute silence to mark Remembrance Sunday they got off to a flying start on a calm and flat … Continue reading →

Your club needs you for the north-eastern cross country championships, which this year are being held at Sedgefield on Saturday 11th December. Do not be put off by the word “Championship”, this event is open to a wide range of … Continue reading →

A resilient pair of Alnwick Harriers ran in Saturday’s Helvellyn Trail Races in atrocious weather conditions. Battling against the wind and rain, Ian Stephenson and Lorna Stephenson, completed the 15K in 1:38.53 and 5K in 45:57 respectively. Meanwhile in slightly … Continue reading →

After a very wet drive down to Lambton Castle, the weather conditions were perfect for the race, albeit very muddy in places. There was a good turnout by the senior men, although we could still do with a few fast … Continue reading →

A wet and soggy Sunday morning awaited 400 runners taking part in the popular Hexham 10k road race organised by Run Nation. The finishing grass stretch alongside the river at Tyne Green proved challenging and somewhat slippy as runners attempted … Continue reading →

On Sunday October 24th Alnwick’s Dave Richardson ran the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K. The race is renowned for its quality field attracting an international field from the UK and abroad. On the out and back course from Leeds city centre … Continue reading →

The Yorkshire Marathon took place on Sunday and Alnwick’s Tony Jackson joined 3000 runners to take part. Running a strong second half of the race, Tony finished in 3:45:26, a full 8 minutes quicker than his first marathon at Kielder. … Continue reading →

Elswick Harriers are pleased to announce the running of the Norman Woodcock Relays to be held at Gosforth Park Racecourse on Saturday 20th November with a 12.30pm start time. All teams must have a minimum of one female athlete in their … Continue reading →

Dave Richardson almost slipped under the radar with his fantastic personal best performance at the Scottish 10K Road Championships held last month on the 19th September. The fast and flat out and back route started and finished just outside of … Continue reading →