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IMPORTANT
NOTICE FOR ALL COASTAL RUN ENTRANTS:
You should now have received an
email containing all the race information for the 2009 race. If you haven’t
received it, please could you email the club at
raceinfo@alnwickharriers.co.uk
to let us know and please include your full name and address in the email.
Dear runners. Thank you for
you interest and support for the 2009 Coastal Run. Please note that entry to the 2009
Coastal Run is now closed. Both the main race and reserve lists are
both full so we will not be accepting any more entries.
Tyne Tunnel Closure
Competitors please note the following in relation
to the Tyne Tunnel. If you intend travelling to the race via the Tyne
Tunnel it will be closed to all traffic from 5 am Saturday 11th July 2009 -
11 pm Sunday 12th July 2009. Diversions are likely to lead to traffic
delays.
Information on this years race will be emailed out to competitors in
May/June. Please also keep checking the Race Information Page for
further updates.
The first ever Beadnell to Alnmouth Race was
held 1979, there were only 12 competitors. In the beginning competitors had
to choose their route starting in the sandy bay next to Beadnell Harbour and
then heading South run to Alnmouth (approximately 14 miles). The winner of
the first race was Archie Jenkins who runs for Morpeth Harriers. The winning
time was 1 hour 22:30.
In the first two to three years many changes were made to the route as
runners found the short cuts and quickest routes. Apart from one or two
sensitive areas the course is unmarked and competitors are responsible for
choosing their own route. The course is however, now well established as it
makes its way from Beadnell to Alnmouth using public footpaths and roadways.
The course which most competitors choose to run is approximately 14 miles
long (depending on whether the tide is in or out) and makes its way as
follows:
Start Beadnell Bay and head South via:
Newton Links, Low Newton By The Sea,
Dunstan Golf Course, Dunstanburgh Castle,
Craster Village, The Heughs,
Cullernose Point, Howick (Sea Houses Farm)
Sugar Sands, Boulmer,
Foxton Beach, and finish on the beach at Alnmouth
Want to see a map of the course? Follow the link below. it is an
interactive map with aerial photographs or just a good old fashioned map
that users can zoom to different heights to get a good look a the
course.
Coastal Run Map
At its height in 1992; 1,085 competitors finished the race.
The course record for the race is held by:
Male: I Ellis (Elswick), 1993 1h:10m:30sec
Female: T Calder, (Edinburgh AC) 1h:22m:42sec
Winners
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Year |
Name |
Club |
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1979 |
A Jenkins |
Morpeth |
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1980 |
A Jenkins |
Morpeth |
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1981 |
D Smith |
Morpeth |
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1982 |
P McDaid |
Saltwell |
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1983 |
C Taylor |
Blaydon |
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1984 |
C Bark |
Sunderland |
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1985 |
A Jenkins |
Morpeth |
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1986 |
B Jameson |
Tynedale |
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1987 |
A Jenkins |
Morpeth |
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1988 |
I Ellis |
Newport |
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1989 |
I Ellis |
Newport |
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1990 |
D Beris |
South Shields |
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1991 |
S Gibson |
HBT |
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1992 |
P Cuskin |
Sunderland |
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1993 |
I Ellis |
Elswick |
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1994 |
D Beris |
Nottingham Athletics Club
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1995 |
I Harkness |
HBT |
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1996 |
I Harkness |
HBT |
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1997 |
I Ellis |
Elswick |
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1998 |
J Ward |
Derby |
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1999 |
P Mowbray |
HBT |
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2000 |
I Ellis |
Elswick |
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2001 |
No Race Due To |
Foot and Mouth |
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2002 |
I Ellis |
Elswick |
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2003 |
M Openshaw |
Birchfield |
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2004 |
Ray Ward |
Hunters Bog Trotters |
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2005 |
Darren Purvis |
Chester le Street |
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2006 |
Mike Openshaw |
Birchfield |
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2007 |
David Kirkland (Male) |
Alnwick Harriers |
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2007 |
Amy Green (Female) |
Keighley & Craven |
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2008 |
Tim Hartley
(Male) |
Barrow Runners |
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2008 |
Judith Nutt
(Female) |
Elswick Harriers |
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