We are putting a shout out to all you lovely Alnwick Harriers members for anyone who would like to become a run leader (LIRF) or Assistant Coach (for our kids) to help us run our brilliant club. We need both to help us within our junior and senior sections. No experience needed. Just a little commitment from you to us, your committee.
If interested have a look at the link below and come and speak to Brenda or any of our Coaches.
The Anne Allan Trail Run returns to the Ingram Valley for its third year running. The run is a charitable event in memory of Anne Allan, a popular and dedicated member of Alnwick Harriers. Anne was a passionate and competitive runner who always wore her Alnwick harriers vest with pride. She was an enthusiastic stalwart at the club, former club secretary for many years and heavily involved in the organisation of club events.
The senior run (minimum age 16) is approximately 9 Km and is an undulating circular route. It is held in the picturesque Ingram Valley over a mix of road and trail.
Entry through the links below, all of your entry fee will go to the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association:-
By kind permission of His Grace The Duke of Northumberland.
Junior 3K Race start 6pm.
Senior 10K Race start 7pm.
It promises to be a great evening and we’re looking forward to seeing you. There is plenty of free parking at the start/finish area in the Abbey Fields in Hulne Park, which is easily accessible from the A1 (see map; post code is NE66 2JX). There will be toilet facilities on site.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN HULNE PARK AND THE USE OF HEADPHONES AND PERSONAL DEVICES IS NOT PERMITTED DURING THE RUN.
The course is a clockwise loop of the beautiful Hulne Park and incorporates a mix of tarmac road (2 miles), hard track (2 miles), woodland trail (1.5 miles) and a small section at the start/finish on farm track. At this time of year the course is dry and can be run in road shoes. The course includes 285 feet of climbing which is almost all in the first 2 miles, so there is every chance of running a negative split (see profile).
All runners can collect their numbers at race HQ adjacent to the start/finish area and there will be entries available on the night:
This Sunday was the first North East Youth Development League athletics meeting in Jarrow. Our small team produced some excellent results!
Alicia competing at U13 won both the shot & the Javelin & managed 3rd in the 800m! A fantastic set of results for the first match of the season. Jack (U15) was runner up in the long jump, 3rd in his 100m heat & ran the 800m in 2:47, another great day out!
The U17 girls also had a great day. Lily Mae & Xara were 1st & 2nd in the javelin. Lilia won the Shot with a throw of 9.78m and with a pb of 4.1m in the long jump finished 4th. Both Xara & Lilia ran the 800m with Xara managing an excellent 5s pb. Lily Mae also ran pb’s in the 80m hurdles & 100m.
A great team effort which helped us take 2nd overall place on the day!!
Next fixture is 21st May. It would be great to see a few more of you and see if we can win the event!! You don’t have to be an expert at anything, just taking part scores us points!! Please get in touch if you’re interested.
It was a fantastic day out for Juniors at the Alnwick cross country. The U11’s were off first with Finley Waugh having a great race finishing in 2nd place. The girls had a strong turnout, most of them racing for their first time. Rosie Overhead was first Alnwick U11 girl home!
The U13 boys team produced the best result of the day finishing in first place! Andrew Batley was first counter in 4th place, followed by Jamie Hodson in 10th then Alastair Johnston running a fantastic race from the fast pack came in 13th place. Well done boys!! The boys even fielded a B & C team who finished in 8th & 9th position, a fantastic turn out!
Emilia Waugh running from the fast pack managed an excellent 9th place in the U13 race. Daisy Sharp was 2nd Alnwick runner in 17th!
The U15 girls had an good result Farren Henderson & Aimee McDonogh finished 18th & 19th and fast pack runner Xara Purvis came in 33rd. A great team effort which secured them 6th place.
Fast pack U15 boys Liam McDonogh & Harry Knox had good races. Harry managed 16th & Liam ran a good race to take the bronze medal. Great preparation for the English Schools Championship in two weeks’ time.
Lilia Purvis was our only U17 finishing in 21st place. A good result as she continues to recover from injury.
Well done everyone a great day out!
Ladies race report – Diana Weightman
A huge well done to the seven ladies who took part today in the final XC of the season. Brilliant course and the weather was kind to us, the only possible draw back was lack of mud!! Well done to first counter and fourth over all Lisa who was taking part in her first xc for the club, thank you and a brilliant run. Another congratulations goes to Jen and Linda who have run every XC this season, around of applause. To all of you who signed up to take part, thank you.
Lisa Joyce 30:41; Diana Weightman 36:44; Alice Tetley Paul 38:22 (m); Jennie Holmes 38:31 (m); Jen Knight 38:33; Emma McGee 42:04; Linda Patterson 44:34
The Les Allcorn 10K and Junior Run are making a return for 2023 and entries are now open. For entry and further details of this scenic event held in Hulne Park, Alnwick click on the links below.
Northumberland Coastal Run 2023 will take place on 17th September 2023 at 9.30 am (approx)
Alnwick Harriers will be once again hosting the Northumberland Coastal Run 2023, with the date being later in the year to accommodate the nesting birds on National Trust Land.
We are aiming to open registration on the 9th February at 6pm and are expecting it to be sold out on the same day, so please add this to your calendar. The costs this year will be £32 for affiliated runners and £34 for all those not affiliated. The coach to the start will be provided at a cost of £6 per head. This year you will be asked if you require a T-Shirt rather than automatically providing one, these will cost £10.
Please note this year there will be no option to transfer or receive any refunds once registered. It is also suggested that if you are unsure if you need the bus seat, please book it, as we are unable to provide more spaces at a later date.
The route will go back to its original format so we will be heading directly to Alnmouth crossing the Beadnell Bay Beach
