July 2014 archive

Member of the Month: June 2014

It gives me great pleasure to announce Alan Hodgson as June’s Member of the Month.   The month got off to a great start with Alan recording his quickest 5k time for 4 years at the Middlesbrough 5K, this was followed by a respectable showing at the British Masters 5K Championships, finishing 37th overall and …

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555 Aquathlon event: Sunday 31st August 2014

Jesmond Community Leisure and Fenham Pool are pleased to announce the 555 Aquathalon will take place on Sunday, 31st August 2014. Past events have proved popular with both runners and swimmers alike and again will involve competitors tackling a 500m swim at Fenham Pool before undertaking a 5k run to Jesmond and finishing off with another …

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Bridges of the Tyne 5M Road Race: Results

Many thanks to everyone who took part in this year’s Bridges of the Tyne 5M road race. Glorious sunshine greeted the runners as they tackled the out-and-back course along Newcastle quayside, and leading the way was Andy Burn (Jarrow & Hebburn) who took the honours ahead of Conrad Franks (Gateshead Harriers) and Kevin Jeffress (Sunderland …

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results round-up: 5th & 6th July 2014

A round-up of results featuring Tyne Bridge Harriers.   58th Chevy Chase (20 Mile Fell Race): 5th July 2014 3:31:19 John Tollitt (NFR) 3:51:27 Alan Wallace 4:00:29 Nick Pearson 5:43:58 Joanne Wood 8:25:40 Jessica Anderson 8:25:41 Sandy Anderson Full results can be found here.     Milton Keynes NSPCC Half Marathon: 6th July, 2014 1:52:17 …

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parkrun round-up: 5th July, 2015

  This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun on Saturday, 5th July 2014. The first runner home for each gender is included/emboldened, regardless of club, for reference purposes. Edinburgh parkrun A total of 463 runners took part. View full results for Edinburgh parkrun event #244   Position Gender Position …

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The week ahead

what’s happening at the club this week   Monday, 7th July Technical and strength session, 6:00pm at City Stadium, Warwick Street. The session, approximately 1 hour duration, is open to all members and includes running drills, plyometric stretches and core exercises.   Tuesday, 8th July There is no club session due to the Bridges of …

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Tyne Bridge Meets Sports Science

In a slightly different type of ‘Race Report’, TBH member Ian Pickett gives his account as he was put through his paces during a science research study he became involved with at Northumbria University.

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Race results: 1st & 2nd July 2014

A round-up of races featuring Tyne Bridge members.   Saltwell Fell Race: Tuesday, 1st July 2014 55:41 Nick Pearson 56:38 Alan Wallace 62:05 Ben Thackeray A set of provisional results can be found here.     Tynedale 10K: Wednesday, 2nd July 2014 33:58 Shaun Brown (2nd) 34:19 Terry Scott (4th) 35:09 Keith Smith (1st M50) …

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Vancouver Canada Day 10k Race Report

Small world. You travel half way across the top of the globe to take on Vancouver’s finest* in the Run Canada Day 10k, and what’s actually going through your mind on the start line is the need to beat the guy from Wallington in the Great North Run t-shirt. To be fair, Vancouver’s best weren’t …

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Race Day Bridges Of The Tyne 5 Mile RR – Final Start List & Number Allocation & Final Details

It’s now only one week to the third running of the Race Day Bridges of the Tyne 5 Mile Road Race. Thank you for entering this year’s race, the demand for places was unprecedented, with the 400 places available sold out in just over 30 hours. We have now closed the race for transfers.

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2014 Summer Grand Prix: Race 4

Many thanks to everyone involved with tonight’s race. There were 69 finishers in the race, with over 20 volunteers ensuring the event passed without incident*.   First finisher of the race was Sara James, with Ian Maholam first male finisher.   Quickest time of the evening went to guest runner Kurt Herron (10:32) with Tony …

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North East Masters Track and Field Championships 2014

The championships for the NEMAA were held on Saturday 28th June 2014 at Monkton Stadium (Jarrow) and there was a good turnout as usual from TBH.   Athletes included;   Jacqueline Etherington (Javelin, Discus, Shot, Long Jump) Joanne Lee (3000m) Lucy Matheson (200m, 400m, 800m) Lisa Walker (1500m, 3000m) Lindsay Walsh (80m Hurdles)   Mal Gibson …

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