WHIPPER IN The Northumberland and Durham Paperchase League, the Early Years, the Forerunner of the North East Harrier League by Archie Jenkins Modern day cross country running evolved from the public school activity ‘Hare & Hounds’ or ‘Paper Chasing’. This human form of hunting embraced the terms commonly used in the field sport. The …
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Sep 17
DVD Review: Spirit of the Marathon
Club member Danny Fletcher reviews the documentary Spirit of the Marathon. “When you Cross the finish Line, it will Change Your Life Forever” There are a few of us in the club that have run a marathon in the past, some that have run many, but I am certain there are just as many that …
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Sep 14
Rainbow Led; Book Review
Rainbow Led, Athletics in the North East of England 1914-18 by Archie Jenkins researches both a brief history of athletics before and after World War 1 but also the many military cross country races sanctioned by the North East Counties Cross Country Association during the conflict. Illustrations are included to give a flavour of the …
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Sep 11
Advanced Marathoning: Book Review
This book is the Bible for marathon training programs; it helped me go from a time of 03:51 (2008 Robin Hood Marathon) to a finish time of 03:06 in the 2012 Marathon of the North.
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Sep 06
Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict
Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict by Phil Hewitt Published 2012 Print list price £8.99 Kindle £4.79 Author Phil Hewitt, Oxford University educated, art journalist gets you quite annoyed at how he simply gets a freebee entry into the London marathon, which he happily mentions 3 or 4 times throughout his book. …
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Sep 05
The country and the city: a book review of two halves
Run Wild Boff Whalley Simon & Schuster, £14.99 (or from City Library) I. First half: the city If you love city-based marathons, look away now. Boff Whalley, one of the founder members of the band Chumbawumba (‘I get knocked down…’) and member of Pudsey & Bramley AC (once national fell running champions) doesn’t love them …
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Sep 11
Book Review: Eat and Run, Scott Jurek
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness Scott Jurek (with Steve Friedman) Bloomsbury, £12.99 If you’re ever in doubt what a book’s going to be like, turn straight to the index. A: Activate Isolate Stretching Technique; addiction to running; addicts, recovering as ultramarathoners; aid stations. H: hamstrings, Hardrock 100, heat. V: vegan diet; …
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