The 108th annual N-E Cross Country Championships take place on Saturday, 14th December, at Temple Park, South Shields. The programme of events begins at 11am, with the Senior Men’s race going off at 1pm and the Senior Women’s race starting at 1:55pm. The men run 12.4k (approx. 7.7M) and the women 8.4k (approx. 5.4M). Please note, …
Category Archive: Cross Country
Dec 03 2013
2013/14 NEHL Race 3: Report
Group 3 leader, Mal Gibson, reports from the latest cross-country fixture. North East Harrier League. Wallington. Sat Nov 30th. The National Trust handbook says one of the things we can do at Wallington Hall is “stretch your legs with a walk on the extensive estate.” Well about 60 of our members certainly did stretch their …
Dec 02 2013
2013/14 NEHL Grand Prix Standings
Following Saturday’s harrier league fixture at Wallington Hall, the latest Grand Prix tables can be viewed below. Ladies. Men. Details on how points are awarded for this competition can be found here. As always, if you spot an error with the tables please get in touch by leaving a comment below. Well done to …
Dec 01 2013
2013/14 NEHL: Race 3 Results
Well done to everyone who ran in the 3rd Harrier League fixture of the season at Wallington Hall. Anticipation was high for the new venue and the consensus afterwards was of a fantastic, challenging course. Huge thanks to the officials and volunteers for a great event and coping with the mass number of athletes. Men’s results. note: …
Nov 25 2013
Commondale Beacon Fell Race: Report
We’re being spoilt at the moment with an abundance of great race reports, the latest coming from David Beech. Commondale Beacon Fell Race (8.8miles / 1200 ft ascent): Sunday 24 November 2013 The new Commondale Fell race is a mix of the old Danby Beacon and Castleton Fell Races, situated in the North York Moors …
Nov 25 2013
NEHL 3: Morpeth 30th November 2013
The 3rd fixture of the North East Harrier League takes us to Wallington Hall, in the heart of the Northumberland countryside. Using GoogleMaps, estimated travelling time from East End Pool to Wallington Hall is 40 minutes. Address: Wallington Hall, Cambo, NE61 4AR Map: For a larger map click here. Directions. From the …
Nov 14 2013
British & Irish International Cross Country 2013
On behalf of everybody at the club, best wishes to members Kenny MacPherson and Steve Cairns when they represent their countries at the British and Irish Masters Cross Country International, held at Bute Park, Cardiff on Saturday 16th November 2013. As an athlete there is no finer honour than representing your country (although running for TBH must …
Nov 06 2013
2013 English Cross-Country Relays: Race Report
Having suitably recovered from an epic coach journey, Nicola Brady reports from the English Cross-Country Relays (Mansfield, 2nd November 2013). The day was off to an eventful start, when we set off from the pool and were heading down the main road towards the Tyne Tunnel and the bus began to shudder back and forth as …
Nov 03 2013
North Eastern Cross Country Championships 2013
The club is now taking names for next month’s North Eastern Cross Country Championships. The event, which takes place at Temple Park, South Shields, on Saturday 14th December, is open to all members from groups 1 – 5 and we’d love to see a great turn-out from the club. The deadline for entries is 15th …
Nov 03 2013
English Cross Country Relays 2013
English Cross Country Relays: Berry Hill Park, Mansfield: 2nd November 2013 Many congratulations to all the members that completed in the 2013 English Cross Country Relays. Although victory was never on the cards, just to compete with the best running clubs in the country shows how far Tyne Bridge has progressed in it’s short existence. Competing first for …
Oct 30 2013
2013 Saucony English Cross Country Relays: 2 November 2013
This Saturday, November 2, Tyne Bridge Harriers are at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield for the English Cross Country Relays. The club will have one team in the Ladies race (3 x 3k) and two teams in the Men’s Race (4 x 5k). This is the 25th year that the event has been held at Berry …
Oct 30 2013
Blaydon Cross Country: Race Report
Who else but Keith Rooney would be reporting from the first official X-C of the season. Mud claws an’ all. I felt a reassuringly satisfying squelch as the mud claw’s studs bite deep, a feeling of satisfaction enhanced further by the helpless squeal ahead as a rival skewed sideways and went down. “Something wrong with …
Oct 26 2013
2013/14 NEHL Race 1: Results
The results from today’s race at Shibdon Pond, Blaydon, make for happy reading for Tyne Bridge Harriers. In the Senior Ladies event, Louise Rodgers ran a fantastic race, finishing 2nd overall but technically 1st as the first person over the line was a non-counter (nc). Louise was just one of 20 ladies who turned out …
Oct 04 2013
Sherman Cup / Davison Shield Race Report
Possibly TBH’s most improved runner of the year (that gets the debate going!), Chris ‘I was nominated by Rooney’ Graham gives us his ups and downs of the first cross country event of the year. Arriving early, John Hurse and I busied ourselves putting up the tent and flag. We had not slotted together a …
Sep 23 2013
North East Harrier League 2013-14
Well folks, you had a little taster a few weeks ago at the Farringdon Relays but the Cross Country season is about to kick off in earnest on Saturday, 28th September 2013. The first fixture of the season is the Sherman Cup & Davison Shield. As per normal this is a ‘scratch’ race, with no …
Sep 09 2013
Farringdon Cross Country Relays: 7th September 2013
A Glimpse of the Future by Sean Kelly. The Farringdon Cross Country Relays and Races are the traditional ‘opener’ to the North-East cross country season. It is a fairly gentle way of re-introducing your body to the shock of the uneven surfaces, slipping on mud, sudden turns and even wading or jumping across streams! The …
Aug 01 2013
North East Harrier League Fixtures 2013/14
Following the NEHL AGM on Monday, 22nd July, please find below a list of provisional fixtures for the forthcoming harrier league season. October 26th, Blaydon (Shibdon Pond) November 24th, Jarrow (Bedewell Park) November 30th, Morpeth (Wallington Hall) February 8th, Saltwell (Wrekenton) March 1st, Alnwick (Alnwick Castle) March 22nd, Tynedale (Prudhoe) A major change for …
Mar 16 2013
British Masters Cross Country Championships: March 16th 2013
(updated 22nd March 2013) Following an ‘eventful’ day at this year’s British Master’s Cross Country Championships, a couple of members have submitted race reports. Firstly, inspirational Club Secretary, Kenny MacPherson, writes this report. The British Masters Cross Country Championships took place this year at Herrington Park, Sunderland, the same place as the National XC, however …
