May 23 2013
Many congratulations to Marc Fenwick on his magnificent victory at this year’s Clive Cookson 10k race. The event, organised by North Shields Poly running club, had threatened to be a damp squib, with heavy rain showers sweeping across North Tyneside Continue reading
May 19 2013
Jake and Hope Moir (children of Dave & Emma) report from Sunday’s mudfest at Gosforth Park. Gregg’s Cancer Run – Sunday 19th May We did the race to raise money for children who have cancer. When we got there we saw our friends from school, and we saw more friends during the race, and we …
May 18 2013
Congratulations to the V45 Men’s team on winning a hard earned bronze medal at the 26th National Masters Open Road Relay Championships. The team, consisting of Kenny MacPherson, Keith Smith, David Appleby, Mark Hall, Paul Hilton and Steve Cairns, had a titanic battle with NE neighbours Sunderland Harriers and it wasn’t until the sixth and final leg of …
May 05 2013
Issue: week commencing Monday 6th May 2013 Schedule for week ahead Tuesday 7th May 2013 TBH Summer Grand Prix: Race 2. > Members to meet either at Pool 6:00 – 6:30 or at Armstrong Bridge (Jesmond Dene) 6:45. > The event will start at 7:00. > Members who are able to volunteer on the evening …
Apr 29 2013
It was another memorable day for Tyne Bridge Harriers as PB’s were smashed left, right and centre at this year’s Marathon of the North running festival. With members taking part in all three events; 10k, half-marathon and full marathon, there was plenty of action to keep the large contingent of supporters occupied, and as the runners came storming …
Apr 25 2013
London Marathon 2014 Following on from the excitement of this year’s London Marathon and the excellent reports provided by John Tollitt and Pip Nichol, it is anticipated that the club will once again be allocated 3 places in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon. In the last two years places have been allocated via an open …
Apr 21 2013
The club are happy to announce the introduction of a new competition for it’s members. The competition, called The TBH Cup, involves members taking part in six local road races over the summer months, with their best 5 results to count. The event is open to all standard of running and welcomes participants from all the training groups. Just like the …
Apr 13 2013
On behalf of everyone at Tyne Bridge Harriers, many congratulations to Simon Pryde for completing the 2013 Marathon des Sables. After six tortuous days, Simon finished 387th out of 1000, a truly fantastic performance. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to reading about his amazing adventure. The Marathon des Sables is ranked by …
Apr 07 2013
In nigh-on perfect conditions for racing, there was once again a magnificent turn-out by Tyne Bridge Harriers for the Blyth 10k RR. First finisher for the club, coming home in 10th place overall, was Sparrow Morley with a splendid time of 33:56. Next finisher was Kenny MacPherson, collecting the 2nd V45 prize thanks to his time of 35:27. David Daniels was awarded 3rd …
Apr 02 2013
Clear skies, a slight prevailing tailwind and cool temperatures brought out the very best in some of the club’s members in this year’s North Tyneside 10k race. Well done to all the members who took part in the race and many congratulations to those who recorded a PB. TBH times. I would also like to …
Mar 30 2013
Sean Kelly reports from the annual Good Friday Relays. It was Good and it was Friday. Kenny MacPherson has a store of terrible jokes which are only funny if you bear in mind that they are meant to be awful. One of which is, “Why are they called the ‘Good Friday Relays’? Answer, ‘They …
Mar 24 2013
Well done to the small contingent of Tyne Bridge Harriers who travelled to Thirsk on Sunday to take part in the annual Thirsk 10 Mile road race. Although it was nowhere near as cold as Prudhoe x-c the previous day, the wind was just as strong, with many runners reckoning it put minutes on their finishing times (not that old excuse again ). Nevertheless, with so many …
Mar 04 2013
Following the latest NEHL fixture at Alnwick, the tables for this year’s Harrier League Grand Prix competition have been updated. TBH Ladies TBH Men * awarded ‘Performance of the Day’ bonus points. The final NEHL fixture takes place at Prudhoe, on March 23rd.
Feb 26 2013
Many congratulations to club member, Ryan Hogben, after taking part in the Marathon Sevilla on Sunday, 24th February 2013. To simply finish a marathon is a fabulous achievement, but Ryan went that extra mile (figuratively speaking of course ) by finishing under 4 hours. Ryan’s split times were; 10k: 00:55:12, 21k: 01:52:55, 30k: 02:43:01, Finish: …
