Jun 18 2013
Ladies captain, Denise Waugh, takes us on a guided tour of Edinburgh city centre and it’s surrounding hills. After reading John Tollitt’s ‘Seven Hills of Edinburgh’ Race Report last year, I had logged this as a run that I would like to attempt one day. The fun concept of running 15 miles with no fixed …
Jun 18 2013
Undulating routes, sore glutes and Pict-taunting hoots: another superb race report from Keith ‘Old Boy’ Rooney. So here we are, I thought, waiting for the start of the 3rd Hadrian’s wall half marathon. The golden promise of the morning had given way to a chilly westerly and the seeming guarantee of rain sodden skies. Thick, …
Jun 08 2013
All good things come to those that wait, as Alan Wallace will now explain. Alwinton was mentioned at the grand prix on Tuesday evening and before I knew it I was bundling my gear (and myself) into the car on a bright Saturday morning to make the trip up into Northumberland. I picked up Jonathan …
Jun 04 2013
To celebrate his 50th Birthday later this year, club member John Tollitt is tackling five ‘big’ races in 2013. Here is his latest race report. Chapter 2. Carauntoohil Mountain Race Having ticked off Slieve Donard ( the highest mountain in Northern Ireland ) last month, the second of my big 5 at 50 …
Jun 03 2013
Rob Wishart reflects on Saturday’s race. My turn to do the race report apparently… The 8 is actually 7.7 miles, an atypical distance. This means that the pressure’s off PBwise unless it’s a course Pb you’re after. The 4x TBH present (Kerry Reed, Shaun Brown, David Anderson jr, myself) hadn’t ran it before so were …
May 27 2013
This weekend, Edinburgh played host to the annual Edinburgh Marathon Festival. Two days crammed pack full of races, ranging from 1.5K for junior’s, up to a full Marathon. Always well supported by the club in the past, this year was no different, with over a dozen members taking part in either the Half or Full Marathon races. First …
May 23 2013
He’s TBH’s very own tabloid hack, Keith Rooney revels in the confusion, banter and needle of another superb night in the north east running calendar. “What do you reckon? Catherine Cookson?” “Eh! What?” “Catherine Cookson, any good for you?” “Sorry mate, I’m not into Victorian romance fiction.” “Nah man!…..The race!” “Oh!….. You mean the CLIVE …
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 15 2013
Fresh from a successful midweek outing round the Northumberland coal-pits Mark Reynolds sends in this report. Following last week’s great trail race at Alnwick I immediately signed up for the Woodhorn 10k, taking place 7 days later, organised by NE triathlon specialists VO2 Max. Online registration was simple and at £7.95 was attractively priced for …
May 14 2013
There’s always two sides to the story & following on from John Tollitts excellent race report & not to be outdone, Tony Carter sends in the equally brilliant update & account of the days events in Northern Ireland last weekend. Continue reading
May 13 2013
After organizing the superb inaugural TBH Golden Mile Challenge, Chris Graham has even gone and written up the race report. Good going, Chris. The first race was the fast lads from Group 1, the wise old heads of Kenny Macpherson and Dave Moir facing the exuberant youth of Shaun Brown, Daryl Davison and Sparrow Morley …
May 13 2013
Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy John Tollitt’s latest race report. CHAPTER 1. SLIEVE DONARD MOUNTAIN RACE Before Christmas, I was having a think about how I might mark my 50th birthday this year. After toying around with various ideas (a Bob Graham Round, running 50 miles…), I came up with a cunning …
May 12 2013
Well done to everyone who took part in this year’s Pier To Pier race. Bright blue skies and a North-Westerly wind meant conditions were just about ideal for racing, and as the results show, many of the club members took full advantage of them. First finisher for the club was Kevin Jeffress, coming home in 9th place overall. …
