Dec 16 2013
Our Mercurial Member of the Year, Keith Rooney, dives straight into the muddy stuff at this year’s North Eastern X-Country Championships and his ‘feud’ with Group 3 leader Mal Gibson. But will the pupil overcome the master, at last? Like black, gaunt fingers sticking into the moody sky, the trees marched along the skyline, and …
Dec 10 2013
Ryan Hogben reports from sunny Spain. Malaga Marathon: Sunday 8th December 2013 The build up to Malaga had been a torrid one, Emma (Wright) struggling through injuries and the passing of my father less than 2 weeks before had at times put both our participation into doubt. Such is the mental determination of us both …
Dec 04 2013
For David Beech at the moment the weekend means only one thing, a fell race. And luckily for us that means another smashing race report. [Word of warning though, don't continue reading if you're busy eating]. Hexhamshire Hobble Fell Race: Sunday 1st December 2013 This year had a great attendance, due to the 20th anniversary of …
Dec 03 2013
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 …
Nov 25 2013
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 24 2013
The Highland Bard Kenny Mac runs the Woodcock and pens the Craic: A damp Autumnal afternoon set the scene, For the Norman Woodcock, calm and serene. Newcastle race course, the Northumbrian plate; Runners in club vests, concerned about heart rate. A PB? Winning? Completion the primary care. As athletes gathered, a unified somnambulist stare. Three …
Nov 20 2013
The old saying goes that you should never meet your heroes. David Beech not only met one of his but actually beat them in a race!! Haglöfs KMF 10km Trail Run: Saturday 16th November To try attempt a defence of Louis Goffe’s title was going to be a toughie this year, with a new hillier course set out and a …
Nov 20 2013
The Old Highlander Kenny Mac reports from this year’s British and Irish Masters X-C 2013 has not been the kindest to me in running terms. Everything was going well until the Sunderland 5k when Summer flu struck and then the most bizarre set of injuries kicked in, including a poisoned toe and the world acclaimed …
Nov 06 2013
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
Claire Norman in the Lakes in Leodais’s shoes I thought I would combine my first trail race experience with my first race report… getting the excuses in early as always! This time last week the prospect of running in the foothills of the Hellvellyn would have been up there with my worst nightmares. However when …
Oct 30 2013
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 29 2013
Shaun ‘Where’s the Pharmacy?’ Brown finally gets over the jet lag to report from a cracking race from Down Under. As part of my PhD I have a few times been provided with the opportunity to attend conferences in different parts of the world. This time round my trip was to Wollongong, which is 45 …
Oct 28 2013
Pip Nichol reports from Jedburgh’s Festival of Running. Jedburgh Half Marathon: October 27th 2013 After the Great North Run killed my post-marathon blues, I entered Jedburgh half marathon in a fit of enthusiasm, determined to do some training this time and to kill those race demons after having to drop out of Jedburgh at the last …
Oct 28 2013
Great Yorkshire Run race report by Anji Rippon. September 29 2013 As if by magic, I discovered that this year’s Great Yorkshire Run (Sheffield) was to be held later than usual and happened to land on the same weekend I was a stone’s throw away in Leeds for the UK athletics North coaching conference. It …
Oct 27 2013
Jessica and Sandy Anderson send in this report from one of the region’s newest events. Howick Hall 5 mile Trail Run: Saturday 26 October 2013 A very few TBH runners skipped the Blaydon Cross Country for this event (running for only its second year), led home by Julie Shaw as 3rd Female in 39:36 (four Low Fell RC …
Oct 21 2013
The organisors will have to do something special in 2014 if they’re to top this year’s event. A fabulous course, superb organisation and truly wonderful support by an army of volunteers help put this inaugural event at the top of my list of favourite races in 2013. I’ve got to start with the volunteers because in all the races …
Oct 15 2013
Chris Graham sends this report from the weekend’s championships. The success of TBH at the national 6 stage road relays begins back on 21st September when 2 teams of 6 runners competed in the Northern Championships at Blackpool. Our ‘A team’ consisting of Kevin Jeffress, Sparrow Morley, Shaun Brown, Darryl Davison, Jack Neeson and Keith Smith qualified in 23rd place for the …
Oct 13 2013
Kerry Reed, a founding member of Tyne Bridge Harriers, takes us on an emotional 26 Miles journey. This year I decided to run a marathon for the first time, this is my account on the experience…….. 2013 Chester Marathon: 6th October 2013 About January time, on hearing all of the talk around group 4 of …
