Great North Run memories

In the lead-up to next Sunday’s BUPA Great North Run, several club members will offer they own personal memories of this great sporting event. Starting things off is David Daniels. Like a lot of people at the time, I took up running in order to take part in the Great North Run. The year was …

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TBH guide to Fell Running

Club member, Louis Goffe, extols the virues of fell running. The sport of running is as diverse and colourful as the personalities that we have in our great club. Its beauty is in its simplicity and its accessibility, no one is excluded and there is a flavour for us all to enjoy. For many in …

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Simply the best!!

  Good news folks, Newcastle has came top of a recent survey to find the UK’s best running city. The article, in the October 2012 issue of Runner’s World magazine, highlighted the number of running clubs in the city, the numerous races throughout the year and the great locations to run, which all contributed towards this accolade.  …

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parkrun roundup – 1st September 2012

Giving the fact there were two big races the following day, there was (unsurprisingly) a fairly low turnout by club members at Newcastle parkrun on Saturday.  Nevertheless, Sparrow and TC managed to entertain all those at the finishing line by having a minor tiff towards the end of the run. Apparently, there had been some sort of …

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Tynedale 10M Road Race – 2nd September 2012

Tynedale 10M race report by Shaun Brown After a week of cold weather the large contingent of TBHers taking part in the ‘Jelly Tea’ were hoping for more of the same but lined up on the start line in near tropical conditions. And with minimal warning, or actual idea where the start line was, the race …

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Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k Race

Woah!! When you’ve being running for as long as I have it’s not often you come across an event that blows you away, but today’s Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k Race (sponsored by SABIC) certainly did that.     Kenny Mac sends in his report: Well, The build up wasn’t ideal, a week of little mileage substituted with …

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Training sessions w/c 3rd September

this week’s training sessions are;   Tues 4th Sept Gp.1: 3 sets of 5x400m Gp.2: 3 sets of 5x90s Gp.3: 3 sets of 5x1min Gp.4: To be announced on club night Gp.5: Hills   Thurs 6th Sept Gp.1: 6M tempo run Gp.2: 6M tempo run Gp.3: 5M tempo run Gp.4: To be announced on club night Gp.5: Pyramid 1,3,5,3,1 minutes All …

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Tynedale 10 Mile Road Race – 2nd September 2012

News update: Due to the bad weather there will be no parking at the school in Ovingham. Parking will be on the other side of the Ovingham bridge as for the 10K. Please allow extra time – especially you are catching the buses, which will still leave from the school.   Hugh Bingham (Race Organiser) Tynedale Harriers

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TBH Summer parkrun series – race 5

This Saturday, September 1st, is race 5 of the club’s parkrun summer series. Held on the first Saturday of the month, the six-race series takes place at Newcastle parkrun and consists of a timed 5k run around Newcastle Town Moor. Following the race, members are awarded an Age Grading* which is turned into points. David Appleby currently leads the way with 308.84pts, with Penny Wilmott …

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parkrun roundup – 25th August 2012

Congratulations to Sophie Marr for finishing 1st lady at Newcastle parkrun on Saturday.  In damp, muddy conditions, over 200 runners completed the 5k run around the Town Moor, including seven Tyne Bridge members.  David Beech, making his parkrun debut, was first finisher for the club in a cracking time of 17:11. Next Saturday, 1st September, is the 6th (and …

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Hawick 10k Race – 26th August 2012

Hawick 10k race report by Alan Wallace Mal Steel mentioned this race on Tuesday evening in passing before training. The moment passed in a blur but I managed to retain the words “Fast and Flat”. With that I was sold and before I knew it I was bundled into a car on Sunday morning for …

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Training sessions w/c 27th August 2012

This week’s training sessions are; Tuesday 28th Gp One: 5 x 1M Gp Two: 5 x 1M Gp Three: 4 x 1M Gp Four: 10 x 2 mins Gp Five: 5 x 2 min, 10 x Shuttles   Thursday 30th Gp One: 5 Mile progression run Gp Two: 5 Mile progression run Gp Three: 4 Mile progression run Gp Four: …

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parkrun roundup – 18th August 2012

Saturday saw another fantastic turn-out at Newcastle parkrun, with over 300 runners taking part in the weekly 5k run around Newcastle Town Moor. And with the Great North Run coming up soon, several local club runners were using the event to sharpen their race speed, with Morpeth Harriers’ Ian Hudspith and Chris Sampson both posting …

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Falstone Falcon Fell race – 18th August 2012

Falstone Falcon Fell race report by Alan Wallace Louis (Goffe) mentioned this fell race at the grand prix on Tuesday. I didn’t realise it at the time but he was using some kind of Jedi mind trick and before I knew it I was bundled into a car on Saturday with Louis, Kayoung and John …

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Training Sessions w/c 20th August

this week’s training sessions are;   Tuesday 21st Group 1: 2 sets 4 x 800m Group 2: 2 sets 4 x 800m Group 3: 2 sets 3 x 800m Group 4: 2 sets of 1 x 4 minutes, 5 x 1 minute Group 5: 20min Fartlek   Thursday 23rd Groups 1, 2 & 3: 10 x hills (200m-300m reps) Group …

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TBH 2012 Summer Grand Prix – Race 5 results

On a balmy summer’s evening, 53 members turned out for the penultimate race of this year’s Grand Prix series, with Colin White claiming victory in a time of 19m 17s. First lady of the evening, and finishing 2nd overall, was Gail Allan with a time of 20m 19s. Quickest time of the evening was achieved by Marc Fenwick, with …

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Forest Burn Fell Run – 12th August 2012

Forest Burn Fell Run Race report by Julie Shaw I had attempted this fell race 3 years ago and got lost, so I was a little worried! I asked the organiser the route and he said you just follow the white poles.  I started the fell race with 4 women and about 20 fit men.  I …

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parkrun round-up: 11th August 2012

Conditions were fantastic for running around Newcastle Town Moor on Saturday morning, and the organisors even remembered to bring along the finishing tokens this week too (sorry Nigel ). Well done to all the members for representing the club and congratulations to Lucy for running a PB. Results for Newcastle parkrun, event number 133, 11/08/2012. 259 participants …

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