Keith Rooney waxes lyrical from the final XC of the year… although he nearly missed it Hm, smelt all right, looked all right. Caffeine eh?? I was looking for some tell-tale sign, a mischievous twitch of the lips, a suspicious flicker of the eyebrow – but all I got was the same, reassuring, expansive smile, …
2014 archive
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Mar 28
The TBH Golden Mile 2014
Now the cross country season has come to an end it is time to start thinking about getting some speed into those legs for the summer of road racing ahead. One theory for how to make yourself a faster runner is that if you can increase your basic speed over shorter distances then this in …
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Mar 27
2014 Gibraltar Half-Marathon Race Report
Continuing his exploits around southern Europe, Tony Carter reports from the Gibraltar Half-Marathon (23 March, 2014). So, a pigeon walks into a bar. You may think that this is a start of a joke, but this did actually happen when I went to Gibraltar. Although currently based in Seville, I recently went to Gibraltar for a …
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Mar 26
Race Day Bridges Of The Tyne 5M Road Race 2014 – Current Start List
Here is the current start list for this years Race Day Bridges Of The Tyne 5M Road Race 2014.
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Mar 24
2013/14 NEHL Grand Prix: Final Standings
After eight compelling events, the final tables for the 2013/14 NEHL Grand Prix series have been calculated and the winners are… Senior Women Senior Men (see below for race fixtures) To succeed in the NEHL Grand Prix series members must not only show huge commitment to the cause but also churn out consistent performances at every event, so massive congratulations to Charlotte and James …
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Mar 24
Thirsk 10M Road Race 2014
Andy Harrison reflects on his run around North Yorkshire. (Sunday, 23rd March 2014) I like 10 mile races, it’s a good distance for me. It’s long enough to mask the lack of speed I have at 5 and 10k and just short enough to stop me losing interest and focus. For the record my attention …
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Mar 24
parkrun roundup: Saturday, 22nd March 2014
This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun on Saturday, 22nd March 2014. The first runner home for each gender is included (in bold), regardless of club, for reference purposes. Newcastle parkrun A total of 509 runners took part. View full results for Newcastle parkrun event #214 …
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Mar 23
Training Sessions w/c 24th March 2014
This week’s training sessions are; Tuesday 25th Group 1. Fartlek/Hills Group 2. Fartlek/Hills Group 3. Fartlek/Hills Group 4. Fartlek/Hills Group 5. 8 x 2 minutes Wednesday 26th Beginner’s session, 6:30pm at East End Pool This session is for beginners and may not be suitable for experienced runners. Thursday 27th Group 1. 25 …
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Mar 22
2013/14 NEHL: Wrekenton II
Wrekenton, 22nd March 2014 After another fantastic day of cross-country racing, including a surprise result in the Senior Men’s event, the major honours for 2013/14 went to; Senior Women Division 1: Gateshead Harriers Senior Women Division 2: Birtley AC U17 Girls/U20 Women: Durham City U15 Girls: Jarrow & Hebburn U13 Girls: Tynedale Harriers Senior Men Division …
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Mar 20
Tyne Bridge Harriers: 2014 Annual General Meeting
This will take place at 7:30pm on Thursday, 3rd April at the PTE club on Chillingham Road in Heaton. Members of the Committee to be elected at that meeting with Committee roles to be decided at the first Committee meeting following the AGM. Can all members please try and make the effort to attend.
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Mar 18
Seville 10km City Run, Sunday 9th March
Tony ‘El Torero’ Carter fills his boots before taking another mighty scalp in the bid to be Europe’s most travelled TBH runner A little more than 2 weeks ago I made my way to Seville to start an internship. Before going, when I was looking for clubs in the area, I had found out about …
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Mar 18
2013/14 NEHL: Race 6 Wrekenton
The final Start Fitness North East Harrier League fixture takes place this Saturday, 22nd March 2014, and in a change from recent seasons, the venue for the event is Wrekenton (Gateshead). Due to parking issues at Prudhoe – the usual venue for the season finale – race organisors have had to relocate the final harrier league fixture to Wrekenton for the second time …
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Mar 17
parkrun roundup: 15th March 2014
This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun event on 15th March 2014. The first runner home for each gender is included (in Bold) regardless of club, for reference purposes. If your name is missing from this list please change your details on the results email (selecting Tyne …
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Mar 16
RUN Northumberland Half Marathon 2014
Well done to everyone who took part in Sunday’s Run Northumberland Half Marathon (Sunday, 16th March 2014). Extremely strong westerly winds, together with an undulating course, made for difficult running conditions throughout the race. First back for the club was Tim Kelso (8th overall), closely followed by Dave Moir who claimed 1st VM45 prize. The trio of Tim, …
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Mar 16
BMAF Cross Country Race Report
The club’s very own Scottish warrior, Kenny Mac, reports from the BMAF Cross Country Championships. This year it was the turn of Scotland Veterans to host the BMAF Cross Country and Tollcross Park was the chosen venue. The changing rooms were the newly refurbished International Swim Centre which is to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Tollcross …
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Mar 15
BMAF Cross Country Championships 2014
BMAF Cross Country Championships 2014: Tollcross park, Glasgow, Saturday, 15th March 2014 Many congratulations to Steve Cairns, Kenny Mac and Paul Hilton, who won Silver at today’s Master’s Cross Country Championships Competing in the VM45-54 age category, the trio were just a few seconds behind the category winners (Salford Harriers) and finished 3rd overall. A fantastic performance. Also …
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Mar 15
Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships 2014
Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships: Heaton Park, Manchester, Saturday 15th March 2014 Huge congratulations to the 12 members who brought home Tyne Bridge in a fantastic 15th position in this year’s Northern 12-stage relays. The team, consisting of Shaun Brown, Marc Fenwick, Kevin Jeffress, John Morley, Louis Goffe, Andrew Dougal, Anthony Bagley, David Anderson, Darryl Davison, Chris …
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Mar 15
Training Sessions w/c 17th March 2014
This week’s training sessions are; Tuesday 18th Gp 1. 1 x 4 minutes, 2 x 3 minutes, 3 x 2 minutes, 4 x 1 minutes Gp 2. 1 x 4 minutes, 2 x 3 minutes, 3 x 2 minutes, 4 x 1 minutes Gp 3. 1 x 4 minutes, 2 x 3 minutes, 3 …
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