April 2016 archive

2016 London Marathon: Race Report

Having been short-changed in an earlier marathon attempt, Louise Kelly runs a full one around the streets of London.   Virgin London Marathon: Sunday 24 April 2016 Ah, London! The marathon that all runners aspire to do at some point in their running career. I was lucky enough, although some may say unlucky, to secure …

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parkrun round-up: 23 April 2016

This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun on 2016-04-23. The first runner home for each gender is included/emboldened, regardless of club, for reference purposes.     Newcastle parkrun A total of 684 runners took part. (record attendance :good:) View full results for Newcastle parkrun event #319   …

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2016 Race Fixtures

Stuck for something to do this year? Why not pick an event you haven’t tried before. A list of North East races, together with club championships and several events from outside the area.  

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2016 Boston Marathon: Race Report

Andy Mellon relives the Boston Marathon. 3 hills or 4?   Boston Marathon: Monday 18 April 2016   I’ve read that every marathon you do is different. I’d learnt that from my two previous Autumn marathons at Chester; the first a 5 minute negative split run when the second half felt great as I pushed hard …

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parkrun round-up: 16th April 2016

This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun on Saturday, 16th April 2016. The first runner home for each gender is included/emboldened, regardless of club, for reference purposes.   Newcastle parkrun A total of 515 runners took part. View full results for Newcastle parkrun event #318   Position   …

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Tyne Bridge Harriers A.G.M. 2016

Many thanks to all the members who attended Tyne Bridge Harriers’ Annual General Meeting (Thursday, 14th April 2016).   Three points to arise from the meeting were;   The election of the 2016/17 Club Committee. The first committee meeting was held immediately after the AGM, where roles were assigned to members. Vicki Deritis (Chairwoman) David …

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TBH Member of the Month: March 2016

There were several strong candidates for MotM for March 2016, including Charly Blackburn, Alison Dargie and Lucy Turzynski. The winner however was Paul Routledge Paul has had an incredible rise through the club – starting from group 5 – and in March ran several personal best times. The highlight was his performance at the North …

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2016 Paris Marathon: Race Report

Bam Rashid leads us around the streets of Gay Paree.   Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris: Sunday 3 April 2016 On 2nd October 2015, I have decided to do Paris Marathon as I didn’t get the general ballot for the Virgin London Marathon (VLM) 2016 (before I’ve got a club place from TBH). As this will be my …

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parkrun round-up: 9 April 2016

This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun the day before Sunday, 10th April 2016. The first runner home for each gender is included/emboldened, regardless of club, for reference purposes.   Newcastle parkrun A total of 547 runners took part. View full results for Newcastle parkrun event #317 …

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2016 Vienna Marathon: Race Report

Neal Richardson takes us on the highs and lows of marathon racing.   Vienna Marathon: Sunday 10 April 2016 Running races in countries outside the UK is always going to be logistically trying (not to mention expensive). However, when you have family members living in the city of the chosen event it makes life a …

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2015 TBH Award Winners

Congratulations to this year’s award winners   TBH Juniors Under 11 Boy: Jake Moir Under 11 Girl: Hope Moir Over 11 Boy: Finlay Dorman Over 11 Girl: Amelia Short   Harrier League Cross Country Runner of the year (2014-15): Finlay Dorman   Outstanding Contribution to TBH Juniors: Jane Harland. One of the first to join the club, Jane is an ever …

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Chocathlon 9K: Race Report

Adrian Hall discovers chocolate isn’t just for Easter.   Chocathlon 9K: Saturday 9th April 2016 Well done everybody who ran this weekend in Manchester, South Shields or elsewhere, weathers been great. I did a charity run in Marsden, West Yorkshire, the Chocathlon 9K. I didn’t expect much of a challenge, but it actually was the hardest …

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2016 Summer GP: Race 1 results

Provisional results found this evening’s race can be viewed below.     Please get in touch if you notice an error with your result.   Huge thanks to all the members who volunteered for the race

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Baildon Boundary Way 2016: Race Report

Danny Fletcher, TBH’s pin-up boy, writes this report from the Yorkshire dales.   Baildon Boundary Way: Sunday 3 April 2016   Baildon Boundary Way, probably a run that not many of you, if any have heard of, yet this multi terrain half marathon usually sells out in hours of entries being opened. Organised by Baildon …

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parkrun round-up: 2nd April 2016

This is a list of members of Tyne Bridge Harriers who participated at a parkrun on Saturday, 2nd April 2016. The first runner home for each gender is included/emboldened, regardless of club, for reference purposes.   Sunderland parkrun A total of 163 runners took part. View full results for Sunderland parkrun event #329   Position   …

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2016 Northern 6 & 12 Stage Road Relays

Northern Road Relay Championships: Sunderland 2nd April 2016   Well done to everyone who took part in today’s championships.   The Ladies ‘A’ team finished in a terrific 9th position and the ‘B’ team a respectable 28th position.   The Men also put on a superb performance, with the team finishing in 13th place.   …

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2016 World Half-Marathon Championships: Race Report

Sara James guides us around her home town of Cardiff – and Nestle consider changing their Kit-Kat slogan.   World Half-Marathon Championships (Cardiff) – Saturday 26th March 2016 I never thought I’d get the chance to take part in the World HM Championships… Yet that is exactly what I found myself signing up for several months …

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