Having a Whale of a Time November 2018 Report by Annette Kelly I know the run reports for the club are usually about races but this is about a social run on a recent holiday that has gone down as my favourite run, probably ever. I don’t usually run when on holidays but …
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Dec 18
Race Report: A Winters Trail 2018
A Winters Trail – Hethpool to Wooler Sunday, 16th December 2018 Report by DD Sat on the warm cosy coach heading towards Hethpool, one thought kept popping into my head, “What on Earth am I letting myself in for?” Surrounding fields were white with a covering of snow, country lanes resembled rivers of slush and …
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Dec 10
Race Report: Marathon Du Medoc 2018
Marathon Du Medoc Saturday 8th September 2018 Report by Alexandra Battersby The first thing to say is that I love the great north run (I realise this statement is not without controversy but please read on), and have completed everyone since 2002 until this year. So it was going to take something special for …
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Dec 06
Race Report: Hardwolds 80 2018
Hardwolds 80 Saturday 24th November 2018 Report by Cees van der Land So, what are UTMB points? This race report about the Hardwolds 80 starts in the French Alps to explain what “UTMB points” are and why most of my running in 2017 and 2018 has been in pursuit of these silly points (because …
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Nov 17
Race Report: Sunderland Urban Ultra 2018
Sunderland Urban Ultra Saturday 3rd November 2018 Report by Michael Nemeth WARNING: The Urban Ultra is a very long race, so a very long report is needed. Firstly, I’ll start with a little bit of background. Ever since my first Great North Run, back in 2012, someone told me about The Wall which is …
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Nov 15
Race Report: Wooler Trail Half Marathon 2018
Trail Outlaws Wooler Trail Half Marathon Saturday 10th November 2018 Report by DD A short time after completing the Chevy Chase race in July I was asked whether I’d like to do the Trail Outlaws Wooler Trail Half Marathon, and as the Chevy was so much fun (honestly, 20 mile fell races can be …
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Oct 29
Race Report: Hexham 10K 2018
Hexham 10K Sunday 28th October 2018 Report by Helen Blades It’s not just a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow Run Northumberland Hexham 10k is a RunNation race starting on the outskirts of Hexham, heading towards Corbridge along Anick road before turning and coming back and finishing on Tyne Green Country Park. …
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Oct 24
Race Report: British Fell & Hill Relay Championships 2018
British Fell and Hill Relay Championships Grasmere, Lake District Saturday, 20th October 2018 Report by Vicki Deritis with contributions from Marc Fenwick, DD, Cees van der Land and Alex Black Tyne Bridge Harriers has sent teams to various races around the country but had never sent a team to the British Fell and Hill …
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Oct 13
Race Report: Alwinton Show Fell Race 2018
Alwinton Show Fell Race Nr Rothbury, Northumberland Saturday 13th October 2018 Report by DD Realising there’s no way I can match the length and quality of the last couple of race reports I’ve decided to keep this one relatively short and hopefully sweet. The race, part of the Alwinton country show, was advertised as …
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Oct 12
Race Report: Bridlington Half Marathon 2018
Bridlington Half Marathon Yorkshire Coast Sunday 7th October 2018 Report by Dave Hartis I’ll start this off by saying that I do love reading a good race report from a fellow Harrier, in fact I’ve read quite a few over the last 12 months or so and have enjoyed them all. It’s really quite …
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Oct 10
Race Report: 2018 Kielder Half Marathon
Kielder Half Marathon Kielder National Park, Northumberland Sunday 7th October 2018 Report by Claire Wynarczyk The art of a positive mind. What a difference a year makes! Casting my mind back to last year’s Kielder Half Marathon, when I took on my first trail half marathon, little did I know the challenge that …
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Aug 02
Race Report: Continental Thunder Run
Continental Thunder Run Catton Hall, Derbyshire Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd July 2018 Report by Matt Walker Every year my geographically estranged friend (having moved back home to Birmingham since university against my better judgement) and I seem to be on the lookout for any excuse to spend a weekend camping, seemingly having made the subconscious …
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Jul 30
Race Report: Lakeland 50
Lakeland 50 (Miles) Coniston, Lake District Saturday, 28th July 2018 Report by Cees van der Land Lakeland 50 race report and why you can run an ultra. Just back home from Coniston on Sunday night, here is little write up on the run I did from Dalemain to Coniston on Saturday the 28th of …
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May 14
Race Report: Fairfield Horseshow Fell Race
Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race (14.5Km) Ambleside, Lake District Saturday, 12th May 2018 Report by Matt Walker Can you consider yourself a “fell runner” if you haven’t done a race in the Lake District? Probably, but the beating heart of fell running certainly lives in Cumbria and I thought I was overdue a trip west to …
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May 07
Race Report: 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon
Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday, 22nd April 2018 Race report by George Stainsby Sleet lashed my face. The jelly babies I had taken to eat at carefully planned points were only slightly softer than the now rock hard energy chewy blocks I wished were chips. I took off my gloves to prise the sugary …
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Apr 15
Race Report: 2018 Prague Half Marathon
Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic Saturday, 7th April 2018 Race report by Louise Lennox It was well before Christmas when I booked up for the Prague half marathon. I was full of optimism for a potential PB with plenty of time to train and what looked like a fast course, with the bonus …
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Mar 05
2018 Vitality Big Half Marathon: Race Report
Claire Wynarczyk reports from the inaugural Vitality Big Half. Vitality Big Half: Sunday, 4th March 2018 Well where to begin. Today, the 4th March 2018, was the Vitality Big Half London, and after a week of shabby weather – where there was a danger of it not going ahead – myself and …
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Jan 30
2018 Marrakech Half Marathon
Roger Heath writes this report from the Marrakech Half Marathon. Marrakech Semi Marathon: Sunday, 28th January 2018 I have start and say why did I going to sign up for a half marathon in Morocco? It’s your fault Adrian Hall!! If you remember back to the end of last year, you asked who …
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