May 31
Danny Fletcher reflects on a terrific weekend of running in Liverpool. Rock N Roll Liverpool: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May 2016 I have participated in a number of Rock n Roll runs in the past. I ran the first and last Rock n Roll Edinburgh half marathon, my first marathon was at …
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May 24
Jacqueline Etherington reports from Round 2 of the Masters T&F league. Monkton Stadium, Jarrow: Monday, 23 May 2016. Fixture 2 of 6 saw no less than 18 TBH master athletes turn out to represent the club. Between all those that competed there was a Tyne Bridge athlete in every discipline on the night. The …
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May 16
Dave Moir reports from the UK Inter-counties Fell Race Championships Ras Moel Eilio (Snowdonia – Wales) – 14th May 2016 One flew over the cuckoo’s nest I’m definitely getting one of those fear lobotomies that most fell runners have had before my next fell race. I think this was one of the …
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May 11
David Anderson takes us along the North York Moors coastline and prays he doesn’t have trouble with wind. Ravenscar Half Marathon: Sunday 8th May 2016 The race was won by Richard Pattinson in 1h 26m 27s and the first lady was Rhona Haslam in 1h 44m 06s. I finished in 8th position, in a …
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Apr 26
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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Apr 20
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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Apr 12
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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Apr 11
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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Apr 10
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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Apr 04
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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Apr 01
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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Mar 29
Louise Kelly discovers whether she’s cut out for office life. North Tyneside 10K : Sunday, 27th March 2016 It doesn’t really matter how your training goes before a race. At the end of the day, you either have a good day or a bad day at the office. For me the week leading up …
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Mar 21
It’s been a while since we’ve had a race report on the site, so thanks to Rob Wishart for submitting this terrific piece. Hardmoors 55: Saturday 19th March 2016 Hardmoors is the name of a series of races, mostly trail marathons & ultras, that happen on the North York Moors. Usually the route is along …
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Nov 27
Out of Africa (by the skin of my teeth) Just in case there is any possibility that someone might not know, Tyne Bridge Harriers won the team challenge at the Great North Run. We were then entered into a draw against the other Great Run victors around the country, and were the lucky winners of …
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Nov 19
Last Sunday saw several members travel down to Leeds for the Abbey Dash and another group head west for the Brampton to Carlisle road race. But Danny Fletcher travelled slightly further afield for his running kicks – Viva Las Vegas!! Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon: Sunday 15th November 2015 I knew this wasn’t …
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Nov 09
Christmas has come early with a cracker of a race report from Keith Rooney. “Pocket to socket, Rooney, pocket to socket!” I looked up, and could’ve sworn, I could make out, amidst all the murk, Coinneach Mor‘s loomingly lean frame, repleat with admonishing finger, that same look of quiet intensity, always unruffled, even when dealing …
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Nov 08
As a Group 2 stalwart I’ve often wondered what goes on in the other training groups. Do they exchange training tips, praise the latest running shoes? Thanks to Chris Parkin‘s race report (from the terrifically named Hot Chocolate 5k Chicago race), I now know Group 4 is the place to be. Hot Chocolate 5K …
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Oct 20
As a member of the TBH Amsterdam Touring party, Louise Kelly knows exactly what went on during those 48 hours in the Dutch city. Thankfully, however, as this is a family orientated website (and we don’t want a visit from the boys in blue) Louise’s report focus’s mainly on the weekend’s racing. Amsterdam Half …
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