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Launch of Tyne Bridge Harriers Golden Mile

The Beginning Starting as a conversation in the pub after the Great North Run 2012, the subject inevitably turned to the customary comparison of mile splits. This led to the question of rather than running 13 or 26 consecutive miles, how fast could we run just one? Thus the TBH Golden Mile was born. One …

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Great North Run 2012 Memories

Congratulations to everyone who finished the 2012 BUPA Great North Run. Despite the drizzly conditions, nothing could distract from a fantastic event and the customary great support from the people of the North East. Tyne Bridge members came away from the race with mixed results, with several achieving PB’s after running some brilliant times, a dozen or so made their …

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Great North Run memories

Someone who wishes to remain anonymous supplies the next in our series of Great North Run memories, some of which aren’t always happy ones.  Always wanted to run the GNR but couldn’t afford it. One year I went along to see off a friend, leaving them at the start as I walked a few hundred …

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Great North Run memories

Continuing our series of GNR memories, we have this one from 1991. Take it away Stu Dickson.. 1991 My First Great North Run. My first Great North Run was 21 years ago so my memory of the event has slightly faded, but as I was a young ‘whip snapper of a lad’!!! I can remember being …

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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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Great North Run 2011: Tyne Bridge Harriers: Results

It was another fantastic day for Tyne Bridge Harriers yesterday in the 31st BUPA Great North Run as 32 athletes were out representing the club. Another superb day of excitement, inspiration, hope, passion & determination. A massive 23 PB’s recorded on the 13.1 mile course

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