Parkrun Sunderland
Sunderland University host a 5k park race at Silksworth every Saturday morning. The run starts at 9am on the grass opposite the tennis centre. The run is mainly on tarmac paths and includes two laps of the larger lake at silksworth. The runs are free to enter, but participants need to register in advance with parkrun. For those who want to test their ability before joining a running club, want a steady run in a friendly atmosphere or more advanced runners needing a hard training run on a saturday morning, the parkrun races are ideal preparation. Age graded results are also available. For more information see the Parkrun - Sunderland website. The quickest Harrier is now Steven Potts after his 17'00 on 10th July. Nathan Reed is second on 17'08 and veteran Michael Thompson is third with 17'10.
Sunderland 5k
The club's 5k race also incorporated the North East Championships. Previous winner, Brian Rushworth was first Harrier to finish in 5th with 15'36. Brian was a convincing winner of the Over 45 category. Second Harrier to finish (10th overall) was the still improving Matthew Foggin with 16'16, closely followed by Steven Potts with 16'25 (15th). Steven Duffy another athlete who has improved considerably in the last year smashed his 5k pb by nearly 90 seconds with his 16'34 (17th). Nathan Reed was the fifth Harrier to finish with 16'40 (19th).
Graham Lancaster finished 23rd with 16'53, closely followed by Paul Redman who was credited with 17'01 for 25th overall but 4th Over 45. Jon Dobson was 27th and 5th Over 40 with 17'04. Rob Rush who has just moved into the Over 50 age group was next Harrier in 36th with 17'27 but won his age group. Sean Smith was 42nd with 17'36. Jack Foggin was 56th with 18'23 and Keith Elliott was 60th (first Over 55) in 18'30.
Michelle Holt was the first Sunderland Harrier in the womens race finishing 8th (66th overall) in 18'42. Helen Ford was 93rd (12th Female and 1st Over 35) with 19'46 and Kathryn Watts was 173rd (4oth female) in 23'15.
Steven Gordon was 63rd in 18'35, Alex Ross was 85th in 19'33, Vince Emmett was 92nd in 19'46, Len Christopher was 95th (1st Over 60) in 19'56, Steve Winter was 102nd in 20'09, David Savage was 111th in 20'37, Peter Richardson was 118th in 20'52, Jim Weightman was 124th in 21'00, Kevin Carraher was 126th in 21'03, one place ahead of Bill Bittlestone in 21'04.
Great North 10k - Sunderland
Jack Martin took 2 seconds of his 10k pb when finishing 14th in 33'04. Steven Potts was 17th in 34'22. Steven Duffy improved his 10k pb by over 30 seconds when finishing 20th in 34'51 and Nathan Reed was one place behind in 35'09. Paul Cooper finished just outside the top 40 with 38'16. In the ladies race, Michelle Holt finished 9th in 38'51 and Helen Ford was 15th with 41'54. Dominic Hill finished second in the Junior race. Our thanks go to Powerade for the supply of refeshments for our 5k race to be held this week.
Record Breaker
Michael Wilson broke the club Under 15 Boys 800m record with his time of 2'01.02 set when winning his heat at a British Milers Club event in Birmingham on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. The previous record had been set by David Clark in 1990 with 2'02.2. Both athletes have been coached by Ken Jefferson.
Volunteers
The club are looking for Volunteers to assist at the 5k race on 21st July, as well as the Big Fun Run to be held on 1st August. The Cross country fixture list is out and Sunderland Harriers will again host a relay race in September and a Harrier League fixture.
Young Athletes Meeting - Gateshead Stadium - 16th May 2010
Callum Todd had an exceptional day winning all 4 of the Under 11 Boys events he entered. Callum won the 75m in 11.32 seconds. (11.31 in ht). The 600m in 1'55.11. The Long jump with 3.86m and the Howler throw with 28.39m. Kyle Martin finished second to Callum in the 75m in 11.59 and 600m in 1'58.85.
Laura Hand finished 2nd in the Under 11 Girls 75m in 11.70, closely followed by Charley Gill in 11.78. Both went one better in the 600m with Laura winning in 2'02.25 and Charley finishing second in 2'03.76.
In the Under 12 Girls, Dana Laws finished second in the 75m with 11.70. (11.62ht). Dana was fourth in the 600m in 2'04.13 with Livia Scott sixth in 2'08.68. Dana was second in the Long Jump with 3.57m. In the Howler throw, Dana was third with 15.82m and Livia was sixth with 13.05m
Pier to Pier race
Nathan Reed finished 4th in 39'04. Brian Bewick, the day after racing in the British Masters Road Relays in Sutton Park finished 6th in 39'34. Steven Duffy was 11th in 40'51. Paul Redman who had also competed the previous day at Sutton Park finished 15th in 41'34. Paul Cooper was 35th in 44'03. Alex Ross was 43rd in 44'40 and Michael Kilbride was 49th in 45'26.
Hayley Reed finished 64th but 2nd lady in 46'20 after stopping to retrieve a dropped mobile phone. Helen Ford was 95th overall but 4th lady and first Over 35 with 48'37.
British Master Road Relay Championships
Sunderland eventually finished 6th (2'09'01) in the 8 man team race after momentarily moving up to second at the end of the fourth leg. The race which is held together with a 4 man team Over 35 race and 6 man team Over 50 race, makes counting positions difficult until the younger age group race is finished.
Tim Field on the first leg brought the team back in 28th position with 16'07. Ken Bell with the second best run of the day by a Harrier gained 13 places with 15'50. Michael Thompson gained another place with 16'12 before Brian Rushworth with the joint fifth fastest time of the day with 15'00 brought the club back in fifth overall but 2nd Over 40 team at the end of Stage 4. Now the younger race was complete it was easier to work out positions as Brian Bewick dropped two places on leg 5 with 16'05. George Harden had a disappointing run to lose a further two places with 16'39. Paul Redman improved his best time on the course to maintain 6th with 16'35 before Paul Merrison with 16'33 completed the course in 6th place. The race was won by Herne Hill in 2'05'22 from Bristol & West 2'05'35. Salford Harriers were 3rd in 2'06'28. Thames Hare & Hounds were 4th in 2'07'50 and early leaders Leicester Coritanians were fifth in 2'08'16.
North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships
Hollie Lancaster and Michael Wilson both won two gold medals at the Championships held at Gateshead Stadium on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May. Hollie won the Under 13 Girls 100m in 13.37 and the 200m in 27.71. Both personal bests. Michael won the Under 15 Boys 800m in 2'04.17 (a pb) and the 1500m in 4'28.74.
Sophie Burnett also won gold in the Under 13 Girls 1500m in 5'22.08 as well as a bronze medal in the 800m in 2'38.07. Nathan Reed won the Under 20 Men's 5000m in 16'23.55 after finishing third in the 1500m with 4'09.60.
Alix Waites won silver in the Under 15 Girls 800m in 2'25.04 and Samantha McKenzie won bronze in the Under 17 Women's 100m in 13.20.
Transped Blyth Valley 10k
Ingrid Hope ran 39'59 to smash her pb for 10k, despite suffering with a "stitch" half way round the course. Steven Duffy continued his improvement, with a new PB of 35'25. Steven Potts was the quickest Harrier on view, with Keith Elliott and Peter Richardson 1st and 2nd in the Over 55 category. Kathryn Watt also ran following her delayed return from vacation.
The previous week, Steven Duffy and Ingrid Hope also ran the Sand dancer 10k multi terrain race at South Shields. Hayley Reed was our first female finisher.
Congratulations to Gavin Massingham for the fourth fastest time of the day for the Short leg at the National 12 stage relays. Gavin's time of 14'26 for the 3 mile lap places him second on the Sunderland all time list.
Anne Marie Readshaw Open Track & Field meeting - Shildon
There was a good turnout of Sunderland athletes at Shildon on Sunday 18th April. Hollie Lancaster won the Under 13 Girls 100m in 13.60 seconds. Dana Laws was 5th in 15.10. Samantha McKenzie was 4th in the Under 17 Girls 100m in 13.20. Anthony Barnes ran 12.50 in the heats of the Under 17 boys 100m. Hollie Lancaster was victorious again in the Under 13 Girls 200m in 28.40 seconds. Dana Laws was 5th in 31.80. In the Under 15 Girls 200m, Rebecca Burnett was 9th quickest with 30.90. Charli Gill won the Under 11 Girls 600m in 2'02.7. Laura Hand was 3rd in 2'07.0. Sophie Burnett was 2nd in the Under 13 Girls 800m in 2'39.8. Eve Rodgers was 10th in the Under 17 Girls 800m in 2'58.7. Michael Wilson won the Under 15 Boys 800m in 2'05.2. Jake Archer won the Senior Men's 800m in 2'00.4. Luca Irvine was 3rd in the Under 15 Boys 3000m in 10'42.3. Lydia Montgomery was 2nd in the Under 11 Girls 60m in 9.50 seconds, after running 9.4 in the heats. Laura Hand ran 10.8 in the heats. Lydia was also second in the Under 11 Girls 150m in 23.50. Alix Waites was 6th in the Under 15 Girls 800m in 2'31.9. Chelsea Gill was 12th in 2'44.8. Jack Robinson was 10th in the Under 13 Boys 800m in 2'47.5. Rebecca Burnett was 9th in the Under 15 Girls Long Jump with 3.52 metres.
Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road races
The Veteran Mens A team won and the B team came 4th over a revised and extended 2.4 mile course. The new course was necessary after the usual course had parts submerged under water following the recent heavy rains. On the first leg, Michael Thompson finished 2nd behind Morpeth in 12'33. Paul Redman was 3rd in 13'02. On the second leg, Brian Rushworth overturned a 5 second deficit to pass Neil Wilkinson of Morpeth and hand over an 8 second lead to Ken Bell. Brian had the quickest Veterans time with his 11'43. Further back, George Harden consolidated 3rd place for the B team with 12'44. On the 3rd leg, Ken Bell extended the lead with his 12'34 before handing over to Brian Bewick. Brian had a good run of 12'43 to hold of Morpeth by 20 seconds. The team finished 4th overall in the race. For the B team, Paul Cooper ran 13'30 on the third leg, before handing over to Vets team captain, Rob Rush. Rob, having his first race for nearly two years, had a steady run, losing one place to Elswick with his time of 13'14.
In the Senior Mens race, the club had a good start with Gavin Massingham finishing 2nd on the opening leg, 3 seconds behind Sean Moralee of an incomplete Durham team. Gavin's time of 11'06 was the second quickest of the day. Nathan Reed took off in the lead, and continued to maintain first place. His time of 12'04 brought the club home at the end of the second leg 7 seconds ahead of eventual winners Gateshead. Matthew Foggin with 12'48 was passed by Gateshead and Morpeth on the third leg, before Miohael Kilbride maintained third on the last leg with 13'11.
The B team finished 23rd, with Fred Judson (15'20), Jack Foggin (14'08), Bill Bittlestone (16'11) and Len Christopher (15'27).
In the combined Womens race, Hayley Reed finished 7th in 14'06. Ingrid Hope was 15th (4th Vet) in 14'53. Her daughter, Emily was 38th (9th Under 17) in 17'32 and Rosie Duffy was 39th (3rd Under 20) in 17'51. The ladies finished 4th team, one point behind Tynedale.
In the Under 13 Girls race Sophie Burnett finished 7th in 11'19. In the Under 13 Boys race, Luca Irvine finished 11th in 10'21. In the Under 15 Girls race Chelsea Gill finished 3rd in 10'41. These three races were on a shorter course of about 1.74 miles. In the Under 15 Boys race held over the longer course, Dominic Hill finished 8th in 13'45.
On Saturday 3rd April, in the Albert Park parkrun, George Harden finished 2nd in 17'01 the day after running Elswick. Tim Field ran 17'30 to finish 2nd in the Sunderland parkrun.
On Sunday 4th April, Steven Potts finished 10th in the North Tyneside 10k race in a time of 33'53. Helen Ford finished 182nd (16th Female and 4th Over 35) in a time of 43'26.
Asics Wilmslow Half Marathon - Sunday 28th March 2010
Patrick Martin, in his half marathon debut, finished a creditable 7th in 66'56.
Northern 12 Stage Relays, Wythenshawe Park, Manchester - Sunday 21st March 2010
The Senior men finished 17th after a brilliant start by Patrick Martin brought the club home in 2nd place on the opening long leg of 7.4k. Patrick's time of 22'00 proved to be the second quickest of the day. Damien Weston on the short leg of 4.8k ran 17'03 to finish 8th on the second stage. Brian Bewick on a long third leg ran 25'42 losing 9 places. Gavin Massingham, with the second quickest short stage time of 14'26, worked his way through the field to bring the club back up to 5th at the end of the fourth stage. Cory Hood then ran 26'57 on the long fifth leg dropping the club back to 14th. Brian Rushworth, a day after winning the North East Veterans Cross-Country Championships ran 15'21 on the short sixth leg gaining two places. George Harden with 25'39 on the seventh leg lost a further place. Michael Thompson, who had also competed at the Vets cross-country the day before, ran 16'17 on the 8th leg, gaining two places. Steven Duffy in his first relay race, ran a well paced 26'19 on the 9th leg, losing three places to 14th. Matthew Foggin, then ran 17'04 on the 10th stage, gaining one place. Alex Ross, having his relay debut then ran a steady 27'57 on the last long leg, losing three places, before handing over to Glenn Forster. Glenn easily managed to bring the club home in the top 25 to qualify for the National Championships by only losing one place with his 18'13.
Signals Relays, Hetton Lyons Country Park - 6th March 2010
The Veteran Men were convincing winners, by over 6 minutes at the new venue for the Signals relays, finishing 5th overall in a time of 71'12. George Harden finished 3rd vet on the 1st leg (14th overall) with his time of 11'57. Brian Bewick took the vets team into the lead (9th overall) with his time of 11'55. Brian Rushworth extended the vets lead (8th overall) with the quickest vets time of the day in 11'16. Michael Thompson overtook 2 senior teams to move the club up to 6th overall with 11'57. Ken Bell passed another senior team on the 5th leg with his time of 12'02. Paul Merrison maintained 5th overall with his time of 12'05 on the final leg.
The senior women finished 6th with Bev Blakeman 8th on the first leg in 13'52, Michelle Holt moved the club up to 4th on the second leg with 13'39, Helen Ford gained another place on the third leg with 14'48, before an injured Andrea Irvine ran 17'54 on the final leg to complete the team.
In the Senior Mens race, Jake Archer made his Senior debut with an excellent run to finish 7th on Stage 1 in 11'35. Cory Hood ran 12'49 with the club moving down to 20th. Paul Cooper gained 3 places on the third leg with 13'09. Roy Baker ran 14'50 on the fourth leg. Peter Richardson ran 14'04 on the fifth leg before Over 60 runner Len Christopher ran 14'37 to complete a senior team in 18th place.
The Veterans B team finished 5th (22nd overall) with Paul Redman running 12'19 on the first leg, Keith Elliott 13'19 on the second leg, Glen Foster with a welcome return to the team ran 13'30, Fred Judson 14'26, Senior team captain Michael Hill ran 13'47 on the fifth leg before Vince Emmett ran 15'42 on the final leg.
Results for week ending 21st February 2010
Steven Potts won the multi-terrain Old Monks race, Hartlepool in atime of 30'59. Brian Bewick finished 3rd overall (1st Over 40 veteran) in 32'31 and Andrew Macrae finished 10th in 34'59, a day after finishing 7th at the South Shields Harrier league.
Results for week ending 14th February 2010
Brian Rushworth won the Ann Johnson Absent Friends Trail run in Billingham on a multi terrain course of approximately 5 mile. Brian's winning time was 27'53. Brian Bewick finished 7th in 31'39 and Michelle Holt was 3rd female (24th overall) in 34'51.
Michael Thompson won on his debut in the Sunderland parkrun. Michael was just outside Nathan Reed's course record of 17'08 and won in 17'10 from teammate, George Harden (17'21) who was second for the 5th time.
Results for week ending 7th February 2010
In the Alsager 5 mile road race on Sunday 7th February, track specialist,
Gavin Massingham finished a creditable 17th against a quality domestic
field in a time of 24'27.
On Thursday 4th Nassim Heraoua (pictured) at the final Jarrow Young Athletes Grand Prix won gold in the Under 13 boys 60m with a time of 9.0 seconds. Nassim also won a trophy for finishing 3rd overall even though he only entered 3 out of 8 events. Nassim also competed in the final Jarrow Minors Grand Prix on Sunday 7th and won gold in the Under 11 boys 60m with a time of 8.8 (matching his pb). He also won the trophy for finishing 3rd overall after competing in 4 out of 8 events.
Brian Rushworth won the St. Wilfrid's Muddy Boots 10k race in Ripon in a time of 35'14. Brian Bewick finished 4th overall (1st Over 40 Vet) and Michelle Holt was 32nd (2nd woman) in 42'09.
Results for week ending 24th January 2010
In the Chernobyl 10k race held in Preston on Sunday 24th January, Sebastien Tesche finished 38th in 39'11.
Closer to home, Tim Field won his second Sunderland parkrun in 17'27. Susan Clughen finished 19th in 26'01.
North Eastern Counties AA Indoor Championships - 9th/10th January 2010
Hollie Lancaster won a gold medal in the 60metres. Her winning time of 8.68 seconds, was just outside her PB of 8.62. In the Under 13 Boys race Nassim Heraoua won a bronze medal in a time of 9.09 seconds. Nassim was pleased with his medal as he has struggled with a foot injury for a month which restricted his training.
Nassim followed up his race at the Championships by running at the Jarrow Indoor Series on Thursday 14th January, where he finished second in the Under 13 Boys 60 metres, equalling his PB of 8.8 seconds. Nassim then went on to win Gold in the Under 11 (Minors) race held at Jarrow on Sunday 17th January. Nassim again equalled his PB of 8.8 seconds.
