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 at the Sunderland parkrun is Kevin Calvert with 16'06. Steven Duffy has ran 16'21 at the Newcastle Parkrun and 16'13 at Albert Park, Middlesbrough. Gavin Massingham has ran 15'07 at Albert Park and is the course record holder.
Hartlepool Old Monks Race - Sunday 8th January 2012
Brian Rushworth made a welcome return to racing when winning the 5.5 mile (approx. multi-terrain race in 30'57. Paul Redman finished 6th in 33'15 with Craig Isherwood 8th in 33'30. Steven Graham was 10th in 33'59 with Alan Hodgson 19th in 35'23. Michelle Holt won the Womens race when finishing 24th overall in 36'40. Michael Hill finished 52nd in 39'12 and Vince Emmett was 83rd in 42'01.
Morpeth - Sunday 1st January 2012
Michelle Holt made an excellent start when winning her first race of the year over the undulating 11k course in Morpeth on New Years Day. Michelle was a clear winner of the womens race when finishing 23rd overall in 41'57. Michael Hill finished 33rd in 43'53.
Blyth Sands Race - Sunday 4th December 2011
Ingrid Hope (37'56) took full advantage of a 12 minute handicap to easily win the Blyth Sands race in a handicap time of 25'36. Alan Hodgson finished 11th running 34'19 (32'19 after 2 min handicap) and Rachael Moore ran 46'17 to finish 67th (handicap 39'17). This year the race was ran over 5 miles on the beach from Blyth to Seaton Sluice and back.
Norman Woodcock road race
Paul Besford finished 14th in 28'17 for the 5 mile course. Brian Bewick was 16th in 28'20, Graeme Lancaster was 19th in 29'46.
Over 50, Paul Collins was 25th in 30'15 and Over 60 James Wightman was 63rd in 34'46.
Anji Close finished 85th in 37'51.
60th Brampton - Carlisle 10 mile road race
Michelle Holt finished 6th in her category in a time of 61'42. Steven Potts finished 25th in 57'02.
Paul Redman was fourth M45 in 58'46, with Tom Campion fifth M50 in 61'40. Peter Richardson finished 150th (7th M55) in 67'03 and Fred Judson was 186th in 69'05.
Len Christopher was 2nd M65 in 68'19, Bill Bittlestone was 2nd M60 in 69'53. Vince Emmett was 275th in 72'34.
Heaton Memorial Road Race - Sunday 13th November 2011
Kevin Calvert had a superb run to finish third in a new 10k pb of 32'56. Brian Bewick finished 17th (3rd V45) in 35'24, Paul Merrison was 20th (1st V50) in 36'25 and Paul Collins was 26th (2nd V50) in 36'57.
Kevin Carraher was 135th in 42'53, David Savage was 144th in 43'15 and James Wightman was 148th in 43'20.
Rachael Moore was 254th in 48'02, overtaking Anji Close 262nd (48'22) on the last lap. Susan Clughen was 362nd in 53'27.
In the Under 11's race, Owen Jackson finished 5th in 3'59. In the Under 13's race, Sam Quinn finished 16th in 12'58 and Patrick Crombie finished 2nd in the Under 17 5k race in 16'55.
Sunderland 5k Road Race - Wednesday 20th July 2011
Mark Hood finished second in 14'39 after a race long battle with 5 Morpeth Harriers. Nick Swinburn took the lead with about 600m from the finish to win by 3 seconds. Mark managed to hold off Lewis Timmins by 5 seconds at the finish. Brian Rushworth continued his return from injury by finishing 13th overall, second veteran but first M45 in 15'56. Graham Lancaster beat teammate Paul Redman by 6 seconds and one place when finishing 25th in 16'43
Steve Graham was 35th in 17'22, Alan Hodgson was 41st in 17'44, Steven Gordon was 47th in 18'00, new recruit from the Sunderland parkrun Danny Carlyon ran 18'21 for 52nd, Michelle Holt was 7th female and 60th overall in 18'29, John Watson was 81st and first M55 in 19'27, David Savage was 90 th in 19'46 and his works colleague Dean Phillips was 96th in 20'09.
Len Christopher was 2nd M60 in 20'27, Under 17, Amy Coulson ran 20'46, Bill Bittlestone was 3rd M60 in 20'50 ahead of Under 17 Jack Kelly with 21'00. Jim Wightman was 4th M60 and 113th overall in 21'06. Vince Emmett was 123rd in 21'45, and Susan Clughen was 174th overall in 25'57.
ERRA National Road Relays, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 9th April 2011
Sunderland Harriers got off to a superb start as Patrick Martin finished third on the first long stage of 5.39 mile in a time of 26'10. This time proved to be the sixth fastest on the day and moves Patrick up to 4th fastest Sunderland Harrier over the Sutton Park course. On the second stage over a shorter 2.995 mile loop, Jake Archer after setting off probably too quickly struggled over the last mile, but still ran the quickest time by a Sunderland Harrier of 16'35. 18 year old, Jake is an 800m track runner and was making his Senior debut at a National competition. Jake finished in 19th position. Jack Martin on the next long stage pulled back 4 places with a good 17'20. Damien Weston, struggled on the fourth stage after spending the last week ill, running 17'22 and losing 10 places. Gavin Massingham ran a solid 27'45 on the fifth satge gaining six places before veteran Norman Younger ran 16'56 on the sixth stage losing four places so the club were back in 23rd position at the half way stage.
On the seventh stage, Mark Hood, showed he is still not back to full fitness, as he ran 29'00. Mark has a best time on this course of 26'58. Mark still gained two places handing over to 18 year old Jason Waite in 21st place. Jason is another Harrier who has struggled with injury for over a year. Jason ran 17'48 losing three places. On the next long stage, Noel Hitchcock ran 31'58 losing three places. George Harden, lacking race fitness ran a steady 17'24 losing a further place. George has ran almost a minute quicker on this course. Paul Redman, who has been the busiest competitor in recent months for Sunderland had a good run on the last long stage with 31'10 handing over in 30th place. Alan Hodgson a week afer improving his 10k pb to 37'33 at Blyth ran a steady 17'51 on the final stage to finish the team on 30th place. With two teenagers in the team making their National Senior debut and several athletes out injured, and others in the team still struggling with injuries and lack of fitness it was a good performance by the team. The later stage runners were also hampered by the popularity of Sutton Park, which in glorious weather attracts a lot of visitors, not all of whom make way for runners! The popularity of the park also delayed the exit by almost an hour, with a late arrival in Wetherby for the customary fish and chips!
The race itself, proved to be exciting with a dramatic finish. With the first two leading teams having their last stage runners going off together and third place only 28 seconds behind. Unfortunately for Morpeth, after Ian Hudspith had put in a storming eleventh stage to close a minute gap on Tipton and bring Morpeth home in the lead by less than a foot, Matthew Nicholson was unable to hold the lead. As the first two runners approached Keepers Pond with just over half a mile to go it was the Tipton athlete who picked up the pace to make the winning bid. At this stage, Newham were still 50 metres back in third place. Most of the spectators at Keepers Pond raced over to the finish line to see how the race developed. As the runners came into sight on the final hill, it was Tipton who now had a clear gap. Newham overtook Morpeth in the last hundred metres for the silver medal, with Morpeth having to settle for a very worthy third place.
Signals Relays, Hetton Lyons Country Park, Saturday 12th February 2011
The Over 40 veterans team retained their title by over 2 minutes in a time of 71'58. After Tim Field ran the first leg in 11'47, Brian Bewick ran 11'57 on the second leg and Brian Rushworth with 11'25 on the third leg, the team were in second place behind Morpeth. However, Paul Besford in his first relay race for Sunderland took Sunderland into the lead on the fourth leg with 12'07. Jonathan Dobson extended the lead with 12'09 before Paul Redman ran 12'33 on the final leg. The Over 50 team finished 25th overall but 2nd Over 50 team with Len Christopher (14'34), Billy Bittlestone (15'10), Brian Long (14'57), Jim Weightman (14'40). Tom Campion (14'05) and Team Manager Rob Rush with an excellent 12'52.
In the Senioe Mens race, Mark Hood, returning from injury ran 11'11 on the first leg to hand over in second place. Steven Duffy ran 11'51 on the second leg before four veterans took over for the team. Paul Cooper ran 13'08 on the third leg, Paul Collins in his first race in a long time ran 12'37 on the fourth leg, George Harden ran 12'42 on the fifth leg before Team Captain, Michael Hill, ran 13'31 on the final leg. The team finishing 10th overall. Michelle Holt ran 13'08 in the Senior Womens race, which proved to be the eigthth fastest time on the day.
Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k and Mile - Sunday 5th September 2010
Gavin Massingham became the first Sunderland Harrier to run a sub four minute when finishing sixth in the mile race in a time of 3'56.9. In ideal conditions with a slight tailwind, Gavin narrowly failed to catch Colin McCourt, who will be representing England in the Commonwealth Games next month.
Steven Duffy was the first Harrier to finish in the 10k race in 34'24. George Harden ran 36'36 and was second Over 45. Graham Lancaster was 43rd in 36'50. Paul Cooper was 50th (third Over 40) in 37'22. Stephen Winter was 139th (third Over 55) in 41'09. Kevin Carraher was 262nd in 44'17 (43'47 Chip time) and Kathryn Watts was 35th woman in 50'34 (49'24 chip time)
Tynedale Jelly Tea 10Mile - Sunday 5th September 2010
Jonathon Dobson finished 20th (5th Over 40) with 59'51. Paul Redman was 23rd (third Over 45) with 60'06 and Sean Smith was 32nd in 61'45.
Helen Ford finished 100th (15th Lady) in 70'42 and Jo Buckley was 319th with 86'18.
Ray Harrison 10k - Billingham - Sunday 22nd August 2010
Steven Duffy eventually finished 7th in a time of 35'01 after being in third place with 3km to go. Paul Redman was 12th (fifth M40) with 36'21. Paul Cooper was 24th (eleventh M40) with 38'17, Damien Weston with his second race in the same week is on the long road to getting his fitness back finishing in 47th with 40'57, although according to the results he appeared to have changed clubs to South Shields Harriers.
This wasn't the only mistake in the results as William Bittlestone was recorded as the third team counter finishing in 78th (third M60) in 44'08. This gave South Shields Harriers an unexpected third team prize and Billingham Marsh House Harriers were credited with second team. It was then pointed out that Paul Cooper was missed off the results as the third team counter, making Sunderland Harriers the second team to finish.
Robin Hood 10k - Jarrow - Monday 16th August 2010
Brian Rushworth was a convincing winner after overtaking early leader Ian Harding of Morpeth halfway round the opening 2 mile lap. Brian extended his lead to about 50 metres at the end of the second lap, and despite attempts by Ian to close the gap on the last lap, Brian still had enough to maintain his advantage to the line in a time of 33'17.
Michelle Holt was the first Harriers lady to finish in fourth place. Hayley Reed was fifth and Ingrid Hope was seventh lady and first veteran. The ladies won the team competition.
Damien Weston had a steady run, as did Kathryn Watts. We will confirm positions and times when the official results are online. George Harden, whilst he might be struggling with running and riding a bike, proved there is nothing wrong with his eating pies and peas, when having second helpings, whilst waiting for the results back at the race HQ of the Robin Hood pub in Jarrow.
Sherwood Chevrolet Darlington 10k - Sunday 8th August 2010
Steven Potts was the leading Harrier, finishing 10th overall in 33'52. Steven Duffy continued his rapid improvement when finishing 14th in a new pb of 34'12. Paul Redman with his second 10k pb in a week finished 21st overall with 35'37 (2nd V45). Steven Gordon continued his steady improvement with a pb in 53rd with 38'46. Peter Richardson was 161st overall in 42'21. William Bittlestone was 177th in 42'59.
Helen Ford was the leading lady from the Harriers, finishing 94th overall (8th lady, 4th V35) with 40'27. Ingrid Hope finished 98th overall (1st V50) in 40'24. Jo Buckley was 498th overall in 51'18. The ladies won the team competition.
Results round up to 4th August 2010
Four Harriers took part in the Morpeth 10k race on Tuesday 3rd August 2010. Paul Redman led the club home in 14th (3rd Over 45) with 35'40. Jonathan Dobson was 19th (3rd Over 40) with 36'00. Keith Elliott lost out on winning the Over 55 category by 7 seconds when finishing 38th overall in 38'25 and Fred Judson was 122nd (14th Over 50) in 43'35.
Calum Todd won three events at a Gateshead Young Athletes meeting. He broke the long jump record with 3.96m, ran the 75m sprint in 11.5 seconds and also the 600m in 1'56.5.
Michael Wilson ran as a guest in the Ingram league in York. The 14 year old who was stepping down in distance won the Under 17 boys in 54.6 seconds, just outside the club under 15 age group record which has been held since 1964 by Philip Young with 54.5. Dominic Hill also ran at York where he finished second in the under 15 boys 800m in 2'10.
Steven Duffy continues his rapid improvement when recording 16'21 to finish second at the Newcastle Parkrun.
At the Sunderland Council Race in the Park held at Hetton Lyons on Wednesday 4th August, Matthew Foggin finished second in 16'30 for the 3 mile multi terrain course. Jonathan Dobson continued his return to form when finishing fourth and first veteran Over 40 with 17'29. Sean Smith was fifth in 17'36. Rob Rush was eighth and first V50 in 18'07 and Jim Wightman was first M60 in 21'28. Michelle Holt won the ladies race in 18'53 and Helen Ford was second and first Over 35 in 20'01.
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.
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 (11.62 ht). 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.
