Newburn River Run – June

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A six mile mid-week race is held on the second or third Wednesday in June.

Dating back to 1981, it has grown into a very popular summer evening run, typically the race attracts over 300 entries. Starting just beyond Newburn Leisure Centre, the run takes in the old Railway line from Newburn to Wylam passing the birthplace of George Stephenson. Runners then make their way over Wylam Bridge before heading back to the finish which is now on the grounds of the Newcastle University Rowing Club. 

Couse Records:

Senior Men
Year	Name	Club	Time
1999	Terry Wall	Morpeth Harriers	32.36 old course
2017	Tom Charlton	Tynebridge Harriers	30.30

Senior Women
Year	Name	Club	Time
2013	Aly Dixon	Sunderland Striders	36.02 old course
2017	Jane Hodgson	Morpeth Harriers	35.37

Year	Name (Men)	Club	Time	Name (Women)	Club	Time
1981	D Waterson	n/k	36.23	B Yoxhall	n/k	n/k
1982	V Crane	n/k	34.18	I Taylor	n/k	38.08
1983	H Matthews	Elswick Harriers	32.14	M Anderson	Elswick Harriers	41.24
1984	H Matthews	Elswick Harriers	32.53	L Lee	Elswick Harriers	40.21
1985	H Matthews	Elswick Harriers	31.53	E Wright	Elswick Harriers	40.31
1986	T Smith	Wallsend Harriers	31.51	P McPartland	Claremont	38.20
1987	H Matthews	Elswick Harriers	33.44	J Maddox	Tynedale Harriers	41.04
1988	T Patterson	Morpeth Harriers	33.36	J Maddox	Tynedale Harriers	41.33
1989	K Bell	Blaydon Harriers	33.44	L Marr	Tynedale Harriers	41.44
1990	K Bell	Blaydon Harriers	32.43	J Coates	Jarrow and Hebburn	39.51
1991	A Johnson	Elswick Harriers	33.48	L Marr	Tynedale Harriers	39.07
1992	A Johnson	Elswick Harriers	33.04	L Marr	Tynedale Harriers	38.50
1993	I Archbold	Morpeth Harriers	32.50	J Coleyby	Durham City Harriers	37.42
1994	C McBurney	Army	33.59	L Marr	Tynedale Harriers	39.19
1995	I Ellis	Elswick Harriers	33.54	L Marr	Tynedale Harriers	39.49
1996	I Ellis	Elswick Harriers	33.56	S Morley	Jarrow and Hebburn	38.57
1997	T Wall	Morpeth Harriers	32.41	S Morley	Jarrow and Hebburn	38.26
1998	T Wall	Morpeth Harriers	32.40	D Todd	Jarrow and Hebburn	39.24
1999	T Wall	Morpeth Harriers	32.35*	J Boltz	Blaydon Harriers	42.19
2000	D Flint	Gateshead Harriers	32.46	D Todd	Unattached	41.13

2002	S Bell	Chester Le Street	33.34	D Todd	Jarrow and Hebburn	38.45
2003	V Wilson	Morpeth Harriers	35.46	K Waugh	Chester Le Street	39.58
2004	N Wilkinson	Morpeth Harriers	33.04	S Armstrong	Ryton Tri	42.53
2005	A Dougal	Tynedale Harriers	35.12	J Mooney	Morpeth Harriers	40.08
2006	M Hudspith	Morpeth Harriers	33.54	J Mooney	Morpeth Harriers	41.01
2007	I Hollingsworth	Morpeth Harriers	34.51	J Mooney	Morpeth Harriers	40.20
2008	D Purvis	Chester Le Street	34.34	D Hodgkinson	Wallsend Harriers	39.27
2009	R Stephenson	Gateshead Harriers	34.44	M Wilkinson	Bingley	37.53
2010	I Harding	Morpeth Harriers	34.50	J Mooney	Morpeth Harriers	39.19
2011	I Harding	Morpeth Harriers	33.44	J Hodgson	Morpeth Harriers	40.46
2012	I Harding	Morpeth Harriers	34.45	J Hodgson	Morpeth Harriers	39.13
2013	M Nicholson	Morpeth Harriers	34.08	A Dixon	Sunderland Striders	36.02*
2014	D Jenkin	Durham City Harriers	35.10	A Dixon	Sunderland Striders	38.13
2015	D Jenkin	Durham City Harriers	34.08	A McGurk	Jarrow and Hebburn	42.48
2016	M Hornsby	Durham City Harriers	36.29	J Heslop	Elswick Harriers	39.04

2017	K Calvert	Sunderland Harriers	32.06	J Hodgson	Morpeth Harriers	36.38
2018	T Charlton	Tynebridge Harriers	30.30*	J Hodgson	Morpeth Harriers	35.37*
2019	J Bell	Blackhill Bounders	31.54	M Caterall	Unattached	40.16

2022

P Smallcombe

Jarrow & Hebburn AC

26.06

Rachelle Falloon

Morpeth Harriers

30.35

Past Results

2011 / 2012 / 2013  2014 /  2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018/ 2019 / 2022