Monday 16th May 2022
NEMAA Track and Field League Match 1 @ Monkton
100 metres sprint
Heat 4 field size 8
3rd Louise Allen 15.7 and 1st V50 lady on the night
400 metres
Heat 6 field size 5
3rd Louise Allen 1.18.7 and 2nd V50 lady on the night
3000 metres
Heat 1 field size 19
3rd Melissa Bateson 13.37
Heat 3 field size 21
2nd Simon Allen 11.27 and 6th V55 male on the night
18th Eric Lewis 12.23 and 3rd V60 male on the night
High Jump
Eric lewis 1.20m and 1st V60 male on the night
Long Jump
Eric Lewis 3.42m and 2nd V60 male on the night
Javelin B
Daniel Nettle 15.45 and 2nd V50 male on the night
http://www.harrierleague.com/tandf/nemaa2022/meeting1/results.htm
Wednesday 18th May 2022
Clive Cookson 10k hosted by North Shields Poly
Clive Cookson is a 2-lap flat and fast chip timed 10k. Start and finish at Monkseaton High School, Whitley Bay – The terrain is mainly road and paths, with some of the course on gravel paths.
The description reads a flat and fast 10k, well with 178ft of elevation gain and a wind thrown in, our runners felt that wasn’t the case. The incline on the start of the 2nd lap does catch a few people out which seems to be gradual climb along Rake Lane for well over 1km. You don’t really notice it on the first lap when you feel fresh and within a group.
However, there were some exceptional outings from 2 runners that gained a pb, Luke Hilliard and Reece Dorward with the latter knocking over 3 minutes off his previous 10k pb. No wonder with how much weight he has lost, great to see you both working hard at different ends of the spectrum and representing the club with pride. Andrew Ball and Mark Turnbull again are quite some force in the area for their respective age groups, again both picking up age group awards. Mike Russell works tirelessly and is consistent as ever and then Imogen who found the night tough and wanted to withdraw during the race. Imogen stuck at it and ground it out and this run will develop her mental resilience to dig deep when she gets these feelings within a race. Rich again continues to put building blocks in place, which is likewise to Lee Coulson, fitness is easy to lose but challenging to gain. Robyn found it tough after running 6 races within 18 days but again saw it out with Simon Allen who with his injury woes always puts in a solid performance. Louise Allen crossed the line with her face being the same colour as her pink visor, just goes to she worked out there on a warm evening. Nigel Hollier who I have never met before was happy with his performance.
Proud to announce that the Elswick men also picked up 3rd place team consisting of Luke, Andrew, Mark and Mike. Well done to all that ran and thanks to those that popped along to support and take snapshots. Always a great shirt to be collected when you reach the finish line.
Tom was the race adjudicator for the evening and shortly after the race he mentioned that out on the course someone had collapsed. An update is that the person had underlying heart problems but was ok by the time Tom left. The person went to hospital for checks.
Field size 387
11th Luke Hilliard 34.40 and new pb
13th Andrew Ball 35.21 and 1st v45 male
29th Mark Turnbull 36.54 and 2nd v50 male
53rd Mike Russell 38.37
59th Imogen Bungay 38.56 and 1st snr female
65th Richard Houghton 39.35
86th Lee Coulson 41.37
96th Robyn Naylor 42.22
99th Simon Allen 42.09
182nd Reece Dorward 46.55 and new pb
217th Louise Allen 49.22
313th Nigel Hollier 58.28
https://racebest.com/results/wus95
Wednesday 19th May 2022
NECAA – North East Grand Prix 2nd fixture @ Monkton
Several juniors attended this event across the disciplines alongside Imogen King who was our only senior performer on the night. Fantastic effort young lady.
3000 metres
Heat 3 field size 10
10th Imogen King 13.43.26
Remaining fixtures are as follows: 8th June, 29th June, 20th July and 10th August.
http://harrierleague.com/tandf/negp2022/meeting2/results.htm
Sunday 22nd May 2022
Solway Coast Marathon
The route starts and finishes at The White Heather Hotel. This course is best described as one of the flattest marathon courses in the UK and is a must for anyone looking for a PB. The roads are quiet country roads and very flat. The course takes you on a 5-mile loop through Kirkbride, Newton Arlosh and back past the start where family and friends will be able to cheer you on and give the encouragement for 21 miles to come. The course then heads back out through Kirkbride and on to the Solway Coast taking in Glasson, Port Carlisle, Bowness on Solway, Cardurnock, Anthorn, Longcroft then back to Newton Arlosh and on to the finish at The White Heather Hotel.
After months of consistent training and getting out on those long Sunday runs with no marathon planned Steve opted to take the plunge and registered for the Solway Coast Marathon. Since my time at the club this must be the best batch of training he has churned over, consistency and dedication are paramount and that earned him with the recent race times he has ran. Fine lines between finishing slow or strong, pacing and knowing what your body is capable of has to be on the money, it’s all about experience and Steve has plenty of it. However there comes a time when the body says no not today, unfortunately Steves calf knotted at 18 miles, he tried to push and continue whilst attempting to stretch it off, but it wasn’t to be. Steve made the difficult decision to withdraw just after 21 miles and catch a lift back to start area with a first aider. Chin up and look ahead to the London Marathon in October.
Sunday 22nd May 2022
Great Manchester Run – 10k hosted by the Great Run Company
Starting on Portland Street the10k route takes runners out of the city past Old Trafford and back into the city centre finishing on Deansgate
Breaking 32mins was not to be on this run, he went through 5k in 16.09 and he felt he faded away at 4 miles with nothing left in the tank. All in all, it’s a great experience and we must go through setbacks to get to the places we wish to be, and when we reach them, they become special moments. However, it’s still important to finish these races as dropping out when times you had in mind are not possible can result in bad habits, very proud that on the day he ground it out and crossed the finish line still with a very respectable time.
Field size ?
94th Lewis Liddle 35.11
https://www.greatrun.org/results/1139/?search=Liddle
Sunday 22nd May 2022
Run Northumberland Alnwick Castle Trail 10k
Hosted by Northumberland Estate in Hulne Park near to Alnwick Castle.
Take in the beautiful scenery of this historic setting while competing in a 5k, 10k or Junior 2k.
The 10k is one loop around the scenic park on paths and farm tracks. Luke Hilliard ran an awesome race from start to finish as is becoming a strong contender when he lines up on the start line. Luke described this as a tough race, in which he struggled to get into a rhythm. He was neck and neck but manged to create daylight in between him and 2nd place on the last hill. The amount off hill training Luke undertakes is certainly paying off.
Luke wasn’t the only Elswick Harrier present as he was joined by Sarah Muparutsa who continues to improve under the guidance of Simon Allen, Felicity smith and Micky Shore. It’s great to see Sarah donning the Elswick vest once again. After some time away she came back to support her children through our None to Run programme and now she’s returned to form with an excellent finish, well done Sarah.
10k Field size 184
1st Luke Hilliard 36.29
122nd Sarah Muparutsa 1.02.15
https://www.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16685&RId=357
5k field size 30
17th Jeffrey Emmerson 31.36
https://www.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16685&RId=357&EId=2
Sunday 22nd May 2022
Ironman Marbella 70.3
An event that Rob should have taken part in in 2020. I honestly take my hat of to anyone that trains and completes an Ironman, such an incredible achievement.
The one-loop 1.9 km (1.2 mile) swim course in the Mediterranean Sea starts and finishes on the amazing Levante beach of Puerto Banús. After heading straight out, there will be one left and two right turns to bring you back to the swim exit.
The hilly one-loop 90 km (56 mile) bike course starts at the famous “Gold Mile” before crossing through the city of Marbella. Athletes will race through Monda, Coín and Cartama before returning to transition in Puerto Banús.
The two-loop 21.1 km (13.1 mile) run course leads along the promenade of Marbella. Run with the Mediterranean in your view and cheered on by the spectators along the road as you finish your race near the sea.
Unfortunately for Rob when he arrived at the top of mountain, he started having mechanical problems with gears jumping, chain started coming off, then on the descent with 17k to go he was dealt another blow with a rear puncture. Then his gas canister failed to blow tyre up which then meant he had a decision to make either DNF or ride last kms on a flat tyre. All credit to Rob as he chose to carry on. 1.9km swim – 50.46, 90km cycle – 4.09.47, 21.1km run – 2.13.27, Total time – 7.26.30
https://www.ironman.com/im703-marbella-results
Sunday 22nd May 2022
Warmseal Northumberland Festival of Sport hosted by V02 Max @ Druridge Bay
The swim will take place in the warm shallow freshwater Ladyburn Lake set within the park grounds. The bike route will take you out of the Country Park along a beautiful coastal route and the run will be a multi-lap route on the footpath that winds its way through the woods and meadows that surround the lake. Absolutely brilliant to see Arabella and Mark take to the podium at this event, there is so much work that goes on behind the scenes to run a triathlon, its very pleasing to see you get what your fully deserve. Even the athletes that didn’t make the podium they produced excellent performances which resulted in brilliant times.
Sprint triathlon field size 101
65th Joe Hall 1.31.50
Swim – 19.12
T1 – 3.49
Cycle – 42.24
T2 – 1.09
Run – 25.14
http://www.timingupnorthresults.co.uk/results.aspx?CId=16576&RId=6195&EId=1
Standard triathlon field size 107
15th Mark Turnbull 2.18.21 and 3rd V50 male
Swim – 26.39
T1 – 1.33
Cycle – 1.03.37
T2 – 57s
Run – 45.34
20th Chris Pearce 2.21.08
Swim – 23.13
T1 – 57s
Cycle – 1.08.35
T2 – 42s
Run – 47.39
30th Mike Russell 2.28.38
Swim – 30.22
T1 – 2.03
Cycle – 1.08.12
T2 – 40s
Run – 47.19
31st Arabella Pearce 2.29.02 and 1st svet lady and overall 3rd lady
Swim – 22.15
T1 – 54s
Cycle – 1.11.50
T2 – 52s
Run – 53.10
79th Sarah Addison 2.52.54 & 4th snr lady
Swim – 23.49
T1 – 2.02
Cycle – 1.19.59
T2 – 1.03
Run – 1.06
http://www.timingupnorthresults.co.uk/results.aspx?CId=16576&RId=6195&EId=2
