Redcar Half Marathon
The race incorporated the England half marathon champions, giving runners an opportunity to quality in their age group to represent England in a future race.
Kirk Haddon in action, he’s been in fine form lately and powered through the course record a superb time of 1:18, dipping under 80 minutes for only the 2nd time. Steve Robertson pulled on a race vest once again, his first long race since 2022, great to see the silver fox back in action running a great tome of 1:24. Rob Lambert also made the journey and what an impressive run, finishing 1:37.
North Tyneside 10km
The race switched from its traditional April date to September for the first time, helpfully back to normal next year. The switch didn’t put people off as it was a sell out as normal.
Conditions were perfect for a nice run at the coast, sunny but not too warm.
Our 11 athletes ran very well with Danny Spoor leading us home in a fine time of 37 mins. Joe Green and Justina Heslop ran 38 mins, with Justina finishing 3rd female overall.
Big shoutout to Sydney Bungay who is stepping up to the senior races and doing amazing!
Well done to Tony 39mins, Martin 46min, Debbie 46mins, Gillian 47min, Sydney 48mins, Joanne 50min, Ceara 51mins and Nigel 54mins all running well.
Berlin Marathon
Two of our guys flew to Germany for the Berlin Marathon and tick off another marathon major.
The conditions were very warm but the guys, Luke Hillard and Dave Jones battled on for excellent times with Luke clocking 2:33 and Dave 3:04.
Cracking effort fellas!!
Information Notice:
English XC Relays – Mansfield 1st November
Are juniors will be out in force at Mansfield, it would be brilliant if our Seniors could get a few teams out too.
Women will run in teams of 3 running a 3km lap. The men will be in teams of 4 running a 5km lap.
Check your calendars and comment on the facebook post if you’re interested when it’s advertised.
Track and Field Training – Saturday’s at Wentworth
Andrea, Simon and others continue to hold track and field sessions on Saturday morning at Wentworth Leisure Centre.
There’s lots of events to try, all supported by our wonderful coaches, it’s a perfect introduction to track and field and boost that speed for the road events.
Open to all ages, members and nonmembers, everyone is welcome so please don’t be shy give it a try… If you want more information, feel free to ask any of the coaches. All we ask for is £2.50 donation, paid online before or after you take part.
Sunday Long Run
A reminder we have two regular groups running from the leisure centre on a Sunday heading out for long social runs. Everyone is welcome to these, even nonmembers, so if you have family or friends that wants company on a long run bring them down. Again, speak to your coaches for more information.
Future Fixtures:
Relays
1st November – English XC Relay (Mansfield)
2nd November – Norman Woodcocks (Road)
Cross Country – NEHL Fixtures
Winter is coming…so we’ll be looking to register people for the forthcoming NEHL season. Let me or Felicity know if you want to be registered.
SAT 27-SEP-25 Thornley Hall Farm
SUN 12-OCT-25 Druridge Bay Country Park
SAT 25-OCT-25 Lambton Estate
SUN 23-NOV-25 Wrekenton
SAT 17 or SUN 18-JAN-26 Lemington
SAT 31-JAN-26 Temple Park
SAT 28-FEB-26 Alnwick Castle Pastures
SAT 21-MAR-26 Eltringham Farm
NOTE: Dates are subject to change…
XC Championships Races
SAT 13-DEC-25 North Eastern Champs – Middlesbrough
SAT 24-JAN-26 Northern XC Champs – Pontefract TBC
SAT 21-FEB-26 National XC Champs – Sedgefield
Club Champs:
15th March – Cowbell 5km – COMPLETED/RESULTS
6th April – Blyth (10k) – COMPLETED/RESULTS
18th May – Pier to Pier (off road) – COMPETED/RESULTS
June – Rest
2nd July – Pie and Peas (10km) – COMPETED/RESULTS
10th July – Sunderland (5km) – COMPLETED/RESULTS
August – Watergate (5km) – Completed – click for results
September – Rest
October – to be used if any fixtures are cancelled
9th November – Heaton Memorial (10km) – Click to enter
16th November – Gibside Fruit Bowl (off road) – Click to enter
January – Rest
February – Sherman Cup/Davison Shield (off road)
We’ll look to add an internal race (probably a 5km) if any races are cancelled.
Rules:
best x2 results from each race category (5km, 10km and off road)
Useful website for races: http://www.northeastraces.com