I hope everyone got loads of valentine cards and ready go shove Tuesday – a good training session is ideal for making room for those extra pancakes…
Signal Relays
Thanks to Felicity do for rounding the troops ahead of the relays, unfortunately a cold blast took its toll and made the course unsafe for the relays to take place.
Huge thanks to everyone involved for all their work to get the fixture in a position to take place, and quickly come up with an alternative date – the rearranged fixture will take place on the 14th March. This is a great opportunity to get people running together so let us know if you want to run.
The Heart Run
With a half marathon, 10km and 5km runners have their choice on how to show their love on valentines in the Californian sun and this wa age draw for one of our runners.
Kisi Hardman made the trip over the pond to run the valentines 5km (she might have been meeting fiancé Dan too), and the trip was worthwhile as she powered through to a 2nd place female finish and 9th overall.
Great to see the famous vest on tour – well done Kisi!
Call out for volunteers!!!
If anyone would like to write a full or partial race recap, please let us know.
Information Notice:
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
Jan – Birtley Relays (XC) – Complete
14th March – NECAA Signals (Road) – Rearranged
March – Northern 6 & 12 Stage Relays – Redcar (Road)
3rd April – Good Friday’s (Road)
April – Neptune (Mixed)
May – NEMAA Jarrow (Road)
May – Wallsend (Road)
June – Weetslade (Road)
July/August – Gosforth (Road)
September – Farringdon (Trail)
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 – COMPLETED
SUN 12-OCT-25 Druridge Bay Country Park- COMPLETED
SAT 25-OCT-25 Lambton Estate – COMPLETED
SUN 23-NOV-25 Wrekenton – Completed
SAT 17 or SUN 18-JAN-26 Lemington CANCELLED
SAT 31-JAN-26 Temple Park – COMPETED
SAT 28-FEB-26 Alnwick Castle Pastures
SAT 21-MAR-26 Eltringham Farm
NOTE: Dates are subject to change…
XC Championships Races
SAT 24-JAN-26 Northern XC Champs – Pontefract – COMPETED
SAT 21-FEB-26 National XC Champs – Sedgefield
We’ve reduced the number of races slightly, included an internal race (helpers might be required), and hoping to have the Jelly T (Tynedale’s 10 miler) back.
If any races are cancelled, we’ll try and find a suitable replacement or hold an internal race.
Races:
*March – Cowbell (5km) if no XC
April – Blyth (10k)
**May – Internal (3km or 5km TBC)
June – Rest
July – Sunderland (5km)
August – Jelly T (10 miles)
September – Rest
October – Rest – use for cancellations
November – Heaton Memorial (10km)
December – Saltwell (10km)
January – Rest
February – Sherman Cup/Davision Shield (off road)
26/27 Rules: Best 2 5km, 2 10km, 1 long/off road. Runners must wear their Elswick race vest for official races (internal fixtures you can wear what you want).
Note: if a suitable like for like race can not be found, our replacement race will be ‘assumed’ the category in which it replaced i.e. an internal 5km replaces a 10 mile run, the replacement 5km race will count for the ‘long run’ points/standings.
*If Cowbell clashes with XC (very likely) we do a 3km track on a Saturday in May or June, date to be confirmed.
**If Cowbell goes ahead, we change the May 5km to a 3km on the track.
***Watergate is a popular 5km which we can consider for a backup race
Useful websites for races: http://www.northeastraces.com