Summer seems to be here finally, with one sunny day last week the races followed….
Wednesday was an action packed evening with relays and a trail race, the weekend saw plenty activities also…
Wild deer Gibside Trail Race 10km
Two of our members took on the challenging Gibside Trail race – Jonny and Heather saw training was x3 station bank efforts so opted for a trail race, little did they know it would be hilly!
Both our athletes done amazing with Jonny securing 2nd place – his brilliant form continues! Heather also took 2nd spot in her age category.
| Pos | Name | Time (Net Time) | Cat Pos (Gen Pos) |
| 2 | Jonathan Rewcastle #375 Male 3039 | 00:39:50 (00:39:50) | 2 (2) |
| 49 | Heather Donald #254 Female 3039 | 00:51:43 (00:51:42) | 2 (9 |
NEMAA Relays – Jarrow
Onto the golden oldies relays at Jarrow – runners have to be over 35 to run these.
We put out 6 teams in total, 3 women and 3 men… Our women’s v45 team took home the bragging rights as they stormed to victory. Our v55 men’s team weren’t out done as they secured an impressive 2nd place on the night.
For those wanted to run relays, we have the Nationals coming up soon – see facebook for details.
Well done to all our relay runners – excellent turnout and performances!
Trail Outlaw RAF Spadeadam Half Marathon
Joe Horner was in action around the RAF base – a course that takes you past relics of the past. I believe it’s a tricky course, Joe Horner was our only runners completing the course last n 1.46.
Well done Joe!
Run Through Gateshead 10km
Run through we’re back on the quayside on Sunday, this time with the 10km, Half and Marathon distances starting and finishing at the icon Gateshead Stadium.
We have four members running today, with Luke picking up a top 5 finish and David Walton securing 2nd in his age category. It’s brilliant to see Kisi and Jayne back in action and running well.
The course has a few hills thrown in to bite you in the tail and make though quads and glutes work the the medal.
Well done all!
| Pos | Name | Gun Time (Chip Time) | Cat Pos |
| 5 | LUKE HILLIARD #8445 Senior Open | 00:34:37 (00:34:35) | 4 |
| 55 | DAVID WALTON #473 V65 Open | 00:45:20 (00:45:01) | 2 |
| 182 | KISI HARDMAN #194 Senior Women | 00:53:16 (00:51:12) | 21 |
| 242 | JAYNE CUSKERN #114 V35 Female | 00:56:06 (00:54:01) | 13 |
Future Fixtures:
Relays:.
8th May – Wallsend (limited to 10 teams per club) Andrea is taking names – see facebook post.
Club Champs:
May – Pier to Pier Sold out but transfers are allowed
18th June – **Elswick internal 5km
July – Sunderland 5km
August – *Watergate 5km
September – Internal 10km
October (weekend) – **Internal 10 mile
November – Heaton Memorial 10km
Useful website for races: http://www.northeastraces.com
*Update 5/3/24: Watergate 5km has been included following the withdrawal of the March fixture due to rearranged XC fixture.
**Updated 19/3/24: internal 10 mile and 5km switched so we can utilise the light nights and run the 5km on the closed section of OneNE. The 10 miler will now take place in October on a weekend.
Track and Field:
Athletics Senior league fixtures – see Eric for more information…
Match 1: 20th April Shildon (Saturday)
Match 2: 18th May Whitley Bay (Saturday)
Match 3: 29th June Morpeth (Saturday)
Match 4: 14th July Shildon (Sunday)