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Junior Men Retain Northerns Title
Morpeth Harriers Junior Men retained their title for the third consecutive year at the Northern Cross Country Championships in West Yorkshire on Saturday afternoon.Held at a windswept Pontefract racecourse, where the going was distinctly…
Reports Round-Up
Birtley Cross Country Relays Conditions that were the worst ever known at Lord Lawson of Beamish School, Birtley made for some challenging going at the North East Counties Athletics Association Cross Country Relays, incorporating the…
Beattie Eases To Nye Victory
The inaugural HogmanHaway 5k took place on New Year’s Eve in Newcastle, with over 1500 taking the chance to post one last performance in 2025 before the New Year celebrations themselves began.Featuring elite men’s and…
Subs For 2026 Are Now Due
Club subscriptions for 2026 are due from January 1. Fees for this year will rise by £5 largely to take into account the rise in England Athletics affiliation fees, which will rise by £3. Members are…
EVENTS ROUND-UP
Valencia Marathon The Valencia Marathon, one of the last big city marathons in the annual calendar, took place on 7 December with a field of over 18,000 running. In a race won by Kenyan John Korir in 2 hours 2 minutes and 5…
Senior Women Defend North East Cross-Country Crown With Battling Victory
The North East Counties Athletics Association’s annual cross country championships took place on Saturday afternoon at Steward Park, Middlesbrough, at the birthplace of Captain Cook and under the stern gaze of several Moai…
Scott Denied In Photo Finish At European Cross-Country Championships
Morpeth Harriers Scott Beattie and Rory Leonard had the distinction of competing for Great Britain in the European Cross Country Championships held in Lagoa, Portugal on a sunny Sunday morning, with Scott most unfortunate to miss out on an…
Over 10,000 Join Leeds Abbey Dash
The Abbey Dash, from outside Leeds Town Hall to the remains of Kirkstall Abbey and back, took place on Sunday 30 November with over 10,000 again taking part and a high quality elite field with the race incorporating this year the England…
Mudbath Conditions As Nehl Resumes
There was an excellent turnout from the club on what proved to be a productive day of NEHL action on Saturday 23 November at the pocket of land behind the Beacon Lough estate in Wrekenton, Gateshead. It was certainly a contrast to the…
Scott And Rory Are Top Two At Sefton
The latest round in the UK Cross Challenge took place in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Saturday 22 November, with places in the European Cross-Country Championships in Portugal up for grabs. A handful of Junior athletes made the journey…
Morpeth QUARTET COMPETE AT GIBSIDE
The annual Gibside Fruit Bowl, organised by local outfit Blackhill Bounders, took place in the grounds of the National Trust property at Gibside on Sunday 16 November. A hilly seven miler, the race was won by Eslwick Harrier Dan…
Carl Claims Necaa 10-Mile Title At Carlisle
The annual Brampton to Carlisle ten miler, somehow still run on open roads across in Cumbria and also now the oldest road race in the country incorporated the NECAA 10 mile Championships this year, a reflection perhaps on the dearth of…