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Bronze Reward For Impressive Display At Northern Road Relays
The Northern Athletics Joe Galvin Road Relays saw the Senior Men of Morpeth Harriers finish third of over one hundred teams at a rain-soaked Leigh Valley Sports Village on 20 September, the team Bronze matching that won at Blackpool in…
Trail Group Initiative Kicks Off At Brough Law
John Butters is looking to put together a Morpeth Harriers trail running group to coach trail skills, hill strength, downhill and uphill running techniques as well as dealing with technical terrain. John is keen to put his coaching…
Morpeth Duo Pipped In 5K Opener To A Busy Gnr Weekend
The Great North Run weekend kicked off on Friday night with the Elite International 5k race round the one-mile circuit north and south of the Tyne over the Swing and Millennium Bridges between the Baltic and the Pitcher and Piano. A…
Cat Is First Woman To The Top In Ben Nevis Race
Some 600 entrants – all who had to pass strict entry requirements – took on the 4409 feet up and down Britain’s highest mountain in the annual Ben Nevis race from Fort William on Saturday. Morpeth’s Catriona…
NOTICE: NEHL meeting for Young Athletes and their parents
In advance of the new Harrier League season which begins at the end of the month, there will be a short meeting for athletes and their parents at 6.30pm on Monday 8 September at the clubhouse in advance of training.
Reports Round-Up
Watergate Trail Race The annual Watergate Trail Race over the customary 5k course in Watergate Park, Low Fell, incorporating the NEMAA Trail Championships, took place on the evening of Thursday, August 21 with a handful of Morpeth…
News In Brief
Lawrence wins Great Britain call-up Fortunately, Lawrence didn’t have too long to wait following his exertions in the Lake District (see previous report), with the selectors announcing a 37 athlete squad on 22 August for the…
LAWRENCE AND CAT STAR IN MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS
The British trials for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, to be held in the Pyrenees in September, took place in the Lakes over the weekend, with an uphill only race at Skiddaw on Friday night followed by an up and down…
News Round-Up
Under 15 Girl Sophie Pledger ended her track season in excellent style, when she took the gold medal in the 300m at the Scottish Age Group Championships, held at Aberdeen Sports Village on Saturday.She ran the fastest overall time of…
Carl Leads Fast Morpeth Contingent Home On Quayside
Near perfect conditions for racing over an improved out-and-back course on Newcastle Quayside saw some very fast times recorded by those taking part in the RunThrough Quayside 5 and 10k races, with the 5k won in a time of 13 minutes 41…
Alexandria Takes Bronze In Birmingham
The England Age Group Athletics Championships took place over three days in Birmingham recently, and there was a splendid and well-deserved medal for Morpeth’s Alexandria Hodgson in the Women’s Under 20 Hammer with a best…
Gavin On Top Of The World At 70
Having turned 70 this summer, 2025 is shaping up to be another highly successful year for evergreen Gavin Bayne, with a whole string of recent top notch performances at middle distance and above that have seen him record times placing him…