Dan Garbutt ploughs way to a medal on Merseyside
AFTER finishing in 13th place in the last two Northern Cross-Cross-Country Championships, Dan Garbutt produced a superb performance on Merseyside to pick up the bronze medal award.
View ArticleTough decision for region's cross-country selections
NORTH EAST Counties cross-country selectors burnt the midnight oil on their way to picking the teams for the Inter-Counties Championships in Birmingham in March.
View ArticleGateshead's juniors sure Know their way around
LAST weekend’s Northern Cross-Country Championships in Knowsley Safari Park could not have been tougher as athletes slithered across snow and ankle-deep mud.
View ArticleNick McCormick escapes North East for Australia
MORPETH Olympian Nick McCormick escaped the wintry North East weather to line up in the Hunter Track Classic in Glendale, Australia.
View ArticleTop honours for North East pair Garbutt and Dixon
NORTH East athletes took the major honours in the Dewsbury 10k Road Race yesterday as Dan Garbutt won the men’s race and Alyson Dixon raced into first position in the women’s section.
View ArticleGrabarz targeting a season 'peak' at Gateshead
OLYMPIC medallist Robbie Grabarz insists he has “unfinished business” after last year’s Games – including targeting a season “peak” at Gateshead in June.
View ArticleA Sheffield special by Elswick Harrier Phil Hurst
PHIL HURST showed no signs of rustiness after taking the 3,000 metres bronze medal at the UK Indoor Championships in Sheffield.
View ArticlePhil Edge wins senior men's race at Wrekenton
FORMER Wales schoolboy international Phil Edge was a comfortable winner of the Start Fitness North East Harrier League senior men’s race at Wrekenton.
View ArticleScottish Masters could be springboard for Bracken
WINNING the Scottish Masters Indoor 3,000 metres title could be just the springboard to more glory for Guy Bracken as he targets the British and European Championships.
View ArticleHurst is back and ready to face Farah in Sheffield
AFTER a spell on the sidelines due to illness, Phil Hurst eased back into competition with a run out of the top drawer in the UK Indoor Championships in Sheffield.
View ArticleMorpeth on road to success at Signals Championships
A SOLID all-round team performance by a mixture of youth and experience saw Morpeth Harriers regain the North Eastern Counties Signals Road Relay Championships at Hetton Lyons Park.
View ArticleGateshead sprint ace Richard Kilty bounces back after six months' off
GATESHEAD sprint ace Richard Kilty bounced back after six months’ inactivity to produce one of the fastest 60 metres in the UK this year when winning the North East Counties Indoor Championship at...
View ArticleCraig Sturrock causes quite a stir north of border
IT TOOK Craig Sturrock just 24 hours to get over the disappointment of a poor performance in the North East Counties Indoor Championships.
View ArticleGatehsead Harrier Richard Kilty sets an example
SPRINT ace Richard Kilty certainly raised some eyebrows as he stormed to a 60 metres victory in record-breaking style at the North East Counties Indoor Championships at Gateshead College Athletics Hall.
View ArticleSecond place is better for former Wallsend Harrier
FORMER Wallsend Harrier Sonia Samuels had plenty of support around the course as she attempted to improve on her third place in last year’s Senior Women’s Championship at Parliament Hill.
View ArticleMorpeth's Dan Garbutt runs up cross-country success
MORPETH may have been the region’s only team medallists on a day when the organisation of the country’s biggest cross-country event was first-class, but the best individual performance in the senior...
View ArticleMorpeth bathe in mud - and glory in Sunderland
IT was a long wait but in the end well worth waiting for as Morpeth Harriers claimed the region’s only set of medals in what was the final event of the National Cross-Country Championships at...
View ArticleFinally the hard work pays off for Morpeth Harriers
AFTER numerous near-misses, Morpeth Harriers finally claimed their first ever English National Cross-Country title.
View ArticleMarathon effort for ex-Wallsend Harrier Samuels
SONIA SAMUELS has only run two marathons – but she is hoping her next one will be in the World Championships in Moscow this summer.
View ArticleWeyney Ghabresilasie shows the way at Alnwick
WEYNAY GHABRESILASIE bounced back in style to record a sensational victory in the Start Fitness North East Harrier League fixture at Alnwick Pastures.
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