The club had 3 athletes who travelled down to London to compete in the above Championships in the Senior Mens race, this course is arguably the toughest in the country and Calum Johnson, Steven Medd and Kevin Connolly flew the flag for the club on the day. A mention to Calum Johnson who finished a…
Congratulations to Jack Halpin who took a gold medal in the U15 Boys SP. Also well done to U17 Women Megan Costello, Charlotte Richardson and Olivia Quinn who competed in the 60m sprint, all first year in their age group. Also competing in the tricky indoor 200m was Jasmine Oley, not easy when we don’t…
Due to a Cup replay the track will be closed for football on Tuesday 27th February. Also given the forecasted bad weather it is probably best to phone in advance to confirm whether the track is open this week. The indoor track will be open as usual.
The above Relays were held at Hetton Lyons Country Park on a traffic free fast but testing course, in all the races each runner ran 2 laps covering a distance of 2.2mile in total. The afternoon Racing started with the Womans and Vets Woman plus O/50 Vets Men all combined into one race with each…
Gateshead Harrier athletes came away with a total medal haul of 16 Gold, 10 Silver and 6 Bronze medals plus a championship best performance by Jason Nicholson, breaking his own record in the U20 60m Hurdles. It would have been even better if the event hadn’t clashed with BUCS and the British Champs in Birmingham…
The penultimate harrier league fixture of the season was held at Thornley Hall Farm on 10 February. Although the weather stayed reasonably fair, the demanding course, over rough farmland, was treacherous underfoot. In the under 11 girls, Holly Asquith, newly turned 9, did well to finish 29th in her first race for the club. In…
It is with great regret that the Club has learnt of the death of one of its former members and Chairman Ronnie Blackett. Ronnie was a Club committee member for a number of years and became Chairman in the early 1990’s. He worked very closely with the Club treasurer David Brown and between them they created…
Two event specific courses have been added to this season’s coach development workshops at Gateshead. On 3rd March – Jumps Workshop, 10th March – Physical Prep Workshop and 17th March – Sprints Workshop. These courses are available to book on the England Athletics website https://www.englandathletics.org/coaching—central-to-successful-athletics/coach-development
1. North East Harrier League The final fixture of the season is at Alnwick Castle on 3 March. 2. Birtley AC Junior Cross Country Relays, Sunday 11 March, Lord Lawson School Further details of this event are on http://birtleyac.co.uk/event/birtley-junior-xc-relays/?instance_id=643 I will confirm details nearer the time but, if you are interested, please let me know….
First draft of the results are attached below. Thanks to all the officials and volunteers who make this meeting possible. The results have now been sent to Power of 10. Results Feb 2018 Use the Contact Us link to notify any changes or amendments