A NUMBER of athletes from the region travelled to the North West in search of fast times and those that did were certainly well rewarded. Manchester’s Sportcity was the venue for the latest BMC Grand Prix where a series of 800m, 1,500m and 5,000m races were scheduled in the five-hour programme. And there was a…
THE second North East Grand Prix of the season at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium fittingly hosted 800 metre races with the winner of the A event receiving the Jimmy Hedley Trophy. And Jimmy would be full of praise for the way the exciting two-lap contest unfolded in front of an enthusiastic crowd of parents and coaches…
A great win for the Senior Team today at the Northern Senior League. Results attached 21NORTH_NE Premier_M1[97631] Well done everyone who turned out for the team, some great performances. Also thank you to the officials, without your help we wouldn’t have a competition.
Good luck to Ali Bailey who takes on the Bob Graham Round attempt on Saturday 22nd May, starting 4am. Ali…. a goal which seemed extremely distant, has come around all too quickly – this Saturday. As soon as it became apparent that there’d be no racing for the foreseeable future late last year, the BG…
THE belated start to the NEYDL season didn’t deter Harrogate Harriers coming out on top in the Division One contest at Middlesbrough Sports Village. The Yorkshire outfit brought an extremely-strong squad to Teesside and it was no surprise at the end of the day they were victorious after totalling 805.5 points, over 100 points clear…
Well it was a tad wet for the first NEYDL match of the season. Our younger athletes U13, U15 and U17 performed brilliantly in terrible weather to produce some great performances. For some it was their first competition in a Gateshead vest and for others an opportunity to sharpen up ahead of the National Leagues….
THE second of a series of Track and Field fixtures hosted by the North Eastern Counties AA, the first on Teesside, proved a resounding success with athletes and officials enjoying the occasion despite Covid restrictions still being in place. Two under-11 competitions were introduced into the programme – 75m and standing long jump – which,…
Bill McGuirk reports a near-400 entries were received for the first of six North East Grand Prix fixtures which meant a revamp and an earlier start to the programme to ensure the events finished before Monkton Stadium closed its doors! Despite the extremely cold conditions officials and athletes performed heroically to keep to a tighter-than-usual…