James Hopes Sunderland Harriers Senior Men Produce Another Winning Performance At Druridge Bay

Sunderland Harriers’ senior men need a repeat of their performance of the opening Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League at Druridge Bay on Sunday - if they are to sustain their push for honours.

At Wrekenton last Saturday, they won the team race to go top of the First Division with go...

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Sunderland Harriers Start New League Campaign With Victory

Sunderland Harriers senior men’s team made a good start to their Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League campaign at the opening First Division fixture at Wrekenton on Saturday.

The Wearsiders won the match and now top the league after defeating second club Morpeth by just six points wi...

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Sunderland Harriers Women Ready For Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League Division One Bow

Sunderland Harriers women make their First Division debut in the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League at Wrekenton on Saturday.

They gained promotion last season by finishing second to Heaton Harriers in the Second Division.

Team manager Eddie Maddison said: “That was a great ...

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Sunderland Harriers Put On A Masterful Display

Four Sunderland Harriers were among 704 British athletes, and more than 8,000 from around the world, that took part in the World Masters Championships in Malaga, Spain.

The record numbers were accommodated in four stadiums, with events starting from 8am with the mammoth programme taking o...

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Sunderland Harrier Kevin Jeffress Clinches Best Win Of His Athletics Career

Sunderland Harrier Kevin Jeffress pulled off the biggest win of his athletics career with victory in the Vale of York Half Marathon.

The 39-year-old clipped two seconds off his previous best, set in the 2014 Great North Run, with his 71.49 clocking at Sherburn in Elmet.

In a field o...

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Sir Mo Farah Wins The Great North Run Five times In A Row

Farah just missed out on his personal best by four seconds as he finished in 59 minutes and 26 seconds, half a minute ahead of New Zealand's Jake Robertson in second place.

Favourite Vivian Cheruiyot finished strongly to win her second women's title in one hour, seven minutes and 43 second...

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Sunderland’s Great North Run Stalwarts Ready To Tackle Half Marathon Again

Two of Sunderland Harriers Great North Run stalwarts will be putting on their racing shoes once again for the world’s biggest half marathon on Sunday.

Eddie Maddison, 70, has competed in every GNR since the first in 1981, while Len Christopher, 72 in October, will be turning out in his 31...

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Sunderland Harriers Women Turn Up The Heat In Relays

Sunderland Harriers women came out on top in the Ken Jefferson Memorial Farringdon Cross Country Relays on Saturday.

In red hot temperatures, more in keeping for a day on the beach than the winter sport of cross country running, the Wearsiders turned on the heat to dominate the two events...

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Season gets under way with the Ken Jefferson Memorial Farringdon Cross Country

Sunderland Harriers get the cross-country season under way on Saturday when they host their 36th annual event at Farringdon.

And this will be the first time it will be known as the Ken Jefferson Memorial Farringdon Cross Country after the esteemed club coach passed away in May, aged 71. <...

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Taylor & Rodgers seal impressive wins at Dalton Park

Race promoters Run Nation achieved new ground yesterday to become the first North East promoter to start their 10k race in a shopping centre.

The Dalton Park arcade saw 200 athletes make their way through the mall before the centre opened to the public.

And it was Sunderland unatt...

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