Olympian Alyson Dixon Steps Up Preparations For European Championship Marathon In Bridges Of The Tyne 5

Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon has made further progress in her efforts to gain peak fitness for the European Championship marathon in Berlin in just four weeks.

Competing in the Tyne Bridge Harriers Bridges of the Tyne 5, she finished in 10th place overall and beat the second woman to ...

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Second Victory In Quick Succession As Sunderland Harrier Oliver James Wins Angel View Race

Sunderland Harrier Oliver James made it two wins in the space of five days in the Low Fell Running Club’s Angel View race at Gateshead.

Following up his comfortable victory in the Lambton Run, he looked just as at ease in this multi terrain race over approximately 5.3 miles

Penshaw...

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Quartet Of Sunderland Harriers Scoop Gold At Monkton Masters

Sunderland Harriers had a number of fine performances in the North Eastern Masters’ Track and Field Championships at Monkton.

Four of the athletes won gold medals and they were headed by Kevin Jeffress, who won an exciting Over-35 5,000m contest.

There were so many competitors tha...

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Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon In Race Against Time To Be Fit For European Championship Marathon

Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon faces a race against time to be fit for the European Championship marathon in Berlin.

She has been suffering from an inflamed heel bursa since the Commonwealth Games marathon and has only been in training for a few weeks after the problem responded well to...

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Personal Bests For Three Sunderland Harriers In Aycliffe 10K

Sunderland Harriers had three athletes in the popular Aycliffe 10k Road Race and they all ran personal best times for the distance.

The race, which is well organised by the Newton Aycliffe club with road closures and chip timing, plus a three-lap course to keep spectators entertained, saw...

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SUNDERLAND 5K ROAD RACE 12TH JULY 2018

Thursday 12th July will see the North of England's premier road race take place at our very own Silksworth Sports complex. The North's best Male, Female and age group athletes will be competing over the two lap Silksworth course in two races.

Individual North Eastern, Northern and Northern...

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Tribute To Sunderland Harrier & Esteemed Coach Ken Jefferson

Sunderland Harrier and esteemed middle distance coach, Ken Jefferson, has died at the age of 71.
He was the central figure in Sunderland Harriers successes on the national and North East young athletics scene during the 1990s and up to a few years ago before illness forced him to stand down...

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Blyth Runner Kurt Heron Makes Superb Winning Debut in Sunderland Harriers 28th Penshaw Hill Race

With the Prime award going to local lad Liam Taylor.

What ensured was a battle royal between the pair but it was the Springwell man that showed the speed needed to capture the prime title.

But as soon as the award was won, Taylor, who runs unattached, slowed and Heron seized his opp...

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Sunderland Harriers Host 28th Penshaw Hill Race With Both Scott Ellis & Alice Smith Defending Their Titles

Sunderland Harriers stage their 28th Penshaw Hill Race tonight with both Scott Ellis and Alice Smith defending their titles.

The popular North East Vending sponsored race sees North Shields athlete Ellis and Sunderland Harrier Smith heading the entries.

Ellis will be going for his t...

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Birtley’s Bailes Secures Prestigious Jimmy Hedley 800m Trophy Win

Birtley athlete Adrian Bailes won the Jimmy Hedley 800m trophy for winning the race dedicated to his memory in the North East Grand Prix at Monkton.

Hedley was the man who coached Steve Cram during his illustrious middle distance career which included winning World and Olympic 1,500m medal...

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