Durham Athletes All Set For Schools ‘Olympics’

Durham County have selected 32 athletes for the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships at Birmingham at the weekend.

The three-day event will see the elite of schools’ athletics compete in what is known as the Schools’ Olympics.

West Wearside, which combines Houghton and Was...

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Houghton Harrier Lee Dover Revels In First Ever Win In Lambton Run

Houghton Harrier Lee Dover knocked up the first win of his short athletics career with victory in yesterday’s Lambton Run.

After just two years in the sport, the 28-year-old showed positive intent from the off on his journey around the Earl of Durham’s vast estate.

He showed real ag...

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Anna Jumps To An Impressive 2nd In The UK

Sunderlands Anna Harris jumped an impressive 4.82m in the FV45 long jump at the NEMAA Track & Field Championships on the 17th June to break the Championship record and secure the NEMAA Alltime FV45 record. This is the third longest jump by any over 45 female in the U.K. so far this season.

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Sunderland Harrier Alice Smith’s Out To Defend Her Lambton Run 10km Title

One of the North East’s most unique challenge events will celebrate its eighth anniversary on Sunday.

The Foundation of Light’s Lambton 10km and 3km Runs, launched in 2011 in partnership with the Lambton Estate, has seen hundreds of runners take part and support the charity’s work througho...

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Sunderland Harriers Make Merry With Four Category Wins In North East Masters’ 5000m

Sunderland Harriers won four of the 5000m race categories in the North East Masters’ Track and Field Championships at Monkton on Saturday.

Kevin Jeffress, despite the heat, had a sparkling race and won by more than one minute from Harriers club-mate Simon O’Donnell.

Over-35 Jeffress...

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Wearside Youngsters Raise Standards At Durham Schools’ County Championships

With some impressive performances, West Wearside came out on top in the tracks events in the Durham Schools’ County Track and Field Championships at Monkton Stadium on Saturday.

With the event being hit by heavy rain throughout the programme, which led to the abandonment of the relays, you...

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Sunderland Harrier Jacqueline Etherington Clinches Northern Athletics Title in Style

Sunderland Harrier Jacqueline Etherington was crowned Northern Athletics women’s steeplechase champion in Manchester.

She impressively beat her personal best by nine seconds and dipped under eight minutes for the first time, clocking 7min 56.72sec at Sport City.

It was the Harriers...

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Scott Ellis The King Of Penshaw Hill again, As Alice Smith Takes Women’s Prize

Scott Ellis claimed his second North East Vending Penshaw Hill Race title with a comfortable victory last night.

The North Shields athlete, the winner in 2014, went unchallenged as he also claimed the prime prize for being the first athlete to the famous monument on the opening lap.

Sunderland Harrier Michael Barker Tipped To Be King Of The Penshaw Hill Race

Sunderland Harriers stage their 27th annual Penshaw Hill Race for the first time with a May date tonight.

The popular North East Vending sponsored race is normally held in early June, but a congested fixture list has forced the move to the new date.

The race attracted a record 127 r...

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More North East Athletics Officials Needed

Hundreds of athletes will turn out for events staged around the NE region catering for track and field, road runners and multi-terrain athletes.

While the sport of athletics is certainly flourishing, this brings added problems for the number of officials needed to man these events.

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