Sunderland Harriers Women Narrowly Miss Out On Promotion On Final Day Of Harrier League Campaign

Defending senior men’s champions Sunderland Harriers had to settle for the runners-up position in the First Division of the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League at the final fixture at Alnwick on Saturday.

But there was disappointment for the club’s women, who just missed out on prom...

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Sunderland Harriers Looking To Clinch Second Place In The North Eastern Harrier League

The final North Eastern Harrier League fixture takes place at Alnwick on Saturday where promotions and relegations from the various leagues will come to a conclusion after a long winter season.

There are three divisions in both the men’s and women’s categories, and also leagues for the six...

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Encouraging Performances In The National Cross Country Championships

With more than 8,000 entries and massive fields, it was always going to be a big challenge for clubs to get among the medals in the English National Cross Country Championships at Nottingham on Saturday.

The North East saw only Middlesbrough winning team gold in the Under-15 Boys’ race, wh...

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Sunderland Harriers Are Out To make Their Points In English National Cross Country Championships

The English National Cross Country Championships at Nottingham on Saturday is the pinnacle of the winter races for most club runners.

The two senior races for men and women have attracted 2,882 and 1,243 entries respectively.

Sunderland Harriers are among the entries and use the ev...

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Sunderland Harriers Gunning For Royal Signals North East Road Relay Championships Medals

Sunderland Harriers go into the Royal Signals North East Road Relay Championships at Hetton Lyons Country Park on Saturday with stronger teams than last year.

They will bid to improve on their results of 2016 where they won two sets of medals with third place in the Senior Men’s Relay and...

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Sunderland Harriers On The Up In Harrier League Mud Lark

Sunderland Harriers thrived in the worst conditions of the winter to improve their league positions in both the men’s and women’s divisions of the North Eastern Harrier League at Thornley Hall Farm on Saturday.

In what can only be described as a quagmire of a course, where mud was ankle de...

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Jo Pavey Set To Challenge Alyson Dixon’s Virgin London Marathon British Title Defence

Alyson Dixon faces a quality women’s domestic field when she defends her Virgin London Marathon British title in April.

The race will be used as qualification for the World Championships in London, in August, and the bunch of British hopefuls will be headed by Jo Pavey.

The five-tim...

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Kevin Jeffress The Master With golden Hat-Trick As Sunderland Harriers Enjoy A Day To Savour

Kevin Jeffress led from start to finish to complete his hat-trick of wins in the North East Masters’ Cross Country Championships at Wallsend on Saturday. On a glorious day for Sunderland Harriers, Jeffress was one of two individual gold medallists.

On top of that, the club won three team t...

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Sunderland Harriers Bid To Emulate Last Year’s Success In North East Masters’ Cross Country Championships

Sunderland Harriers’ will be bidding to emulate their performances of last year in the North East Masters’ Cross Country Championships at Wallsend on Saturday.

Last year, the event saw record fields with the Wearsiders having their best ever turnout and being rewarded with a bagful of meda...

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Six Medals For The North East in Northern Cross Country Championships

The North East came away with two gold medals, three silvers and a bronze in the Northern Cross Country Championships at Knowsley Safari Park on Saturday.

Well over 2,000 athletes took part in the championships where conditions changed from dry to a mud bath from overnight rain.

It ...

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