BRONZE MEDAL BOOST FOR SUNDERLAND HARRIER

Sunderland Harrier Andy Powell won the bronze medal in yesterday’s Scottish Half Marathon in Edinburgh.

The Farringdon athlete clocked 71min 59sec to finish behind Central AC’s Rob Houston (67.42) and Peter Avent (68.44).

Powell, enjoying good form, was three seconds faster than the time he recorded in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival and Half Marathon back in May.

Bronze Medal Boost For Sunderland Harrier.

Clubmate Jimmy Johnston, an Over-40 veteran, finished 116th (1.29.49).

Resilient Sunderland Harriers racer Alice Smith finished third (3.15.48) in the Richmond Fest Marathon in London, just one week after her Great North Run appearance. She said: “I was second at nine miles and third at 15 miles.’’

She was back in action again yesterday in the Tynedale Harriers’ Jelly Tea 10 miles Road Race, which also hosted the North East Championship...

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