Club Articles


Meet Colleen, Women’s Team Manager
Published: Mar 28th 2020, 12:09

Name: Colleen Compson

Age: V40

Role: Women’s team manager

PB’s: 5km 20:49, 10km 42:29, 10mi 70:02, Half 1:38:33, Marathon 3:25:53

Member Since: 2014

Reasons for joining: Sick of running on my own and my daughter Evie had joined aged nine.

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Last Race To Outpace The Coronavirus
Published: Mar 21st 2020, 08:12

Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic led to greatly reduced numbers in the North Eastern Harrier League at Lambton Park on Saturday.

Only 325 finished the senior men’s race compared to the season’s best and record of 666 at Wrekenton in September, while the women saw just 244 close in.

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Sunderland Jump Into Harrier League Top Spot
Published: Mar 6th 2020, 10:32

Sunderland Harriers have jumped to the top of the North Eastern Harrier League First Division with a superb performance at a cold and windswept Alnwick Pastures on Saturday.

The Wearsiders moved from fourth to the top of the division by packing their six counters inside the first 37 finish...

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North East Victory In English National Championships
Published: Feb 27th 2020, 08:44

Calum Johnson became the first North East runner to win the English National Cross Country Championship since former Chester-le-Street athlete, Michael Openshaw, competing for Birchfield, won at Durham in 2001.

Gateshead Harrier Johnson, one of triplets and a tri-athlete, surprised many wi...

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Double Gold for Jordan
Published: Feb 22nd 2020, 08:04

Sunderland Harrier Under-20 athlete Jordan Beavers triumphed with double gold in the North Eastern Indoor Championships at Gateshead Indoor arena.

Competing in the 60m and long jump he set personal bests in both events.

The Seaburn athlete qualified for the final of the 60m on Sunda...

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The Battle Of The Royal Signals
Published: Feb 21st 2020, 08:40

Local rivals Sunderland Harriers and Houghton Harriers fought out a tremendous battle for the silver medals in the Royal Signals North East Road Relay Championships at Hetton Lyons Country Park on Saturday.

It came down to the wire after Sunderland Harrier Michael Wilson launched a scintil...

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Royal Signals Relays Preview
Published: Feb 14th 2020, 22:47

Sunderland Harriers go into the North East Road Relay Championships in defence of the Royal Signals trophy at Hetton Lyons Country Park on Saturday.

The popular relay is known as the Signals Relay after the Royal Corps of Signals, who were affiliated to the Association and based at Catteri...

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Thornley Hall Farm Harrier League
Published: Feb 14th 2020, 16:58

SUNDAY'S EVENT AT THORNLEY HALL FARM (16/2/2020) IN THE HARRIER LEAGUE IS CANCELLED....

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Athlete registration packs go digital from 1st April 2020 - the importance of personal details
Published: Feb 10th 2020, 14:30

So far since April 2019 Sunderland Harriers have registered 67 new members, and re-registered 191 existing members, with England Athletics.

To do that we needed all the information that is requested on our Membership Form, particularly dates of birth, postal addresses, and email addresses....

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Thornley Hall Harrier League
Published: Feb 9th 2020, 10:41

TODAYS EVENT AT THORNLEY HALL FARM IN THE HARRIER LEAGUE IS CANCELLED.

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