Club Articles


Class Of 2019 Impress At English Schools
Published: Jul 17th 2019, 18:09

Records fell at the 89th English Schools Championships in Birmingham as the latest generation of teenage athletes showed their talent

Not only did Mia McIntosh break the championship record for the junior girls 75m hurdles in Birmingham but she set a British under-15 record too.

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Sunderland Harriers Scooped 2 Sets Of Team Medals In The Sunderland 5K Road Race
Published: Jul 15th 2019, 10:17

Sunderland Harriers scooped two sets of team medals in the Waite Accountants sponsored 26th Sunderland 5k Road Race that also included the North East and Northern Championships.

The senior men took second place in the three-to-count team competition and the women took bronze at Silksworth ...

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English Schools Championships: Who, What & When?
Published: Jul 13th 2019, 08:22

A guide to the action in Birmingham, including previews, timetable and live stream info.

The New Balance English Schools Championships has been a breeding ground for the top talent for decades and this year the event, taking place at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Friday and Saturday Ju...

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Stirling Fixture Added to British Athletics Cross Challenge Series
Published: Jul 8th 2019, 16:25

Cross country will return to the Scottish city in January despite the end of the Great Stirling XCountry

A Stirling fixture has been added to the British Athletics Cross Challenge circuit for the 2019/20 season.

This means cross country action will return to the Scottish city in Jan...

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Sam Stabler’s Double With a Difference
Published: Jul 3rd 2019, 23:35

The GB international is both organising and competing in the new 5000m Track Challenge

The phrase ‘doubling up’ is becoming increasingly common as more and more athletes tackle multiple distances at major championships. Next month, however, GB international Sam Stabler will be facing a mul...

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Jodie Williams: 'I Almost Resented My Success As a Junior - Now It Feels Like a 2nd Career'
Published: Jun 28th 2019, 23:57

Hearing Jodie Williams describe the most successful period in her athletics career is an unexpectedly disconcerting experience.

Given the travails she has experienced since the astonishing 151-race, five-year unbeaten streak of her childhood sprint career, it would be easy to assume she lo...

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Euro Visions At The England U23/20 Championships
Published: Jun 25th 2019, 10:12

A look ahead to the action in Bedford, where athletes will be competing for places on the GB teams bound for Sweden.

With eyes on the two European age-group championships in Sweden next month, most of the country’s top under-23 and under-20 athletes will be in action at the England Champio...

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Scotland's Laura Muir will be competing in the women's 1500m in the Diamond League meeting in Eugene
Published: Jun 21st 2019, 14:58

Great Britain's Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith will be in action at the Eugene Diamond League meeting in Oregon, United States, on 30 June.

Muir will be up against Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon and current world number one Shelby Houlihan in the 1500m, while Asher-Smith faces Dafne Schi...

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Sunderland Harrier Liam Taylor Claims Second Penshaw Hill Race Title In Thrilling Victory
Published: Jun 7th 2019, 13:08

Sunderland Harrier Liam Taylor claimed his second Penshaw Hill Race title with a thrilling victory Wednesday night.

It was eight years ago that he won his last race and with two runners-up positions over the last two years, he was determined to win this time
The 32-year-old led from ...

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Taylor Favourite To Be King Of The Hill In The Ernie Johnson Memorial Penshaw Hill Race
Published: Jun 5th 2019, 15:59

Liam Taylor will be the favourite to take the title in the Sunderland Harriers 29th running of the Ernie Johnson Memorial Penshaw Hill Race tonight.

The race is in Johnson’s honour after he came to the rescue of the event when his company North East Vending became long-term sponsors.

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