Sunderland Harriers’ Women’s Team Face Battle For North Eastern Harrier League Promotion

The sixth and final Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League of the season takes place at Alnwick on Saturday.

And local clubs have plenty to run for as they chase league titles and promotion at the Pastures.

Sunderland Harriers’ women’s team, who had promotion within their gras...

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Birtley’s Christopher Perkins Secures Bronze Medal In English National Cross Country

Under-13 Christopher Perkins was one of only two North East medallists in the English National Cross Country Championships at London on Saturday.

The Birtley athlete finished third (11min 34sec) behind winner William Robjohns of Dorset club Poole AC (11.22) at Hampstead Heath.

This...

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Harriers Mourn Glynn Bathgate

Glynn Bathgate, a Sunderland Harriers’ vice president for many years, has died at the age of 78.

He was a keen Great North Run and London Marathon runner, raising thousands of pounds for charity before injuries took their toll.

Glynn attended Barnes School and his athletic prowess ...

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Sunderland & Houghton Harriers Target Capital Gain In National Cross Country Championships

Sunderland Harriers and Houghton Harriers will have a small party of runners travelling to London for Saturday’s Saucony English National Cross Country Championships.

When entries closed for the 10 races, the programme had a huge 9472 runners entered.

The course at Parliament Hill...

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Sunderland Harriers Pip Sunderland Strollers To Over-35s Silver Medals In Royal Signals Relay

A ding-dong battle between Sunderland Harriers and Sunderland Strollers in the Royal Signals North East Road Relay Championships Over-35 four-stage Road Relay for the silver medals was a highlight at Hetton Lyons Country Park on Saturday.

The Strollers had Olympian Alyson Dixon in their r...

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Medal success at the North East Indoor Championships 2018

SUNDERLAND Harriers enjoyed a successful weekend at this year's North East Indoor Championships at Gateshead, winning medals in every event the club entered.

The four athletes who took part in the NECAA Championships came home with four gold, one silver and two bronze medals, securing a nu...

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Alyson Dixon Signals Start Of Competitive Year With Hetton Lyons Country Park Championships

Commonwealth Games-bound Alyson Dixon, just back after four weeks training at altitude in Kenya, will have her first race of the year at Hetton on Saturday.

She is included in the Sunderland Strollers team for the Royal Signals Road Relay and North East Championship at Hetton Lyons Countr...

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Sunderland Harriers’ Women On Course For First Ever Promotion To The Harrier League’s Top Flight

Sunderland Harriers’ women are on course for promotion to the First Division of the North Eastern Harrier League after winning the penultimate event at Thornley Hall Farm on Saturday.

They beat league leaders Heaton Harriers by six points to consolidate second place overall.

Now o...

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North East Senior Men’s Team Aiming To Be Record Breakers

The North East Senior Men’s team bid to beat Lancashire’s record number of team victories in the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Loughborough on Saturday, March 10.

The six-man team went into the record books last year by equalling Lancashire’s seven team wins in a row at...

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Sunderland Harriers Enjoy N E M C C C Golden Double At Darlington

Sunderland Harriers scored a glorious winning double in the North East Masters’ Cross Country Championships at Darlington on Sunday.

Kevin Jeffress secured his fourth title in a row in the Over-35-39 age group and Alice Smith did likewise in the women’s event in the same age group.

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