THE ROYAL BLUE EXPRESS - December 2024

Welcome everyone to the December edition of the official newsletter of Sunderland Harriers & A.C.

Wowzers! what a busy month it has been. Parties, races, Christmas dinners galore. I hope everyone has had a fantastic Christmas and a Happy New Year.
On that note, let us please reflect...

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Record-Breaker Joe Armstrong hopes to inspire many others

Records are there to be broken and on New Years Eve, the last day of the year, Joe Armstrong broke the long-standing Sunderland Harriers & A.C. club 5k road record.

Joe ran the race of his life at the acclaimed Cursa dels Nassos 5k international championship in Barcelona, a race well-known...

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THE ROYAL BLUE EXPRESS - November 2024 - The official newsletter of Sunderland Harriers & A.C.

Welcome everyone to the second edition of the official newsletter of Sunderland Harriers & A.C.
November has not been as busy in terms of racing thanks to the unpredictable weather, but, nevertheless I hope you enjoy the read whilst having a brew and a biscuit or two.

TOEING THE LINE...

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THE ROYAL BLUE EXPRESS - October 2024 - The official newsletter of Sunderland Harriers & A.C.

Welcome fellow readers both in Sunderland and around the world to the first in-depth edition of the Sunderland Harriers & A.C. monthly club newsletter.
Here you can read all things associated with the club from race results and reports, athletes profile pen pics, future race fixtures, clu...

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DEFTY DAZZLES IN CHICAGO

There were some great performances across the weekend.

We start by going across the pond as three Harriers competed in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a race which is one of 6 marathon majors and is regarded as one of the fastest marathon courses on the planet.

Debbie Defty pr...

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DABGC UK CLUB ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

As a member of the Durham Association of Boys and Girls Clubs (DABGC), Sunderland Harriers have the rare opportunity of Club competition for younger athletes.

We have been invited to enter the DABGC County Championships giving the Club a chance to win Age Group trophies and athletes the ch...

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Harriers 'rain' supreme on the trails

The miserable persistent rain certainly didn't dampen the spirits of our athletes as they came away with a hat-trick of individual wins at a wet and muddy Washington Trail 10K race.

Sam Thurlbeck, competing in his second race of the week, produced a dominant performance to blow his rivals ...

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory!!

Sunderland Harriers had four athletes racing over the marathon distance down at Manchester this morning.

The course is well-known for being one of the flattest in the country, producing very quick times. A record field of 32,000 were totally 'mad for it' as they took advantage of near pe...

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Sunderland Harriers' Beginners Group

Sunderland Harriers & AC are launching a beginner's running programme, commencing on Friday 5th April 2024.

It will take place every Friday for eight weeks at 6pm at Silksworth Sports Complex & Ski Slope, Silksworth Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1PD, meet outside the ski lodge.

All sessio...

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The Long and Winding Roads of South Yorkshire.......and beyond!!

"The Northern 12 stage road relays, one of my favourite races of the year. This year the venue was Wythenshawe Park in Manchester.

Despite the usual difficulties in transport organisation, we were helped at the last minute thanks to Steel Taxis and Minibus Hire. Seven of us travelled on t...

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