Royal Blue Medals Galore at the Whitley Bay Spring Track Relays

MANAGER Andy Abbott's sprint squad dominated proceedings in the Senior events at the 3rd Annual Spring Track Relays at Whitley Bay on Sunday.

His team of eight runners took gold in the Senior men and Senior women's 4x100m relay, before going on to win the mixed 4x200m event.

The men...

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Quartet of Sunderland Harriers Eyeing Capital Gains

Four Sunderland Harriers compete in the London Marathon on Sunday with high hopes of gaining good results in the capital race.

And if all run up to form, it could be the Harriers’ best performance in the race for years.

Ian Ritchie makes his marathon debut, while Kevin Jeffress, v...

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Dominic Shaw Smashes Record To Win Hartlepool Marina 5-mile Road Race

Dominic Shaw, last year’s runner-up in the Sunderland 5k, smashed his own record in the Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers’ Marina five-mile Road Race yesterday.

The New Marske runner clocked 24min 15sec to chop nine seconds off his old mark.

Shaw said: “I ran with the group until three ...

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Sunderlands Aly Dixon Misses Out On Commonwealth Games Medal But Puts Ghost Of Glasgow To Bed

I’m a Mackem, and Mackems don’t give up, said Sunderland athlete Alyson Dixon after a gruelling Commonwealth Games marathon.

And the 39-year-old needed determination in spades today as she finished sixth in the 26-mile event in the Gold Coast Games.

The Sunderland Stroller clocked...

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Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon Aiming High in Gold Coast Marathon

Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon will line up for her second Commonwealth Games Marathon on the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday.

She goes into the race determined to put in a performance that she will be proud of after her previous Commonwealth Marathon in Glasgow in 2014 ended in disap...

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Houghton Harrier Lee Dover Claims 8th Place in Port of Blyth 10K Road Race

Morpeth Harriers dominated Blyth Harriers’ Port of Blyth 10k Road Race yesterday.

They had the first three runners home in Sam Hancox (31min 53sec), Karl Taylor (32.48) and Over-40 Veteran John Butters third (33.09).

Former Sunderland Harrier Sparrow Morley, now back with Tyne Brid...

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Houghton Harriers Mark Anniversary In Great Style

Houghton Harriers, who celebrate their 70th anniversary this year, achieved their best ever endurance team result in the Elswick Harriers Senior Men’s Good Friday Road Relays at Newburn.

The cold, damp conditions did not deter athletes and the massive crowd of hundreds of spectators, who ...

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Sunderland Harriers Chase Best Marathon Finishes

A group of Sunderland Harriers are heading to Manchester at the weekend for the Manchester Marathon.

They all have their own personal goals to chase in what is termed by the organisers as the UK’s favourite marathon.

At the 2017 event, 86 per cent of the top 50 recorded a personal...

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Sunderland Harriers’ Marathon Man Ian Dixon Ready For London Debut

Former footballer Ian Dixon’s late venture into athletics and endurance running has been rewarded by a number of significant performances.

At the age of 37, he was forced to bring the curtain down on a successful football career after having a full cruciate ligament replacement on his rig...

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Sunderland Harriers Qualify For National Finals in 12-Stage Road Relay Championships

Sunderland Harriers made the long journey to Birkenhead worthwhile yesterday in the Northern Athletics Senior Men’s 12-stage Road Relay Championships.

The Wearsiders finished 18th team to qualify for the National final at Sutton Coldfield on April 14.

They had to finish inside the f...

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