Sunderland Harriers Popular Cross Country Grand Prix Gets Underway This Saturday

The Sunderland Harriers popular CROSS COUNTRY GRAND PRIX gets underway this Saturday at Wrekenton and ends with the competition at Alnwick on Saturday, 3rd March.

The grand prix is a competition that could be won by anyone whatever their ability.

Open to all Sunderland Harriers’ sen...

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Bronze Medal Boost For Sunderland Harrier

Sunderland Harrier Andy Powell won the bronze medal in yesterday’s Scottish Half Marathon in Edinburgh.

The Farringdon athlete clocked 71min 59sec to finish behind Central AC’s Rob Houston (67.42) and Peter Avent (68.44).

Powell, enjoying good form, was three seconds faster than the...

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Preparations Begin For The North Eastern Harrier League Cross Country Season

The cross country season properly gets underway with the first Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League fixture of the season at Wrekenton on Saturday, September 30.

This unique handicap event where runners run from packs called slow, medium and fast, with a time allowance between each ...

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Sunderland Harriers Turn Down National Final Place

Sunderland Harriers had a solid performance in the Northern 6-Stage Road Relay Championships at Manchester on Saturday.

They finished in the first 25 in the 6x6.5k relay at Sport City to qualify for the National final at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday, October 7.

But the Wearsiders ...

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Harriers Team Manager Expects His A-team To Finish In Top 25

Sunderland Harriers are one of 10 North East clubs that travel to Manchester on Saturday for the North of England Senior Men’s Six-Stage Road Relay Championship.

The Wearsiders have two teams entered for the 6x6.5km relay at Sport City, and the other North East clubs involved are Elvet Str...

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Sunderland Star Dixon Finishes Eighth in Great North Run

Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon finished a respectable eighth - and third British woman - in the simplyhealth Great North Run.

The 38-year-old, racing just six weeks after her gutsy London World Championship marathon performance where she led the field for 90 minutes, had hoped to run a P...

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Harriet's On Tour.

A crowded fixture list, prior engagements and injuries led the to the Harriet’s being spread thinly over the last week, but yet again they delivered some excellent performances. At the Farringdon Relays the cross-country team, depleted by injuries finished a creditable 4th, led home by Alice Smi...

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Houghton Harriers Star As Sunderland Harriers Collapse At Farringdon Cross Country

Houghton Harriers impressed many with their much improved performances in the Sunderland Harriers 35th Farringdon Cross Country on Saturday.

The Wearside club are on the up with a number of talented young endurance athletes in their ranks and an enthusiastic band of coaches behind them.

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Sunderland Harriers Face Battle To Emulate 2016 Farringdon Relays Success

Sunderland Harriers will be bidding to match their superb result of last year in their 35th Farringdon Cross Country Relays on Saturday.

The Wearsiders won both the senior men’s and veteran men’s four-stage relays, over legs of 1.8 mile for the first time since 2009.

It was a glor...

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Sunderland Harriers Pair Narrowly Miss Out On Personal Bests In Mid-Cheshire 5K

Two Sunderland Harriers just failed in their quest to clock personal best times when they travelled to Cheshire for a 5k road race on one of the fastest courses in the UK.

The Mid-Cheshire 5K, which also hosted the England Championship, has a reputation has a super-fast course and both And...

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