Club Articles


Sunderland Harriers’ senior men are gunning for medals in North Eastern Championships
Published: Dec 7th 2016, 17:21

Sunderland Harriers’ senior men bid to beat their performance of last year in the 111th North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships at Aykley Heads, Durham on Saturday.

They finished outside the team medals after being beaten on count back by Tyne Bridge Harriers for the bronze meda...

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North Eastern Counties XC Championships 2016
Published: Dec 6th 2016, 15:59

Start times and distances for Saturday, all aprox;
North East Counties XC Championships 2016, Aykley Heads, Durham
Under 11 non championship run entries {£1} will be taken on the day up to 10am at County Hall
Under 11 boys start 10.46 am, girls, 10.40 am, distance 1.5k
Fol...

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Our Christmas Pudding Run
Published: Dec 6th 2016, 08:59

I hope you've seen the advertisement for our Boxing Day Christmas Pudding Run, but what are the ingredients?
The Run is exclusively for members of Sunderland Harriers. To be eligible for one of the super prizes, prize winners must have paid the £3 entry before the deadline of Tuesday 20th D...

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Sunderland Harrier Sparrow Shines At Sheffield
Published: Dec 5th 2016, 21:45

Sunderland Harrier Sparrow Morley warmed up for this Saturday’s North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships by winning the 3000m in the Northern Athletics Open Indoor meeting at Sheffield on Saturday.

Read More: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/athletics/sunderland-harrier-sparro...

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Manager Maddison Happy To See Sunderland Harriers Women’s Team Flourish
Published: Dec 1st 2016, 13:53

Sunderland Harriers have never been renowned for a strong women’s endurance section of the club.
But now there are signs of improvement as performances have been their best ever during 2016.

Picking up bronze medals in the North of England 5km team race on their home course at Silk...

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LIFT-OFF: Jason Waite Leads Sunderland Harriers To 3rd Place Finish
Published: Nov 28th 2016, 15:14

Sunderland Harriers lifted themselves from the First Division relegation mire by finishing third senior men’s team in the North East Harrier League at Thornley Hall Farm on Saturday.
The Wearsiders are now five points off a relegation spot and five points off second place in the 10-strong l...

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Sunderland Harriers Hoping To Banish Any Relegation Worries
Published: Nov 24th 2016, 07:33

Sunderland Harriers senior men’s team go into the third of six North Eastern Harrier League fixtures with relegation worries at the new venue of Thornley Hill Farm, Peterlee on Saturday.
The Wearsiders, who are the only club never to be relegated from the First Division, are sitting fourth ...

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Sunderland Harriers Out Of The Sherman Cup Medals
Published: Nov 22nd 2016, 09:41

Ten-time Sherman Cup champions Sunderland Harriers were knocked out of the medals before the start of the competition at South Shields on Saturday.
The event, based on the overall cross country strength of North East clubs, saw the Wearsiders fail to turn out an Under-17 men’s team.
T...

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MINOR PRIZES FOR SUNDERLAND AS MORPETH DOMINATE SHERMAN CUP
Published: Nov 21st 2016, 12:48

Despite some impressive packing, with six finishers in the first twenty, Sunderland’s seniors were powerless against the might of Morpeth at Saturday’s Sherman Cup cross-country event in South Shields.

On a crisp, cold wintry day, with conditions underfoot more or less perfect, Carl Avery ...

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Spike orTrail shoe
Published: Nov 17th 2016, 16:04

It’s that time of year, cross country time, and with it the yearly dilemma of what shoes are best, trail or spikes. Simple answer, whatever is more likely to keep you upright in the conditions you are going to run over, or the firmer the ground, trails have an advantage, the more mud then its sp...

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