Sunderland Harriers Men and Women Are Gunning For Cross Country Success

Sunderland Harriers will be bidding to win medals in both the men’s Sherman Cup and women’s Davison Shield Cross Country competition at South Shields on Saturday.

The competition based on the overall strength of North East clubs covers all UK Athletics age groups. With three-to-count in t...

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Tyne Bridge Too Strong For Sunderland Harriers

Sunderland Harriers, the defending Heaton Harriers Memorial 10k team champions, had to settle for second place after a powerful team performance by Tyne Bridge Harriers at Newcastle’s Town Moor yesterday.
The Wearsiders were no match for the superior packing of the Newcastle club, who had t...

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Harriers Looking To Retain Crown In Heaton Harriers’ 10K Race

Sunderland Harriers defend the Heaton Harriers Memorial 10km team title at Newcastle’s Town Moor on Sunday.
The Wearsiders were surprise winners of the four-to-count team contest last year and they are still busy recruiting a team that is strong enough to challenge for the title.
Te...

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Cross Country Grand Prix

After two competitions so far, there are four athletes sharing first place in the Sunderland Harriers’ Cross Country Grand Prix. The next Cross Country Grand Prix takes place at the Sherman Cup and Davison Shield events at South Shields on Saturday, November 19. Open to all Sunderland Harriers’ s...

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Family Christmas Party

For the first time in a long time a Family Christmas party will be held for Sunderland Harrier members and their guests.

The date to put in your diaries is Saturday 10th December and the venue for our celebrations is the Lakeside Sports & Social Club.

Tickets for under 12 years are ...

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Sparrow Runner-up in Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race

Sparrow Morley enjoyed the company of Tadele Geremew before the Elswick Harrier pulled away to win his own club’s Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race at Gosforth Park on Saturday.

The Sunderland Harrier ran with the Ethiopian for two laps of the ambulance track around the racecourse before...

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North East Marathons Are Beginning To Attract Big Interest

Three marathons in eight days have recently taken place in the North East when just a few years ago there was not one on the fixture list.

Add to those new events, the Kielder Marathon on Sunday, October 2, and that is four races over the classic distance in October. Close to 250,000 peopl...

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Back to FUNdamentals in a gymnasium

Senior athletes may have noticed fewer obstructions to their attempts to run in an abnormal direction at the track last night. The younger FUNdamentals coached by Barry, Michelle, and Paul and the older group controlled by that bloke with the noisy whistle spent parts of the evening in the gymnas...

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Sunderland Harrier Alice Smith Misses Out In Morpeth To Newcastle Marathon After Halfway Lead

Alice Smith, Sunderland Harriers’ top female runner during the past year, made her debut in yesterday’s inaugural Morpeth to Newcastle Marathon with mixed results.

The 34-year-old finished second woman after going through halfway with a three-minute lead.

She passed halfway in 1.33....

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Sunderland Harriers Included In England Squad For Cross Country Championships

Four Sunderland Harriers have been included in the England squad for the British Masters’ and Irish International Cross Country Championships at Glasgow in November.

The Harriers’ included in the team are Over-35 Kevin Jeffress and Over-55 Paul Merrison. While down as reserves are Over-35 ...

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