A GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE! COLLEEN'S THOUGHTS ON THE NATIONAL RELAY CHAMPS

Well, here goes with my first ever race report and what a great one to start with – the British Masters Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield!

The lasses decided to leave set off for Birmingham somewhat earlier in the morning this year in order to avoid the very near miss of last ye...

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DOCTORS PERFORM PB SURGERY AT CHESTER HALF

Our two resident Matts, Doctors Jones and Devlin, continued the weekend theme of personal bests at the Chester Half Marathon on Sunday as both took significant chunks off their previous marks for the 13.1 mile distance.

On a course that proved tougher than expected, Matt J, racing on terra...

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TALLENTIRE TAKES TITLE AS PB'S TUMBLE AT NORTH-EAST CHAMPS

Jack Tallentire took his first NE track gold medal and there were medals and personal bests aplenty for the Harriers contingent at the North-East Championships at Gateshead last weekend.

Tallentire took the U-20 5,000m crown with a well-judged effort, judging his effort to perfection to m...

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MEDAL HOPES ON THE TRACK AT NORTH-EASTERNS

Although judging by the weather summer still appears to be some way off, attention turns from the road to the track this weekend as the season gets fully under way with the North-East Championships at Gateshead on Saturday and Sunday.

Always one of the highlights of the track season, the N...

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TRIO GIVES POWELL PREMIER WIN AS SKIPPER

Wednesday night proved hugely successful for sport in Sunderland as the Royal Blues placed two teams in the top ten at Wallsend Harriers’ annual Gordon Smith Relays.

Whilst some 47,000 people were distracted by events taking place back in the city centre, the real action was taking place o...

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A CAPTAIN'S CORRESPONDENCE - CHAPTER TWO

‘Why does it always rain on me?’ That was very much the theme once again this year as we headed into Sunderland running festival last weekend. The bad weather was not down to lying when we were 17, as Travis might have suggested back in 1999, but rather it was a case of enduring an ongoing run of...

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JUNIOR TRIO EXCEL IN MOWBRAY PARK

Completing a great week of running, three of our younger athletes competed in the 3K race in Mowbray Park on Saturday. Harry Tiltman and Jade Thirwell as U15 athletes and Jack Thirwell.

Jack was the first to finish in 2nd place, Harry closely following him in 3rd place and Jade rounding of...

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NE TRACK SEASON GETS UNDER WAY AT JARROW

Last Wednesday the night the track season in the north-east finally got under way with the first north-east track league meeting at Jarrow.

Six-middle distance athletes ran in the 1500m races and three sprinters competed over 150m and 300m. In the U13 girls 1500 Lydia Stoker ran a new PB ...

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CONOR AND SARAH FLY NORTH-EAST FLAG IN LONDON!

A week past Sunday the whole nation tuned into their TV's to watch the Virgin Money London Marathon. It was a successful day for all of the Sunderland Harriers who made the trip to the capital. All the senior men and women were successful in completing the race, all running great times. Two juni...

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ROARTY SIGNS OFF FROM UNI WITH 1500 PB

Liam Roarty marked his final appearance in a Sunderland University vest with a new 1500m PB at the BUCS Championships in Bedford on Saturday.

Running in a highly competitive first heat of six on Saturday morning, at a time when most students are still dead to the world, Roarty followed the...

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