SENSATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT!!

On the eve of hosting the Northern 12-stage road relay at Silksworth Sports Centre, Sunderland Harriers today moved a step closer to the sensational announcement of their latest recruit; none other than double Olympic Champion Mo Farah!
Following months of speculation, Farah has set to anno...

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JAMES SMASHES PB IN BIRTHDAY BREAKTHROUGH

US-based Harrier Oliver James enjoyed an early birthday present by smashing through the 3:50 barrier for 1500m for the first time at the Victor Lopez Classic in Houston, Texas last weekend.

The day before turning 22, the McNeese State University student placed third in his season opener, c...

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ROWAN'S ROUND-UP - EVE AND SARAH SHINE ON GOOD FRIDAY

Last Friday some of our junior members competed alongside the seniors at Elswick Harriers’ annual road relay race. The junior runners competed in one straight race, with both boys and girls running together over a distance of 1.6 mile. The seniors ran race separately and as a relay with four runn...

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EVE AND SARAH GIVE 'EM THE OLD ONE-TWO!

Joint performance of the day at the Elswick Relays went to Eve Quinn and Sarah Knight who beat off all the competition to record a superb one-two finish for the Royal Blues.

In a tight finish Eve edged to victory by just one second from her club-mate in 9:36, with Houghton’s Lily Hardie ...

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LAWS NOT BROKEN AT ELSWICK RELAYS!

Michael Laws sealed his place in the A team for the Northern 12-Stage road relay on home soil at Silksworth next Saturday with a fine opening leg for the Harriers B team at the Elswick Good Friday relays.

Laws’ 11:17 was bettered only by the A team’s Steve McMahon amongst Sunderland Harrie...

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YOUNG ATHLETES RECEIVE GRANT FROM DURHAM FREEMASONS

Sunderland Harriers and Athletic Club received a welcome boost to its funds this week in the form of a donation of £500 from local Freemasons to go towards the funding of coaching courses.

Before training at Silksworth on Tuesday, Phil Rann, former Provincial Grand Secretary of Durham Fr...

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THE GOOD LADIES ON GOOD FRIDAY

An excellent turnout is expected from the Women's section at the Good Friday Relays at Newburn, with 18 athletes and 6 teams entered.

This type of race is an ideal introduction to road racing for those new to the sport and a chance for the experienced runner to have a short, sharp blast a...

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FROM ROYAL BLUE TO SKY BLUE

As the 2016 Women’s Super League football season kicks-off tonight, anchoring the Manchester City midfield in their clash with Notts County, will be a stark reminder that the Royal Blues loss is very much the Sky Blues gain.

Fulwell-born Jill Scott was a talented Middle-Distance runner aro...

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NE HARRIER LEAGUE - JUNIOR ROUND-UP BY ROWAN JAMES

It is fair to say the North-East Harrier League Cross-Country fixture at Wrekenton was a huge success all round for the club. The men won the overall event and claimed the Harrier League Division One title, the women finished fourth overall, which put placed them a comfortable fifth place in thei...

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ENCOURAGING FOURTH PLACE FOR SUNDERLAND WOMEN

Saturday wasn’t just about the victorious men’s team at Wrekenton, as the Women’s team finished 4th in their section. It can’t be long before a full-strength Sunderland Harriers women’s team is challenging for regional honours like their male counterparts.

Jess Fox has shown this winter s...

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