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Reports Round-Up
Watergate Trail Race The annual Watergate Trail Race over the customary 5k course in Watergate Park, Low Fell, incorporating the NEMAA Trail Championships, took place on the evening of Thursday, August 21 with a handful of Morpeth…
News In Brief
Lawrence wins Great Britain call-up Fortunately, Lawrence didn’t have too long to wait following his exertions in the Lake District (see previous report), with the selectors announcing a 37 athlete squad on 22 August for the…
LAWRENCE AND CAT STAR IN MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS
The British trials for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, to be held in the Pyrenees in September, took place in the Lakes over the weekend, with an uphill only race at Skiddaw on Friday night followed by an up and down…
News Round-Up
Under 15 Girl Sophie Pledger ended her track season in excellent style, when she took the gold medal in the 300m at the Scottish Age Group Championships, held at Aberdeen Sports Village on Saturday.She ran the fastest overall time of…
Carl Leads Fast Morpeth Contingent Home On Quayside
Near perfect conditions for racing over an improved out-and-back course on Newcastle Quayside saw some very fast times recorded by those taking part in the RunThrough Quayside 5 and 10k races, with the 5k won in a time of 13 minutes 41…
Alexandria Takes Bronze In Birmingham
The England Age Group Athletics Championships took place over three days in Birmingham recently, and there was a splendid and well-deserved medal for Morpeth’s Alexandria Hodgson in the Women’s Under 20 Hammer with a best…
Gavin On Top Of The World At 70
Having turned 70 this summer, 2025 is shaping up to be another highly successful year for evergreen Gavin Bayne, with a whole string of recent top notch performances at middle distance and above that have seen him record times placing him…
Cameron Celebrates 1,500M Success At World Challenge Meeting
Cameron Boyek ran his best 1500m time of the season, and a new personal best of 3m35.51s, when winning the fastest race of nine at the British Milers Club World Challenge meeting held at Stretford, Manchester on Saturday evening.He won by…
Rory Takes Bronze In Uk 5,000M Final
Morpeth Harrier Rory Leonard thoroughly deserved a medal at the annual UK Athletics Track and Field Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Sunday.With four laps remaining of the Men’s 5000m and less than 20 metres…
Events Round-Up
Fell Em Doon 5 Tom Innes showed he was starting to get back to his best after a long spell of injury problems when winning the two lap Fell Em Doon 5-mile race through the Ashington Community Woodland on Tuesday night.Posting a time…
Rory Sets New Pb Over 1,500M
For the second time in less than a fortnight, Morpeth Harrier Rory Leonard produced new personal best figures in the 1500m, when he finished fourth in fastest of two Men’s 1500m events at the BMC Gold Standard meeting held at Watford…
Three Winners On A Night Of Pbs At Monkton
Sixteen Morpeth Harriers were in competitive action at the fifth and penultimate North East Grand Prix meeting, held at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium on Wednesday 23 July.Amongst those taking part, the club enjoyed seeing three event…