Durham Cathedral Relays

Contratulations to all the hardy folk who turned out yesterday for the Durham Cathedral Relays and battled round a wet and windy course.   Results are as follows:   Veteran Men Scott Garrett 11:48 Darren Smiley 12:55 Rob Brooks 10:53 35:36 (26th out of 94) Senior Men Bill Wilson 12:32 Andrew Softley 13:25 Graham Stephenson […]

Cathedral Relays

It’s great to have so many enthusiastic runners in the Cathedral Relays taking place on Sunday January 11th. The race times are:   Vet men – 10.15am Senior and Vet Women – 10.55am Senior Men – 11.35am   Teams need to be registered 20 minutes before the race so if people could get there about […]

Wallington Cross Country Race Report 2014

Another week, another xc race, this time the venue being Wallington Hall. I really enjoyed this fixture last year – another great xc course with a good mixture of hills, mud and fast sections. I drove up with Fred and his daughter Aofie who was running in the U17 race. Conditions on the day were […]

Ayckley Heads Cross Country 22nd November

The next Harrier League fixture is at Aykley Heads Durham on 22nd November and is a joint effort from Derwentside AC, Durham City and Elvet Striders. Hopefully we have a challenging course, plenty of parking and a wonderful view of the Cathedral.   I have attached maps of the three courses we will be using […]

Sherman Cup Davison Shield Race Report 2014

So this is the second Cross Country fixture of the season and my first having missed the first one at Cramlington because of running the York Marathon the following day. It was also the Davison Shield/Sherman Cup which means there’s no packs and everyone starts at the same time.   Conditions on the day were […]