It’s my own fault really, it was me who signed up for the Paris Marathon on a whim last year. Of course, Jacqui followed suit and training started in earnest at the turn of the year. Then about six weeks ago I lost the love for long training runs, just as I should have […]
Blyth 10k Race Report
I had high hopes of getting a PB before this race – my previous being 35.41 at the Heaton Harriers 10k on the town moor in November. I’d love to break 35 minutes and this was going to be the first race I’d attempt it- the Heaton 10k has a number of tight right […]
Spring Race Series
For those new to the club our spring series takes advantage of parkrun. There are six races in the series to be completed, using the same scoring as xc and now our road race grand prix. Anyone who dosen’t take place in a race will be awarded 50 points, and the top 5 performances […]
North Tyneside 10k race report
Sunday was a lovely sunny morning so I slapped on the factor 30 (ah, the curse of the ginger – the slightest hint of sun and I turn a startling shade of lobster) and headed off to North Shields for the start of the North Tyneside 10k where I met up with the other twenty […]
Revised Fell Series 2015
The format is the same as last year. Men to complete 4 races – short, medium & long plus another. Best position to count. Women to do 4 races – two short and two medium. The long races don’t count in the womens series. However, if they feel they have the experience to do them […]
Wrekenton XC Race Report
Ideal race preparation tips: Stand around for 3 hours in freezing cold conditions Drink lots of coffee beforehand to try and keep warm and then leave it till the first race has started before deciding that you need to go to the toilet but are unable to because you are unable to leave your […]
Saltwell Harriers Internal Club Races
Yacht Handicap – 3 Miles (3.1miles/5km actually) This race was founded on an open handicapping system that allocates each runner a handicap (time allowance) based on their potential speed, estimated from their past performances and in comparison to other Saltwell runners. The runner with the greatest time allowance starts first and the one with the […]
How to Run the Perfect Race
No wait! Don’t go. I can see my mistake now with that title. It makes this look like one of those articles which is about to tell you that you are an inadequate runner because you haven’t been living on a steady diet of Yasso 800’s in training, your shoes cost less than 145 […]
Brough Law Fell Race
Results from Brough Law fell race, our first race in the Fell Series. Iain Armstrong and Hilary Shaw take an early lead in the 2015 Saltwell Fell series at Brough Law. Keith Wood tried but couldn’t quite match Iain’s pace but managed to just keep ahead of the fully clothed Phil James. Rachael Liddle […]
Alnwick XC Race Report
This is a beautiful course in the backdrop of Alnwick Castle. The course was pretty dry which made for fast running. There was a fantastic turnout for both the men and women including people doing x-country for the first time. I have to say that the recent new members have been so positive for […]