Pretty much right from the point of joining Saltwell back in July there were whispers of this thing called ‘the Cross Country season’. For me cross country was just dim and instant memory; plodding around muddy fields or tracks at secondary school on dark nights in the autumn months. As mid -September approached what to […]
Temple Park XC Race Report
Well it was another glorious Saturday afternoon, and perfect conditions for our second cross country of the season, and only my second in 30+ years. The memories of Tanfield were still fresh, and the thought of another 6 miles in the mud with my fellow hoops actually brought a smile to my face. As […]
Sherman Cup/Davison Shield
Saturday 10th October – Sherman Cup/Davison Shield This Saturday (the 10th of October) sees another cross country race – a one off fixture where teams are competing for the Sherman Cup (men) or Davison Shield (women). This is a ‘scratch’ race which means there are no packs, everyone starts together. It is being held at Temple Park at South Shields, […]
Kielder Marathon
Massive congratulations to Gemma Bradley for winning the Kielder Marathon yesterday – fanstatic effort on a brutal course. Evening Chronicle article can he found here Congratulations also to all the other hoops who completed the event, times are below : 3:21:42 Gemma Bradley 3:47:10 Jamie Ferguson 3:55:24 Sarah Garrett 3:59:47 Peter Mullarkey 4:12:53 Paul Steel […]
Start of the XC Season
Saturday 26th of September sees the return of the Harrier League with the first fixture at Tanfield. Firstly, you can check the list of registered runners and packs here http://www.harrierleague.com/runners/2015-16/Saltwell%20Harriers.htm. If you have a ‘0’ next to your name, but asked to register in the last 7 days, you should still have a number on […]
Great North Run Results
Congratulations to everyone who ran in the Great North Run on Sunday. Some great results and banter Rob Brooks 01:16:47 Hiruy mehari 01:21:28 Dale Mccallum 01:29:00 Nat Ogborn 01:29:53 Bill Wilson 01:30:08 David Scribbins 01:30:17 scott garrett 01:36:14 ian swanston 01:37:11 ria chaston 01:38:32 dominic martin 01:43:49 Jenny […]
XC and track training
Cross country training starts again this Saturday – meet in the Co-op car park in Wrekenton at 9:30 for a 45 minute session. Track sessions led by Keith are now running on a Tuesday night – meet at Gateshead Stadium at 6-45pm for a 7pm start apart from the following dates when the track […]
Jonnys training plan – group 3
Please see details below of Jonny’s training plan : WEEK 1 Bench Mark Best effort Riverside Mile WEEK 2 5 miles run No stopping Running in a group WEEK 3 5.5 miles run No stopping Tight corners WEEK 4 6 miles run No stopping Running in a group WEEK 5 longish run with […]
Keswick 15k trail race report
The trouble with these races farther afield is that it takes longer to get there than it does to run. Thankfully, Bryony was willing to drive so her other half kept her company in the front of the car whilst the Candlishes kipped in the back. Once we got to Keswick we had to […]
Cross Country Season
Bring on the Cross Country Season! You will have noticed that coaches, captains and members have already started talking about the Cross Country Season…talk of gearing your training for different terrain…whether you have cleaned your spikes from last year…and more importantly, who is on cake and biscuit duty for the first event! Amongst all of this, we will shortly […]