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Trevor Clinches Scottish 100M Title
Veteran Morpeth Harrier Trevor Hodgson won the Over 50 Men’s 100m title at the Scottish Outdoor Championships in Dundee.Hodgson clocked a time of 11.86s, which although was a little adrift of his actual personal best of 11.5s, was…
Seniors Round-Off Track & Field Campaign
Morpeth's senior Track and Field squad rounded off their first NESDL season by finishing third in their final Division 1 fixture, held at Shildon 2000 Stadium on Sunday 14 July.Considering that the club had only a total of 19 athletes to…
Morpeth Trio In Top Ten At Sunderland
Many of the North East’s leading runners descended on the Silksworth Sports Village in Sunderland on Thursday night for the annual Sunderland Harriers 5 kilometre race, which this year, somewhat confusingly, also incorporated the…
Lizzie Ranks Third In Newcastle Half
Sunday saw the first running of an event new to the region, the Newcastle Half Marathon and 10k, which were organised by the Run Through organisation, who had also been responsible for June’s Morpeth 10k. With a start and finish…
Ian Defies Pain Barrier In 55K Ultra
Ian Armstrong pushed himself through the pain barrier to complete the 55k Ultra North 2024 on Saturday, over a meandering course that started and finished at the Swing Bridge but then went out West along the Tyne to Wylam before venturing…
Track & field: difficult day for seniors but excellent turn-out helps juniors
Churchill Playing Fields in Whitley Bay played host to the latest double-header of track and field action over the weekend of 29 and 30 June with the seniors in action on the Saturday and the juniors the following day.​In the…
Four Harriers Take On Chevy Challenge
The annual Chevy Chase run high up in the Cheviots was this held for a remarkable 67th time, with meticulous organisation by local outfit Wooler Running Club. The 20 mile circuit takes in ‘some of the finest upland scenery in…
Lawro First Home For Morpeth In Great North 10K
Sunday morning saw well over 5,000 runners take to the streets of Newcastle in the AJ Bell Great North 10k for an event the organisers describe with some justification as ‘bigger and better than ever’.Having abandoned the old…
North East Races Round-Up
Morpeth fielded the maximum of six teams once again at the midweek Weetslade Relays, held in excellent conditions in the grounds of Lockey Park, Wideopen.This year saw some slight change to the course, with the start and finish area now…
Four Harriers Compete In Uka Champs
There were four Morpeth Harriers in action in the UKA Championships held at the Manchester Regional Arena over the weekend of 29 and 30 June, which also doubled for the GB Olympic Trials. First up was 400m hurdler Nisha Desai, a…
Busy Weekend Of Track And Field Action
It was a busy weekend of athletics activity for athletes from Morpeth Harriers, with all generations in action at two high-profile BMC events on Saturday, along with club Masters in their regional championships, plus Friday night's…
Morpeth Athletes In Good Form At Grand Prix
Eighteen athletes from Morpeth Harriers were in action at the third North East Grand Prix meeting held at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium on 12 June.Thankfully, although there was a bit of chill in the air, the event was not subject to the…