It may be the middle of summer but it’s time to start planning for the new season of mud, spikes and fun! The North East Harrier League have released their fixture list for the coming year so get the dates in your running diary. The Saltwell Harriers men’s and ladies teams are proud to wear […]
The club will soon need to enter runners for the North East Harrier League – the local cross country league, which includes entry in to 6 fixtures from October-April, and the one-off cup fixture, the Sherman Cup (Men) and Davidson Shield (Women). If you are new to cross country – there is some information up on our website https://www.saltwellharriers.org.uk/cross-country-season/ […]
After Sergeant Harrisons dawn assault on Donington Park had been postponed to 0900 hours, the hoop army set off from the Wrekenton garrison and rumbled on down the A1 in convoy. Well kind of, Jim had already sped off in his new fancy piece of Swedish engineering and Satch had been back home to get […]
My first cross country race was at Tanfield back in September 2013, a beautiful sunny day and we all went to the pub afterwards and sat outside enjoying a drink. Afterwards I bought my first set of spikes having never done cross country before. Since then I have completed 14 cross country races for Saltwell […]
The Durham Cathedral Relays are held at Durham cricket ground which sits alongside the River Wear in a picturesque Durham City location. The relays consisted of 3 legs with each leg running two of the 1.5km laps the course. Whilst the relays are a cross country event and the route was all on grass, the […]
A big well done and thank you to all those who turned out for the Durham Cathedral Relays on a crisp and cold January Sunday! Full results available at http://www.durhamcityharriers.org.uk/events-fixtures/cathedral-relays/. Alongside watching some amazing performances from some top runners of our region, Saltwell highlights included a brilliant internal race between the senior men’s ‘F’ […]
Just to confirm that after an inspection of the Town Moor today it was decided to cancel the event this weekend. There is the possibility that it will be re-scheduled to 13 February – depending on a dry spell, so that the excess water can drain away – watch this space!
I didn’t do this race last year as I didn’t think I was good enough. So I decided to go and cheer on my fellow hoops but as I was standing in a cold field I got extremely jealous of the runners, so this year I was going to do it. The race day […]
I deliberately avoided all things XC last year due to my dislike of mud, the cold and awful memories from my school days when I’d do anything to get out of it (fake notes you name it). This year however I felt like I’d be missing out on all the stories and the laughs so […]
Thanks to runners and spectators who turned out for a great day on Saturday at Aykley Heads. A special mention to those running for the first time – Laura Gledhill (promoted to the medium pack after an amazing first run!) and Andy Smith and Graeme Smith who also had great races. Hopefully you’ve got the […]
