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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Road Race !
British Orienteering Championships !
Rothwell 10k Road Race !
Flora London Marathon !
Wallsend Harriers Multi-Terrain Race !
South Shields Sand Dancer 10k !
Hartlepool Marina '5' Road Race !
Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
Ackworth Half Marathon !
2007 Vets Presentation Night !
2008 Vets Grand Prix !
British Veterans Indoor Championships !
2008 English National XC Championships !
Buttermere 22mile Road Race !
Radcliffe 12mile Trail Race !
2008 Royal Signals Road Relays !
Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships !
2008 Durham Cathedral Relays !
Veterans AA North East XC Championships !
REPORTS FROM 2007
Blyth Sands Race !
Norman Woodcock Road Race !
Masters Cross Country International !
Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races !
Nicol Hunter Cross Country Relays !
Prestonpans Half Marathon !
Veteran North East Athletics 10K and 5K Championships !
Veterans League No.5
Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race !
Northumberland Coastal Run !
2007 Vets Track & Field Championships !
Newburn River Run !
Newton Aycliffe 10k Road Race !
North East Veterans League ( 2 )
Nike 2007 Blaydon Race !
Les Allcorn 10k Road Race !
2007 Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
Vets 2006 Grand Prix Presentation Night !
North East Veterans Cross Country Championships !
The North of England Cross Country Championships !
2007 Durham Cathedral Relays !
2006 Vets Grand Prix Results !
GRAND PRIX RULES
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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Road Race !
Les Atkinson was Morpeth Harriers first Vet finisher at the
Blyth Valley Transped 10k Road Race on Sunday 27th April.
Les was tenth of 397 finishers in a time of 35m09s
and was first Over 50 Veteran Male finisher.
Gordon Dixon finished 19th in 36m46s,
Morpeth finished third in the Mens Team race
behind North Shields Poly and Elswick Harriers.
Other Morpeth Vets finishers were,
Archie Jenkins (40th) (1st O/55) 38m39s,
Richard Driscoll (50th) (2nd O/55) 39m13s,
Graeme Leathard (54th) (6th O/40) 39m26s,
Jim Alder (59th) (11th O/45) 40m07s,
Michael McKean (79th) (12th O/40) 41m07s,
Nick Armstrong (89th) (13th O/40) 41m39s,
David Gray (112th) (3rd O/60) 42m35s,
Alan Hyde (115th) (17th O/40) 42m47s,
Trevor Robinson (168th) (22nd O/40) 45m34s,
Stephen McDonald (184th) (26th O45) 46m19s,
Bernie Cordes (186th) (1st O/70) 46m22s,
Colin Cecil (241st) (39thO/40) 48m50s
Full Results.......
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British Orienteering Championships !
Adrian Barnes of Morpeth Harriers continued his long
and distinguished Orienteering experience by taking the
British Over 55 Mens Short Course Championship
in Culbin Forest, near Inverness at the weekend, 19th/20th April.
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Rothwell 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vet Phil Walker travelled to Leeds on Sunday 20th April
and finished 7th in the Rothwell 10k Road race in a time of 33m41s.
That placing also saw him finish second in the Over 40 Veteran Mens section.
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Flora London Marathon !
Morpeth Vets Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon
took part in this years Flora London Marathon on Sunday 13th April.
Paul Waterston finished 159th overall and was 22nd in the M40 veteran category.
His finishing time was 2hrs38min15secs, having gone through halfway in 1hr17min52secs.
Second home from Morpeth Harriers was Gordon Dixon
who clocked 2hrs44min03secs to finish 276th
and 10th in the M45 veteran category
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Wallsend Harriers Multi-Terrain Race !
Three of Morpeths Vets took part in Wallsend Harriers Multi Terrain Race
at the Rising Sun Country Park on Sunday 13th April.
First home was Alistair MacDonald who was 7th M40
Veteran when he placed 22nd overall in 30m01s.
Archie Jenkins was first M55 Veteran when he finished 30th overall in 30m42s.
Mike Steven finished 69th in 34m31s and was 8th in the M50 Veterans section.
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South Shields Sand Dancer 10k !
Three of Morpeth Harriers Vets were competing
at the weekend in the South Shields Sand Dancer
10k Multi-terrain event on Sunday 6th April.
Archie Jenkins was the first V55 to cross the line,
finishing 15th with a time of 38m24s.
Paul Bentley was third in the V60 category,
finishing 38th with a time of 41m48s.
Second in the V70 category was Bernie Cordes
who was 93rd in 48m43s.
Their efforts contributed to Morpeth
finishing 6th in the Mens team race.
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Hartlepool Marina '5' Road Race !
Morpeths Alistair MacDonald competed in the
Hartlepool Marina '5' race at Hartlepool on Sunday 6th April.
Alistair crossed the line in 29m51s finishing 22nd
and he was 4th M40 in the vets category.
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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at a cold and blustery Newburn Business Park.
Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men finished in third team place
behind favourites Sunderland with host club Elswick claiming second place.
Despite running with a leg injury David Steel got round in 13m01s
to come home in sixth place on Leg One.
Paul Waterston got them up to third on second leg
with his clocking of 12m20s (7th Fastest)
and Gordon Dixon (13m02s) and Phil Walker (12m04s) (3rd Fastest)
held this position over the final two legs.
Richard Driscoll (13m50s), Alistair MacDonald (13m03s)
and Archie Jenkins (14m20s) ran in an incomplete
Morpeth Veteran Mens B team,
and were lying seventh after the third leg.
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Ackworth Half Marathon !
Four Morpeth Vets took part in the Ackworth Half Marathon on Sunday 16th March.
Paul Waterston was first home for the club in 17th place in 75m32s.
He was third in the Over 40 Veteran category.
Ian Corner was 100th in 87m13s.
The combination of Waterston,and Corner gave
Morpeth Harriers 11th place in the Mens Team Race.
Other Morpeth results were
Steve McDonald (266th) 99m58s
and Pam Woodcock (326th) 103m59s.
Pam's placing made her first in the Over 55 Ladies section.
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2007 Vets Presentation Night !
Forty Veteran athletes from Morpeth Harriers turned out in
support of their super fit colleagues at the clubs annual
Grand Prix 2007 Presentation Night, held at the Joiners Arms
in Morpeth at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March.
The event which is sponsored by Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants
was hosted by Tony himself, along with his wife Pam,
who has been a member of Morpeth Harriers for a good number of years.
They were pleased to introduce their guests of honour, Ernie Slaughter and Jim Alder MBE.
Two nights earlier at the Morpeth Harriers AGM, Ernie had bowed out as the clubs President,
a post he has held for around 23 years, and Jim had taken over as the clubs new President
after all his many and long remembered years of service both as an outstanding athlete,
and as a Coach and Club Committee Official.
Ernie has now taken up the role as Honorary President which means
he will be more of a background figurehead, and although he intends to
cut down his workload as a Club Official, he will still be around to
give sound support and advice when required.
Both had agreed to make the presentations,
and Ernie opted to present the Womens awards,
which meant he ended up with all the lovely kisses.
Jim had dashed back over from Monkton Stadium
in Jarrow to present the Mens awards.
Before the awards took place Pam Woodcock paid tribute to all those
who had turned out to give support to the event on the night,
she went on to thank the clubs Press Officer and Webmaster,
George Patterson and Hudson Stoker for their efforts in promoting the event,
both in the Morpeth Herald, and on the Website, and paid particular tribute to the
quality of the Website and all the work carried out to promote the club.
Pam was very passionate about the Veterans Grand Prix, because she
recognised it as the only event within the club that gave everyone within
the Veteran age spans the opportunity of competing on a level playing field,
and she was delighted that it had once again been well supported
over the 15 chosen events throughout the year.
She thanked Ernie and Jim for turning out to support their night.
Tony Woodcock said he was delighted as sponsor to be associated with the event,
and felt that all those involved had competed with good humour,
the club representation had been good, and as a result the
Blue and White vest of Morpeth Harriers had been worn with distinction.
This led on to the presentation of awards
WOMEN (Presented by Ernie Slaughter)
1st Sue Calvert.
2nd Michelle Woodley,
3rd Jane Blackett,
MEN (Presented by Jim Alder)
1st Paul Waterston,
2nd Richard Driscoll,
3rd Gordon Dixon,
After the presentation Ernie Slaughter gave special mention to the
fact that nearly forty people had turned out on the night,
this had heartened him because of the recent poor turnout of
Seniors for major events, and that it had indeed been a pleasure to be present.
A special presentation was then made by the sponsors to Les Thain
for his long term organisational skills in relation to the Grand Prix.
Les was now stepping down from the role.
Unfotunately he was unable to be present so
Chris Dentice accepted the award on his behalf.
On behalf of the Club, George Patterson, the Press Officer,
thanked Pam and Tony for their continued support to the
event, and hoped that their support would continue,
and also praised them for the splendid buffet they had provided.
Finally Pam and Tony thanked the Landlord George
and the team at the Joiners Arms for their support and help.
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2008 Vets Grand Prix !
THE TOP 3 MEN FOR 2007 WERE
1. Paul Waterston
2. Richard Driscoll
3. Gordon Dixon
This years presentation is planned for
THURSDAY MARCH 13th
probably at The Joiners,Morpeth.
Date to be confirmed.
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British Veterans Indoor Championships !
Morpeth Harrier Archie Jenkins finished second in the
Over 55 Mens 3000m at the British Veterans Indoor Championships
at Lee Valley on February 23rd in a time of 10m28.68s.
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2008 English National XC Championships !
At the Saucony sponsored English National Cross Country Championships,
held at Alton Towers in Staffordshire on Saturday 23rd February,
Veteran Paul Waterston, despite his 22mile Road Race the previous week,
stuck it out during the three long lap affair in the Senior Mens race to finish in 332nd place.
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Buttermere 22mile Road Race !
Morpeth Harriers Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon
travelled to Cumbria on Sunday 17th February to compete
in the very tough and hilly Buttermere 22mile Road Race
which encompassed the steep climb up the notorious Honister Pass.
Paul finished 3rd in 2hrs17m40s and was the first Over 40 Veteran Man.
Gordon finished 6th in 2hrs20m44s and won the Over 45 Veteran Mens section.
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Radcliffe 12mile Trail Race !
Another distance traveller from Morpeth Harriers was Ian Corner who competed
in the Radcliffe 12mile Trail Race in Manchester on Sunday 17th February.
He finished in 52nd place and was 8th Over 40 Veteran Man
in a time of 1hr26m43s on a very tough Multi Terrain course.
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2008 Royal Signals Road Relays !
At the North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relay Championships
held at Watergate Park, Lobley Hill, Gateshead on Saturday 9th February.
The Veteran Mens Relay provided a close finish where Sunderland Harriers
just pipped Morpeth Harriers by eleven seconds with Elswick Harriers
a further eighteen seconds adrift in third place.
Morpeth Harriers got off to an excellent start with Paul Waterston
finishing in second place behind North Shields Poly and only two seconds adrift.
However they slipped back to fifth on second leg where Gordon Dixon clocked 11m57s.
Things looked better on Leg three where Les Atkinson's eighth
fastest time of 11m01s saw them rise back up to third.
So at halfway they were nine seconds adrift of second placed Sunderland Harriers,
and a further thirteen seconds adrift of then leaders Elswick.
Fourth leg saw yet another change with Elswick relinquishing the lead to
Sunderland as they slipped to third, and North Shields Poly came into the picture
as they finished second and Morpeth slipped to fourth with Ian Corner
running in his first ever Championship clocking 11m53s.
Fifth leg saw yet another dramatic twist, as Phil Walker grabbed
a superb lead of thirty eight seconds over Sunderland by clocking
the fastest Veteran Mens time of the day of 10m42s.
This left Morpeth's final leg runner Gavin Bayne with the toughest
of battles to hold off the tenacious Paul Merrison of Sunderland.
Gavin gave the occasion every effort he could muster with his clocking of 11m45s,
however just lost out in the final stages as the faster and younger Merrison stole the advantage.
It was an excellent result for Morpeth however with Walker and Corner
picking up their first Championship medals in the form of Silver,
and extra special for Walker having just become a father for the second time.
FULL RESULTS.......
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Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships !
Morpeth Harrier Archie Jenkins tasted success in the
Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships in Irvine
when he placed 61st overall and was second in the Over 55 Male age group.
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Durham Cathedral Relays !
Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens Team found themselves
just outside of the medals at the annual Durham Cathedral Relays
held at the Racecourse in Durham City on Sunday 20th January.
In the Veteran Mens event, Morpeth's A team found themselves
just run out of the medals when they finished fourth.
First leg runner Paul Waterston had them in third place with his clocking of 9m41s.
Phil Walker got them up to second when he got round the two lap circuit in 9m20s.
Third leg runner Ian Handyside found the going tough
as he slipped to fourth with his clocking of 10m01s.
Morpeth Harriers B team were the first complete squad of Over 50 athletes,
and they finished twelfth overall courtesy of Archie Jenkins (10m15s)
Bob Sewell (11m08s) and Gavin Bayne (10m56s)
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Veterans AA North East XC Championships!
Morpeth Harriers Archie Jenkins and Walter Ryder successfully
defended their category titles at the Veterans Athletic Association
North East Cross Country Championships held at Acklam School,
Middlesbrough on Saturday 19th January.
Archie took the Over 55 title and Walter took the Over 70 title.
In Walter's case it was most fruitful, having travelled all the way
down from WesterRoss in Scotland to compete.
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Blyth Sands Race !
Running with a five minute handicap against a good proportion of the field,
Morpeth Harrier veteran Archie Jenkins stormed to victory in the annual
Blyth Sands Race on Sunday 2nd December.
Having last won in 2003, the Alnwick based schoolteacher was this time
in the Over 55 Veteran Mens category which gave him an extra minute
advantage to that of his previous victory, he caught long term leader
Cath Young of Blyth with 50metres remaining to win by a four second margin.
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Norman Woodcock Road Race !
At the Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race held
within the racecourse at High Gosforth Park on Saturday 24th November,
Heaton Harriers won the Mens Team race ahead of Morpeth with our vets
amongst the leading runners, Gordon Dixon finished 20th
and was 1st O/45 with a time of 29m38s.
Archie Jenkins was 22nd and 1st O/50 with a time of 29m49s.
Archie finished one place and only one second ahead of his Morpeth
clubmate Alistair MacDonald, who also produced an excellent run in
what became a lively contest between the two Scotsmen.
Alistair was fifth in the Over 40 Veteran Mens contest.
Richard Driscoll and Neil McAnany also produced excellent performances
in the Morpeth vests, finishing 41st and 51st in respective times of 31m51s and 32m20s.
Driscoll was sixth Over 50 Veteran Man and McAnany was fifth in the Over 45 section.
Other Morpeth Harrier Vet Results
Steve McDonald (108th) (13th O/45) 37m03s
Bernie Cordes (130th) (2nd O/60) 38m57s
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Masters Cross Country International !
Morpeths Walter Ryder and Archie Jenkins each gained medals
at the British Masters Cross Country Championships
held at Stormont, Northern Ireland on Saturday 17th November.
In Walter`s case, he retained his hold on the Over 70 Mens title to take Gold,
and then won another Gold by virtue of leading England to a team victory.
Archie helped the Scotland Over 55 Veterans to a team victory when finishing seventh.
and was their third counter.
In the Mens Over 35 age group event Morpeth's Phil Walker was 18th.
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Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races !
At the annual Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races which
were held within the Newcastle Exhibition Park
and Town Moor pathways on Sunday 11th November,
a record field of 385 finishers took part in the
Senior/Veteran Men and Womens 10k race and amongst
them were Vets from Morpeth Harriers.
Morpeth were led home by Les Atkinson who was the first
Veteran Mens finisher in seventh place in 35m23s.
Les's time may have been slightly faster had he not fell after having
to turn quickly after going off course with just under 1k remaining.
Morpeth Harriers newcomer Michael McKean finished 145th in 44m13s
and was closely followed in by David Gray (155th) 44m26s
and Paul Fairbrother(160th) 44m38s.
To complete the Morpeth contingent of finishers Bernie Cordes
came home in 306th place in 51m56s and was second amongst the Over 70 Veteran Men.
Thanks must go to all at Heaton Harriers for once again organising a splendid event.
Despite the prevailing winds on the open stretches most athletes coped without problem.
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Nicol Hunter Cross Country Relays !
At the Nichol Hunter Cross Country Relays
held at Shibdon Pond, Blaydon on Sunday 14th October.
Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men finished ninth courtesy
of Kevin Bray (12m52s), Archie Jenkins (12m20s)
and Neil McAnany (13m08s)
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Prestonpans Half Marathon !
A trip over the border to Prestonpans proved quite fortuitous
for some athletes from Morpeth Harriers when they captured the Male Team
prize at the annual Prestonpans Half Marathon on Sunday 23rd September.
It also proved to be an excellent day for their leading finisher
Paul Waterston, who not only finished second in 78m07s,
but was also the first home in the Over 40 Veteran Mens category.
Second home for Morpeth was Gordon Dixon who finished eighth in 79m52s
and was third in the Over 40 category.
Alistair MacDonald also produced an excellent run of 83m27s
to come home in twelfth place to seal the team title.
Other Morpeth Harriers producing excellent runs in the event were,
Mike Winter (23rd) 87m32s, Simon Robson (43rd) 93m54s
and Ian Corner (62nd) 98m06s.
173 runners competed in the event.
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Veteran North East Athletics 10K and 5K Championships !
Two Morpeth Harrier vets won age group titles at the
Veteran North East Athletics 10,000 and 5000metre Championships
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Wednesday 19th September.
Archie Jenkins and Paul Bentley won the Over 55 and
Over 60 Mens 10,000metre titles in respective times of
37m56.9s and 43m48.4s.
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Veterans League No.5
At the Veterans North East League ( 5 ) meeting,
at Monkton Stadium on Wednesday 1st August.
Morpeth's Alistair MacDonald won the 5000m in 18m12.7s
and was second in the Over 45 Mens 800m in 2m20s.
Lesley Smith of Morpeth won the Over 45 Womens
100m in 15.7s and the 200m in 33.8s.
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Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race !
Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race on Wednesday 18th July,
saw Alistair MacDonald finishing 35th
and was eighth Over 40 Veteran Man in 17m45s.
Archie Jenkins was first Over 55 Male Veteran when he finished 43rd in 17m54s.
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Northumberland Coastal Run !
At the Northumberland Coastal Run on Sunday 15th July,
the first O/50 vet to finish was Morpeths Les Atkinson, who is undoubtedly
no stranger to the event, and he finished fifth in 80m27s, and was second Veteran home.
Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon of Morpeth each produced
excellent performances to finish tenth and thirteenth
respectively in times of 82m25s and 85m03s.
Waterston was second Over 40 Male Veteran
and Dixon was second in the Over 45's section.
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2007 Vets Track & Field Championships !
Morpeth Harrier Les Atkinson broke his own Veterans North East
Over 50 Mens 1500m record by a whole second when he clocked 4m25.4s
to take the category title at the Track and Field Championships
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Saturday 7th July.
Atkinson fought out a very close battle with the younger Phil Walker
of Blaydon for second place overall with only North Shields Poly's
Tommy Brannon in front of them claiming outright victory over the field.
The field also included Morpeth's Archie Jenkins who was winning
the first of his two Over 55 veteran Mens titles of the day in a time of 4m50.8s
Jenkins other Over 55 title came in the 5000m where he clocked 18m03s.
Paul Bentley of Morpeth guested as an Over 60
in the 5000m, and he clocked 21m33.3s.
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Newburn River Run !
At the Newburn River Run.on Wenesday 20th June.
Paul Waterston was the first vet to finish in 11th place in a time of 37m41s
Neil McAnany ( O/45 ) finished 46th in 42m56s
Richard Driscoll was first in the Over 50 Mens Veteran
category finishing 35th in 42m00s.
Further Morpeth Vets Results are as follows
Les Cavill (66th) (9th O/45) 44m30s
Norman Clark ((95th) (6th O/55) 46m07s
Paul Tomlinson (164th) (15th O/50) 51m14s
C. Werner (236th) (27th O/45) 55m51s
Chris Offord (260th) (13th O/60) 57m47s
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Newton Aycliffe 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vet Alistair MacDonald finished
twelfth in this race on Sunday 17th June,
in 38m12s and was third Veteran Male to finish.
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North East Veterans League ( 2 ) !
At the North East Veterans League meeting held at Monkton Stadium,
Jarrow on Monday 11th June.
Morpeth's Les Atkinson finished second
in the Veterans 3000m in 9m24.8s.
Archie Jenkins finished second in the
Over 50 Mens 800m in 2m27.9s.
Neil McAnany had a busy night as he finished second in the
Over 40 800m in 2m15.5s,
finished fifth in the 200m in 27.1s, and won the Triple Jump with 10.02m.
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Nike 2007 Blaydon Race !
At the 2007 Blaydon Race on Saturday 9th June,
sponsored once again by Nike.
Paul Waterston was our first vet home.
Paul finished 30th in 31m26s and was 5th O/40.
Other Morpeth Harrier Vets amongst the top 300 finishers
in a field in excess of 4,000 were the following.
Mike Jeffrey (111th) (13th O/45) 35m10s,
Graeme Leathard (148th) (25th O/40) 36m10s,
Neil McAnany (151st) (21st O/45) 36m12s,
Richard Driscoll (153rd) (8th O/50) 36m15s,
Hamish McCallister - Williams (214th) (33rd O/45) 37m31s,
Les Cavill (248th) (36th O/45) 38m05s,
Nick Armstrong (279th) (38thO/40) 38m32s
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Les Allcorn 10k Road Race !
At the Les Allcorn Memorial 10k Road Race
held in Hulne Park, Alnwick on Tuesday 15th May.
Morpeth Harriers evergreen Veteran Les Atkinson,
clocked 34m34s when finishing third.
Atkinson always runs the event in honour of Allcorn,
his former Alnwick clubmate, with whom he shared many
a team success back in the Eighties.
That placing also gave him the Over 50's Male Veteran title.
First Over 40 Veteran was Morpeth's Paul Waterston,
who finished fifth in 35m47s.
Next home for Morpeth was Gordon Dixon
who finished tenth in 37m52s.
Other Morpeth vet finishers were
Mike Jeffrey (17th) 39m08s,
Richard Driscoll (23rd) 40m09s,
Paul Tomlinson (53rd) 45m03s
Keith Cooper (77th) 47m34s,
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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at Newburn Business Park,on April 6th.
Our veteran athletes had a good
day producing some fine performances.
They had teams finishing in second and ninth places.
The Morpeth Veteran A team began in sixth place through Gavin Bayne (12m58s).
Then on second leg Les Atkinson clocked what was to be the days second
fastest Veteran time of 11m35s to take them into second place.
Archie Jenkins clocked 12m55s on Leg Three and only dropped a place.
On the final leg Paul Waterston's 12m08s brought them back up to second.
The Morpeth Veteran Mens B squad that finished ninth consisted of
Richard Driscoll (13m35s), Les Cavill (14m18s)
Neil McAnany (13m21s) and Kevin Bray (14m05s)
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Vets 2006 Grand Prix Presentation Night !
Morpeth Harriers held their Veterans 2006 Grand Prix
Presentation Night at the Sour Grapes on Thursday 1st March.
This year the competition was sponsored by
Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants.
Tony and his wife Pam, who is a Harriers member,
were both on hand for the presentation.
The Veteran Mens Category was won by Paul Waterston
with Richard Driscoll and Les Atkinson
taking second and third place respectively.
Jane Blackett won the Veteran Womens section
with Sue Smith and Michelle Woodley filling second and third places.
Tony Woodcock paid tribute to all the athletes who had competed
in the Grand Prix and went on to describe them as a very important
section of the club when wearing the Blue and White
vest at the numerous selected events.
Chris Dentice was thanked for his efforts as previous sponsor.
He went on to thank Les Thain who had painstakingly kept score
as the competition had progressed throughout the year,
without his diligent help life would have been difficult.
Finally he thanked all those who had turned up
on the night to witness the presentation.
Click here to see more photos taken at Vets 2006 Grand Prix Presentation Night
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North East Veterans Cross Country Championships !
Archie Jenkins and Walter Ryder of Morpeth Harriers both won Gold medals
at the North East Veterans Cross Country Championships
held at Farringdon, Sunderland on Saturday 24th February.
Jenkins won the Over 50 Mens category and Ryder took the Over 65 Mens title.
Paul Bentley of Morpeth Harriers finished fourth in the Over 60 Mens category.
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The North of England Cross Country Championships !
Morpeth vets Paul Waterston and Richard Driscoll were in action at
a muddy Heaton Park, Manchester on Saturday 27th January for
the North of England Cross Country Championships.
Paul had an excellent run and worked very hard throughout for his placing of 127th.
finishing in 39m30s and Richard Driscoll finished 422nd in 46m41s.
Click here to see photos taken at Heaton Park
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2007 Durham Cathedral Relays !
Morpeth Harriers had a very strong turnout at the
24th running of the Durham Cathedral Relays on Sunday 21st January.
Morpeth Harriers Over 50 Veteran Men can feel justifiably
proud of their efforts to win their category title when they
finished overall seventh in the Veteran Mens 3x3k event.
They finished well clear of second placed Blaydon
who were seventeenth overall,
and North Shields finished third in twentieth place.
Archie Jenkins produced an excellent 10m27s
on leg one to finish tenth overall.
Les Atkinson livened things up on leg two
as he rose to fifth with a superb 9m36s.
Third leg runner Gavin Bayne lost very little ground
as he only slipped to seventh with his clocking of 11m29s.
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2006 Vets Grand Prix Results !
MORPETH HARRIERS VETS 2006 GRAND PRIX
As you know it's the highest points from 10 races from Jan - Dec 2006
and members get additional points for age.
This year, the women's winner is quite a newcomer,
and not a member of the fast pack — but has bothered to turn up and do 10 races,
which requires commitment to the job doesn't it ?
Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants
sponsored the 2006 Grand Prix
and will continue to do so for the 2007 event.
The Top 10 places of the 2006 Grand Prix,
determined after the Christmas Handicap are as follows
Men
1 P. Waterston
2 R. Driscoll
3 L. Atkinson
4 C. Offord
5 N. Clark
6 C. Dentice
7 D. Steel
8 A. Jenkins
9 H. McAlister Williams
10 G. Mc Dougal
Women
1 J. Blackett
2 S. Smith
3 M. Woodley
4 J. Mooney
5 L. Cant
6 J. Clark
7 A. Porteous
8 F. Glover
9 C. Douglas
10 A. Fox
For the 2007 event, the men's and women's winners will both receive
a new engraved silver salver to retain for twelve months,
plus the first 3 in each group will receive a personal momento to keep.
GRAND PRIX RULES
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GRAND PRIX RULES
(SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE CLUB COMMITTEE)
- THE GRAND PRIX IS OPEN TO MALE RUNNERS OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND TO FEMALE RUNNERS OVER 18.
- RUNNERS MUST BE A FULLY PAID UP MEMBER ON THE DAY OF THE RACE TO SCORE
POINTS - THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THE MORPETH TO NEWCASTLE.
- MORPETH CLUB VESTS MUST BE WORN FOR ALL RACES APART FROM THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.
- RUNNERS MUST ENTER THE RACE THEMSELVES TO GAIN POINTS.
NO POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR USING SOMEONE ELSES NUMBER.
- YOU MUST COMPLETE THE RACE TO GAIN POINTS.
- POINTS ARE USED FROM THE RUNNERS 10 BEST RESULTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 15 RACES.
- THE 15 RACES FOR EACH YEAR ARE CHOSEN BY BALLOT TO TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
- THE NEXT 5 RACES IN THE BALLOT ARE CHOSEN AS RESERVE RACES AND THESE ARE USED IN THE EVENT OF ONE OF THE 15 RACES BEING CANCELLED.
IN THIS CASE THE NEXT CHRONOLOGICAL RACE TO THAT CANCELLED IS CHOSEN AS THE REPLACEMENT.
- THE FIRST HARRIER TO FINISH IS AWARDED 10 POINTS IN ADDITION TO AGE CATEGORY POINTS, WITH 9 POINTS FOR 2ND, DOWN TO 1 POINT FOR 10TH.
- THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP IS SCORED ON THE BASIS OF TIMES, NOT FINISHING POSITION.
- AGE POINTS ARE 5 POINTS FOR OVER 40 MALES AND OVER 35 FEMALES.
AN ADDITIONAL POINT IS GIVEN FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 5 YEAR AGE GROUP - MALES AT 45,50,55,60 AND 65 ETC AND FEMALES AT 40,45,50,55 ETC.
- PRIZES ARE AWARDED FOR 1ST 2ND AND 3RD IN MALE AND FEMALE GRAND PRIX.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES ARE NORMALLY AWARDED FOR AGE CATEGORIES EXCEPT WHERE THERE ARE TOO FEW POINTS SCORED AND/OR THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT RUNNERS COMPETING IN THE CATEGORY.
- RESULTS ARE TO BE CHECKED AT THE END OF EACH SEASON AND VERIFIED BY 3 NOMINATED CLUB MEMBERS.
ANY DISPUTES ARE REFERRED TO THE CLUB OFFICERS OR COMMITTEE FOR A FINAL DECISION.
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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Road Race !
Flora London Marathon !
Hartlepool Marina '5' Road Race !
Isle of Man Running Festival !
Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
Ackworth Half Marathon !
2007 Vets Presentation Night !
2008 English National XC Championships !
2008 Vets Grand Prix !
2007 Veterans Rankings !
Liversedge Half Marathon !
2008 Royal Signals Road Relays !
2008 Durham Cathedral Relays !
REPORTS FROM 2007
Norman Woodcock Road Race !
Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races !
National Womens 4 Stage Road Relays !
Nicol Hunter Cross Country Relays !
Falstone Falcon Fell Race !
Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race !
Heaton Harriers Women Only Run !
Tynedale Pie & Peas 10K !
Newburn River Run !
Nike 2007 Blaydon Race !
Les Allcorn 10k Road Race !
Alnwick Sprint Triathlon !
Flora London Marathon !
2007 Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
2007 Womens NoEAA 6 Stage Road Relays !
Coniston 14 Mile Road Race !
Tees Valley Half Marathon !
Saucony English National Cross Country Championships !
2006 Vets Grand Prix Results !
Vets 2006 Grand Prix Presentation Night !
UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships !
Morpeth Women Athletes Selected For Inter-Counties !
The North of England Cross Country Championships !
Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League (3)
Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League (2)
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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Road Race !
In the Womens Team race at the Blyth Valley Transped 10k Road Race on Sunday 27th April,
Morpeth Harriers finished as seventh team being led home by Sue Calvert who finished
154th overall and was 25th Lady, 4th O/40 Female, and finished in 44m54s.
Further team support came from Pam Woodcock (35th Lady)
(2nd Over 55 Female) (193rd) 46m39s,
Sue Smith (54th Lady) (11th Over 40 Lady) (270th) 50m23s,
Jane Blackett (330th) (8th O/45 Lady) 55m05s,
and Suzanne Milward (362nd) (8th O/50 Lady) 57m23s.
Full Results.......
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Flora London Marathon !
At the 28th Flora London Marathon on Sunday 13th April,
Morpeth's Michelle Woodley finished in 3hrs17mins39secs,
and was 140th in the Womens race,
and Kate Chapman finished in 155th place
in the Womens race in 3hrs19mins03secs,
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Hartlepool Marina '5' Road Race !
Morpeths Margaret MacDonald competed in the
Hartlepool Marina '5' race at Hartlepool on Sunday 6th April.
Margaret finished 124th with a time of 40m15s
and was second in the W40 category.
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Isle of Man Running Festival !
Three excellent performances saw Morpeth Harrier Sarah Graham
finish second cumulatively in the Womens events at the
Isle of Man Running Festival held over Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday.
On Good Friday she finished fourth in the Womens 10k event in 38m37s.
Sarah competed in the Peel Hill Race on Saturday where she finished third,
and she rounded it all off on Sunday when she finished third in the 5k Race in 18m25s
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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at a cold and blustery Newburn Business Park.
Morpeth's Senior Women finished as tenth team.
They were led home by Laura Dixon who produced
an excellent run to finish 19th of 48 finishers.
She clocked 14m52s and was second Under 20 Woman.
Team support came courtesy of Zoe Armstrong (27th) 15m15s,
and Rebecca Turnbull (35th) 15m35s.
Margaret MacDonald also ran for Morpeth in this event,
finishing in 42nd place in 16m25s.
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Ackworth Half Marathon !
At the Ackworth Half Marathon on Sunday 16th March,
Pam Woodcock finished 326th in 103m59s.
Pam's placing made her first in the Over 55 Ladies section.
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2007 Vets Presentation Night !
Forty Veteran athletes from Morpeth Harriers turned out in
support of their super fit colleagues at the clubs annual
Grand Prix 2007 Presentation Night, held at the Joiners Arms
in Morpeth at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March.
The event which is sponsored by Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants
was hosted by Tony himself, along with his wife Pam,
who has been a member of Morpeth Harriers for a good number of years.
They were pleased to introduce their guests of honour, Ernie Slaughter and Jim Alder MBE.
Two nights earlier at the Morpeth Harriers AGM, Ernie had bowed out as the clubs President,
a post he has held for around 23 years, and Jim had taken over as the clubs new President
after all his many and long remembered years of service both as an outstanding athlete,
and as a Coach and Club Committee Official.
Ernie has now taken up the role as Honorary President which means
he will be more of a background figurehead, and although he intends to
cut down his workload as a Club Official, he will still be around to
give sound support and advice when required.
Both had agreed to make the presentations,
and Ernie opted to present the Womens awards,
which meant he ended up with all the lovely kisses.
Jim had dashed back over from Monkton Stadium
in Jarrow to present the Mens awards.
Before the awards took place Pam Woodcock paid tribute to all those
who had turned out to give support to the event on the night,
she went on to thank the clubs Press Officer and Webmaster,
George Patterson and Hudson Stoker for their efforts in promoting the event,
both in the Morpeth Herald, and on the Website, and paid particular tribute to the
quality of the Website and all the work carried out to promote the club.
Pam was very passionate about the Veterans Grand Prix, because she
recognised it as the only event within the club that gave everyone within
the Veteran age spans the opportunity of competing on a level playing field,
and she was delighted that it had once again been well supported
over the 15 chosen events throughout the year.
She thanked Ernie and Jim for turning out to support their night.
Tony Woodcock said he was delighted as sponsor to be associated with the event,
and felt that all those involved had competed with good humour,
the club representation had been good, and as a result the
Blue and White vest of Morpeth Harriers had been worn with distinction.
This led on to the presentation of awards
WOMEN (Presented by Ernie Slaughter)
1st Sue Calvert.
2nd Michelle Woodley,
3rd Jane Blackett,
MEN (Presented by Jim Alder)
1st Paul Waterston,
2nd Richard Driscoll,
3rd Gordon Dixon,
After the presentation Ernie Slaughter gave special mention to the
fact that nearly forty people had turned out on the night,
this had heartened him because of the recent poor turnout of
Seniors for major events, and that it had indeed been a pleasure to be present.
A special presentation was then made by the sponsors to Les Thain
for his long term organisational skills in relation to the Grand Prix.
Les was now stepping down from the role.
Unfotunately he was unable to be present so
Chris Dentice accepted the award on his behalf.
On behalf of the Club, George Patterson, the Press Officer,
thanked Pam and Tony for their continued support to the
event, and hoped that their support would continue,
and also praised them for the splendid buffet they had provided.
Finally Pam and Tony thanked the Landlord George
and the team at the Joiners Arms for their support and help.
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2008 English National XC Championships !
At the Saucony sponsored English National Cross Country Championships,
held at Alton Towers in Staffordshire on Saturday 23rd February.
Morpeth Harriers Senior Womens hopes were dealt a heavy blow
when on the journey down Jane Mooney fell ill and only made it as far
as Washington Services on the A1 before having to return.
However they held their resolve to finish as 23rd team.
They were led home with an excellent run being
had by Sarah Graham who finished 68th.
Aiveen Fox struggled on the second lap and came home in 86th place.
The scoring counts were completed by Gwenda Cavill (221st)
and Michelle Muller (284th).
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2008 Vets Grand Prix !
THE TOP 3 WOMEN FOR 2007 WERE
1. Sue Calvert
2. Michelle Woodley
3. Jane Blackett
This years presentation is planned for
THURSDAY MARCH 13th
probably at The Joiners,Morpeth.
Date to be confirmed.
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2007 Veterans Rankings !
Pam Woodcock has been ranked 23rd
in the UK O/55 Listings for the 10mile distance in 2007.
Pam did 76m28s at the Brampton to Carlisle Road Race on November 17th 2007.
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Liversedge Half Marathon !
Morpeths Michelle Woodley ran in the Liversedge Half Marathon
held in Roberttown, West Yorks on Sunday 10th February.
She placed 64th overall in 95m10s, and was 6th Female to finish,
which also placed her second in the Over 35 Veteran Ladies section.
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2008 Royal Signals Road Relays !
At the North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relay Championships
held at Watergate Park, Lobley Hill, Gateshead on Saturday 9th February.
Silver medals came the way of the Morpeth Harriers Womens team.
Chester Le Street A team set off on Leg One fully intent on retaining their title
and immediately established a fourteen second lead over their B team,
with Morpeth lying third, a further seven seconds adrift courtesy of Aiveen Fox's
sixth fastest overall clocking of 11m42s.
Unfortunately Morpeth's second leg runner Sarah Graham drifted
a little as she struggled home in a disappointing 12m24s,
which she admitted later was a result of still carrying tiredness in her legs
following the BUSA Championships in Swansea the previous week.
Third leg runner Jane Mooney still couldn't eat into second placed
Chester Le Street B's leading margin despite a solid performance of 11m45s.
With Chester Le Street A now uncatchable, it was down to the youth
of Laura Weightman on Leg Four for Morpeth, against the Veteran experience
of Heather Robinson to destroy the Cestria dominance.
Heather was fifteen seconds up on Laura as they both left the change over
area and Chester Le Street A now had an unassailable seventy second lead.
That lead increased courtesy of Maxine Czarnecka's third fastest 11m33s,
however Laura's powerful eighth equal fastest 11m45s eventually won the
Silver for Morpeth by a margin of fifty three seconds.
Morpeth Harriers Womens B team finished a creditable seventh.
as second B team. courtesy of Claire Bruce (14m43s)
Kate Chapman (12m42s), M.Muller (14m14s)
and Gwenda Cavill (13m04s)
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2008 Durham Cathedral Relays !
It was a medal winning day for Morpeth Harriers Womens
squad at the annual Durham Cathedral Relays
held at the Racecourse in Durham City on Sunday 20th January.
They finished four seconds ahead of an excellent Chester Le Street squad,
with North Shields Poly a lot further behind in third spot.
It had been Chester Le Street in front during the first two legs
by Aiveen Fox (10m19s) and Jane Mooney (10m14s)
and when Under 17 star Laura Weightman took over on the final leg
she was chasing down a five second lead held by the County Durham squad.
Laura was having only her second competitive run since November,
having being out with a virus, that also rendered her unable to defend her title
at the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships at Hartlepool.
However she clocked the fastest time of the day of 9m56s to ensure a superb victory.
Morpeth also had B and C teams competing in the Womens event.
Their C team finished seventh through Zoe Armstrong (10m47s)
Deborah Oakley (11m45s) and Margaret MacDonald (13m13s)
The Morpeth B Team finished thirteenth courtesy of Claire Bruce (12m31s)
Sally Welsh (12m32s) and Gwenda Cavill (11m49s)
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Norman Woodcock Road Race !
The Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race was held
within the racecourse at High Gosforth Park on Saturday 24th November.
In the Womens team race Morpeth finished second to Chester Le Street.
They were led home by Michelle Woodley who was sixth lady in
64th place overall in 34m05s, with further good team support coming from
Sue Calvert (12th) (86th) (2nd O/35 Lady) 35m15s
and Sally Welsh (21st) (112th) (8th O/35 Lady) 37m19s.
Other Morpeth Harriers Results
Margaret MacDonald (124th) (12th O/35 Lady) 38m32s
Jane Blackett (154th) (9th O/45 Lady) 43m19s.
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Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races !
At the annual Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races which
were held within the Newcastle Exhibition Park
and Town Moor pathways on Sunday 11th November,
A record field of 385 finishers took part in the
Senior/Veteran Men and Womens 10k race and amongst
them was Morpeths Kate Chapman who
finished as sixth Lady in 75th place in 41m38s.
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National Womens 4 Stage Road Relays !
At the ERRA National Womens 4 Stage Road Relays,
held at Sutton Park, on Saturday 29th October.
Morpeths Womens 4 Stage squad finished 28th
and were ninth from the North of England and second from the
North East with Chester Le Street finishing ahead of them in fifth place overall.
After being behind Gateshead for two of the four legs they pulled
away from them on the final leg to finish three places ahead.
Morpeth's fastest runner here was Birmingham University
student Delyth James who was 27th on the first leg with her
clocking for 4.32k being 15m14s.
Aiveen Fox on second leg admitted to not having one of her
better runs as she slipped back to 30th with her clocking of 16m06s.
Kate Chapman on third leg rose two places to 28th
on Leg three as she got round in 16m50s.
Final leg runner Sarah Graham held the 28th
position with an excellent 16m16s.
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Nicol Hunter Cross Country Relays !
At the Nichol Hunter Cross Country Relays
held at Shibdon Pond, Blaydon on Sunday 14th October.
Morpeth Harriers Senior Womens A team finished
just adrift of the medals in fourth place.
On first leg Gwenda Cavill came home eighth in 13m26s.
Zoe Armstrong clocked the days 10th equal fastest time
of 12m55s to guide them up to fourth place on Leg Two,
and a resolute 13m48s by Sue Calvert on the final leg
saw them hold the placing.
The Morpeth Senior Womens B team finished 16th
courtesy of Stevie Goodfellow (13m59s)
Michelle Muller (14m50s) and Margaret MacDonald (15m18s)
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Falstone Falcon Fell Race !
Gwenda Cavill was the leading lady at the
Falstone Falcon Fell Race on Saturday 18th August
her winning time was 53mins 14secs.
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Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race !
At Sunderland Harriers 5k Road Race on Wednesday 18th July,
Aiveen Fox of Morpeth finished two places behin Alistair in 17m46s
and lost out for victory in the Ladies Race by four seconds to Teesdale's Claire Robson.
Gwenda Cavill was first Over 40 Lady when she finished 111th in 19m47s.
Margaret MacDonald was fourth Over 40 Lady when she finished 183rd in 23m05s.
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Heaton Harriers Women Only Run !
For the fourth year in a row Morpeths Aiveen Fox dominated
the field at the Heaton Harriers Womens Only 5.4k Race
held in Jesmond Dene on Monday night.( 9th July )
Despite being five seconds down on her 2006 victory with her clocking of 20m15s,
she managed to pull off another victory after being given a run
for her money by her close friend, training partner and clubmate Jane Mooney,
who was finishing second for the third year in a row but will feel well pleased
to be 39 seconds faster than 2006 with her clocking of 20m34s.
It was indeed a glorious night for Morpeth Harriers as they also
pulled off the team victory for the fourth year in a row with Fox and Mooney
being well supported by Gwenda Cavill's placing of tenth in 23m00s.
The event had a total of 194 finishers and it was held
for the first time in honour of Heaton Harrier Anita Nott,
who was sadly killed by a car when out for a training run
in Richmond, North Yorkshire last year.
A minutes silence was observed before the event commenced.
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Tynedale Pie & Peas 10K !
The Tynedale Pie & Peas 10k race held on Wednesday 4th July
saw Aiveen Fox winning the Ladies title when finishing thirty sixth overall in 37m32s,
with supporting runs by Jane Mooney (42nd) (3rd Lady) 37m47s
and Michelle Woodley (140th) (14th Lady) 42m13s
securing a superb Ladies Team victory.
Other Morpeth Womens Results were as follows
Gwenda Cavill (151st) (2nd O/40 Lady) 42m39s
Sue Calvert (164th) (3rd O/40 Lady) 43m01s
Pam Woodcock (283rd) (1st O/55 Lady) 47m14s
Susan Smith (457th) (26th O/40 Lady) 55m31s
Jane Blackett (461st) (27th O/40 Lady) 55m42s.
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Newburn River Run !
At the Newburn River Run.on Wenesday 20th June.
Morpeths Jane Mooney finished 22nd in 40m20s and won the Ladies Race.
Further Morpeth Womens Results are as follows
Sue Calvert (73rd) (1st O/40 Lady) 44m56s
Michelle Woodley (80th) (6th Lady) 45m19s
Gwenda Cavill (101st) (2nd O/40 Lady) 46m26s
Susan Smith (259th) (13th O/40 Lady) 57m47s
J.Blackett (274th) (16th O/40 Lady) 59m36s
and Susanne Millward (286th) (11th O/45 Lady) 60m46s.
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Nike 2007 Blaydon Race !
At the 2007 Blaydon Race on Saturday 9th June,
sponsored once again by Nike.
Morpeth's Aiveen Fox will feel a little disappointed
with her 75th position in 34m01s,
which saw her finish as seventh lady behind Cathy Mutwa.
Other leading Morpeth Harrier Lady finishers were
Jane Mooney (119th) (17th Lady) 35m25s
and Kate Chapman (136th) (20th Lady) 35m54s.
Gwenda Cavill (217th) (32nd Lady) 37m39s,
Michelle Woodley (274th) (39th Lady) 38m29s,
and Sue Calvert (293rd) (40th Lady) 38m43s.
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Les Allcorn 10k Road Race !
At the Les Allcorn Memorial 10k Road Race
held in Hulne Park, Alnwick on Tuesday 15th May.
Morpeth's Michelle Woodley was third Lady finisher
in 30th place overall in 41m44s.
Other Morpeth Ladies finishing were
Sue Calvert (42nd) (6th Lady) 42m57s
Shuna Rank (87th) (13th Lady) 49m55s,
Susan Smith (109th) (21st Lady) 55m51s
and Jane Blackett (111th) (22nd Lady) 56m04s.
Full Results>>>>>>>
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Alnwick Sprint Triathlon !
Several Morpeth ladies performed well in the Alnwick Sprint Triathlon,
held on Sunday 13th May at Willowburn Leisure Centre in Alnwick.
The event consisted of a 600m pool swim, a 23km bike and a 5k off road run.
Natalie Batey of Ryton Tri was first out of the pool closely followed
by Helen Jones of Alnwick Tri, who ran for Morpeth
prior to the birth of her daughter last year.
Angharad Porteous, of Morpeth Harriers competing for Alnwick Tri,
was third out of the pool with Jane Mooney, also of Morpeth Harriers
and competing for Alnwick Tri, and Amanda Cantle of Sun City Tri behind.
Amanda overtook all the girls on the bike to start the run 1.5 min ahead of Helen.
Jane and Angharad gave chase a further 20sec behind.
The off road run was very slippery in the rain,
but Jane's running strength showed through.
She caught and overtook both Helen and Amanda to win by an impressive 40 sec.
This is the first Triathlon that Jane has won, but certainly won't be her last.
Angharad also ran very strongly, overtaking Helen, but Amanda had too
much of a head start to be caught twice. Angharad finished as third lady.
Her performance is particularly impressive as she is only a junior and she
will undoubtedly improve with age and experience.
Meanwhile Jenny Holland was unable to use her strong bike to her
advantage due to the wet conditions,
but nevertheless she still finished as third veteran lady.
Morpeth Harriers Results
Jane Mooney, first Lady, 1hr 12 min 10 sec
Angharad Porteous, third Lady and first Junior Lady, 01:13:23
Jenny Holland, third Veteran Lady, 01:21:55
Gwenda Cavill also competed in the race.
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Flora London Marathon !
Morpeth Harriers leading finisher in the 27th Flora London Marathon
on Sunday 22nd April was Kate Chapman,
who finished as 137th Lady in a time of 3hr11m20s.
This was indeed an excellent run for Kate who started very steadily
by going through the first 10k in a modest 43m45s and by
halfway had run a very respectable 1hr32m50s.
Those tactics allowed her to progress over the second part of the event
to an overall position of 1,657th and giving her a very respectable clocking.
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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at Newburn Business Park, on April 6th.
Our Senior Women athletes had a good
day producing some fine performances.
Morpeth secured an excellent team victory in the combined
Under 17/Under 20 and Senior Womens event.
They were led home by Aiveen Fox who finished 3rd in 12m46s,
with further supporting efforts coming from Jane Mooney (5th) 13m03s
and Gwenda Cavill (12th) 13m57s.
Not far behind Gwenda came clubmates Rebecca Turnbull
and Laura Dixon who both produced excellent runs to finish 14th and
15th in respective times of 14m05s and 14m10s.
Other Morpeth finisher in this event was Josie Goodfellow who placed 50th in 21m13s.
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Womens NoEAA 6 Stage Road Relays !
The Womens North of England 6 Stage Road Relay Championships
were held in conjunction with the 12 Stage Championships at
Silksworth Stadium, Sunderlandand on Sunday 1st April.
Morpeth Harriers Womens team achieved their best ever result
in the competition when they finished fifth.
Delyth James had the squad well settled in seventh place on Leg one
when she got round the two mile circuit in 11m43s.
Aiveen Fox rose to fourth on Leg Two with an excellent fourth fastest 11m29s.
Although she lost a place on Leg Three, Jane Mooney kept the squad well
in contention with a fourth fastest 11m51s.
Kate Chapman held fourth place throughout the fourth leg
when she clocked the third fastest time of 12m12s.
Morpeth again found a fast runner in Sarah Graham who got round in
a fourth fastest 11m58s to get the squad back into a medal position in third spot.
Final leg runner Gwenda Cavill clocked the sixth fastest time
of the leg of 13m05s to finish in fifth place.
Morpeth's B team finished in fifteenth place courtesy of Rebecca Turnbull (20th) 13m16s,
Sue Calvert (18th) 13m18s, Julie Clark (16th) 13m55s, Pam Woodcock (15th) 15m12s,
Sally Welsh (15th) 14m11s and Jenny Holland (15th) 14m35s.
Chester Le Street won the Womens event and other
North East finishers were Sunderland (16th) and Blyth (18th).
Full Results>>>>>>>
Click here to see photos of all the action at the relays at Silksworth.
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Coniston 14 Mile Road Race !
Morpeth Harrier Kate Chapman won the Womens Race
at the Coniston 14 Mile road event on Saturday 24th March.
She won in an excellent 89m46s finishing 48th overall.
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Tees Valley Half Marathon !
At the Tees Valley Half Marathon
on Sunday 18th March at Redcar,
our womens team finished fifteenth,
being led home by Michelle Woodley (13th Lady) (156th) 93m01s.
Supporting counts came from Sue Calvert (23rd Lady) (258th) 97m07s
and Susan Smith (180th Lady) (817th) 122m40s.
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Saucony English National Cross Country Championships !
At the Saucony sponsored English National Cross
Country Championships held at Herrington Country Park on Saturday 10th March.
The Senior Womens 8k event saw the Morpeth Harriers squad
achieve their best ever English National Cross Country
result when they finished as ninth team.
Led home by Jane Mooney in fifty first place they were only fourteen
points adrift of seventh placed Chester Le Street which was no mean achievement.
Further good team support came from Aiveen Fox (56th)
Kate Chapman (83rd) and Sarah Graham (104th)
Gwenda Cavill and Margaret MacDonald also produced good runs
when finishing 141st and 233rd respectively.
Click here to see photos taken at Herrington Country Park.
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UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships !
One of our Womens squad gained a medal by virtue of team success by
the North East at the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships,
held at a very muddy Wollaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday 24th February
.
Delyth James, who has spent some time fighting injury and illness in recent times,
put in a superb performance to finish tenth, and was second counter for the region
in a Silver medal winning Under 20 Womens squad.
Equally pleased will be Angharad Porteous, who although a non counter,
finished 46th in the Under 20 Womens event.
Next best regional performers to these were the Senior Women who finished fifth,
and Morpeth's Jane Mooney was third counter when finishing in 62nd place.
Club colleague Aiveen Fox, who was brought in as a replacement for the
unavailable Sonia Thomas, was a non counter in 112th place.
Click here to see more photos taken at Wollaton Park Nottingham
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Morpeth Women Athletes Selected For Inter-Counties !
North Eastern Counties Cross Country selectors have now met,
and teams are now chosen that will hopefully bring success to
the region at the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships
that are being held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday 24th February.
Amongst them chosen are some of our women athletes,
The Northumbrian club have representatives in every age group
apart from Under 13 Boys, which in itself is a fine achievement.
Junior Women
Delyth James and Angharad Porteous
Senior Women
Jane Mooney and Aiveen Fox
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The North of England Cross Country Championships !
SENIOR WOMENS RACE
Jane Mooney ran excellently to finish 23rd and led
Morpeth's Senior Women to seventh team place in their 8k event.
Further team support came from 2005 Northern Junior Womens
Cross Country Champion Aiveen Fox (48th)
Kate Chapman, fast recovering from a leg injury, (64th) and Sarah Graham (70th)
Team Captain Gwenda Cavill also came through well to finish 117th
which placed her well into the top half of the field.
Click here to see photos taken at Heaton Park
Full Results and more
Photos.......
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2006 Vets Grand Prix Results !
MORPETH HARRIERS VETS 2006 GRAND PRIX
As you know it's the highest points from 10 races from Jan - Dec 2006
and members get additional points for age.
This year, the women's winner is quite a newcomer,
and not a member of the fast pack — but has bothered to turn up and do 10 races,
which requires commitment to the job doesn't it ?
Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants
sponsored the 2006 Grand Prix
and will continue to do so for the 2007 event.
The Top 10 places of the 2006 Grand Prix,
determined after the Christmas Handicap are as follows
Men
1 P. Waterston
2 R. Driscoll
3 L. Atkinson
4 C. Offord
5 N. Clark
6 C. Dentice
7 D. Steel
8 A. Jenkins
9 H. McAlister Williams
10 G. Mc Dougal
Women
1 J. Blackett
2 S. Smith
3 M. Woodley
4 J. Mooney
5 L. Cant
6 J. Clark
7 A. Porteous
8 F. Glover
9 C. Douglas
10 A. Fox
For the 2007 event, the men's and women's winners will both receive
a new engraved silver salver to retain for twelve months,
plus the first 3 in each group will receive a personal momento to keep.
GRAND PRIX RULES
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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League (3)
In the Senior Womens two lap event at the third Harrier League meeting
at Farringdon in Sunderland on Saturday 13th January.
Morpeths ladies convincingly won the team race
with Jane Mooney having an excellent run from the Fast Pack
to place third to lead them home.
Further excellent runs were also had by Gwenda Cavill (8th) (Slow Pack)
and Aiveen Fox who discarded her Slow Pack start in favour of a run with
the Fast Pack and came through to an excellent ninth place.
Thankfully Aiveen has now pushed her North Eastern Cross Country
disappointment of twisting an ankle well to the back
of her mind,and is set to make amends
at the Northern Championships in Manchester at the end of the month.
Running from the Slow Pack, Morpeth's Natalie Young was untouchable
in the combined Under 17/Under 20 Womens event,
and won with nearly two minutes to spare over her closest rival.
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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League (2)
At the second Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League
meeting held at Berry Edge, Consett on Saturday 6th January
Morpeth Harriers Womens Team Captain Gwenda Cavill was the clubs
lone representative in the Senior Womens 5k event,
and she produced an excellent spirited performance
to finish ninth from the Slow Pack.
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