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Terry O’Gara !

Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays !

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2012 Grand Prix News !

This year’s Grand Prix has a new and much more open format which we hope
will appeal not only to those of you who competed in 2011, but also newer members,
or indeed those who hadn’t previously thought of taking part in the competition.

The aim of the Grand Prix competition is twofold: to provide a good standard of competition
within the club while also ensuring high levels of participation by Morpeth Harriers in local races.

After six years of successful sponsorship by Pam and Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants,
this year’s event sees Phil Walker, Chartered Financial Planner, stepping into the breach,
and after a lot of discussion, the format is being adjusted to include
a greater number of races and age-graded scores.

This should mean that you will get a score for the quality of your performance
which is irrespective of how many other members turn out,
and you won’t be looking anxiously over the start line to see
how many of your fellow club runners are participating !
In addition, as age-graded tables are being used,
the competition will now be open to all senior male and female members
who have signed up to take part, whether veterans or not.

The range of races is also being expanded.
Although this will mean more races to choose from –
including your best Park Run of 2012 for the Saturday morning early birds –
the number of races you will have to include to count is being reduced
from its present figure of 10 down to 6.

This means you shouldn’t have to race all the year round and,
if you are unfortunate enough to pick up an injury,
you will still have time to make the requisite number.

Click here to see list of 2012 GP Races

In the meantime, please do think about taking part in 2012.
The first race in the Grand Prix will be the Northumberland Half on 25th March,
so you have plenty of time to get training.

You will of course need to sign up for this year’s competition –
which is free to enter – and we will need dates of birth for the scoring system to work.

Get the ball rolling now by emailing the club with your details
or signing up in the club house soon.

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Terry O’Gara !

It is with our deepest sadness and regret that we announce
the very untimely death of Wallsend Harriers stalwart and former Secretary,
and recently honoured Veteran International Terry O’Gara.

Terry will indeed be well known, and fondly remembered
by both athletes and officials throughout the region,
both past and present, as being a fierce yet fair competitor in his prime,
and be long admired for his friendliness, and his honourable dedication
to his club and the sport of athletics in general.

For these reasons Terry was recently honoured as an unsung hero
at a recent regional awards ceremony at Newcastle’s Civic Centre,
a very much richly deserved honour.

We are sure that many people will wish to remember Terry
in their own special way in the coming weeks,
at this time all members of Morpeth Harriers would wish
to offer their deepest sympathies to his close family at their very sad loss,
and to all his friends and colleagues at Wallsend Harriers,
on the passing of a very much loyal and inspirational leader.

Terry's funeral took place on Tuesday 31st January 2012,
at St Columbas RC Church in Wallsend, at 10.00am.

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Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays !
At the Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays on Sunday 22nd January,
the Veteran Mens relay saw an excellent battle being fought out
at the front by North Shields Poly and Sunderland Harriers,
with the North Tyneside outfit eventually gaining victory over the Wearsiders by twenty one seconds.

However a lot of eyes were very much on the battle for third place,
with Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens B team eventually winning the day
over the B team by a slender seven second margin.

Indeed it was a battle all the way from first leg,
when Paul Waterston (10m27s), for the B team, came home in fifth place,
and three places ahead of his A team colleague Terry Wall (10m41s).
On second leg, B team runner Phil Walker (10m43s) progressed up to third,
whilst A team runner Michael Thomsen (11m01s), also made progress by moving into fifth.

A very impressive last leg clocking by Chris Waugh (10m15s), fastest Over 50 Veteran Man,
managed to fend off the advances of Morpeth A team runner Neil Wilkinson,
who moved into fourth, following his equally impressive 9m50s,
which eventually emerged as the second fastest overall time,
behind North Shields Poly's Ian Twaddle (9m39s), clocked when he was scenting final leg victory.

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REPORTS FROM 2011

Norman Woodcock Road Race !

British Masters Home International Meeting !

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Road Race !

Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !

Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 02.10.2011

Vets 10,000mts Championships at Jarrow !

Watergate 5k Race !

Ray Harrison Memorial 10k !

Robin Hood 10k !

Veterans A.A - North East Road Relay Championships !

Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 08.08.2011

Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 31.07.2011

Veterans Athletics Association North East Track & Field Meeting (5)

Northumberland Coastal Run !

North East Veterans Track & Field Championships !

2011 Tynedale 10k !

British Masters Track & Field Championships !

Newburn River Run !

Veterans Athletics Association North East Track & Field Meeting (4)

Raby Castle 10k !

British Masters Road Relay Championships !

Askern 10k !

Clive Cookson 10k Road Race !

Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !

Blyth Valley Transped 10K Race !

Veterans Grand Prix Presentation Night !

Veteran Athletics Association North East XC Championships !

2010 Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Report and Results !

Trimpell 20 Mile Road Race !

Keswick to Buttermere Round Road Race !

North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relays !

Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships !

Durham Cathedral Relays !

2011 Morpeth 11k Road Race !

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REPORTS FROM 2010

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Road Race !

Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !

Derwentwater 10 Mile Road Race !

Abingdon Marathon !

Dumfries Half Marathon !

North East Veterans 10,000mts Track Race !

Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Races !

Watergate 5k Multi Terrain Race !

Durham City Harriers Summer Cross Country Relays !

Northumberland Coastal Run !

British Masters Track & Field Championships !

Veterans North East Track & Field Championships !

The Bob Graham Round !

Newburn River Run !

Edinburgh Marathon !

British Masters Road Relay Championships !

Veterans North East Track & Field League !

SandDancer 10k Multi Terrain Race !

North Tyneside 10k Road Race !

Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !

Veteran Athletics Association North East XC Championships !

Jimmy Bell !

Veterans Grand Prix 2009 Presentation Night !

North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relays !

Mike Kelly !

Newcastle ParkRun !

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Norman Woodcock Road Race !
At the annual Elswick Harriers,Norman Woodcock Road Race,
held at High Gosforth Park on Saturday 3rd December,
veterans Paul Waterston and Phil Walker finished seventeenth and eighteenth respectively,
and were fourth and fifth in the Over 45 category in times of 28m32s, and 28m52s.
Next home for Morpeth was Gordon Dixon, who finished 26th,
and was second in the Over 50 Mens category in 30m27s.

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British Masters Home International Meeting !
Morpeths Paul Waterston and Walter Ryder both ran in the
Men and Womens Open Race at the British Masters Home International
meeting held in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow on Saturday 26th November.

Paul finished third overall in 21m48s, finishing 88 seconds adrift of the winner,
and he was third home for England in a 1-2-3 battle, being also second Over 40.

Meanwhile although Walter finished further down the field,
he was still well placed for England in the Over 60 category in 28m54s.

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Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Road Race !
At the prestigious Leeds Abbey Dash 10k on Sunday 20th November,
Paul Waterston was second finishing Over 45 Male Veteran in 33m58s.

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Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !
At the 60th running of the annual Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race on Saturday 19th November,
Phil Walker, who when finishing 33rd in 58m11s, was second in the Over 45 Male Veteran category.

Other Morpeth Harriers finishers in the Mens race were
Rob Hancox (132nd) (19th O45) 65m30s,
and Norman Clark (297th) (6th O60) 73m52s.

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Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 02.10.2011

Grand Prix update – 3 races to go !

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With 12 of the 15 races in the Male Veterans and Women’s Grand Prix now completed,
there are only three opportunities to add to your points total: Brampton to Carlisle in November,
the Norman Woodcock in December (if it takes place this year – it has been cancelled for the last two)
and the Club Handicap.

With ten races to count, runners are approaching the point where
they can drop a low scoring race or, indeed, have now completed 10.

Paul and Marie remain clear leaders in their respective competitions,
with Rob Hancox and Jane Briggs in second place.

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Vets 10,000mts Championships at Jarrow !
On Saturday September 10th, Morpeths Archie Jenkins retained
his Veterans North East Over 55 10,000metre title, when clocking 46m59.4s.

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Watergate 5k Race !
At the Watergate 5k Race held at Lobley Hill on Wednesday 24th August, which also
incorporated the VAANE 5k Championships, Morpeths Phil Walker finished seventh
in a time of 16m48s, Phil was second O/40 to finish, getting him a Silver Medal,
and he was only two seconds behind Gold Medal winner Chester-le-Streets Stewy Bell.
Another medal winner in the vets championships was Archie Jenkins
who was second O/55 to finish, (50th overall) in a time of 20m23s.

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Ray Harrison Memorial 10k !
At the Ray Harrison Memorial 10K at Billingham on Sunday 21st August, Morpeths Archie Jenkins and Paul Bentley were competing in the race, and Archie finished as 12th O/50 (78th Overall) in 44m07s, and Paul finished in 45m36s and was 6th O/60 (93rd Overall)

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Robin Hood 10k !
Archie Jenkins finished 34th in the Robin Hood 10km Run,
on Monday 15th August at Primrose Hill Playing Fields, Jarrow.
Archie clocked 43mins 19secs, but was surprisingly only 4th in the Over 55 age-group.

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Veterans A.A - North East Road Relay Championships !
The Morpeth Veterans Over 55 team won the inaugural
Veterans A.A - North East Road Relay Championships
in their age-group at Whitley Bay, on Wednesday 10th August.
Gavin Bayne (7m33), Richard Sill (8m36)
and Archie Jenkins (8m28) were the winning trio.

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Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 08.08.2011
Last Tuesday’s Morpeth 10k saw the latest round of the Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix.
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There have been some alterations of positions.
These are usually because you haven’t been credited with being
a member of the club, and so have been overlooked when the points have been allocated
(as happened to Shuna at the North Tyneside);
in the case of Blaydon, it was because the print was so small !

For corrections, queries and clarifications,
please email me
or speak to me at the clubhouse.

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Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update 31.07.2011
After 9 of the possible 15 races, last year’s winner Paul Waterston has established
a clear lead at the top of the male tables. Behind him Rob Hancox is in a clear second place,
but the chasing group are starting to catch up – watch for Phil making a late charge.

Marie Drozdowicz had been the only competitor male or female to complete all possible races
till last Wednesday, when she missed out on the Elswick Cup through holiday.
Again, like Paul she has a clear lead with both Janes in strong second and third places.

So far, 63 club members have taken part in 9 races,
with similar numbers of male and female members;
the next race is our own Morpeth 10k on Tuesday,
for which entries can be taken on the night.

Ladies Grand Prix Table

Veteran Men Grand Prix Table

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Veterans Athletics Association North East Track & Field Meeting (5)

At the VAANEE Track & Field League Match 5 at Monkton Stadium on 18th July,
Morpeths Gavin Bayne won the 3000mts in a time of 10m34.1

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Northumberland Coastal Run !
At the Northumberland Coastal Run on Sunday 17th July,
Phil Walker crossed the line in 1hr23m43 and was 2nd O/40 Vet to finish (6th overall)
George Hall finished 8th in 1hr26m02 and was 1st O/50 Male vet.
Paul Waterston did 1hr26m09 and finished 9th and was 4th Male O/40 vet.

Other Morpeth Harrier Vet Results were as follows
22 David Steel 01:30:01 Vet 40
130 Robert Hancox 01:43:32 Vet 40
134 Richard Kirby 01:44:01 Vet 40
156 Jim Manchester 01:45:54 Vet 40

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North East Veterans Track & Field Championships !
In the North East Veterans Championships at Jarrow on Saturday 9th July,
Morpeth's Gavin Bayne scored a double victory in the Over 55s age group
with wins in the 1500 (5m02.5) and 5000 (17m33.2).

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2011 Tynedale 10k !
At the annual Tynedale 10k at Ovingham on Wednesday 6th July,
Phil Walker,finished thirteenth overall and second Over 40 in a time of 35m7s,
and Paul Waterston, was fifteenth and second Over 45 in 35m14s.
Gavin Bayne had a fine run to finish as first Over 55 veteran
in thirty-first place overall, in a time of 36m46s.
Richard Sill,was 4th Over 55 in 42m30s.

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British Masters Track & Field Championships !
Morpeths Gavin Bayne travelled to Birmingham at the weekend (25th/26th June) to compete
in the British Masters Track and Field Championships held at Alexandra Stadium.

Currently ranked number one in the Over 55 Veteran Mens category for the Mile,
he just lost out for a Bronze medal by a whisker in the 1500m,
when he crossed the finish line in 4m52s.
He completed a busy weekend by finishing fifth in the 5000m in 17m27s.

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Newburn River Run !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Newburn River Run on Wednesday 22nd June,
Morpeths Paul Waterston was Second Veteran Man home,
who in finishing fifth in 37m15s, was also first in the Over 45 Mens section.
Another excellent Morpeth Harrier performer was George Hall,
who finished tenth in 38m46s, and was second Over 45 behind Waterston.

Other Morpeth Harriers Vet finishers were as follows
Mike McKean (40th) (9th O/40) 42m24s,
Rob Hancox (41st) (8th O/45) 42m30s,
Norman Clark (94th) (2nd O/60) 46m52s,
Paul Tomlinson (135th) (8th O/50) 50m19s

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Veterans Athletics Association North East Track & Field Meeting (4)
Morpeths Gavin Bayne completed a very busy, yet successful night of athletics activity,
at the third Veterans Athletics Association North East Track and Field meeting,
held at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium, on Monday 6th June.

He won the Over 55 Mile in a time of 5m27.6s,
and also tested himself vigorously over the 200m and 400m distances,
where he placed fifth in both events, in respective times of 32.9s, and 71.5s.

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Raby Castle 10k !
He may not have achieved his hat-trick of victories, having won in 2007 and 2009,
however Morpeth Harrier Terry Wall could feel well pleased with his efforts to finish fourth,
and as first Veteran Man, in Sunday's annual Raby Castle 10k.

Wall, who very much played his part in securing Bronze medals for his club
in the previous weeks British Masters Road Relay's at Birmingham's Sutton Park,
was very much a leading force at the front of the event until the eight kilometre point,
and despite slipping back in the strong wind in the later stages,
managed to come home in 35m16s, and only fifty one seconds drift
of race winner John Archer of Low Fell Running Club.

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British Masters Road Relay Championships !

A hard earned but richly deserved bronze medal in the
British Masters Road Relay Championship made
Morpeth Harriers Veterans’ trip to Sutton Park on the outskirts
of Birmingham more than worthwhile on Saturday 21st May.

Competing in the new 35-45 Male Veterans 8 stage relay over the undulating three mile course,
the team left it late to move into a medal position, but their final success more than justified
the tricky choices team manager Paul Waterston had had to make over legs.

Having got the team off to a very solid start by coming home in fifteenth place on Leg 1
in a time of 16m8s (which was also forty second fastest overall leg of the day)
he was able to watch the drama unfold and offer strong encouragement to the rest of his team,
aided by Gordon Dixon, over the next two hours.

With a run of 16m28s Phil Walker was up next, moving the team up to eigth place
and just over a minute off the early leaders Bath and Wells,
but the Harriers’ challenge was stalled when last minute replacement Chris Waugh,
who was stepping down an age category, struggled with acute breathing difficulties
and was at one point asked to leave the course by marshals.
Fortunately, he was able to tough it out and get going again,
completing his leg in a time of 20 mins 27 secs.

With the team having slipped to thirty first at this point, clearly something special was needed,
and it came in the shape of a stupendous run by Ian Hudspith.
In great shape after recent runs at Elswick and Manchester,
he took the race by the scruff of the neck and produced a record-breaking leg of 14m8s,
and by so doing gained a walloping twenty-two places to move the team back into contention in ninth.
On a breezy day, his run broke the existing course record by 3 seconds
and was over a minute faster than any other runner (he was in fact the only runner to break 15 minutes).

George Hall kept the challenge on track on Leg 5 with a very respectable 16m47s,
coming home in tenth place, and he was followed by another Harrier in fine form,
Neil Wilkinson. He quickly got the bit between his teeth and,
by running 15mins 42 secs (the fourteenth fastest time of the day)
moved Morpeth up to fifth place.

It was clear at this point that many clubs had ‘front-loaded’ their teams,
with their strongest runners having gone out early doors,
but with Cambersland now having assumed nearly a three minute lead,
and Salford in second place nearly a minute behind them,
gold and silver positions were looking out of sight.
The team were sensing they were still within sniffing distance of a medal, however,
and a seventh leg of 16m46s by Alan Shepherd – whose recent running had been entirely
confined to a treadmill on an oil rig in the middle of the North Sea – confirmed their belief,
as he finally moved the team up into third place, with Highgate, Bath and Wells,
and past winners Herne Hill in very close attendance.

It was up to Terry Wall to keep in front of the chasing pack on the final leg,
and despite having a shortage of recent races under his belt,
he delivered in fine style, drawing on all his experience to tough out what was for the
rest of the team a nervous watch, as he came home in a time of 15m45s ahead of nearest chasers
Highgate. His time was also nineteenth fastest on the day.

Success was all the sweeter for being the North East’s
only representatives in either Male or Female competitions.

Congratulations must go to all who ran, but especially Vets Captain Paul Waterston
who worked tirelessly to assemble his squad and to keep it together despite the
inevitable last minute hitches, and for plotting carefully a strategy with his available runners.

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Askern 10k !
Morpeths Graeme Leathard journeyed to Doncaster on Wednesday 18th May,
and finished 102nd in the Askern 10k,
and was eleventh Over 45 Veteran Man, in a time of 41m51s.

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Clive Cookson 10k Road Race !
George Hall was Morpeth Harriers leading finisher at a windswept Clive Cookson 10k Road Race,
held at Monkseaton on Wednesday 11th May.

He finished fifth in a time of 35m25s, and was also the fourth Veteran Man home,
with the first three places going to older athletes.
Hall was given the prize for first Over 45 man.

Another Morpeth Harrier in the event was
Mike Winter (30th) (4th O/40) 39m19s,

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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
It was a successful day for Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men,
at the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at Newburn's Riverside Business Park on April 22nd,
where their A team fought out a tremendous battle with Sunderland Harriers,
only to finish second by a margin of twenty six seconds.

Terry Wall gave his all for Morpeth on the final leg,
as he clocked the days fastest Veteran time of 11m36,
after being well supported by the earlier legs of Alan Shepherd (12m21s)
George Hall (13m15s), and Gavin Bayne (12m04s).

Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens B team finished sixth,
courtesy of Chris Waugh (12m26s), Rob Hancox (13m45s)
Peter Scaife (14m32s), and Paul Waterston (12m22s).

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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Race !
At the Transped sponsored Blyth Valley
'Spirit of the Staithes 10k Road Race,' on Sunday 3rd April,
some our vets were in action,
Paul Waterston came home in seventh place in 33m40s,
and he was also the first Veteran Man home,
one place and nineteen seconds clear of North Shields Poly's Guy Bracken.
Phil Walker,who clocked 35m30s, was fourth in the Over 40 Mens section,
and sixth Veteran Man to finish.
Gordon Dixon produced a good run to finish 44th in 37m25s,
and was also the first Over 50 Veteran Male finisher.

Other Morpeth Harriers Vets results were as follows
Mike Winter (80th) (17th O/40) 39m00s, Rob Hancox (105th) (9th O/45) 40m24s,
Michael McKean (127th) (24th O/40) 41m38s, Peter Scaife (166th) (10th O/50) 42m45s,
David Gray (236th) (6th O/60) 45m42s,
Norman Clark (281st) (12th O/55) 47m01s.

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Veterans Grand Prix Presentation Night !

Morpeth Harriers Gordon Dixon and Sue Smith were among those taking a well-earned break
from their London Marathon training when they collected their Grand Prix trophies for 2010
at the Harriers presentation evening held in the Joiners’ Arms last Thursday.

Sponsored generously once again by Pam and Tony Woodcock Planning,
the annual presentation night remains a highlight of the Harriers social season
and its continuing popularity for members was apparent in the large number of members and guests present,
including Evening Chronicle ‘Inside Track’ reporter Bill McGuirk and 26.2 physio Sean Maley.
Club chairman Bill Woods, meanwhile, hot-footed it down from the Northumberland Athletics Network
talk which he had helped organise at Morpeth Rugby Club to present the trophies in person,
and was later joined after delivering his own speech by President Jim Alder.

In the Male Veterans competition, Gordon Dixon was the overall winner
by the narrowest of margins of a single point over his longstanding
training partner and past winner, Paul Waterston, with Mike Winter,
in his first Grand Prix, a very consistent third place.

Twice a runner-up, Sue Smith was delighted to pick up the Ladies trophy
for the first time after a long season of hard work and racing.
Faye Glover finished in second place with Louise Laverton in third.

The club would like to extend its continuing gratitude to Pam and Tony
and to all those who donated prizes for the raffle, and to thank the Joiners’ Arms
for the much appreciated buffet and comfortable facilities.

The next two races in the 2011 Grand Prix, meanwhile,
are both in April – the Blyth Valley 10k on the 3rd (entries available on the day)
and the North Tyneside 10k on the 24th (no entries on the day, but entry still open).
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Veteran Athletics Association North East XC Championships !
Morpeths Paul Waterston and Kathryn Foley were dual winners of the main events
at the Veterans AA North Eastern Cross Country Championships,
held at Foxhunters Playing Fields, Monkseaton on Saturday 19th March.

Waterston won the Over 35 Mens 8.5k event with fifteen seconds to spare over Sunderland Harrier Brian Bewick,
with Paul Redman, also of Sunderland, a further forty seven seconds adrift in third place.

Other Morpeth successes in the Mens events were Gavin Bayne, who won the Over 55 Veteran category,
Gordon Dixon, who was third in the Over 50 section, Paul Bentley second in the Over 65's section,
and Walter Ryder, who when finishing just behind Bentley, was first Over 70 to finish.
Bentley and Ryder competed over the shorter 6k distance.

Foley won the Over 35 Womens event, with eight seconds to spare over F.Little of Tynedale.

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2010 Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Report and Mens Results !
The results for the 2010 Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix,
once again sponsored by Pam and Tony Woodcock Planning,
have now been ratified and the competition has been fierce as ever.

With last year’s winner Richard Driscoll having moved away and as a result unable to defend his title,
the Male Veterans competition went to the wire with a keenly contested struggle between
Gordon Dixon and Paul Waterston, with both runners changing veteran categories
during the course of the year and gratefully seizing extra bonus points when available.
Sadly however, with Phil Walker having a string of niggling injuries,
the much anticipated three-way challenge at the top of the leader board never quite materialised.

Following his April running in the Blyth 10k, Paul established an early lead which he held onto strongly,
while Gordon saved many of his best races for later in the season,
at one point completing three (the Links 10k, Exhibition Park 5k and Tynedale 10)
in one week in an effort to catch up.
The stage was set for a grand showdown in December – and then the snows came.
As a result, with no points available at the cancelled Norman Woodcock
or the Club Handicap (despite the best efforts of Tony Ward on several occasions to get it run)
the final tables show Gordon pipping Paul by a solitary point.

Mike Winter finished a strong third to win his first Grand Prix medal, and there were also strong performances
throughout the year by the ever consistent Norman Clark, David Grey and Hamish McCallister-Williams.

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Trimpell 20 Mile Road Race !
A team of Morpeth Harriers travelled to Lancaster on Sunday 6th March,
and were not only successfull individually, but also managed to complete
as third Mens team to Preston Harriers and Wesham Road Runners,
in the annual Trimpell 20 Mile Road Race.

First home was Paul Waterston, who finished fourth overall in 116m12s,
and was first in the Over 45 Veteran Mens section.
Two places behind Paul was club colleague Phil Walker,
who clocked 117m13s, and was second Over 40 Veteran Man.
Gordon Dixon was first Over 50 Veteran man when finishing fifteenth overall in 122m49s,
and Mike Winter finished 44th in 131m56s.

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Keswick to Buttermere Round Road Race !
24 hours after winning a gold medal in Morpeth Harriers Over 50 Veteran Mens
squad in the North Eastern Counties Road Relay Championships,
Gordon Dixon was back in very energetic athletic action,
when he placed eighth in a field of 57 finishers in the tough
Keswick to Buttermere Round Road Race.

Dixon's finishing time was 2hrs27m.39s,
and he was second Veteran finisher overall,
and first in his category.

Accompanying Gordon on the trip were fellow Harriers
Mike Winter, John Butters, and Mike Steven.
Mike was second in the Over 40 Veteran Mens
category when he came home in 14th place in 2hrs42m32s.
John was 25th in 2hrs52m19s, and Mike Steven came home
in 40th place in 3hrs06m25s, and was fourth Over 50 finisher.

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North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relays !

The Royal Signals Road Relay Championships,
held at Hetton Lyon Park in County Durham on Saturday 12th February,
saw the clubs Over 50 Men beat off opposition from four other challengers,
and eventually when finishing overall twentieth, they took the Gold medals
by a margin of four minutes and twenty two seconds over their closest rivals Sunderland Harriers,
who finished overall twenty fifth, with North Shields Poly a further three places,
and fifty five seconds adrift in third place.

Fastest for the Morpeth Harriers Over 50 Mens squad was Chris Waugh,
who got round the first leg of six in 13m00s.
He also had established a firm lead in the Over 50 Mens race,
a position they held throughout the legs of Bob Sewell (14m03s)
Gordon Dixon (13m23s), Peter Scaife (14m16s)
Archie Jenkins (13m58s), and Gavin Bayne (13m28s)

Silver team medals were also won by Morpeth Harriers Over 40 Men,
who finished two minutes and thirty four seconds adrift of the aforementioned Sunderland Harriers.

Fastest time for this squad was Neil Wilkinson, who clocked 11m25s,
which was equal fastest overall with Sunderland's Brian Rushworth,
and also equal second overall on the third leg.

Morpeth Over 40's held the lead on Leg One, courtesy of Terry Wall's 11m34s,
which saw him finish seventh overall.

Paul Waterston held the lead on Leg Two with his clocking of 11m50s.
The race between Wilkinson and Rushworth drew Sunderland much closer on Leg three,
and despite David Steel's clocking of 13m10s on Leg four,
he couldn`t prevent the Wearsiders newest recruit Paul Besford from grabbing the lead.

Whilst losing some ground, Morpeth's fifth leg runner Jim Alder (not the legendary one)
still managed to retain second Over 40 place as he got round in 14m10s.

Final leg runner Phil Walker got round in 12m17s to claim Silver,
behind Sunderland Harriers, and nearly three minutes ahead of third placed North Shields Poly.

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Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships !
Competing for their Scottish club Ron Hill Cambuslang,
Morpeth Harriers Neil Wilkinson and Archie Jenkins finished 6th and 119th respectively,
in the Mens race at the Scottish Masters Cross Country
Championships, held at Kirkcaldy on Saturday 5th February.

In Wilkinson's case it saw him accrue a Gold Team medal as third counter,
and he was also third Over 40 man home.
Archie was twelfth home in the Over 55 Mens category.

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Durham Cathedral Relays !

Although Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men lost out for overall victory
to an excellent Sunderland Harriers squad by 62 seconds,
they were the first Over 35 squad.Paul Waterston clocked 10m04s,
to have them in sixth place on Leg One.

On second leg, Neil Wilkinson clocked the third fastest Veteran Mens
time of the day of 9m29s to take them into third place,
and Phil Walker's 10m07s on third leg got them into second place
ahead of North Shields Poly, for whom Ian Twaddle had clocked the fastest time of the day.

When finishing 18th, Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens B team
were the first Over 55 squad, courtesy of Richard Sill (12m20s)
Bob Sewell (11m56s), and Archie Jenkins (11m02s).

Morpeth Harriers C team courtesy of Gavin Bayne (11m52s)
Peter Scaife (11m54s), and Tony Ward (14m01s), finished in 27th place.

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2011 Morpeth 11k Road Race !
At the 2011 Morpeth 11k Road Race on New Years Day,
on a shorter course because of the icy restrictions in certain areas of the usual route,
North Shields Poly's Guy Bracken was first Veteran Man home in tenth place in 33m24s.
The first three Veteran Men home were all in the Over 45 category,
which meant with Bracken's overall Veteran win,
second Veteran home Paul Waterston of Morpeth Harriers,
who finished twelfth in 34m30s, was given a higher value award in reward of his efforts.

Other Morpeth Vet finishers were,
21st Mike Winter V40 38m00s
28th Archie Jernkins V55 39M19s
32nd Rob Hancox V45 40m21s
33rd Hamish McAllister-Williams V45 40m45s
34th Mike McKean V40 40m45s
43rd Richard Sill V55 43m23s
64th Ian Corner V40 46m30s

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Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Road Race !
Over 6,000 runners converged on Leeds on Sunday 21st November,
to take part in the city’s annual Abbey Dash 10k,
and there was a number of A1 performances by the
contingent of Morpeth Harriers who had travelled South.

Ian Hudspith finished in seventh place in a time of 29m56s,
and was also a convincing winner of the Over 40 Veteran category.

Following recent notable runs at both Half and Full marathon distances this Autumn,
Paul Waterston`s 33m13s saw him pip leading Yorkshire vet John Convery
to record the fastest male Over 45 time of the day.

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Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !
At the 59th running of the Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race yesterday
Gordon Dixon produced an excellent performance to come home
in 42nd place overall in 59m44s, and was third in
the Over 50 Male Veteran section.

Mike Winter finished 92nd in 63m59s, and was sixteenth Over 40.
These two, along with Norman Clark, who finished 249th in 73m49s,
and was seventh Over 55 Male Veteran,
saw Morpeth Harriers to tenth place in the Male Veterans Team Race.

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Derwentwater 10 Mile Road Race !

Having his first race since the Abingdon Marathon,
Morpeth Harrier Paul Waterston made a trip to Cumbria
worthwhile on Sunday 7th November, when he finished
twelfth in the 51st running of the annual Derwentwater 10 Mile
Road Race, in a time of 56m03s, and he was second Male Veteran finisher.

Paul was accompanied on the trip by several clubmates,
including Gordon Dixon and Mike Winter, whose respective placings
of 34th (61m29s), and 58th (64m11s) gave the club second placing in the Male Veterans team race,
as Dixon and Winter were tenth and twenty third Veteran Men.

Waterston and Dixon both picked up category prizes
as First Over 45, and second Over 50 respectively.

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Abingdon Marathon !
Three Morpeth Harrier vets travelled to Oxfordshire on Sunday 17th October,
and certainly did the club proud with their efforts in coming out with
the best Mens team effort at the annual Abingdon Marathon.

Dumfries Half Marathon winner Paul Waterston was the first home,
finishing in second place in a time of 2hrs36m24s, and added to that he was first Male Veteran.
Second Male Veteran was clubmate Phil Walker, who finished well in fifth place in 2hrs37m33s.
Completing the trio was Gordon Dixon, who finished in 27th place
in 2hrs48m39s, and was first Over 50 Male Veteran.

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Dumfries Half Marathon !
At the grand old age of 45, Morpeths Paul Waterston achieved his first ever
outright road race victory in the Dumfries Half Marathon on Sunday 26th September.
Paul not only won, he also achieved a brand new personal best of 72m56s,
on what was undoubtedly a very undulating and testing course around the outskirts of the Scottish town.

He bettered his previous figures by almost three minutes,
and would be the first to admit that he achieved this with
a great deal of help from Morpeth clubmate Phil Walker
who finished second in 74m02s,
and was first Over 40 Male Veteran finisher,
in what was a best time as a Veteran.

Both of them had sat in the leading group for the first two miles,
and when a break came the pair of them
trailed the then race leader by about 20 yards.

After a further five miles they got on level terms with the leader,
and Walker managed to take a lead, after a further two miles
Waterston got back on level terms with Walker,
and at this point he put in an extra effort on
an incline to force a gap for himself,
which he managed to extend all the way to the finish line.

Another good Morpeth performance came from Gordon Dixon,
who finished eleventh in 79m04s,
as first Over 50 Male Veteran.

The trio were using this as a final race warm up for the
Abingdon Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 17th October.

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North East Veterans 10,000mts Track Race !

Morpeths long serving Veteran athlete Archie Jenkins
completed another milestone in his athletics career,
when he picked up his 100th North East Veterans
medal on Wednesday 22nd September.

He won the Over 55 Male Veteran 10,000metres Track event
at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium in a time of 39m39.2s.

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Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Races !
At Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Races on Saturday 11th September,
it was the clubs Veteran Men who were the days best performers,
when they had a convincing win by finishing third overall in the combined Senior 4x1.8k event.
Neil Wilkinson really got them into winning ways when he took them into a second leg lead,
by clocking the days fastest Veteran time of 9m11s,
after Paul Waterston's first leg clocking of 9m26s
had his club in a close second place.

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Watergate 5k Multi Terrain Race !
At the Watergate 5k Multi Terrain Race held at Lobley Hill
on Wednesday 8th September, Neil Wilkinson picked up
a Veterans North East Championship Gold Medal,
as the event also incorporated their Championship.

Another Morpeth Harriers Gold medallist was Archie Jenkins,
who finished in 25th place in 19m21s, as first Over 55 Male Veteran.

Morpeth's Bernie Cordes picked up a Silver Medal in the
Over 70 Male Veteran category, when he placed 85th in 25m26s,
and Dave Gray finished 62nd in 22m22s,
and was fourth in the Over 60 Male Veteran category.

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Durham City Harriers Summer Cross Country Relays !
Morpeth Harriers Vets were in dominant form at the annual
Durham City Harriers Summer Cross Country Relay meeting,
held at Maiden Castle Playing Fields on Wednesday 25th August.

They only lost out for a third victory to North Shield Poly by twenty seven seconds
in the Veteran Mens event over the same distance.

Alan Shepherd clocked the second equal fastest time of 9m56s
on second leg for the Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men.
Paul Waterston clocked 10m03s on Leg One,
and Phil Walker secured second place with 9m59s.

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Northumberland Coastal Run !
The annual Northumberland Coastal Run from Beadnell to Alnmouth
on Sunday 18th July attracted a handsome total of 805 finishers,
and Paul Waterston and Phil Walker were the leading vets from Morpeth Harriers.
Paul finished sixth in 86m14s, and was first in the Over 45 Veteran Mens category.
Phil was not far behind in seventh spot in 86m58s,
and was second in the Over 40 Veteran Mens section.

Other Morpeth vets who finished well were,
Mike Winter (24th) (7th O/40) 92m33s,
Gordon Dixon (27th) (3rd O/50) 92m39s

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British Masters Track & Field Championships !
At the British Masters Track and Field Championships held
in Cardiff on Saturday and Sunday 3rd/4th July,
Morpeths Gavin Bayne, finished fourth in the Over 55 Mens 1500m in 4m57s,
with an agonising foot injury on Saturday,
and on Sunday, Gavin returned to bravely battle his way to a
Bronze medal in the 5000m in 18m14s.

Fellow Morpeth Harrier Archie Jenkins was not so lucky however,
as he still travelled to Cardiff, but was unable to
compete after suffering a broken arm,
as a result of a biking accident a few days previous.

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Veterans North East Track & Field Championships !
Morpeths Gavin Bayne and Archie Jenkins both won medals
in the Over 55 Mens section at the Veterans North East Track & Field Championships
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Saturday 26th June.

Gavin won two Golds in the 1500m (4m57.8s) and 5000m (18m27.1s)
and Archie won one Gold and Two Silver Medals.
He finished second to Bayne in both the 1500m (5m02.0s)
and 5000m (19m55.7s), and he won his Gold in the 800m in 2m34.1s.

Both athletes travel to Cardiff this weekend for the British Masters Championships.

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The Bob Graham Round !

Morpeths Allon Welsh successfully completed the
Bob Graham Round on Saturday 26th June.

The 'BGR' is the classic fellrunning endurance challenge
consisting of a round of 42 peaks to be completed inside 24 hours.

Allon started at Keswick Moothall at 7am on the Saturday morning
and completed the 72 miles and 27,000' of climbing in 23hrs20mins.

All his hard work training and sussing out the route paid off
and he was blessed with superb weather to complete a 'textbook' BGR!

Several Morpeth Harriers including his wife Sally supported him
both on the fells and at the road crossings.
He also got a lot of help from members of Northumberland Fell Runners
in keeping with the best traditions of the BGR!

Allon becomes the seventh Morpeth Harrier to complete the BGR
after Bob Sewell & Shaun Scott (1998), Gordon Dixon (1999)
Kevin Bray (2000) George McDougal & Mike Jeffrey (2005).

Well done Allon - a brilliant effort!

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Newburn River Run !
Morpeth Harriers vets enjoyed a highly successful evening at
Newburn Leisure Centre on Wednesday 23rd June,
with a number of highly creditable performances.

Excellent performances came from
Paul Waterston, 8th overall in 36.49 and second over 40 veteran,
and Gordon Dixon, 26th, in 39.56 and second over 50.

With the race included in Morpeth Harriers’ own Grand Prix,
there was a good sprinkling of Harriers participating,
Other finishers were,
Mike Winter (41.04)
Hamish McCallister-Williams (43.03)
Norman Clark (47.03)
Peter Scaife (47.06)

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Edinburgh Marathon !
On Sunday May 23rd, Morpeths Alistair MacDonald produced a superb run
to finish 56th in 2hrs55m.45s in the Edinburgh Marathon.
He maintained a good pace throughout, going through halfway in 1hr25m27s.

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British Masters Road Relay Championships !
A very depleted yet courageous Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens
Over 35 to 50 squad travelled to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield on Saturday 15th May
to bravely finish in an excellent eleventh place against some
of the country's finest at the annual British Masters Road Relays.

An excellent first leg by Alan Shepherd (15m50s) saw them in twentieth place.
The second leg by Phil Walker (15m59s) saw them rise to thirteenth.
George Hall despite carrying a niggle got round in 16m44s,
and only surrendered three places.

Another injury victim Paul Waterston gained two places
on the fourth leg with his clocking of 16m28s.
Gordon Dixon clocking 17m42s, climbed
up to eighth place on the fifth leg.

Chris Waugh, carrying a leg injury, got round in 17m42s,
to finish in tenth place on the sixth leg.

Mike Winter slipped back to thirteenth on the seventh leg with 18m14s,
however Alistair MacDonald revived the clubs fortunes,
by getting round the final leg in 17m17s,
to finish a very respectable eleventh.

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Veterans North East Track & Field League !
At the first Veterans North East Track & Field League meeting
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Monday 17th May,
Morpeths Gavin Bayne finished ninth in the 3000m in a time of 10m45.04s.

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SandDancer 10k Multi Terrain Race !
At the Sandancer 10k Multi Terrain Race,
held at the Leas, South Shields on Sunday 11th April.
Archie Jenkins was 32nd in 39m45s, and second Over 55 Man,
and Bernie Cordes, who finished 124th in 50m55s, was first Over 70 Man.

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North Tyneside 10k Road Race !
At the sixth North Tyneside 10k on Sunday 4th April,
Phil Walker and Paul Waterston were first and second in the
Over 40 Veterans section by virtue of their placings of 16th
and 17th in respective times of 34m40s and 35m01s.

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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
There were several successes for Morpeth Harriers
on both the team and individual front at the annual Elswick Harriers
Good Friday Road Races, held at Newburn's Business Park on April 2nd.

Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men finished second
to Sunderland by a mere 20 seconds,
courtesy of Paul Waterston (12m28s)
Neil Wilkinson (11m56s), George Hall (12m53s)
and Phil Walker (12m36s).
Wilkinson's time was second fastest of the day behind
Brian Rushworth of Sunderland Harriers 11m43s.

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Veteran Athletics Association North East XC Championships !
Morpeths Phil Walker, Archie Jenkins and Walter Ryder
each won medals at the Veteran Athletics Association
North East Cross Country Championships held at
Branksome School, near Darlington on Saturday 20th March.

Walker just missed out for overall victory in the
Male 35 to 69 event to Sunderland Harrier
Brian Rushworth by the margin of seven seconds,
however this run did give him the Over 40 Mens
title ahead of Rushworth's team-mate Michael Thompson,
and Wallsend's David Moir.

Jenkins took the Over 55 Male title ahead of Sunderland Harrier
Keith Elliott and Tynedale's Neil Cassidy, when placing eighteenth overall.

In the Over 70 Mens event, Walter Ryder made his journey down
from Wester Ross in Scotland all the more worthwhile
when he took the Gold medal ahead of Heaton's Reg Checkley,
and South Shields Harrier Robert Pinkney.

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Jimmy Bell !

The North East athletics fraternity has been saddened during the last few days
to learn of the passing of one of its finest Veteran athletes at the age of 62.
Sadly Elswick Harrier, and former Claremont Road Runner Jimmy Bell
passed away in the Freeman Hospital, after a long fight with illness over the last two years.

Jimmy fought his illness with all the determination he showed as an athlete,
and his presence will be sadly missed, especially amongst his clubmates at Elswick Harriers,
whom he joined after a long association with Claremont until 1989.

He will always be remembered for his friendly smile,
and the fact that he even had time to offer younger members the soundest advice
they would ever wish to learn about their sport when needed.

Three years ago Jimmy picked up his first individual medal as
a Veteran International in Northern Ireland and he twice won
a silver medal at the London Marathon, having produced
a best time of 2hrs 47mins at the age of 59 in 2007.

Before his illness Jimmy was ranked second in the Over 55 age group for the Half Marathon,
where he recorded an excellent 76mins 18secs in York.

Jim was born, and spent most of his childhood in Morpeth,
however he never joined his hometown club.
His last competitive outing was last August, where despite his prevailing illness,
this much respected man clocked 19m27s in his own clubs promotion the Exhibition Park 5k.

Morpeth Harriers would wish to offer their sincere condolences to his immediate family,
and all of his friends and colleagues at Elswick Harriers, at this a very sad loss.

Jimmy's funeral service took place at West Road Crematorium,
Newcastle, on Tuesday 23rd March.

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Veterans Grand Prix 2009 Presentation Night !

Morpeth Harriers held their Veterans Grand Prix 2009
Presentation Night in the Joiners Arms, Morpeth,
on Thursday Night (11th March)
The event was once again hosted by Tony Woodcock,
(Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants) and his wife Pam,
who are currently in the fourth year of their sponsorship of the event.

Pam began proceedings by saying that she had been delighted with the turnout at all the events,
and as a fellow competitor felt that the Grand Prix was very important in
that it gave all Veterans an opportunity to compete on an equal basis.
Tony also said that he had also been delighted to learn that a number
of Morpeth club veterans had appeared in the top
echelon of the countrys rankings, including that of his wife.

He and Pam also announced that they were also prepared
to sponsor the event for the forthcoming year.

Awards were presented by Morpeth Harriers Club President Jim Alder MBE
to Richard Driscoll and Claire Bruce as winners of the Mens and Womens Grand Prix respectively,
along with second and third place awards to Phil Walker and
Paul Waterston, and Sue Smith and Jane Blackett.

Thanks also go to Pam and Tony for providing a splendid buffet,
and the free raffle was also much appreciated.

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North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relays !
At The North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relays,
held on a new 2.22mile two lap course at Hetton Lions Park,
Hetton Le Hole, Co Durham on Saturday 6th February,
Paul Waterston running first leg in the six man Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens team
clocked the squads fastest time of 11m54s,
and set them on their way to collect Bronze medals behind
Sunderland Harriers and North Shields Poly.
They were actually lying second at the end of Waterston's leg,
a position that was maintained throughout the next two legs
courtesy of Phil Walker (12m02s), and George Hall (12m33s).

The fourth leg saw Chris Waugh enter the fray.
Chris has rejoined Morpeth Harriers after living away in Chelmsford,
having last competed for them in the early eightys.
He certainly found this event a warm christening,
as he battled to stay in the contention for medals
with his clocking of 13m26s.
The squad just slipped back into third place,
with pressure coming from early leaders North Shields Poly.
Alan Hyde and Gordon Dixon battled hard over the final two legs
to regain second place with their respective clockings
of 14m37s, and 13m06s.
However they could only maintain third place.

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Mike Kelly !
Morpeth Harriers are very sad to learn of the passing of one of their older members and event sponsor.
Mike Kelly, who was a prominent Veteran runner for the club in the late eighties and early nineties,
passed away peacefully at home in Tranwell Woods,on Tuesday 2nd February 2010.

He was also very much instrumental in providing sponsorship
to the annual Morpeth 10k Road Race through his Ashington
based Engineering Company A-Belco, and remained a firm friend of the club.

Mike spent a lot of his years in America,
and he experienced a great deal of running enjoyment,
competing in what were commonly known as Masters events,
and he also enjoyed some success.
He brought some of those successes with him when he returned to England,
and was a member of a good number of Morpeth Harriers Veteran Teams
during a six to seven year period from 1988 to 1995.

Very much remembered by club members
as a well loved mild mannered gentleman when out on training runs,
and was always keen to offer friendly advice when needed,
and was a prolific competitor.

He leaves a devoted family in wife Jill, Daughter Melissa,
and grandchildren Kristy, Angela and Joseph,
and Morpeth Harriers would wish to offer
them sincere condolences at their sad loss.

Mike's Funeral Requiem Mass took place at
St Robert's Catholic Church, Morpeth on
Wednesday 10th February 2010 at 11.30am.

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Newcastle ParkRun !
Morpeths Archie Jenkins finished third in the Newcastle ParkRun on Saturday 30th January.
covering the snow-covered 5k course in 20m27s.

For Archie it provided the beginning of a very busy day,
as he remained behind to compete in the Senior Mens event in the
North Eastern Harrier League, on the nearby Town Moor in the afternoon.

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GRAND PRIX RULES
(SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE CLUB COMMITTEE)

1. THE GRAND PRIX IS OPEN TO MALE RUNNERS OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND TO FEMALE RUNNERS OVER 18.

2. RUNNERS MUST BE A FULLY PAID UP MEMBER ON THE DAY OF THE RACE TO SCORE POINTS.

3. MORPETH CLUB VESTS MUST BE WORN FOR ALL RACES APART FROM THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.

4. RUNNERS MUST ENTER THE RACE THEMSELVES TO GAIN POINTS. NO POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR USING SOMEONE ELSES NUMBER.

5. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE RACE TO GAIN POINTS.

6. POINTS ARE USED FROM THE RUNNERS 10 BEST RESULTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 15 RACES.

7. THE 15 RACES FOR EACH YEAR ARE CHOSEN BY BALLOT TO TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP IS SCORED ON THE BASIS OF TIMES, NOT FINISHING POSITION.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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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This year’s Grand Prix has a new and much more open format which we hope
will appeal not only to those of you who competed in 2011, but also newer members,
or indeed those who hadn’t previously thought of taking part in the competition.

The aim of the Grand Prix competition is twofold: to provide a good standard of competition
within the club while also ensuring high levels of participation by Morpeth Harriers in local races.

After six years of successful sponsorship by Pam and Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants,
this year’s event sees Phil Walker, Chartered Financial Planner, stepping into the breach,
and after a lot of discussion, the format is being adjusted to include
a greater number of races and age-graded scores.

This should mean that you will get a score for the quality of your performance
which is irrespective of how many other members turn out,
and you won’t be looking anxiously over the start line to see
how many of your fellow club runners are participating !
In addition, as age-graded tables are being used,
the competition will now be open to all senior male and female members
who have signed up to take part, whether veterans or not.

The range of races is also being expanded.
Although this will mean more races to choose from –
including your best Park Run of 2012 for the Saturday morning early birds –
the number of races you will have to include to count is being reduced
from its present figure of 10 down to 6.

This means you shouldn’t have to race all the year round and,
if you are unfortunate enough to pick up an injury,
you will still have time to make the requisite number.

Click here to see list of 2012 GP Races

In the meantime, please do think about taking part in 2012.
The first race in the Grand Prix will be the Northumberland Half on 25th March,
so you have plenty of time to get training.

You will of course need to sign up for this year’s competition –
which is free to enter – and we will need dates of birth for the scoring system to work.

Get the ball rolling now by emailing the club with your details
or signing up in the club house soon.

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Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays !
At the Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays on Sunday 22nd January,
an excellent first leg clocking of 10m32s, the fastest of the day,
by Ashley Gibson, set Morpeth Harriers Senior Women's A team
well on the way to an outstanding victory in their three stage relay.

The victory was so outstanding, that the legs of Jane Hodgson (10m42s),
and Sarah Wikinson (10m56s), second and third fastest on the day,
saw them take victory by a handsome 160 second margin over Durham University A
team, and a retention of the title that they had won twelve months previous,
with the Morpeth Harriers Senior Womens B team coming home in third spot,
a further sixty seconds adrift.Morag Stead, who had been in the victorious
A team twelve months previous, clocked the B teams fastest time of
11m15s, and that was well supported by Abbie Bagshaw's 11m55s,
and Kate Chapman's 12m40s on the final leg.

Morpeth Harriers Womens C team of Jane Briggs (12m56s),
Claire Bruce (14m12s), and Marie Drosdowicz (13m20s), finished in nineteenth place.

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Saltwell Road Race !
Finishing twentieth in 38m04s, Jane Hodgson was Morpeth Harriers
leading athlete in the 100th running of the Ronnie Walker Saltwell 10k Road Race,
held within Gateshead's Saltwell Park on Saturday 17th December.

She was also second Lady finisher, being slightly over two minutes adrift
of Ladies race winner Alison Dixon, of Chester Le Street,
who was making a return to action, following a serious foot injury incurred
in the World Championship Marathon in Daegu.

Dixon broke the Womens course record when clocking 35m59s.
Morpeth Harriers only other leading finisher on the day came
in the Under 15 Girls event, where Alison Brown
finished third behind race winner Lydia Turner in 11m18s.
Turner had improved her own course record by thirteen seconds by clocking 10m26s.

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North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships !
At the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships,
held at East Cramlington Nature Reserve on Saturday 10th December,
despite being without Maxine Czarneka through illness,
Morpeth Harriers Senior Women still managed to pull of an expected team victory.

The Northern Road Relay Champions, now boosted by the added presence
of former Elswick Harrier Ashley Gibson, won by a margin of eleven points over Durham City,
who included former Northern Junior Champion, and former Morpeth Harrier Aiveen Fox,
who emerged as their second counter in tenth place.

Meanwhile Morpeth Harriers led by Gibson (3rd) were outstanding in their win.
For Gibson, who never gave up, despite having to spend much of her race
having to chase down the powerful Rosie Smith (Durham),
and 2010 Champion Kirsty Legg of Middlesbrough Mandale,
a Bronze individual medal was well deserved.

However the addition of a Gold team medal was even more deserved,
following the excellent supporting performances by Jane Hodgson (4th),
and Team boss Sarah Wilkinson, who in finishing sixth was indeed a very inspirational force.

Slightly further down the field were Sarah Graham (19th),
Gemma Floyd (22nd), and newcomer Abi Bagshaw (24th),
whose excellent combined performances would have seen
an excellent B team performance in finishing as fifth best on the day.

Marie Drozdowicz, who is gradually getting back to full fitness
following a painful foot injury, and her finish in 57th place was a very creditable effort.
Margaret MacDonald also ran well to finish in 100th place in a strong field.

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Angus Tait Hexhamshire Hobble !
Morpeths Jane Hodgson continued her race winning form on Sunday 4th December,
when she finished overall 16th of a total of 184 finishers in the
annual Angus Tait Hexhamshire Hobble at Allendale.

Her finishing time was 80m40s, which made her also first Female finisher
by a margin of over nine minutes from Tynedale's Beth Gregory-Smith, who was 63rd overall.

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Blyth Sands Race !
Running off a handicap of 12 minutes, Morpeths Marie Drozdowicz
competed in her second event of the weekend at the 52nd running
of the Blyth Sands Handicap at Blyth Links on Sunday 4th December.

She finished fourth in 29m41s, and was second Over 50 Woman
behind race winner Ingrid Hope of Sunderland Harriers.

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Norman Woodcock Road Race !
At the annual Elswick Harriers,
Norman Woodcock Road Race, held at High Gosforth Park
on Saturday 3rd December,
Morpeth Harriers triumphed in the Womens team race,
by being the only team to complete with the required three counters.
They were led home by Charlotte Wilson,
who finished as fifth Woman, in 42nd place in 32m07s.
The successful team count was completed by Kate Chapman (7th Lady) (57th) 34m06s,
and Jane Briggs (10th Lady) (1st Over40) (65th) 34m56s.

Although still recovering from injury, Morpeth's Marie Drozdowicz
managed to finish as 12th Lady, in 82nd place overall, and as 2nd Over 50 in 37m02s.

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Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Road Race !
At the prestigious Leeds Abbey Dash 10k on Sunday 20th November,
Maxine Czarneka in the Ladies race produced an excellent run
when finishing as twelfth Lady in 37m29s.
Fellow Morpeth Harriers Kate Chapman and Charlotte Wilson
were also prominent when placing 26th and 32nd
with respective clockings of 39m52s and 40m38s.

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Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !
At the 60th running of the annual Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race on Saturday 19th November,
Jane Briggs ran well in the Ladies Race to finish as second Lady in the Over45 category in 69m39s.
Pam Woodcock was an excellent winner of the Over 60 Veteran Ladies title when placing 376th in 77m52s,
and Marie Drosdowicz was 6th Over 50 Lady in 410th place in 79m40s.

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2011 Saucony English National Cross Country Relays !
Some of the worst conditions ever faced at the venue,
blighted some athletes individual ambitions at the annual
Saucony English Cross Country Relays, held at Berry Hill Park,
Mansfield on Saturday 5th November.

Morpeth Harriers fielded two Senior Womens teams in their event,
and their A team were boosted by the debut of Ashley Gibson (formerly Elswick),
who came home in seventh place on the first leg in 10m35s,
which just outside the top ten best performances of the day.

They maintained this position throughout the three leg event,
with further excellent support coming from Maxine Czarneka (11m15.95s),
and Sarah Wilkinson (11m11.50s).
That placing also saw them finish as second from the North of England,
behind Yorkshire's Bingley Harriers who finished in fifth spot.

Morpeth Harriers B team were 43rd, and were also sixth B team to finish.
Kate Chapman (12m57.35s), Carolyn Booth (formerly Dickie) (12m08.55s),
and Sarah Graham (12m02.35s), all had excellent runs.

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Davison Shield Meeting !
Morpeth Harriers retained their hold on the Davison Shield trophy,
at Temple Park, South Shields on Saturday 22nd October.

There was an excellent individual victory
by Sarah Wilkinson (Senior Women),
however it all came about as a surprise,
as she was unaware that long term leader Danielle Hodgkinson
of Wallsend had in fact gone off course, and had lost so much ground,
she ended up in tenth place overall.

Afterwards, Wilkinson was honest enough to feel some remorse for her unfortunate rival,
and claimed that she had definitely done enough to have won the race comfortably.
Morpeth Harriers Senior Women finished as fourth team on the day,
being led home by the winner Sarah Wilkinson,
with excellent further support coming from Kate Chapman (18th),
and newcomer Abi Bagshaw, whose debut performance
to finish 30th in a field of 117 finishers, opened a few watching eyes.

To ensure success in this competition clubs have to ensure full turnout in all four races by each gender.
In the Womens events (Davison Shield), Morpeth were the only club to fully compete.

Other Morpeth Harriers Women performances not aforementioned were as follows

SENIOR WOMEN
Marie Drosdowicz (34th)

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Kielder Marathon !
Morpeths Jane Hodgson defied and relished the tough conditions when
making her winning Marathon debut at Kielder on Sunday 9th October.

After starting steadily, she gradually worked her way through the field,
and passed what was then the leading Woman with about four miles remaining.

From that point in there was just no holding the Northern Relay Gold medallist,
as she strode to the finish line in 3hrs06mins45secs, to record nearly a 1min30secs
marginal victory over her closest rival Lucie Custance of Clapham Chasers.

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North of England Road Relay Championships !
It was certainly a good weekend at the office for Morpeth Harriers Senior Women athletes,
they won Gold medals for the first time ever
in their North of England 4 Stage Road Relays,
held at Birchwood Business Park,
near Warrington, on Saturday 24th September.

Our Womens team comprising of Melissa Turner (16m39s),
Jane Hodgson (17m05s), Maxine Czarneka (17m11s),
and Sarah Wilkinson (16m51s),
eventually triumphed over early leaders Stockport,
with a healthy winning margin of twenty nine seconds to show for their sterling efforts.

Turner's first leg effort saw her finish in fourth place,
and the sixth fastest clocking of the day,
however Jane Hodgson's second leg effort saw them closer
to the medals as she clocked the day's 12th fastest time,
when she came home in second place.

Despite Maxine Czarneka's determined third leg run,
which was 15th overall fastest, she unfortunately slipped a place,
however Sarah Wilkinson removed all doubts towards
the Morpeth Harriers achievement, when she
grabbed the lead by clocking the eighth fastest time.

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Tynedale 10 Mile Road Race !
At the Tynedale 10 Mile Road Race on Sunday 4th September,
Morpeths Senior Women finished as second team,
being led home by second placed Jane Hodgson, who clocked 61m46s,
and gained a North East Silver medal for her efforts.

Further team support came from Charlotte Wilson,
who was fifth lady in 65m24s, and Marie Drosdowicz,
who was second Over 50 lady.

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Watergate 5k Race !
The Watergate 5k Race was held at Lobley Hill on Wednesday 24th August,
it also incorporated the VAANE 5k Championships.
In the Womens race, Gold Medals went to Morpeths Sarah Wilkinson
who was first O/40 to finish (16th overall) crossing the line in 17m46s,
and Morpeths Marie Drozdowicz who won the O/50 category
finishing 59th overall in 20m48s.

The Senior Womens race was won by Justina Heslop (Clapham Chasers) in 16m30s.

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Parkruns !
On Saturday 20th August, Morpeths Melissa Turner finished 4th
in the Middlesbrough Park Run at Acklam Park
and easily won the Womens' race in a time of 17mins 19secs.

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Darlington 10k Road Race !
Morpeth Harrier Maxine Czarnecka finished second for the second successive year at
Sherwoods Chevrolet Darlington 10km on Sunday 14th August.
Maxine who clocked 36m24s in 32nd place overall,
again followed home Durham's Rosie Smith, who ran a personal best time of 35m4s.
Gateshead's Alex Snook finished 3rd (37m17s).

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Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Update !
After 9 of the possible 15 races, last year’s winner Paul Waterston has established
a clear lead at the top of the male tables. Behind him Rob Hancox is in a clear second place,
but the chasing group are starting to catch up – watch for Phil making a late charge.

Marie Drozdowicz had been the only competitor male or female to complete all possible races
till last Wednesday, when she missed out on the Elswick Cup through holiday.
Again, like Paul she has a clear lead with both Janes in strong second and third places.

So far, 63 club members have taken part in 9 races,
with similar numbers of male and female members;
the next race is our own Morpeth 10k on Tuesday,
for which entries can be taken on the night.

Ladies Grand Prix Table

Veteran Men Grand Prix Table

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Sunderland 5k Road Race !
At the Sunderland 5k road race on Wednesday night (20th July)at Silksworth,
Sarah Wilkinson had an excellent race to finish in second place in the women’s race
and also claim the O/40 title in a time of 17m13s.
Marie Drozdowicz was first Over 50 in a time of 20m29s.

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Northumberland Coastal Run !

At the Northumberland Coastal Run on Sunday 17th July,
Morpeth Harriers were successful in the womens race with Jane Mooney winning the title.
Second was Havering Mayesbrook’s Deborah Appleton the 2009 winner
and third was Keighley and Craven’s Amy Green. Jane Mooney won the Womens race in 1hr29m56.
and Morpeth also took the womens team title.

Other Morpeth Harrier Women Results were as follows
101 Clare Cunningham 01:41:29 Vet 40
141 Marie Drozdowicz 01:44:39 Vet 50 (1st O/50 Lady)
179 Shuna Rank 01:47:18 Vet
191 Jane Briggs 01:48:19 Vet 40
258 Claire Bruce 01:52:18 Vet 40
554 Tricia McDougal 02:10:17 Vet 50

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Tynedale 10k !
In the Women’s race, at the annual Tynedale 10k at Ovingham on Wednesday 6th July,
Jane Hodgson was narrowly beaten into second place
by Angela Hibbs of Chester-le-Street in a time of 37mins18secs.

With good runs by Kate Chapman, fifth lady in 40m40s,
and Charlotte Wilson, sixth in 40m49s,
Morpeth Ladies were more than able to match
the success of their Men in winning the team prize for the event.

Following a string of category prizes in local events,
Marie Drozdowicz (43m42s) again collected the award as first Over 50,
and Jane Briggs was unlucky not to pick up one as third Over 40 (43.16s)
5th Over 40 was Shuna Rank in a time of 44m51s.

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Newburn River Run !
It was certainly a good night for Morpeth Harriers,
at the annual Elswick Harriers Newburn River Run on Wednesday 22nd June,
when Jane Hodgson (formerly Mooney) came home in
twenty fourth place in 40m46s, to win the Ladies race,
for the second year running, and in exactly the
same overall finishing position that she had finished in 2010.
Charlotte Wilson of Morpeth Harriers also produced a fine run
to finish as third Lady in 32nd place overall in 41m42s.
Louise Laverton added to the Morpeth honours by finishing
as first Over 40 Lady in 43rd place in 42m51s.

Second Over 40 Lady was Jane Briggs of Morpeth Harriers,
who finished in 64th place in 45m11s.
Marie Drosdowicz added to the Morpeth honours list,
when taking the Over 50 Ladies title, with a run that
saw her finish in 78th place in 46m16s.

Other Morpeth Harriers Women finishers were as follows
Shuna Rank (82nd) (4th O/40 Lady) 46m24s,
Michelle Woodley (94th) (3rd O/35 Lady) 47m10s,
Kathleen Fearns (221st) (1st O/60 Lady) 57m59s

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The 2011 Blaydon Race !
At the 31st running of the annual Blaydon Race, held on Thursday 9th June,
in the Ladies race, which was won by Clapham’s North East bred,
Justina Heslop for the third year in succession,
Morpeth Harrier Jane Hodgson (formerly Mooney)
had to be content with eleventh place, in a time of 35m58s.
She was also fifth home from a North East club,
behind Durham’s Rosie Smith, who was fourth lady on the night.

Other Morpeth Harriers Lady finishers were Kate Chapman,
who finished 278th in 39m25s, and was 26th Lady, and 6th O/35 Lady.

Young Lasses
5th Catriona Macdonald L17 50m47s

Dames O/40
8th Joanne Brown L40 41m24s
9th Jane Briggs L40 41m29s

Dames O/50
1st Marie Drozdowicz L50 41m54s

Dames O/60
1st Pamela Woodcock L60 44m57s

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Angel View Run !
Maria Drozdowicz was Morpeth Harriers sole competitor in the
Angel View Run held at Gateshead, on Thursday 2nd June,
and she ran well to come home as 9th Lady in 41st place
overall in a time of 36m27s,
and she was first home from the Over 50 Veteran Lady category.

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Pier to Pier Race !
When finishing 11th in 52m45s, Morpeths Maria Drozdowicz
was first Over 45 Womens competitor in the annual
Pier to Pier race between South Shields and Sunderland on Sunday 22nd May.

Other Morpeth Harriers Women finishers were
Shuna Rank (132nd) (5th O/40 Lady) 53m32s,
Susan Smith (375th) 61m05s,
and Jane Blackett (622nd) 69m47s.

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Clive Cookson 10k Road Race !
At a windswept Clive Cookson 10k Road Race,
held at Monkseaton on Wednesday 11th May.
Louise Laverton finished 47th overall in 40m31s, and was also third lady to finish.

Other Morpeth Harriers in the event were
Susan Smith (173rd) (33rd Lady) (7thO/40) 52m10s,
and Jane Blackett (197th) (41st Lady) 52m10s (6thO/45) 57m23s.

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Gordon Smith Memorial Relays !
Sarah Wilkinson was very much the inspirator behind the clubs
Womens team success at the annual Gordon Smith Memorial Relays,
held at Wallsend on Wednesday night. (4th May)

Sarah, not only clocked the nights fastest Womens time of 10m35s,
but also broke Dianne Henaghan's previous Womens course record by an excellent twelve seconds.

Sarah's first leg effort was just the inspiration that Morpeth Harriers
Womens A team required for a twenty six second marginal victory over Elswick Harriers,
with a non scoring Wallsend Harriers composite squad just a further second adrift in third place.

Kate Chapman (12m33s), and Charlotte Wilson (11m30s)
were the other contributors to the Morpeth victory.

Morpeth Harriers Womens B team finished ninth,
courtesy of Gemma Floyd (12m59s)
Jane Briggs (13m48s), and Marie Drozdowicz (13m30s).

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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
Morpeths Sarah Wilkinson comfortably won the Senior Womens event
at the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at Newburn's Riverside Business Park on April 22nd.

Wilkinson achieved her superb victory in the warm conditions that prevailed,
and the manner and margin that she held over runner up Michelle Holt of Sunderland,
definitely confirmed that the Veteran Scottish International is in a rich vein of form,
in preparation for the European Masters 10,000metres which takes place in Paris next month.

She clocked 12m24s over the 2.28mile course,
which although is still some way outside Dianne Henaghan's course record,
it still shows that she could well rank amongst the favourites for European honours.

That time gave her a twenty nine second margin over Holt,
with Alison Dargie of the host club finishing third, a further fifteen seconds adrift.

Morpeth Harriers finished as third team, with further support
coming from thirteenth placed Ailsa McGregor (14m07s),
who finished third in her own personal battle against fellow Under 17's,
whose race was incorporated into the event,
and Jane Briggs, who finished 22nd in 14m45s,
and was seventh Female Veteran Woman.

Other Morpeth finishers in this event were Claire Bruce (29th) (11th Vet) 16m11s,
Pam Woodcock (37th) (16thVet) 17m00s,
and Lucy Shuttleworth (38th) (10th U/17) 17m11s.

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Spring Coast Road 5k !
Given the strong windy conditions, Morpeth Harriers new recruit Melissa Turner,
opened up her account in her new clubs colours by comfortably winning the
Womens race at the New Marske Spring Coast Road 5k on Wednesday 6th April.

Melissa clocked 17m18s, when finishing ninth overall,
and was 2mins 12secs ahead of her closest female rival,
Nicola Kent of Loftus AC.

Turner's time ranks eleventh in the current UK listings for the distance,
and considering she is recovering from an injury that blighted her winter competition,
the outlook for progress looks very promising.

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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Race !
At the Transped sponsored Blyth Valley
'Spirit of the Staithes 10k Road Race,' on Sunday 3rd April,
our first Morpeth Harriers finisher in the Womens race was Louise Laverton,
who was 131st overall in 41m38s, and was sixteenth Lady finisher, and first in the Over 40 section.

Morpeth's second Womens finisher was Kate Chapman,
who clocked 42m24s, when finishing 157th, and was 22nd Lady.
Third home for Morpeth in the Womens section was Jane Briggs,
who finished 176th overall in 43m04s, and was 28th Lady,
in addition to being third in the Over 40 category.

Other Morpeth Harriers Womens results were as follows
Faye Glover (244th) (44th Lady) 45m54s,
Marie Drozdowicz (262nd) (50th Lady) (2nd O/50) 46m20s.

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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League !
Domestic Cross Country action for the 2010/11 season drew to a close on Saturday 26th March,
with the final Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League taking place at Prudhoe.

It was indeed icing on the cake for Jane Mooney,
when she won the Senior Womens event from the Fast Pack,
despite giving four minutes and two minutes start to a good proportion of the field.
She won with nine seconds to spare over Emily Collinge of Gosforth Harriers,
to whom she had given a two minute start, on the toughest of Harrier League courses.

This win certainly confirmed her victory in the Senior Womens Grand Prix stakes for the season.
Morpeth Harriers other runner in this event was Claire Bruce, who placed 39th from the Slow Pack.

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Northern Athletics Womens 6 Stage Road Relays !
At the North of England Womens 6 Stage Road Relay Championships,
held at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire on Sunday 20th March,
Morpeth Harriers Senior Women finished fourth behind Wakefield, Leigh and Salford Harriers.

This was indeed an excellent team performance led by the example
of their new Team Manager Sarah Wilkinson.
After Carolyn Dickie's first leg clocking of 13m58s over the
two and a half mile circuit had the squad in 20th place,

Wilkinson took over on leg two, and elevated them up to a superb seventh place,
courtesy of both the third fastest of the leg and tenth fastest overall of 12m46s.

Sarah Graham dropped a couple of places on leg three as she got round in 14m19s,
however despite losing another three places on leg four,
Emma Pearson's 14m32s managed to keep them in contention.

This factor was soon proved as Maxine Czarnecka got them back up to fifth with her clocking of 13m07s.
Jane Mooney got round in an eleventh fastest 12m47s, (second fastest of the leg)
to claim a final fourth place spot by a margin of thirteen seconds.

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Veteran Athletics Association North East XC Championships !
At the Veterans AA North Eastern Cross Country Championships,
held at Foxhunters Playing Fields, Monkseaton on Saturday 19th March,
Kathryn Foley won the Over 35 Womens event,
with eight seconds to spare over F.Little of Tynedale.

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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League !
An excellent turnout by athletes across all the age groups,
saw Morpeth Harriers confirm their supremacy in winning
the Sherman Cup and Davison Shield, (subject to final results scrutiny),
at the fifth and penultimate meeting of the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League,
held at Shibdon Pond, Blaydon on Saturday 12th March.

Jane Mooney,having clocked the fastest times at three of the five meetings so far,
has now established a virtually unbeatable lead at the top of the Senior Womens Grand Prix rankings.

On Saturday at Blaydon her contribution not only as an individual,
but also as a superb team player and leader was immense.
After giving two and four minutes start to 93 of her competing opponents,
she worked her way through to finish second,
and led her club to an excellent team victory on the day ahead of Heaton and Wallsend.

Good team support came from Kate Chapman (6th) (Slow Pack),
and Claire Bruce (25th) (Slow Pack).
Other good runs on the day were had by Lucy Sill (53rd) (Slow Pack),
and Collette Jewell (103rd) (Slow Pack)

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2010 Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix Report and Ladies Results !
The results for the 2010 Morpeth Harriers Grand Prix,
once again sponsored by Pam and Tony Woodcock Planning,
have now been ratified and the competition has been fierce as ever.

In the Ladies competition with Claire Bruce out injured
for much of the year and so unable to defend her title,
Faye Glover was out front for several months and her lead looked unassailable
till she too picked up an injury in August. As a result, she was gradually reeled in by
2009 Grand Prix runner-up Sue Smith, who was able to go one better this time.
New member Louise Laverton – who finished first female veteran in most of the races she ran last year - challenged
strongly as the season went on, but again ran out of races.
There were also consistent performances from Jane Blackett,
Pam Woodcock, Jane Briggs and Lesley Young.

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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League !
Athletics activity at the weekend centred round the fourth
Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League meeting,
held at Cardinal Hume School in Wrekenton,
Gateshead, on Saturday 26th February.