Approx 12 mile run from Park Head Cafe over the fells to Rookhope, a river plodge on the way, A little bit of road work and then back up the Rookhope Incline and back to the cafe. Meet at the cafe at 8.30. Good run with a few hills thrown in!! Enjoy x  

  This Sunday the 19th is the club annual Anniversary run please see below for times, these are estimated based on terrain and changeovers, it is not a race and we will all run together and wait at changeover points. Afterwards the back room part of the Travellers rest in Consett has been booked where …

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What a day and what a turnout from the club on a freezing day in Gateshead at the 4th fixture in this seasons North East Harrier League X Country. A total of 17 runners represented the club in the Senior Men, Woman, U13s and U17s divisions which was a fantastic turn out and hopefully might …

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By Sara Sarginson: Sunday 5th February, and the forecast had been for heavy snow the previous night. Thankfully we woke up to a mere dusting. As much as I was looking forward to a snowy run, I was grateful that it wasn’t going to be a full-on arctic expedition just to get to the starting point in …

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The next North East Harrier League fixture takes place at Wrekenton this Saturday, 11thFebruary 2012. As usual, Race HQ/Registrations will be located in the buildings at Cardinal Hume School on Old Durham Road. There are very good shower and changing facilities next to registration and refreshments will also be available at registration before and after each …

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  A reminder that entries will open on February 6th 2012 entries will be split between 2000 online entries, and 2000 by post - the online entry form will be made available from www.blaydonrace.co.uk  in 4 stages during the course of February 6th - each stage will allow 500 entries before closing, last year online entries filled in …

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  Yes the time is approaching so that you can all now book your holidays / negotiate the time off with partners / get the dog sitter in / start the course of tablets etc AS IT IS THE LONG DISTANCE RELAY 2012.   The dates are Sat 30th June and Sun 1st July; for …

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By Sara Sarginson: This was to be a day of firsts for me. My first proper race, my first half marathon and also my first run representing the Bounders. The date seemed to approach fast after Christmas and New Year and I felt a little under-prepared, not having stuck to any kind of proper training …

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For anyone who is interested in taking part this year, Sarah Lister won the ladies event in 2010.   Date Name Cat Dist km/miles Height m/ft Remarks 01 Sunday 12th February 2012 Danby BeaconLK/NS/PM/TDetails:David Parry07890 430624 parrydavid5@gmail.com Website:www.eskvalleyfellclub.org BM 12km 7.5 360 1200 10.30 a.m. Venue: Danby Moors Centre car park, N Yorks (GR NZ …

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