Elswick News Archive 2006
november AND DECember NEWS Update
Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races
The Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races took place on Sunday 12th Nov on the Town Moor on a beautiful sunny day. In the younger age groups the best performances were from the U. 17/20 age groups. In the womens race GRACE TAYLOR was 13th - 22:38, SOPHIE ROBINSON - 16TH - 27:40, ROISON PLUNKETT - 17TH - 28:57 gaining 2nd Team prize. The U17/20 Men were also 2nd in the Team event with JONATHON STRAUGHAN - 4TH - 17:12, CALUM WATSON - 9TH - 18:16, ADAM SOUTHERN - 12TH - 19:00, LEWIS DIXON - 14TH - 19:18, TONY MASSIE - 15th - 19:41. CARL SLACK was again our only representative in the U/13 Boys finishing 20th - 13:32. BEATRICE TAYLOR finished in 13:55 in the U/13 Girls event. ETHAN ROBSON and ROBERT LAIDLAW both ran in the U/11 Race.
A huge field of 334 finished in the Senior Mens event with pride of place going to JIM BELL who finished in 13th place in an astonishing time of 34:28, his best time for nearly four years! STEVE WHITE ran well to gain 17th spot - 35:20, PAUL DIXON - 20th - 35:49, DAVE ARMSTRONG - 22nd - 36:11, ALAN THOMPSON - 26TH - 36:44, MARTIN CONNELLY - 29TH - 36:59, HARRY MATTHEWS - 30TH - 37:26. YAM THIRU was first 0/40 finishing 84th in 41:29. GARY RUTHERFORD finished in 92nd - 41:50, STEVE KYTE - 105TH - 42:34, TONY ROBSON - 141ST - 44:57. AMANDA WATSON was 142nd - 45:01 with ALAN LATTIMER - 163RD - 46:03, STEVE CURRY - 193RD - 47:19, ANDY MIDDLETON - 199TH - 47:44. DANIEL MONK was 238th - 50:11JOHN JACKSON - 262ND - 51:51, with four Ladies making up the Elswick Finishers - KAREN TAYLOR - 274TH - 53:21, GILLIAN NOBLE - 298TH - 55:59, LIZ WILLIAMSON - 302ND - 57:01, SHARON CARR - 304TH - 57:36. This was a well organised event on a traffic free course.
Brampton - Carlisle 10 Miler
The popular Brampton - Carlisle 10 Miler was run on Saturday 18th November with a tremendous figure of 616 finishers. GRAHAM BELL was first home for the club in 54th - 59:20, with JUDITH NUTT second Woman home in a time of 59:54 with next club finisher being MARK KETLEY - 85TH - 61:14. STEVE KYTE was 259th - 69:17, NEIL IRVINE - 347TH - 73:36, STEVE CURRY - 362ND - 74:22, GEOFF EMERSON - 489TH - 81:37, TONY PRINCE was 505th - 83:53, HILDA FROST - 538th - 87:36, DAVID BREWIS - 598TH - 98:58.
Harrier League
The first Harrier League took place on Sunday 26th November at Shibdon Ponds Blaydon. In the Senior Womens event the club only had two competitors - EMMA Mc FARLANE was 8th overall out of the slow pack with JUDITH NUTT 17th running out of the fast pack. In the u/17 Mens event new member PHILIP HURST ran very well to end up in 7th spot even though he ran out of the fast pack in error! ANTHONY HARGREAVES was 13th overall. PAUL HESLOP was 44th in the U/15 Boys race. CARL SLACK once again turned out in the U/13 Boys finishing 37th. The Senior Men fielded a team in their first season in Division 1. First home for the club was JOHN BELL in 55th spot with KEVIN STEPHENSON –71st. MARK McLEOD ran well out of the fast pack to end up in 75th place. Next home was MARK CARPENTER in 96th. PETER SLOAN running out of the slow pack was 128th - PAUL DODD was 139th, GARY RUTHERFORD - 147th, MARTIN CROWE ran well to finish 161st, and newcomer PHILIP COLVER - 164th. DAVID ARMSTRONG running out of the fast pack was 168th with STEVE KYTE - 172ND. An excellent turn out from the club with first timers ANDY MIDDLETON, STEVE CURRY, ALAN LATTIMER, CHRIS ROPER, LES WILLIAMSON and JOHN JACKSON finishing 225th, 228th, 234th, 240th, 255th and 257th respectively.
Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race
The clubs annual Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race took place in High Gosforth Park on 2nd December with over 250 finishers this year - 100 up on 2005. The event was again sponsored by WARBURTONS for which the club is greatly indebted. The race attracted a good class of runner at the sharp end with Great Britain international NICK McCORMICK winning easily in a time of 28:51. Good to see Ex-Elswick man DAVID ANDERSON , now of Belgrave Harriers coming through to gain second spot , with RYAN STEPHENSON in third place. A new name on the Womens trophy in ANGELA HIBBS of Claremont Road Runners.
A full list of results can be obtained by logging on to our Home Page on
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The event itself was very successful due in no small way to the tremendous help from club members who helped to marshal this very difficult course, and the refreshments provided by the Ladies. As organiser I have received several complimentary E. Mails regarding the event which I feel reflects well on the club. The only problem on the horizon remains the ever increasing amount of traffic which is now using the park, and obviously needs to be looked at carefully.
North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships
The following week saw the 101st. North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships which were held for the first time at Herrington Country Park near Penshaw. This proved to be an excellent venue with the undulating course providing a real test of endurance for the runners. A huge turn out in the Senior Mens race with 274 finishers with the club coming home 6th Team. MARK McLEOD was first Elswick finisher in 19th place in 44:32 over the 12k. course. JOHN BELL finished 44th - 47:43, DAVID ARMSTRONG and PAUL DIXON - 57th and 58th in 49:00 and 49:12. STEVE WHITE ran solidly to be 71st. in 50:38 with HARRY MATTHEWS - 80th in 51:06. PETER SLOAN ran very well to finish in a creditable 144th in 54:36. In the Womens event JUDITH NUTT ran well to finish 9th in the 8k. event in a time of 37:14. YAM THIRU was 26th in 41:49. There was a very disappointing turn out from the younger members with only two other competitors in the U/17 Mens race over 6k. This race provided probably the performance of the day from PHILIP HURST who beat many more experienced athletes to finish 7th in 25:09 with ADAM SOUTHERN also running well to finish 25th - 27:12. The poor turn out from the younger element is all the more disappointing in view of the hard work that is put in by the coaching staff at the club in particular MARTIN and TONY who give up lots of spare time for no reward.
Saltwell Road Races
The Saltwell Road Races took place in Saltwell Park on Sunday 17th December with the Senior Mens Race attracting 215 finishers. MARK McLEOD ran very well to gain 4th place in an excellent time of 33:18 with PAUL DIXON next home for the the club in 16th spot in 36:29. JUDITH NUTT narrowly beat JIM BELL home to finish 24th in a time of 37:38 to Jim, s - 37:39. ANDREW HARTLEY was 39th in 39:46. A promising run from TONY MASSIE who finished 80th in 42:58 with ROB WILSON - 89th - 43:48. Elswick gained the first Veteran Mens Team Prize. Amongst the younger age groups only two competitors - CARL SLACK finishing 11th in the U/13 in 13:10 with PAUL HESLOP - 8th in the U/15 Event.
The Parlauts took place as usual on Boxing Day at the Centre, but the turn out from members was poor in the extreme! I realise that there was an event at North Shields, but frankly unless members are going to support club events it is not worthwhile expecting members to put the effort in to organise these occasions. Nevertheless there were 7 teams on the day with the combination of CALUM WATSON and TONY MASSIE proving too strong for the fast finishing ALAN JOHNSON and ANDREW GREENWELL. The Centre opened up for us and in the Prize Quiz which followed the succesful combination of the team of little pixies proved triumphant.
the parlaufs
The Parlaufs as mentioned were affected by the Pudding Run in which RYAN McLEOD ran well to finish a close second to Nick McCormick in a time of 15:53 over the 3. 4. Mile course.
...And FINALLY:
Congratulations to RYAN McLEOD on his first Senior England vest, running in a Cross Country international in Brussels before Christmas.
This is the final Newsletter of 2006 so it just remains for me to wish everyone at Elswick a happy and peaceful 2007.
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OCTOBER NEWS Update
WHALTON CLASSIC
The first of October was the date for this years Great North Run, but several club members opted to run in the Morpeth Harriers WHALTON CLASSIC run over a rural course on the outskirts of Morpeth. This years race attracted a field of 94 runners with 14 of the field being Elswick members. First home for the club in 7TH spot was PAUL DIXON in 28:53 with JIM BELL three seconds adrift in 8th place. MARTIN CONNELLY was 10th overall in 29:18 with MARK KETLEY 14TH in 30:03. GARY RUTHERFORD and TONY MASSIE both got in the first 30 - GARY – 28th in 33:32 and TONY - 30th - 34:06. Other Elswick finishers were ROB WILSON - 36th -34:33, BRIAN STEEL - 45th - 35:40, ALAN LATTIMER - 54TH - 36:50, TERRY FORSTER - 57TH - 37:10, CHRISTINE LEE - 58TH - 37:15. LES WILLIAMSON was 79th-41:10, JOHN JACKSON - 84th - 44:20 with ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON running her first race for the club - 90th in 48:50.
Metro Centre Relays
The Metro Centre Relays took place at Shibdon Ponds on Sunday 15th October with the club fielding two runners in the U/17 Men’s Race. ADAM SOUTHERN ran 11:58 with JOHNNIE STRAUGHAN - 2nd fastest of the day in 10:58 over the 3k.course. In the 3k Women’s race Elswick were 8th team home with YAM THIRU-13:59, EMMA McFARLANE - 13:12 and AMANDA WATSON - 13:33.
The Senior Men’s relay provided some good competition with the club ending in 6th position through ANDREW DOUGALL - 10:06, JONNY PEARSON - 10:29, and MARK KETLEY - 11:32.DAVE ARMSTRONG - 11:38, and GARY RUTHERFORD – 12:54, were in an incomplete second team. A disappointing turn out from the vet men with JOHN BELL doing a solo run to record the 4th fastest time of the day in 10:55 over the 3k course.
National Road Relay Championships
The 6 Stage National Road Relay Championships took place at Sutton Park, Birmingham on Saturday 21st October with a total of 73 Teams completing the 6 stages. Morpeth Harriers finished top dogs for the North in 5th place behind some immensely strong teams from the South. The club acquitted themselves quite well in illustrious company ending in 54th spot. RYAN McLeod ran the first leg in 17:46 over the near 6k course to end in 8th position. ANDREW DOUGALL then had the unenviable task of running the second leg with some classy competitors and ended up 39th in 19:32. MARK McLeod took over on the third leg to lose two places – 41st in 19:28. JONNY PEARSON ran the 4th leg in 19:47 to finish 42nd, before handing on to MARK KETLEY who dropped eight spots in a steady run of 21:37. ALAN THOMPSON, who stepped in at the last minute ran the final leg in 21:44 finishing just behind Gosforth.
Sherman Cup
The final event in October was the Sherman Cup which was held at Temple Park, South Shields. A disappointing turn out from the younger age groups with only CARL SLACK taking part in the U/13 event. Carl finished 35th in a time of 14:24.
The Senior Men had an impressive turn out of 11 runners with pride of place going to MARK McLEOD 10th in 32:50, PAUL DIXON was 26th in 34:12 with JIM BELL 30th in 34:34. MARK KETLEY 37th in 35:18. JOHN BELL finished 40TH in a time of 35:26. DAVE ARMSTRONG was 51st - 36:31. ANDREW HARTLEY - 78TH in 38:09.
PETER SLOAN making his debut was 106th - 39:38. Three other debutants took part - STEVE CURRY was 154th - 45:44, LES WILLIAMSON - 159th - 48:33 and JOHN JACKSON - 162nd - 49:42. The Davison Shield took place on the same programme with JUDITH NUTT running strongly to gain 4th spot in 24:20 over the two lap course. VANESSA BUTLER was our only other competitor in 20th place in a time of 27:35.
Congratulations
RYAN McLEOD fresh from the Northern 6 Stage Relays ran in the 3000 metre event on Grandstand as part of the Great North Run Festival. Ryan ran a strong race in a world class field to finish in a respectable 10th.place in a time of 8:23:00. Meanwhile MARK KETLEY set himself a new challenge in the World Mountain Running Championships in Switzerland by being 4th Briton home in this gruelling 12k.event. Good to see all the hill sessions with Norman has been productive! A great effort by Mark.
Norman Woodcock Memorial Race
This years Norman Woodcock Memorial Race takes place on Saturday 2nd December at 2:00p.m. in High Gosforth Park with the race being sponsored for the third year by WARBURTONS the bakers. The club is delighted that such a prestigious company is once again backing the race. Forms can be downloaded from our web site or by telephoning – 0191 – 267 3088 or by letter to 224, Newburn Road, Throckley, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 9AE.
...And FINALLY:
The clubs A.G.M. took place on Friday 22nd October and on a proposal from Harry Matthews COLIN BOLTON was appointed a Life Member of Elswick Harriers.
This was an honour that was richly deserved as Colin has served the club in all capacities for over 50 years, being Treasurer for 30 years alone. Colin is still a very active member, still regularly taking training sessions and being involved in the day to day running of the club. If any younger member needs a role model there can be no better example for them than Colin.
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SEPTEMBER NEWS Update
Low Fell Running Club WATERGATE 5k
The Low Fell Running Club WATERGATE 5k took place on Wednesday 6th.September with a field of 96 completing the course. Elswick finished second team home behind Chester le Street with ALAN THOMPSON first home in ninth spot in a time of 17:11. It is good to see Alan back to form again after his problems with injury and illness. DAVE ARMSTRONG finished 12th - 17:23 closely followed by MARTIN CONNELLY - 17:32. MARK McNally was 18th.in 17:45, two places ahead of JIM BELL-18:02. GARY RUTHERFORD – 47th-20:12, YAM THIRU - 49TH - 20:22, VANESSA BUTLER - 51ST - 20:42.
Tynedale Jelly Tea Race
The next event on the North East calendar was the ever popular Tynedale Jelly Tea Race from Hexham to Ovingham. In a field of 402 finishers Elswick men were first team home ahead of Morpeth with RYAN McLEOD completing his first 10 Miler in 5th spot - 56:09 with IEUAN ELLIS – 6th - 56:21. MARK McLEOD continued his run of good form to finish 8th in 57:02. ANDREW DOUGALL again ran well to finish 9th in 57:12. There were 17 other Elswick vests in the field with next home JIM BELL - 20th - 1:00:13, MARTIN CONNELLY - 21st - 1:00:29. MARK KETLEY ran solidly to gain 29th.spot - 1:01:52 with JUDITH NUTT second woman home - 32nd - 1:02:20. New member GRAHAM BELL was 51st-1:05:37 with ANDREW HARTLEY - 52nd - 1:05:39. Other Elswick finishers were-TOM HANSON - 66th - 1:07:32, ROB WILSON - 96th - 1:09:40, MIKE RUSSELL - 102nd - 1:10:06, STEVE KYTE -104th - 1:10:18, MARTIN SLOAN - 156th - 1:14:21, YVONNE SWINHOE - 207th - 1:19:42, DANIEL MONK - 300th - 1:28:57, LALAGE BROWN - 321st - 1:31:05, HILDA FROST - 324th - 1:32:15, STUART INNES - 354th - 1:36:56, and DAVIS BREWIS - 389th - 1:51:44. The famous jelly tea was enjoyed by all competitors on a beautiful sunlit afternoon in the pleasant surroundings of the Tyne Valley.
Once again full marks to all the club members for turning out in force!
Sunderland Cross Country Relays
This years Sunderland Cross Country Relays also hosted the British Masters Cross Country Championships at Farringdon. In the 0/35 event Elswick narrowly failed to gain a medal finishing 4th.overall. The team of ALAN THOMPSON, JIM BELL, IEUAN ELLIS, MARTIN CONNELLY, KEVIN STEPHENSON, and PAUL DIXON were pipped for the Bronze by North Shields Poly. Elswick’s overall time was 58:34 with 9:45, 9:42, 9:25, 10:10, 9:45, and 9:47 respectively. In the 0/50 section Elswick were Silver medallists through MARK McNALLY - 10:04, STEVE WHITE - 10:14, HARRY MATTHEWS - 10:28 and JIM BELL - 9:43. Jim ran the third fastest time of the day. Success also for Elswick women with SUSANNE MORTON - 12:48, AMANDA WATSON - 12:05, and KIM DAVISON - 11:57. Kim and Amanda running the 7th.and 8th fastest times of the day. CHRISTINE LEE ran 13:53 in an incomplete team. Overall a most successful afternoon for the club. In the Senior Women’s race our only representative - ASHLEY GIBSON ran well to finish 4th in 10:14. In the under 17 race GRACE TAYLOR finished 4th also in 11:57 - a really good effort on her debut for the club. SOPHIE ROBINSON was 10th in 13:59. LAUREN TAYLOR and REBECCA SLOAN were 13th and 15th respectively in the U/15 Girls event. ETHAN ROBSON also had his first race for the club in the U/11 Boys Race.
The Senior Men’s Relay was easily won by the strong Gosforth quartet with Elswick finishing in second spot. GRAHAM BELL came into the team at short notice and acquitted himself well to come home 14th on the first leg to hand over to RYAN McLEOD who ran the fastest time of the day in 8:16 to gain ten places. ANDREW DOUGALL pulled one place back in a time of 9:09 with MARK McLEOD on the final leg running 8:52 to gain the silver medal position for the club.
North of England 6 Stage Relays
The following weekend the North of England 6 Stage Relays took place at a new venue - Hartlepool Marina. This traffic free out and back course on the sea front proved hard and fast with over 65 teams finishing the event. Elswick were led off on Leg 1 by ANDREW DOUGALL who settled in well to return home in 22nd.place in 16:44 handing on to DAVE ARMSTRONG who ran Leg 2 in 19:34.The outstanding run of the day was from RYAN McLEOD who clawed back no fewer than 24 places in the 4th fastest leg of the afternoon. In 15:50 JOHN BELL took over on Leg 4 to finish 26th overall in 18:21. JONNY PEARSON recovering from illness ran Leg 5 in 18:26 leaving the club just outside a qualifying spot in 26th MARK McLEOD pulled five places back on Leg 6 in a time of 17:12. The overall time for Elswick was 1hr.46:07 thus gaining qualification for the National finals in Birmingham on 21st.October.
Well done boys!!
Great North Run Festival
RYAN McLEOD fresh from the Northern 6 Stage Relays ran in the 3000 metre event on Grandstand as part of the Great North Run Festival. Ryan ran a strong race in a world class field to finish in a respectable 10th.place in a time of 8:23:00. Meanwhile MARK KETLEY set himself a new challenge in the World Mountain Running Championships in Switzerland by being 4th Briton home in this gruelling 12k.event. Good to see all the hill sessions with Norman has been productive! A great effort by Mark.
...And FINALLY:
Anyone reading this newsletter who competed in the Great North Run and may feel they want to progress by joining a club, please feel free to come along to one of our training nights - Tuesday or Thursday - 7:15p.m. at Newburn Leisure Centre or give Frank Watson a call on 0191 – 267 3088. You will be given a warm welcome.
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AUGUST NEWS Update
AUCKLAND CASTLE 10K
Another busy month on the North East road racing scene started on Sunday 6th.August with the Auckland Castle 10k. A reduction in prize money meant that the international field of previous years was absent this year-the winner being a former Shildon Town goalkeeper turned runner! Unbelievably second spot was captured by our very own Peter Pan-JIMMY BELL! A remarkable performance by Jim saw him grab second place in one of his fastest 10k.runs for quite a while. Jims great run enabled the club to win the Team prize through himself, STEVE WHITE and MARK Mc NALLY with 15 points. MARK KETLEY ran solidly to finish 22nd-39:45. COLIN BOLTON once again was in the prizes with his 54th positioning in 42:44. VANESSA BUTLER was 91st-45:11.
DAVID BREWIS also ran finishing 288th-66:25. JIMs time of 35:30 was remarkable for a 58 year old.
THE SALE 10
On the same day JUDITH NUTT travelled down to Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for the Sale 10 and was rewarded for her efforts in finishing 7th Woman home in 48th.place in a time 61:49 out of 380 finishers.
Jarrow & Hebburn 6 Mile Riverside Challenge
The Jarrow & Hebburn 6 Mile Riverside Challenge took place on Tuesday 15th. August with the highest Elswick placing being 22nd.through MARK KETLEY in a time of 37:05.
EMMA Mc FARLANE was third Woman home in 40:12 in 47th position.YVONNE SWINHOE was second O/45 in 81st.place –43:50.ASHLEY ROBSON was 136th,with DAVID BREWIS-149TH.
There were 165 finishers.
EXHIBITION PARK 5K
The second staging of the Exhibition Park 5k was held on 23rd.August in pouring rain .The club once again provided all the marshalls for the twisting course on the Town Moor, and the event organised by the City Council through club members-NORMAN ARMSTRONG and TONY ROBSON was a great success once more. Former Olympic medallist CHARLIE SPEDDING presented the awards after the race having competed in it earlier!
RYAN McLEOD broke his record of 2005 completing the 5k. in 14:40 ahead of training partner Ryan Stephenson. Considering the club provided the marshall’s for the race the turn out from the club was remarkable –31 taking part!
Elswick won the Womens race through ALLISON DARGIE-2ND place, KIM DAVISON-4TH,and YVONNE SWINHOE-10th.
MARK McLEOD ran well again finishing 7th.in 15:42 AHEAD OF ANDREW DOUGAL-11th-16:11.Nice to see JONNY PEARSON racing again running well to finish 17th-16:45,JON BELL was second 0/40 in 20th-16:52.A great performance from JONNY STRAUGHAN
Running in his first senior event coming home in 24th.place in 17:09 hopefully a sign of things to come. Other Elswick places were-MARTIN CONNELLY-27TH-17:20,JIM BELL-28TH-17:22,DAVE ARMSTRONG-30TH-17:34,MARK McNALLY-32ND-17:37.HARRY MATTHEWS-44TH-18:06,MARK KETLEY-49TH-18:22,ANDREW HARTLEY-55TH-18:36.ROB WILSON-71ST-19:13,TONY MASSIE-73RD-19:21,GARY RUTHERFORD-81ST-19:37,STEVE KYTE-94TH-20:14,AMANDA WATSON-126TH-21:49,CHRISTINE LEE-135TH-22:32.AMY SCOTT on her return to the club ran24:25 to finish 162nd just ahead of HELEN FLYNN-24:45.KAREN TAYLOR WAS 163RD.-25:12 with MARY AVERY,JOANNE BOTHAM,AND KENNY SUTTON finishing 178th,179th,180th.respectively.SHARON CARR was 185th.in 27:45,with GAYL FORBES 190th. in 29:18.As mentioned above it was good to see so many Elswick vests in the field, especially some of the newer members to the club.
The bedraggled runners and officials enjoyed the post race refreshments in the Café in the Park afterwards, lets hope Norman and Tony can arrange better conditions next year!
NISSAN CHESTER LE STREET ROAD RACE
The month ended on the roads with the Nissan Chester le Street road race round the car plant on Sunday 27th.August,with the new event attracting 230 finishers. The Senior Men’s Team managed 4th.place overall through-MARK McLEOD-7th.overall-34:23.followed one place behind by ANDREW DOUGALL in 34:38.ANDREW HARTLEY ran well to finish in 42nd place in a time of 40:12,with TOM HANSON 51st.-41:05.STEVE KYTE produced a P.B. of 43:03 to be 72nd.Well done Steve! Other Elswick finishers were LES WILLIAMSON-111th-48:00,ALAN LATTIMER-112th-48:01,STEVE CURRY-115th-48:12,with newcomer ANDY MIDDLETON-135th-50:24.DAVID BREWIS was 210th. in 61:32.An enjoyable event only marred by the blustery conditions.
LATE NEWS:
JUDITH NUTT travelled to the Principality to be first Woman and tenth placing overall in the hilly TROTS 10k.(In case you are wondering it stands for Taffs Runners and Orienteers!) On a hilly course Judith clocked 39:12. Having victories in both England and Scotland, look out Northern Ireland.
...And FINALLY:
Some track news to close, RYAN McLEOD finished a close second to training partner-Ryan Stephenson in the Tartan Games at Gateshead International Stadium in the Stan Long Mile in 4Mins.12 secs. As ever any news or comments on the Newsletters would be appreciated.
Would all members please note that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the club takes place on FRIDAY 20TH.OCTOBER in the Bar at Newburn Leisure Centre.
All members are urged to attend as it is YOUR club .
The meeting commences at 7:30.p.m.
As always the club is welcome of all members to help out with the marshalling of our races and with the coaching of the junior section.
We have a particular need of help in coaching at the present with the growing numbers of the junior section. The club will help with training through UK Athletics courses and any member who has an interest in joining the coaching team should contact Frank Watson or any Committee member for more details.
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SUMMER newS update
Tynedale 10k
The ever popular Tynedale 10k took place in the Tyne Valley on Wednesday 5th July in heat wave conditions. Elswick provided a huge turn out of 21 runners with the Senior Men easily winning the Team prize through ANDREW DOUGAL, MARK McLEOD and JOHN BELL in 4th,7th, and 8th.places. John also picked up the first 0/40 Vets. Prize. Other placings for the club were DAVE ARMSTRONG - 13THin 35:55, MARK McNALLY-14TH - 36:06 WITH PAUL DIXON - 16TH - 36:12. GARY RUTHERFORD was 73rd - 40:14, with new recruit YAM THIRU - 107th - 42:06. BRIAN STEEL was 182nd - 45:19 with the ever consistent CHRISTINE LEE 206th.place in 46:12-Ist.0/60. LES WILLIAMSON finished in 275th place - 49:15. HELEN FLYNN-347TH-52:36, KAREN TAYLOR-369TH.53:43, ASHLEY ROBSON-370TH-53:47, MARY AVERY-376TH-54:13, GILLIAN NOBLE was in 389th place in 55:34 and JOANNE BOTHAM - 408th - 57:04. JOHN JACKSON - 408th - 58:13 with SHARON CARR - 440th - 59:13. Nice to see IAN LEIGHTON competing again -460th - 61:55 with DIANNE KENNERLEY - 462nd - 62:10. Newcomer GAIL FORBES was 485th in a time of 65:55. Altogether an excellent turn out from the club and good to see so many competing.
Coastal Run
Four days later the Coastal Run from Beadnell to Alnmouth was held with 13 Elswick members participating. First home for the club was JIM BELL - 28th -1:32:28 closely followed by MARTIN CONNELLY - 29th - 1:32:51. JUDITH NUTT claimed the 3rd Womens prize - 61st in 1:37:32. ANDREW HARTLEY was 89th - 1:42:46. Other finishers were -TOM HANSON - 105th -1:44:34, GARY RUTHERFORD - 122nd - 1:45:37, ROB WILSON - 134th - 1:46:14, ALAN WATERHOUSE - 315th - 1:57:55, TERRY FORSTER - 367th -2:01:04, AMANDA WATSON - 421st - 2:05:16, STEVE CURRY - 431st - 2:05:47 and HELEN FROST - 549th - 2:15:54. There was an enormous field with 679 finishers.
LOW FELL ANGEL VIEW RUN
The road races were coming thick and fast with the LOW FELL ANGEL VIEW RUN on July 13th.In a field of 97 runners the club provided two finishers in the top ten. MARK McLEOD ran well to claim third place in 28:34, with DAVE ARMSTRONG – 7th in a time of 29:40.
WOMEN ONLY JESMOND DENE RUN
The WOMEN ONLY JESMOND DENE RUN was held on Monday 17th July over a course of 5.4km. with the only entrant from the club being SHARON CARR who was 111th - 31:19 out of a field of 171 Women.
Coquet Challenge
In an exceptionally busy period the Coquet Challenge was run over 10k.at Amble with GRACE TAYLOR finishing in 72nd place - 54:46, GILLIAN NOBLE - 74th - 55:38, and IAN LEIGHTON - 102nd - 61:18.
Sunderland 5k Road Race
A field of 198 assembled at the Silksworth Sports Complex on a warm evening on 19th July to compete in the Sunderland 5k.Road Race which hosted the No. East Championships. Over a very fast course ANDREW DOUGAL ran well to gain 11th spot in 15:47 closely followed by Mark McLEOD in 16th place in 16:05. JOHN BELL was 29th - 17:04 with DAVE ARMSTRONG - 33rd - 17:20 narrowly defeating STEVE WHITE in 34th place -17:25. HARRY MATTHEWS was 56th in 18:30. Good to see our treasurer pick up the first 0/65 prize finishing 96th in a time of 19:38. EMMA McFARLANE was 104th in 19:57 with CHRISTINE LEE 152nd in 22:39. Once again a good number of Elswick vests in the field.
Heaton Handicap Races
The ever popular Heaton Handicap Races were completed on Monday
24thJuly in Jesmond Dene. The club provided the Fastest Men’s time and also the Women’s through RYAN McLEOD - 16:37 and JUDITH NUTT - 20:31. A good number of Elswick vests participated in the four events with new recruit ANTHONY MASSIE in sixth place overall and ROB DELAP – ninth. CHRIS ROPER also ran well to gain 11th.spot. MARK McLEOD WAS 14TH overall. Other Elswick members who completed the necessary three races were -GARY RUTHERFORD, TONY HANSON, MARTIN CONNELLY, JUDITH NUTT and ROB WILSON. A well organised series of races with George Routledge being thanked for all his efforts at the after race presentation at the Peoples Theatre.
Morpeth Harriers 10k Road Race
The Morpeth Harriers 10k.Road race took place on a showery evening on Tuesday 1st.August with a record number of finishers - 295 of which Elswick provided 19 finishers. A welcome reappearance of our Welsh international IUEAN ELLIS resulted in a 4th placing on his return to competitive action. Iuean recorded a time of 34:42. 15th, 16th, and 17th places were all occupied by club members - JIM BELL, MARTIN CONNELLY, AND PAUL DIXON who covered the difficult course in 35:50, 36:03, and 36:23 respectively. Next home was ANDREW HARTLEY who ran solidly to finish 63rd 40:02 with ROB WILSON – 66th - 40:17, closely followed by TOM HANSON - 68TH - 40:21. GARY RUTHERFORD - 71st - 40:37, STEVE KYTE - 94th - 42:15. ANTHONY MASSIE ran his first 10k to gain 107th spot in a time of 42:51. ALAN LATIMER was 148th - 44:49 and YVONNE SWINHOE - 149th - 40:37. New member ANDY MIDDLETON finished 178th - 46:39 and CHRISTINE LEE was 182nd - 46:55. STEVE CURRY recorded 49:23 to finish - 213th with ASHLEY ROBSON - 229th - 51:18. Good to see another new member competing with DANIEL MONK 231st in 51:26. HELEN FLYNN WAS 238th - 52:13 with MARY AVERY still running well to record 54:13 in 252nd spot. A well organised event and the presentation took place in the club house of Morpeth Town football club with special tribute being paid to mark the 40th anniversary of evergreen JIM ALDER’S achievement in winning the Commonwealth Games Marathon in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966. Again good to see so many members in competition especially those who are relatively new to the sport.
...And FINALLY:
To end on a sombre note the club lost one of its longest serving members when RIPPON HALL passed away at the age of 85. Rippon joined Elswick Harriers in the 1930s, when he competed with distinction in the shorter events such as 100 and 200 yards. Returning to the club after active service in the War he turned to coaching and inspired many athletes with his enthusiasm and knowledge, and was also a well respected local official attending meetings up till his death. Rippon always kept a keen interest in the club and will be sadly missed. Our condolences go out to his family at this time.
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APRIL/May/JUNE newS update
NORTH TYNESIDE 10K
The second running of the North Tyneside 10k. took place on Sunday April 16th.with 1107 finishers. Elswick Senior Men’s Team finished 3rd with MARK McLeod first home for the club in 9th.spot in a time of 36:08.Mark McNally was 24th in 37:38 with Paul DODD 33RD.IN 38:34.HARRY MATTHEWS returning to competition was 40th.in 39:03.A further nine club members took part in the event in the following places. NEIL IRVINE-55th-40:02, GARY RUTHERORD-121st-43:09, KIM DAVISON-194th-45:13, ALAN LATIMER-220TH-45:57, New member-STEVE CURRY-377th-49:10, ANDREA WATSON-464th-50:53, DANIEL MONK-599th-54:33, ROB DELAP-619th-55:12, HILDA FROST-702nd-57:07.
FLORA LONDON MARATHON
The FLORA London Marathon was held on Sunday 23rd.April in near perfect conditions with Elswick being represented in the capital. Pride of place went to JIM BELL who recorded an astonishing 2hrs. 47mins.47secs. to clinch the silver medal spot in the O/55 section. Jim must have an excellent chance of further honours in two years time when incredibly he will compete in the O/60 category! Considering this was his first Marathon for over five years this was an outstanding run. Jim was supported by his club mates-ANDREW HARTLEY who narrowly failed to beat the 3 hour barrier, fading in the closing stages-3hrs:08, with ROB WILSON-3hrs:20 and TOM HANSON-3hrs:22.
PIER TO PiER RUN
The PIER to PIER Run was held on Sunday 30th.April with HARRY MATTHEWS taking second spot in the O/55 category in 44:25.In addition to Harry a further 11 club members took part in this popular race. KEVIN STEPHENSON was 12th in 41:37,GARY RUTHERFORD-77th-48:33,STEVE CURRY-214th-53:51,Newcomers-GEOFF EMERSON and ANDREW MIDDLETON were 240th and 243rd. respectively in 55:09 and 55:16.In one of his favourite events LES WILLIAMSON was 281st-56:31 with TONY PRINCE-324th-58:35.HELEN FLYNN was 367th-60:45,MARY AVERY-398th-62:15,DANIEL MONK-403rd-62:29,and SUSAN WILSON-407th in a time of 62;38.
HEATON HARRIERS HANDICAP
Another good turn out of members for the first of the Heaton Harriers Handicap Races in Jesmond Dene on Monday 8th.May.There was a record entry of 134 runners with over 70 being taken on the night. Allowing for the handicap system the fastest three times recorded by Elswick were MARK McLeod, KEVIN STEPHENSON and MARTIN CONNELLY. First past the post for the club was TONY ROBSON who finished in fourth position-a good effort by TONY! Other finisher’s were-GARY RUTHERFORD, TOM HANSON, ALLISON DARGIE, ROB WILSON, and ALAN LATIMER.
GORDONSMITH MEMORIAL RELAYS
Two days later on Wednesday 10th.May the Gordon Smith Memorial Relays organised by Wallsend Harriers took place on the course near Swan Hunters with 31 Teams lining up for this ever popular event. good evening for the club with second place for the team of PAUL DIXON,JIM BELL and JOHN BELL in times of 10:43,10:37 and 10:30 respectively. The “B” team of STEVE WHITE, KEVIN STEPHENSON and MARK KETLEY finished in 5th.spot in 10:56, 10:36, AND 11:26 respectively. ROB WILSON,ANDREW GREENWELL and IAN FENWICK made up a third team for the club finishing 13th in 11:59,11:38 and 12:47.GARY RUTHERFORD ran in an incomplete team in 12:01.The Ladies team also excelled themselves finishing second to the powerful Chester le Street team .EMMA McFarlane recorded 12:17 on the first leg with ALLISON DARGIE taking the second leg in a time of 12:06,with KIM DAVISON running a solid final leg in 12:31to bring the side home safely in silver medal position. An incomplete team of VANESSA BUTLER-13; 20 and CHRISTINE LEE-14:13 also took part.
It is good to see so many of our members turning out to compete in the various events this Spring.
NORTH EASTERN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The week end of the 13th/14th.May saw the North Eastern Track and Field Championships taking place at Gateshead International Stadium with the outstanding performance from an Elswick standpoint being the Gold Medal achieved by ASHLEY GIBSON who stormed way to win the Senior Women’s 1500 metres by two and half seconds in 4:36:12 ! The previous day ASHLEY had gained silver in the Senior Women’s 800 metres in 2:18:41.RYAN McLeod reached the finals of the Senior Men’s 1500 and 800 Metres finishing 4th and 6th respectively. JONATHAN STRAUGHAN ran well to gain 5th spot in the U/17 Men’s 1500 metres in 4:24:04 with BEN PEARSON reaching the final of the U/15 Boys 1500 Metres recording 4:58:07.
ALNWICK LES ALLCORN MEMORIAL ROAD RACE
There were 107 finishers in Alnwick Harriers Les Allcorn Memorial Road Race held on Tuesday 16th.May, with four club members taking the journey to the north of the county. DAVE ARMSTRONG ran well to claim 9th.position in a time of 36:19, with STEVE KYTE achieving a P.B. of 43:12.ALAN WATERHOUSE was 96th. in 51:13 with DAVID BREWIS 105thin a time of 68:20.
CLIVE COOKSON RACE
The Clive Cookson Race organised by North Shields Poly. was run in wild and windy conditions albeit a wonderful sunny night. There were 333 finishers with an excellent turnout of Elswick members. The club narrowly failed to win the team prize, just being relegated to second spot by Morpeth. JON BELL ran very well to grab 12th.spot in 35:29 with the ever improving KEVIN STEPHENSON 16th.in 35:48.DAVE ARMSTRONG just pipped JIM BELL finishing 19th.and 20th in 35:54 and 35:56.MARK McNally was 24th.in 36:12.Other finishers were TOM HANSON 78th-41:01, ROB WILSON 83rd-41:15, ROB DELAP 263rd-52:06, and DAVID BREWIS 302ndin a time of 58:05.The post race barbecue was much appreciated while waiting for the results.
RABY CASTLE 10K RACE
The Raby Castle 10 k. Race took place on Sunday 28th.May in windy but fine conditions with two Elswick participants. JIM BELL was as ever in the prizes-1st.O/55 in 39:17 with STEVE KYTE finishing 94th.out of 538 finishers in 43:50.
BLAYDON RACE
The 26th.running of the ever popular Blaydon Race took place as in the famous Tyneside anthem on the 9th.of June in very warm conditions. RYAN McLeod was the highest placer for the club in 9th.spot in a time of 27:42 with brother MARK being next home in 34th.place in 30:49.DAVE ARMSTRONG ran well to record31:49 in 43rd.position.JIM BELL was awarded 1st.0/55 finishing 57th. in 32:39.PAUL DIXON was 3rd.0/45 in 60th.place in 32:45 followed by MARK McNally and STEVE WHITE. JUDITH NUTT finished just outside the first 100 in a time of 34:24. Special mention to the 149th finisher-our Olympic Silver medallist! Good to see MIKE McLeod out competing again-albeit without much training. There was a tremendous turn out from the club as you can see from the finishing times.
26th BLAYDON RACE (5.7M) 9th June 2006
Official Results
(Prize winners in RED |
9th |
9th u/40M |
9th M |
Ryan McLeod |
ElswickH |
27:42 |
1st Young Lad
4th Lads Team |
34th |
26th u/40M |
32nd M |
Mark McLeod |
ElswickH |
30:49 |
4th Lads Team |
43rd |
30th u/40M |
40th M |
David Armstrong |
ElswickH |
31:49 |
4th Lads Team |
57th |
1st M55 |
52nd M |
Jimmy Bell |
ElswickH |
32:39 |
3rd Gadgies Team |
60th |
3rd M45 |
55th M |
Paul Dixon |
ElswickH |
32:45 |
3rd Gadgies Team |
64th |
2nd M55 |
59th M |
Mark McNally |
ElswickH |
32:51 |
3rd Gadgies Team |
68th |
3rd M55 |
63rd M |
Steve White |
ElswickH |
33:04 |
3rd Gadgies Team |
83rd |
51st u/40M |
78th M |
Paul Dodd |
ElswickH |
33:49 |
4th Lads Team |
102nd |
6th u/35L |
6th L |
Judith Nutt |
ElswickH |
34:24 |
2ndLadies Team |
108th |
5th M55 |
101st M |
Harry Matthews |
ElswickH |
34:46 |
9th Gadgies Team |
119th |
28th M40 |
111th M |
Andrew Hartley |
ElswickH |
35:01 |
9th Gadgies Team |
149th |
7th M50 |
139th M |
Mike McLeod |
ElswickH |
35:38 |
9th Gadgies Team |
188th |
15th M45 |
174th M |
Michael Donnelly |
ElswickH |
36:30 |
9th Gadgies Team |
189th |
16th M45 |
175th M |
Robert Wilson |
ElswickH |
36:30 |
|
190th |
14th M50 |
176th M |
Tom Hanson |
ElswickH |
36:32 |
|
250th |
22nd L |
2nd L40 |
Yamuna Thiru |
ElswickH |
37:34 |
2ndLadies Team |
259th |
43rd M40 |
236th M |
Gary Rutherford |
ElswickH |
37:42 |
|
274th |
21st u/35L |
24th L |
Alison Dargie |
ElswickH |
37:54 |
2ndLadies Team |
277th |
47th M40 |
253rd M |
Martin Crowe |
ElswickH |
37:56 |
|
307th |
51st M40 |
277th M |
Steve Kyte |
ElswickH |
38:29 |
|
329th |
23rd u/35L |
31st L |
Emma Macfarlane |
ElswickH |
38:58 |
2ndLadies Team |
332nd |
43rd M45 |
301st M |
Peter Sloan |
ElswickH |
38:59 |
|
477th |
208th u/40M |
425th M |
Paul Gord |
ElswickH |
40:49 |
|
523rd |
43rd M50 |
464th M |
Keith Batey |
ElswickH |
41:20 |
|
562nd |
7th L45 |
65th L |
Yvonne Swinhoe |
ElswickH |
41:27 |
|
576th |
245th u/40M |
508th M |
Mark Ketley |
ElswickH |
41:45 |
|
583rd |
1st L60 |
70th L |
Christine Lee |
ElswickH |
41:51 |
|
596th |
83rd M45 |
523rd M |
Steve Long |
ElswickH |
41:55 |
|
652 |
103rd M40 |
573rd M |
Brian Steel |
ElswickH |
42.31 |
|
732nd |
56th M50 |
639th M |
Jeff Emmerson |
ElswickH |
43:23 |
|
846th |
135th M40 |
730th M |
Stephen Curry |
ElswickH |
44:29 |
|
891st |
62nd M55 |
761st M |
Les Williamson |
ElswickH |
45:02 |
|
911th |
358th u/40M |
776th M |
Stephen Johnson |
ElswickH |
45:14 |
|
960th |
370th u/40M |
805th M |
Daniel Monk |
ElswickH |
45:35 |
|
965th |
10th L50 |
158th L |
Helen Flynn |
ElswickH |
45:37 |
|
1113th |
136th M45 |
919th M |
James Richardson |
ElswickH |
46:39 |
|
1174th |
94th M50 |
962nd M |
Nigel Hollier |
ElswickH |
47:11 |
|
1180th |
35th L35 |
214th L |
Amanda Watson |
ElswickH |
47:14 |
|
1197th |
40th L35 |
223rd L |
Susan Wilson |
ElswickH |
47:23 |
|
1368th |
2nd L65 |
262nd L |
Mary Avery |
ElswickH |
48:51 |
|
1405th |
37th M60 |
1135th M |
Ashley Robson |
ElswickH |
49:15 |
|
1619th |
37th L45 |
341st L |
Karen Taylor |
ElswickH |
50:50 |
|
1770th |
629th u/40M |
1380th M |
Andrew Dougal |
ElswickH |
51:50 |
|
1809th |
161st u/35L |
405th L |
Sian Fenwick |
ElswickH |
52:05 |
|
1859th |
48th L45 |
429th L |
Gillian Noble |
ElswickH |
52:25 |
|
1937th |
24th L50 |
453rd L |
Sue Long |
ElswickH |
52:50 |
|
2239th |
17th M65 |
1651st M |
Ian Leighton |
ElswickH |
55:01 |
|
2359th |
23rd L55 |
640th L |
Diane Kennerley |
ElswickH |
55:59 |
|
2410th |
136th M55 |
1744th M |
Tony Prince |
ElswickH |
56:20 |
|
2465th |
254th u/35L |
695th L |
Sharon Carr |
ElswickH |
56:42 |
|
2480th |
145th L35 |
707th L |
Joanne Botham |
ElswickH |
56:47 |
|
2732nd |
300th u/35L |
847th L |
Vanessa Butler |
ElswickH |
59:10 |
|
3371st |
175th M55 |
2114th M |
David Brewis |
ElswickH |
1:14:25 |
|
| 3418 recorded finishers |
Mention must be made of BOB HOUSTON who has taken on the mantle of Race Organiser from JIM DEWAR with great success.
NEWBURN RIVER RUN
The 25th running of the clubs Newburn River Run was held on Wednesday 21st.June, and this year was held in conjunction with Newcastle City Council’s Longest Day event as part of the Year of Exercise and Sport. The club is indebted to the local authority for their assistance in staging the race this year. Their help enabled a record field for the 25th.anniversary of the race, with 351 finishers. The event was held on a blustery evening in the Tyne Valley with Morpeth Harrier and Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist-MARK HUDSPITH leading from gun to tape finishing in a time of 33:54 with STEVE HORN as runner up in 35:18.LES ATKINSON OF Morpeth was 3rd. in 35:51.The first Woman home was also from Morpeth-JANE MOONEY in 42nd.place in 41:01, with ex-Elswick Harrier-SOPHIE MILBURN 2nd.in 41:37.Third spot went to HELEN ASTLEY of Heaton Harriers in 42:39.
A full list of finishers is available in the Races section on our web site. The runners enjoyed the usual post race buffet, and also received a memento of the occasion at the finish. The event went off smoothly thanks to the tremendous help from club members who turned out in force to assist. Competitors can be assured there won’t be the delay next year in getting Race Numbers before the start! Lessons have been learnt by the organiser.
...AND FINALLY
 Our longest active member, our treasurer, COLIN BOLTON, was rewarded for all his work for the club at a surprise presentation at Newburn Centre when he was presented with a Four Minute Mile print containing signed photographs of the record holders from Bannister to El Guerrouj. Colin joined the club in 1955 as a boy, and apart from competing actively for Elswick Harriers for over half a century he has been treasurer for nearly 30 years. The print was handed over to a surprised Colin (pictured on the right) by Mike McLeod, our Olympic Silver Medallist.
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MARCH/APRIL NEWS UPDATE
TEES VALLEY HALF MARATHON
The 24th.Tees Valley half marathon took place at Redcar on 13th.March with pride of place going to JUDITH NUTT who easily won the Women’s race in a time of 80:18, and thus improving on her 2005 third position and becoming North East Counties champion.
NORTH EASTERN HARRIER LEAGUE
The penultimate Start Fitness No. Eastern Harrier League was staged at Consett on 18th.March with CARL SLACK taking 16th.spot in the Under 13 Boys race. In the Senior Womens event JUDITH NUTT recorded the second fastest time of the day and achieved sixth spot in a time of 23:32 over the tough course at Berry Edge. The battle for top place in Division 2 was maintained with Alnwick Harriers edging the club out of top spot by a single point. MARTIN CONNELLY had a fine run to finish in 8th place –38:25, with ANDREW HARTLEY having one of his best performances –39:17 finishing 22nd.The club had a great turn out, with the following places and times-JOHN BELL-27TH(39:28)JIM BELL38th(40:04). PAUL DIXON was 41st,closeley followed by KEVIN STEPHENSON in 42nd(40:09 and 40:10).PAUL DODD was 61st(40:44)TOM HANSON 108th.(42:39).STEVIE BELL made a welcome return to action-156th(45:41) with STEVE KYTE 157th(45:45).Good to see TONY PRINCE turning out again-205th(52:45).The result meant everything hung on the final fixture at Blaydon.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
JONNY PEARSON represented the county at Mansfield in the English Schools Cross Country Championships finishing in 52nd.place (24:27) over the 5k.course.
NORTH EASTERN HARRIER LEAGUE – FINAL MEETING
The final Start Fitness No. Eastern Harrier League fixture took place at Shibdon Ponds, Blaydon on April Fools Day with Alnwick and Elswick Harriers vying for top spot in Division 2. Another fine turn out by the club ,and full marks to TOM HANSON for rallying the troops all season. RYAN McLEOD had a great run from the fast pack to finish in 5th place overall in a time of 33:07. KEVIN STEPHENSON had probably his best run of the season finishing 21st in 34:45 closely followed by PAUL DODD in 24th.place in 34:59. MARK CARPENTER was 58th in 35:37,withTOM HANSON and ROB WILSON finishing 67th and 68th.-35:46 and 35:47.JOHN BELL was 70th-35:51. MARTIN CONNELLY running out of the mediums was 83rd-36:10. The rest of the Elswick finishers were PHIL LEAF-127th-37:29,MARK McLEOD running out of the fast pack-135th-37:44,and STEVE KYTE-152nd-38:43. The excellent effort by everyone meant we won Division Two by 4 points from Alnwick Harriers. Individually RYAN McLEOD was third Senior Man with JUDITH NUTT taking third also for the Senior Women.
CLUBS PRESENTATION NIGHT
The same evening the clubs presentation night took place at the Newburn Leisure Centre with Evening Chronicle sports writer-Bill McGuirk Guest of Honour. JONNY PEARSON, MARK KETLEY, IAN FENWICK, ADAM SOUTHERN, KEVIN STEPHENSON, TOM HANSON, JIM BELL, JUDITH NUTT and SUSAN NELSON were all pictured in the Evening Chronicle with their various awards.
ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY ROAD RACES
The Annual Good Friday Road Races took place once again at the Newburn Riverside Park, Lemington with the club being very much indebted to ONE NORTH EAST for their co-operation in the staging of this event. The number of entries proved that this venue by the river is a popular spot for the races. A total of over 500 entries were received for the 7 race programme. Full results can be gained by accessing Sports Soft Results on our web site. The highlight of the day for the club was RYAN McLEOD running the fastest time of the day in the Senior Men’s Relay, covering the 2.28 Mile course in 10:39. It was good to see more of our youngsters competing in a club vest especially in the younger age groups. Full marks also to SUSAN NELSON for organising the U/11 age group race prior to the main event. As usual the co-operation from club members was first class and always gains favourable comments from other clubs. The catering side of the day was so successful we ran out of food!
...AND FINALLY
The secretary was very pleasantly surprised to be asked up during the ‘The Sport Newcastle Annual Dinner’ at the Newcastle Civic Centre to receive on behalf of the club the Team/Community Award sponsored by the City Council. I think it reflects well on all the hard work that is done at the club, and is a fitting tribute to all concerned.
Don`t forget the Good Friday Races results are now available on our web site.
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FEBRUARY NEWS UPDATE
North Eastern Harrier League
The next Harrier League took place on February 4th at a new venue at Wrekenton with the highlight of the day being the Women’s team taking first place. JUDITH NUTT took 4th place overall with KIM DAVISON running out of the slow pack-6th, ALLISON DARGIE was third counter in 11th place. The Senior Men once again were out in numbers, finishing second to Alnwick Harriers. JOHN BELL was first counter-49th place ANDREW HARTLEY once again ran strongly to clinch 53rd place. KEVIN STEPHENSON was 68th, PAUL DIXON-86th with PHIL LEAF-104th and IAN FENWICK-132nd the other counters. TOM HANSON-134th-NORMAN ARMSTRONG-159th-STEVE KYTE-183rd, CRAIG KILGOUR-188th, and TONY PRINCE-235th were other finishers.
Signals Road Relays
The Signals Road Relays took place on the 11th.February in Saltwell Park in fine conditions. The Senior Men acquitted themselves well gaining 5th.place in the six stage event. STEVE HORN ran the first leg and brought the team home in first place in a time of 9:20, RYAN McLEOD took over on Leg 2 and broke the course record in 8:54 DAVE ARMSTRONG was then in pole position and ran well to finish in 4th spot in 10:30, JONNY PEARSON took over to maintain 4th place in 9:45 with MARK KETLEY and MARTIN CONNELLY hanging on to fifth place in 10:57 and 10:47 respectively. The Elswick B Team of IAN FENWICK-12:03, ANDREW GREENWELL-10:57, and debutant TONY ROBSON-13:34 were our other competitors. The Veteran Men finished in a respectable 5th.place through KEVIN STEPHENSON-10:42, PAUL DIXON-10:18, JIM BELL-10:26, MARK McNALLY-11:48, NORMAN ARMSTRONG-11:58, HARRY MATTHEWS-11:01. It was good to see the Women fielded a team to finish 10th VANESSA BUTLER ran12:37, KIM DAVISON-12:11, CHRISTINE LEE-13:34, and a first competitive run for AMANDA WATSON in 12:57.
Veterans A.A. North Eastern Cross Country Championships
The Veterans A.A. North Eastern Cross Country Championships took place at Darlington with JIM BELL finishing 16th (first 0/55) –35:03 for the 9.4km. course CHRISTINE LEE was first 0/60 in 21:44 over the 4.7km course. KIM DAVISON was 6th.overall in 19:25.
...AND FINALLY
The Good Friday Road Races take place again at Newburn Riverside Park, Lemington on Friday 14th April and it is hoped that members can assist with Marshalling etc.
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JANUARY NEWS UPDATE
North Eastern Harrier League
The third North Eastern Harrier League meeting took place on 7th January at Farringdon in muddy conditions. In the U/15 Boys Race BEN PEARSON was 4th in a time of 11:42, with ADAM SOUTHERN running out of the fast pack 13th in 12:25.JONNY PEARSON was 3rd fastest overall and first out of the fast pack in the U/17 Race. The only Senior Woman to take part was JUDITH NUTT who was third fastest in the race in a time of 27:52.The Senior Men were once again first team in Division 2 with the counters being DAVE ARMSTRONG –15th, RYAN McLEOD out of the fast pack-20th, PAUL DODD-26th JOHN BELL-29th, ANDREW HARTLEY-52nd, and PAUL DIXON-90th JIM BELL was 92nd, KEVIN STEPHENSON-107th, MIKE RUSSELL-153RD, PHIL LEAF-160th, STEVE KYTE-192nd, and TONY PRINCE-243rd. Good to see Tony competing in nearly every Harrier League.
THE SHERMAN CUP
The Sherman Cup was staged at Temple Park on the21st January with the club having a good complement of runners turning out. Jim Bell took pride of place finishing in 20th spot in 34:14, PAUL DIXON was 25th in 34:51, KEVIN STEPHENSON 33rd in 35:59. MARK KETLEY returning to competition was 44th in 36:57 with TOM HANSON-83rd-39:26.STEVE BELL-91st-40:00, STEVE KYTE-110th-41:55, and NORMAN ARMSTRONG-119th-43:19 were the other finishers. The sole lady representing the club in the Davison Cup was ALLISON DARGIE who ran well to finish in 8th spot.
Brass Monkey Half Marathon
One or two of our regulars on the Cross Country switched to the Roads the next day in the Brass Monkey half marathon at York. DAVE ARMSTRONG ran the event in 1:17-40, but the honours were taken by the Ladies. JUDITH NUTT ran a P.B. of 1:18:55 and took third spot overall whilst VANESSA BUTLER broke her P.B. by three and half minutes to record 1:33:30!
North of England X.C. Championships
The club was represented at the North of England X.C. Championships at Blackburn on the 28th.January with CALUM WATSON finishing in 46th.place in the U/15 Boys race in 13:19,ADAM SOUTHERN was 46th-13:37,and BEN PEARSON-`129th-14:14.JONATHAN STRAUGHAN was 99th place in the U/17 Men’s event out of 151 finishers.
The sole runner in the Senior Women’s Championship was ANDREA BANNER who finished in 164th spot out of 244 finishers. The Senior Men fielded a team in the main event of the day with JIM BELL first home for the club in 209th.place, KEVIN STEPHENSON was 230th, PAUL DIXON-258TH MARTIN CONNELLY just pipped MARK KETLEY in 288th and 289 th place respectively. Other Elswick finishers were TOM HANSON-425th, NORMAN ARMSTRONG-437th, ROB WILSON-444th, and MICHAEL RUSSELL-449th. The club finished 32nd team overall.
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