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by Brad Wight What an unbelievable turnout for Crook! 66 runners across 14 teams with all age categories represented. More runners than any other club! The organisers weren’t joking when they responded to our entry submission with “I’m beginning to worry I haven’t ordered enough numbers.” Alistair Hart had to run with a hand drawn number and I noticed a few XC numbers being re-cycled too! The first race of the day saw the Women, Veteran Women (over 35) and V50 men

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by Geoff Hewitson This annual event, held on Newcastle Town Moor, is essentially a jamboree of 4 events in one – a half marathon, 10k, individual 5k, and 5k couples relay. Clare Weir and myself had decided some time ago to fully embrace the “Valentines” theme by entering the relay event, which I think was the third time we’ve done it. Clare had pencilled it in as her first serious target following her knee surgery back in the early Autumn. In

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by Rob Teasdale Dewsbury is a very popular early season 10k which fills within days of entry opening. It’s an out and back course and is predominantly a decent route, ever so slightly going uphill out but then downhill coming back so if you’ve got plenty left in the tank it’s a good race to gain a good time. It’s been kind to me in the past with PBs gained here so I was hopeful of the same again. Joining me from Crook

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by Geoff Hewitson “There is a course in Old Wallsend They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a runner And God, I know, I’m one!” Well OK, so it’s not quite the opening lines to the early 60’s classic “House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals, but if lead singer Eric Burden (and/or the rest of the band) had experienced Saturday’s event, he may well have been tempted to change the lyrics! The link to the song (other than the

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by Rob Teasdale The very popular Brass Monkey once again delivered the goods with a cracking turnout of 14 runners from the club. For the first time this years event was a ballot process which meant many missed out, I did originally but thanks to Lee I was able to secure a place. Not that I need motivating to run but I always feel a place in Brass keeps you going over those winter months when it’s cold and dark to get out

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by Brad Wight The Northern Cross Country Championships were held last Saturday at Sedgefield and what a cracking event it was. The organization was excellent, the weather behaved, and we had some cracking results! Rory Hart and Alex Merryweather were first up for Crook in the U17s race. The front runners were extremely fast, covering the 3.5 mile course in little over 18 minutes. Rory finished 20th overall in a time of 19:28 (roughly equal to a 5K time of 17:15) which

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by Gerry Hehir Saturday morning saw me and Jane set off on our next half marathon run, this time we were heading back to Yorkshire and it was the Harewood House Trail half marathon. The weather was cold but clear and the sun was shining. It was on a new course from last year, instead of 2 laps around a very hilly and muddy trail we did the 1 lap and then they added an even hillier and muddier second loop. The

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by Geoff Hewitson This annual event was traditionally held on a January Sunday morning in Durham for many years, when it was known as the Cathedral Relays. Towards the end of 2018 the long-standing host club (Durham City Harriers) pulled out of organising the event at which point Birtley AC stepped in to take it over, and moved the venue to the Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Birtley. It was held here for the first time in January 2019. The