Muddy Roads Pizza Trail 8K – 7th May 2023
by Paul Wragg A day in the life of a King & Queen After being informed by King Ken about the race starting at 11 instead of 10:30 I thought I would check my emails against his better judgement. Lo and behold every email said 10:30. Arriving at Queen Jill's castle for 8:30 we swiftly departed and arrived at the Kings quarters shortly afterwards. The man himself was stood waiting sceptre in hand (empty milk carton) I’ll let your imagination do the
South Shields Sand Dancer – 23rd April 2023
by Geoff Hewitson A very busy time for local (and not so local!) races continued on Sunday at South Shields, where the local club hosted its annual Sand Dancer 10k. This year’s race was incorporated into our Club Championship but with many of our runners either competing elsewhere or nursing injuries there were just 8 of us taking part. The Sand Dancer is advertised as multi-terrain, which is an accurate assessment, so anyone thinking of doing it for the first time don’t
Port of Blyth 10K – 2nd April 2023
Sunday was a cracking morning on the Northumberland coast, as six of our members took part in the highly competitive 17th Port of Blyth 10K. Dare I say, the "spring" like morning, was a great setting for the opening of the road running season. The fast and flat route started within the Port area in Blyth, and headed south towards Seaton Sluice on paths through the sand dunes. We looped around a play area at 5k, and headed back for home up