Norman Woodcock Relays, 3rd November 2024

There was a good Claremont turnout for this now well-established relay around Gosforth racecourse, as we had 5 teams for the 3rd consecutive year. It was a dry, overcast and felt a bit chilly after the recent spell of unseasonably mild weather – though none felt the chill more than Mark Anderson who had just …

Tommy Run 10k, 3rd November 2024

Lynne Cornell returned to the coast for The Tommy Run, sending us this account: “I did this race for the 1st time last year and so enjoyed it that I signed up for this year the day after, due to the tempting early bird offer Wild Deer sent me. This is the first race I have …

Sunderland Urban Ultra, 2nd November 2024

There is no stopping Nina Jensen – just wind her up and she runs for ever! This weekend’s jaunt was a 34 mile trot around Sunderland, aka the Sunderland Urban Ultra. The race blurb describes it as: “A 34 mile loop race taking in the city and countryside around Sunderland, passing iconic landmarks, historic locations …

parkrun, 2nd November 2024

The monthly parkrun tourism outing is becoming well established and 14 of us, plus 2 friends, made the trip into deepest County Durham to run around the beautiful Hardwick Park in Sedgefield, which was looking resplendent in its autumn colours. It is a 2 lap course on paths and trails, and whilst there are no …

Autumn Handicap, 28th October 2024

It was an unseasonably warm, dry evening with, strangely for the Tyne Valley, no wind for this year’s Autumn Handicap down on the Quayside. Whilst this was appreciated by the runners, it was probably even more welcome for the marshals and volunteers! Lena Lou, handicap expert, waltzed home miles ahead of everybody else in the …

Trail El Castillo de las Guardas, 27th October 2024

As with our recent post re Sumanth Nayak racing in his Claremont top despite living in California, another Claremont migrant is still proudly wearing the sky blue colours on race day! Jose Gallego may have returned to his native Spain, but he still part of the Claremont family and recently sported his Claremont vest while …

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