Ashington Margisons Miles, 22nd March 2025

We didn’t have anyone partaking in Ashington Community Woodland parkrun this morning, but several of our marathon runners in training ran a little further than 5k, doing laps of the wood as part of the annual Margisons Miles event, organised by Ashington Hirst Running Club.

Lasting for 6 hours, “run as much or as little as you want”, proceeds this year were going primarily to Wansbeck Valley food bank. Mary Martin breezed her way to a half-marathon, while Holly Porter, Jenny Roberts and Liz Denyer ran 8 laps as a trio, doing an ‘easy’ 21 miles in under 3 and a half hours.

Event veteran Nina Jensen knocked out her customary marathon in 5 hours 16 minutes, saying “A good turnout of Claremont sky blues at the Margison’s Miles 6 hour event in Ashington. Course was nice and muddy, particularly at the top, but we all had a great day out.”

_{Photos courtesy of Mary}