NEHL Alnwick, 2nd March 2024

Alnwick has become the traditional location for the season finale, with the scenic venue being seen as a great way to end the year, but this year’s very wet winter has seen two events re-arranged for later dates. So it was a new experience to have a “mid-season” run around the pastures taking in the …

NEMAA Cross-Country Championships, 3rd February 2024

It was a very windy day for the North East Masters’ Cross-Country Championships, held this year at the Rising Sun Country Park. Open to all over 35 runners, not just members of the NEMAA, this is very much like a mini-version of a day at the Harrier League, with no packs and far fewer runners. …

Birtley XC Relays, 14th January 2024

It was a bright, lovely morning and a good day for running a cross-country relay, albeit a bit cold (it is January, after all). Three Claremont teams were present, a male masters’ team and a female team in each category – senior and masters. For four of the six ladies, this was the first time …

Sherman Cup / Davison Shield, 6th January 2024

Although part of the North East Harrier League season, this is a one-off event with clubs scoring points for the performance of all their teams from junior to veteran. The Sherman Cup is the male version, with the Davison Shield being the female competition. In the races that Claremont are involved in, there are separate …

North East Cross-Country Championships, 9th December 2023

Gill told me that my race report for this only needed two words – “bloody awful”. She may be right, but I thought that I would write a few more. In fact, I think it could have been a lot worse considering the weather leading up to the start. It wasn’t a great beginning to …

NEHL Aykley Heads, 25th November 2023

It was a dry, bright, cold day as the North East Harrier League said goodbye to Aykley Heads as a venue – the redevelopment of County Hall meaning that it will no longer be available. I think it is fair to say that Aykley Heads, although seen as tough and hilly, was a popular course …

NECAA XC Relay Championships, 18th November 2023

Thornley Hall Farm, the venue for the North East Counties Cross-Country Relays, has a reptation as a muddy venue – and after all the recent rain, it didn’t disappoint! Although it was a different course than that used for the Harrier League (thankfully they had taken out the two hardest hills!), the boggy terrain made …

NEHL Druridge Bay, 15th October 2023

After a bitterly cold start to the day, it turned into a lovely, mild, sunny afternoon – a great day for travelling up the Northumberland coast to run in the sky blue vest of Claremont Road Runners. And we did travel in good numbers with 17 ladies, 9 men and Charlotte Kerr, who is making …

NEHL Wrekenton, 23rd September 2023

The Harrier League is back! It seems longer than 6 months since we last donned our trails/spikes for some larking in the mud, but here we were kicking off the season once more at Wrekenton. The forecast had suggested dry, cool, overcast conditions… so naturally we were treated to a good half hour of heavy …

Farringdon XC Relays, 2nd September 2023

After a year off, Claremont returned to the Farringdon relays. Described by many as a nice ease into the cross-country season, it’s generally dry, mostly on grass, with a couple of modest hills, so it’s a gentle move away from road-running, but a far cry from the mud-baths to come in the dead of winter. …

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