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 …

It was a hot and humid evening as we took a break from watching the Olympics in order to compete in our own major event, the summer version of the quarterly club handicap. There was a good turnout with 41 runners and a full complement of marshals and officials, well organised by Laurie Johnson. The …

Well done to Giovany Orozco on winning the handicap race this evening, and to Anton Mirafsari on retaining the quarterly knockout cup. It hasn’t felt very spring-like in the build-up to our return to the Town Moor for this year’s Spring Handicap, and the very wet weather that we have had recently meant that there …

It was a horrible, wet night for the handicap, so well done to the 33 runners who splashed their way along the Quayside; and special thanks to the volunteers who marshalled and officiated in such bad weather. Congratulations to Anneliza Andreadi and Anton Mirafsari who won the Handicap Shield and the Winter Cup respectively. The …

Thankfully the rain held off for the duration of the race, but the downpours of previous days and nights had certainly left their mark on the course! The area at the western end of the Copthorne Hotel and just beyond it was completely flooded, with the only way of avoiding it being to go up …