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 …

parkrun, 2nd March 2024

Despite the eventual return of cross-country today, quite a few Claremonters were out parkrunning, mostly keeping it very local. Two exceptions were a Shakespearean (sorry) escapade for Rose Hawkswood down in Stratford-upon-Avon, and a return to Huddersfield for Sam Dunn. Back in the North East, there were course PB’s for our newest member Zöe Jukes …

Derwent Reservoir 10 Mile Trail, 25th February 2024

Jim Crinnion headed to Derwent Reservoir this Sunday for some trail action: “After enjoying my first Wild Deer run last year, Hadrian’s Half Marathon, I was looking for another that would fit in with my London Marathon training. At 10 miles it was a little shorter than my scheduled Sunday run, but the hills helped …

parkrun, 24th February 2024

As the cold weather returned, there were a few cancellations due to icy paths. Leazes was amongst the casualties, as was Keswick where a group of Claremonters had headed for a bit of tourism. Luckily for them, Whinlatter Forest was still on – well, perhaps not that lucky as Whinlatter is rated the 2nd toughest …

Village Bakery Half-Marathon, Wrexham, 18th February 2024

Hot on the heels of running the Barcelona half last weekend, Aoife Monaghan and Jack Shawcross were on their travels to run another half-marathon this weekend. This time they didn’t go as far, just to Wrexham for the Village Bakery Half-Marathon. Despite being in North Wales, this race is part of the Run Cheshire series …

Wild Deer Training Session, 18th February 2024

Not a race review as such but Nina Jensen, Lynne Cornell and Anne Smith did a Wild Deer training session this weekend that is probably of interest to a lot of club members. Here’s Nina’s brief review: Three Claremonters joined a large group of runners in Chopwell Woods on a beautiful morning to do the …

NECAA Signal/Road Relays, 17th February 2024

Two Claremont teams turned up to Hetton Lyons Country Park this afternoon to compete in the NECAA Road Relays (also know as the Signal Relays), for the first time since 2017. The park is the former site of Hetton Colliery, connected by railway to Sunderland by George Stephenson in the 1800’s. The race is a …

parkrun, 17th February 2024

Despite a few of us resting before the NECAA Relays at Hetton Lyons, Claremont was well represented at the main local parkruns with 22 runners from Leazes east to Rising Sun. The biggest contingent were at Leazes Park, where there were some very good performances too. Anneliza Andreadi bagged a PB, Dave Roberts missed his …

Food Bank Run, 12th February 2024

The Food Bank Run is a national initiative with the aim of involving running clubs around the country in supporting their local food banks. The idea is that the club organises a run which passes the food bank, with each runner making a donation. As the food banks are closed at the time of our …

Barcelona Half-Marathon, 11th February 2024

Aoife Monaghan and Jack Shawcross went in search of some winter sunshine and found it by running in the Barcelona Half-Marathon! Aoife had been unwell in the lead-up, so did exceptionally well to still come under 2 hours. In her words “A mixture of happy and disappointed as I expected a much better time than …

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