Sunday 1 December 2019 Richard sends his report from the hills. A good turnout of Claremonters for this annual winter 10-mile fell race around the moors above Allendale. This year …

The Blyth Sands, brilliantly organized by the very friendly Blyth Running Club, is a five mile race run entirely on Blyth beach and handicapped by gender and age. Sounds idyllic …

Luke Woodend and Alice Vialard avoided the parkrun cancellations by going to Darlington to run in the Croft Circuit 5K. I’m sure it was equally cold down there, so well …

A cold clear night dropped temperatures in Newcastle to -4 C leading to cancellation of 6 of 9 parkruns in Tyne and Wear. Most Claremont runners or volunteers were at …

Last cross-country I heard a number of people bemoaning the lack of mud on the courses – they will certainly not be able to make the same complaint this year! …