Winter Grand Prix 2019

Results after Race Four Sedgefield parkrun

A lovely morning for running with some great results. Results are here

Winter Grand Prix 2019 after Sedgefield v2

Results after Race Three Saltwell 10k

Eight Grand Prix runners made it to Saltwell the weekend before Christmas. Not the flattest of courses! Well done all. Results are here

Winter Grand Prix 2019 after Saltwell

Results after Race Two Town Moor 10k

Five Harriers Grand Prix runners made it to the Town Moor 10k on a beautiful day for running. Many were rewarded by great times and returned very happy! The current standings can be found here. Next up is the Saltwell 10k just before Christmas. Well done all.

Winter Grand Prix 2019 after Town Moor

Results after Race One: Pedro’s 10k

Well done to Paul Lancastle for entering the tough local race. Also Stephen Hamil off to a flying start with his Wild Card 10mile entry. Still, there’s a very long way to go yet. Next up is the Town Moor 10k.

Results table is here

Winter Grand Prix 2019

Races
The races this year will be as follows.

Pedro’s 10k Stanley Sunday 20 October

Town Moor 10k Sunday 10 November

Saltwell 10k Saturday 21 December

Sedgefield parkrun – 18 January

Hartlepool Marina Sunday March  29

Wild Card Race – see below

Runners need to register in advance (by Saturday 19th October by giving name to Gary by email or message/adding to facebook list.
    • Best four races to count for each runner. But again we are going to allow all entrants to substitute one ‘Wild Card’ race of their own choosing which will count to the final %. If runners choose to do this they have to a)Let Gary know by message/email at least one week before the race the event they are entering. This must be text/message or email!  b)Afterwards they have to let Gary know by message/email a link to the race results for that race- SUCH RACES MUST HAVE PROPER RESULTS AND THEY MUST BE OVER A SPECIFIC ACCURATELY MEASURED DISTANCE THAT IS STATED ON THE ENTRY. No parkruns can be included. Races chosen must be at least 5k. Cross country races/track races not admissable but road/trail are fine. The judgement of the Grand Prix Committee is final in any disputes!!!!

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Summer Grand Prix 2019

 Darlington 10k

Great turnout and some well deserved times. A couple of runners getting prizes which is trememdous, Alan and Christine. PB’s too for some. Remember the decisive last race is the Coxhoe Race on 22 September which can still greatly affect the overall results!

Copy of results after Darlington 10k v2

Sunderland 5k

Great turnout for this fast flattish 5k.

Results are here

Results after Sunderland 5k

Angel View

Lovely evening and great turn out with some people winning prizes! Well done to all…. Next up is Sunderland 5k.

Raby 10k

Well done to the five runners that completed this rather hilly 10k. The results are below but there’s a long way to go…….! Next race is the Angel View on 27th June – a Thursday.

Results after Raby 10k

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Winter Grand Prix 2018-19

March 18

Well that’s the Winter Grand Prix 2018-19 completed! Congratulations to all who turned up and made this event happen, it’s great to have a really dedicated bunch of runners prepared to turn out throughout the year. November seems a long time ago now. Again we hope you enjoyed the races selected – we’ll give the ‘Wild Card’ approach another outing for the Summer Series. Huge Congrats  to winners Christine and Rob and to runners up Lynne and Davy (very close in the Men’s for second place with Shaun not far behind). Also a huge mention for Shaun, Paul Lancastle and Lynne who ran all the races, terrific stuff.

Results after Thirsk 10

February 24

The penultimate race at the Tees Barrage 5k produced some excellent results. Only one race left at Thirsk and it looks like the leaders have a good lead, but there’s all to play for still for second place. Well done to all runners.

Results after Tees 5k with wildcard

January 19

Well the Winter Series continues with a good turnout  at Durham parkrun. 11 runners toed the line on a chilly morning. Congrats to anyone who got a pb (there’s at least one I think). Next up is the Tees Barrage 5k on 24th March.

Results after Durham parkrun with wild card

December 28

The results after the Blackhill parkrun are here. Well done to all who came along and had a go at this not too flat 5k.

Results after Blackhill parkrun with wild card

November 11

Results after the Memorial 10k with wild card entries. Results table here.

Results after Town Moor 10k with wild card

November 4: Abbey Dash: 4 wild card entries. Results table here

Results after Abbey Dash with wild card

Results after Abbey Dash

Great turn out for the first race the Richmond 10k. Rob goes into the lead in the men’s race and Christine in the Women’s race. But lots of time to go till next Spring. The table of results is here.

Richmond 10k results

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Summer Grand Prix 2018

Final Results after race 6 Coxhoe Trail Race

Well that’s it for another summer. Well done to the hardy enthusiastic core of runners who have supported the Summer Competition. We hope that you enjoyed the variety of races that were on offer and had the chance to run somewhere different occasionally. Congratulations to Liz Lamb who came good in the last race to take the first place in the Women’s event. Also Congrats to Bob Hewitson for winning in the Men’s race. But particular well done and congrats to all who came and ran and made this competition happen especially Bob and Diane who ran each race. Brilliant.

Copy of Results-after last race Coxhoe trail race

Enter now for the Winter Grand Prix!

Results after race 5 Darlington 10k

Nearly there, just one race left in the Summer Grand Prix. The Coxhoe Trail Race. Remember when you look at the results below it’s the best Four races averaged out.

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Results after race 4 (Kilburn Feast)

8 runners made it to the North Yorkshire for this hilly but scenic event. But it was probably better weather for spectating due to the heat! A lovely village and a an enjoyable morning had by all.

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Results after race 3 (Angel View)

A good haul of prizes for people tonight. And apparently Diane won the raffle which isn’t bad. The results are below. Next race is Kilburn Feast on 8th July.

Results after race 3 angel view

Results after race 2

Once again there were 7 runners battling it out for the Grand Prix trophy, this time at Northallerton. Bob and Diane still in control. Next up is the Angel View on the 28th June. The club did pretty well there last year if I remember right.

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Results after race 1

7 runners made it to South Shields for the opening event for the year. There was a bit of breeze but it was not unpleasant up on the Bents. It’s early days but in the Men’s race Bob Hewitson has gone into an early lead and in the Women’s Diane Wood leads the way. Next up is the Northallerton 10k.

Results after race 1

Winter Grand Prix 2017

Final Results!

Well now it’s over and well done to all who participated.It’s been quite a long time since the first race at Hartlepool all those months ago. Two runners made it to the final race at testing Cragside (Katie and Christine). And huge congratulations to Katie who ran every race. That’s really impressive. Great enthusiasm. And then to the overall winners over their best four races- Diane takes the prize in the Women’s event and Shaun in the Men’s. Well done indeed. The final table can be found here. Prizegiving will take place in due course!

Winter Grand Prix Results Final Table 2017 After 6 races

Results after penultimate race  at Dalton Park

Nearly now there with only the Cragside 10k to come. In the Women’s Race Diane is the one to beat. In the Men’s Race Shaun again is well placed.

Winter Grand Prix Results Table 2017 After 5 races

Race 5 Sedgefield parkrun:

6 runners made it to Sedgefield. No snow thankfully. Full GPrix standings are here

Winter Grand Prix Results Table 2017 After 4 races incl Sedgefield

Well done to all runners. Tomorrow it’s finally Dalton Park!

Race 4: Morpeth 11k

Numbers were always going to be down on New Year’s Day, but 4 hardy souls made it north to the delectable Morpeth 11k so congratulations to Shaun, Katie, Christine and Lynne. The results in terms of age grading are on the spreadsheet below and the averages so far. Next race is the rearranged Dalton Park 10k on 21st January.

Winter Grand Prix Results Table 2017 After 3 races including Morpeth 11k

Race 2: Town Moor 10k.

Conditions were bright but with a cold wind. Despite the strong coldish wind there were some pbs set and a few runners came away with a prize! 11 runners gave it a go. As usual lovely tea/coffee and plenty of cake at the end.

Winter Grand Prix Results Table 2017 After Town Moor

Race 1:Hartlepool parkrun.

Well the Winter Series got off to a great start at the flat and fast Hartlepool parkrun on Saturday 14th October. There are some 20 competitors in the Grand Prix this time (a record) almost equally split between men and women. This time we’re dividing the competition into a men’s and a women’s event. 11 runners made it to Hartlepool and the results can be found here.

Winter Grand Prix Results Table 2017

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Summer Grand Prix 2017

Results after Auckland Castle Trail Race and Final Summary

The final results can be found here . Great turnout at this tough local trail race on a lovely sunny morning and lots of hard running was done! Now time to think about the Winter Grand Prix.

Results after Auckland Castle race 6

Results after Race 5 Darlington 10k

It’s getting close to the climax of the Grand Prix. In the Grand Prix competition based on Age Granding Chris Woods looks to be in a strong position and in the Handicap category Liz Lamb is well placed. Team 3 Liz/Shaun/Bob are now the frontrunners but all that could change after the last race at Auckland Castle at the back end of the month -27th.

Results after Race 5 Darlington 10k

Results after Race 4 – parkrun in Middlesbrough

7 runners turned up to compete – the weather was an improvement on the Angel View! Results are here. Remember that runners need to run four races out of the six available (to come is the Darlington 10k and the Auckland Castle Race). The team competition runs over all six races however. All could still change in the leader tables in the three competitions.

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Results of Race 3-Angel View

Great turn out on a really murky night. 12 runners contested the points for the Grand Prix. The results are here and hopefully can be understood but you may need to take your time! As a summary Chris Woods is leading in the Age Graded (Grand Prix Prize), Diane is in front in the Handicap section having run more races than Liz who can still challenge (along with everyone else!). Lynne Diane and Chris are in front in the Team Category.

Results after race 3 Angel View

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Results of Race 2 – Raby Castle 10k

Once again congrats to all who ran this race. The results are here. Any questions please get back to Gary.

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Congratulations to the 12 runners who set off to race the Sand Dancer 10k at South Shields in pretty breezy conditions. 18 People have entered the competition this summer to go for either the handicap or the age graded prize. Full details on the event are found on the Events part of the website.

The Results after race one are here

Table of Results after Race One

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Winter Grand Prix 2016-17

Final Results of the Winter Grand Prix are here. Well done to all who have supported this event.

Final Results-after-race-4 winter 2016

Race Three Result: Blackhill parkrun

Well here are the results from Blackhill. A nice course (when you’re spectating certainly but maybe also from the running point of view). Very friendly and the small cafe was just perfect at the end. We ended up going to Blackhill as Jacqui Robson said that it and Hartlepool were good choices. Blackhill seemed a bit different. If you see her you can say how much you loved the hills! Next up is the Thirsk 10 miler to really sort things out.

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Race Two Results: Loftus Poultry Run

The full results and current positions can be found here

Results after race 2

Race One Results: Town Moor 10K: Sunday 13th November

This was the first race of the season under the experimental rules whereby runners pre-enter for the whole series. There is also a Team Event incorporated into the competition. Overall 18 people put their names forward to enter and of these 11 turned up for the Town Moor run. On the day there were a couple of really great pbs set and everyone seemed to enjoy the run and the cuppa and cake afterwards. Christine came away with a 2nd place in her age group class and a £10 voucher. Congratulations to her and to Lynne who came away in first place overall. Team 2 took the honours in the Team Competition. Next race is the Poultry Run on December 18th at Loftus.

The results were as follows:

Winter Grand Prix 2016-17 Race One 10k Memorial
10k prediction Race Time Difference Points %Age Graded
Carruthers Lynne 55.53 51.47 -4.06 1 71.70
Palethorpe Katie 51.19 47.46 -3.33 2 62.80
Lamb Liz 54.38 51.36 -3.02 3 75.16
Kenyon Mike 46.42 44.03 -2.39 4 67.76
Bradshaw Ken 46.40 44.43 -1.57 5 70.10
Day Shaun 49.37 47.50 -1.47 6 62.90
Woods Christine 51.19 50.16 -1.03 7 76.03
Hewitson Bob 46.25 45.24 -1.01 8 70.83
White Davy 52.32 51.38 -0.54 9 69.64
Newington Sam 46.31 46.11 -0.20 10 68.18
Wood Diane 50.00 51.33 1.33 11 71.01
Nauschutz Femke 60.26 na na 18 na
Mckenna Jackie 47.31 na na 18 na
Coxon Dave 45.21 na na 18 na
Garbutt Rob 44.50 na na 18 na
Henson Dave 39.10 na na 18 na
Harrison Peter 38.49 na na 18 na
Team positions after race 1
Team 2 Shaun/Lynne/Ken 1+5=6 6
Team 4 Bob/Liz/Chris 3+7=10 10
Team 3 Diane/Davy/Sam 9+10=19 19
Team 1 Peter/Katie/Paul 2+18=20 20
Team 5 Jackie/Mike/Rob 4+18=22 22
Team 6 Dave/Femke/Dave 18+18=36 36
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Summer Grand Prix Results 2016

Overall Results after Race Six (Auckland Castle)

Name Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 33      (8+7+8+5+5)
Matt Hornsby 13 (7+6)
Dave Henson 11 (6+5)
Rob Garbutt 11 (5+6)
Stuart Reay 10 (5+5)
Ian Graham 10 (5+5)
Alan Rowell 8
James Askew 8
Steve Everett 8
Rosie Smith 8
Dan Jenkin 7
Bob Hewitson 7
Rob Eaton 7
Rachel Bentley 7
*************** 7
Rob Linton 6
Ken Bradshaw 6
Laura Lee 5
Paul Delaney 5
Mike Kenyon 5
Mike Dann 5
Gemma Soulsby 5
Dave Coxon 5
Megan Bell 5
Vicky Coxon 5
Dan Jenkin 7
Michael Grimes 5
Rosie Smith 8
Anth Hunt 5
Peter Harrison 5
Kirstin Farquhar 5
Greta Jones 5
Bob Hewitson 5
Karen Jones 5
Diane Wood 5
Davy White 5
Chris Woods 5
Fred Anderson 5
Joe Harker 5
Gary Coulter 5

Overall Results after Race Five (Darlington 10k)

Name Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 33      (8+7+8+5+5)
Matt Hornsby 13 (7+6)
Dave Henson 11 (6+5)
Stuart Reay 10 (5+5)
Ian Graham 10 (5+5)
James Askew 8
Steve Everett 8
Rosie Smith 8
Dan Jenkin 7
Rob Eaton 7
Rachel Bentley 7
*************** 7
Rob Linton 6
Ken Bradshaw 6
Laura Lee 5
Paul Delaney 5
Mike Kenyon 5
Rob Garbutt 5
Mike Dann 5
Gemma Soulsby 5
Dave Coxon 5
Megan Bell 5
Vicky Coxon 5
Dan Jenkin 7
Michael Grimes 5
Rosie Smith 8
Anth Hunt 5
Peter Harrison 5
Kirstin Farquhar 5
Greta Jones 5
Bob Hewitson 5
Karen Jones 5
Diane Wood 5
Davy White 5
Chris Woods 5
Fred Anderson 5
Joe Harker 5

Overall Results after Race Four

Name Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 28      (8+7+8+5)
Dave Henson 11 (6+5)
Stuart Reay 10 (5+5)
James Askew 8
Steve Everett 8
Matt Hornsby 7
Rob Eaton 7
Rachel Bentley 7
*************** 7
Rob Linton 6
Ken Bradshaw 6
Laura Lee 5
Paul Delaney 5
Mike Kenyon 5
Rob Garbutt 5
Mike Dann 5
Gemma Soulsby 5
Ian Graham 5
Dave Coxon 5
Megan Bell 5
Vicky Coxon 5

Results for Sunderland 5k

Name % Age Graded points
James Askew 85.79 8
Matt Hornsby 84.15 7
Rob Eaton 82.85 6
Kelly Bentley 78.74 5
Paul Delaney 78.47 5
Laura Lee ? 5
Dave Henson 70.20 5
Stuart Reay 64.87 5
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Overall Results after Race Three

Name Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 23      (8+7+8)
Steve Everett 8
Rachel Bentley 7
*************** 7
Rob Linton 6
Dave Henson 6
Ken Bradshaw 6
Mike Kenyon 5
Rob Garbutt 5
Stuart Reay 5
Mike Dann 5
Gemma Soulsby 5
Ian Graham 5
Dave Coxon 5
Megan Bell 5
Vicky Coxon 5

Results for Riverside parkrun:Race Three

Name Time Age Graded Points
Kelly Bentley 21.37 78.49 8
Rachel Bentley 21.45 68.05 7
Dave Henson 19.14 67.85 6
Mike Dann 22.28 66.17 5
Stuart Reay 23.55 65.92 5
Rob Garbutt 23.54 62.20 5
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Results for Penshaw Hill Race: Race Two.

Steve Everett 8 points
Kelly Bentley 7 points
Rob Linton 6 points

Overall Standing after Race Two:

Name Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 15       (8+7)
Steve Everett 8
*************** 7
Rob Linton 6
Ken Bradshaw 6
Mike Kenyon 5
Gemma Soulsby 5
Ian Graham 5
Dave Coxon 5
Megan Bell 5
Vicky Coxon 5
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Results after Raby Castle 10k:Race One

Name Age Graded % Points for Grand Prix
Kelly Bentley 71.8 8
*************** 71.7 7
Ken Bradshaw 64.9 6
Mike Kenyon 63.1 5
Gemma Soulsby 62.2 5
Ian Graham 60.7 5
Dave Coxon 60.2 5
Megan Bell 55 5
Vicky Coxon 48.1 5
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Winter Grand Prix 2015-16

Final Result-congratulations to Alan Rowell the winner

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Current Leader Board after Thirsk 10mile race
1 Michael Kenyon 28

2 Alan Rowell 28

3 David Coxon 22

4 Robert Hewitson 18

5 Matthew Hornsby 16

6 Alex Mirley 15

7 Kim Simpson 13

8 Megan Bell 10

9 Tammy Cook 10

10 Paula Wear 10

Any runner who has only run one of the races so far has had their points redistributed accordingly.

Current Leader Board after Durham Parkrun

1 Michael Kenyon 22
2 Alan Rowell 21
3 David Coxon 16
4 Kim Simpson 13
5 Robert Hewitson 12
6 Megan Bell 10
7 Tammy Cook 10
8 Paula Wear 10
9 Matthew Hornsby 8
10 Rosie Smith 8
11 Alex Mirley 7
12 Audrey Christie 6
13 Ian Graham 6
14 Kim Bailey 5
15 Andy Billett 5
16 Victoria Coxon 5
17 Rob Garbutt 5
18 Deborah Gibson 5
19 Simon J Hackett 5
20 Malcolm Heslop 5
21 Fiona Holloway 5
22 Helen Kent 5
23 Ian Marshall 5
24 Tony McNeill 5
25 Jacquie Robson 5
26 Kirsty Walker 5
27 Anne Wilson 5
28 Diane Wood 5

Durham Parkrun results

1 Matthew Hornsby 76,00% 8
2 Alan Rowell 74,92% 7
3 Audrey Christie 71,43% 6
4 Laura Kaye 71,34% 5
5 Ian Marshall 64,80% 5
6 Malcolm Heslop 59,85% 5
7 Rob Garbutt 59,62% 5
8 Michael Kenyon 57,70% 5
9 Simon J Hackett 56,89% 5
10 David Coxon 55,19% 5
11 Andy Billett 52,56% 5
12 Dionne Hamil 46,84% 5
13 Tammy Cook 41,10% 5
14 Paula Wear 40,58% 5

Old Monks Results

1 Alan Rowell (8)
2 Michael Kenyon (7)
3 David Coxon (6)

Current Leader Board after Town Moor 10K and Gibside Fruit Bowl

Kim Simpson – 13 points

Bob Hewitson – 12 points

Megan Bell – 10 points

Mike Kenyon – 10 points

Rosie Smith – 8 points

Alex Mirley – 7 points

Alan Rowell – 6 points

Dave Coxon – 6 points

T McNeil/I Graham/ A Wilson/ J Robson/ P Wear/ V Coxon/ D Wood/ K Walker/ F Holloway/ D Gibson/ K Bailey/ H Kent/ K Sidhu/ T Cook –  all 5 points

Town Moor Points scored were

Rosie Smith – 8 points (88.9%)

Alex Mirley – 7 points (79.9%)

Alan Rowell – 6 points (76.4%)

5 point scorers

Robert Hewitson
Kim Simpson
Diane Wood
Kirsty Walker
Michael Kenyon
Megan Bell
Fiona Holloway
Deborah Gibson
Kim Bailey
Helen Kent
Kakinder Sidhu
Tammy Cook
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Provisional Results after the Gibside Fruit Bowl

Points so far

Kim Simpson 8

Bob Hewitson 7

Dave Coxon 6

Mike Kenyon/T McNeil/I Graham/ A Wilson/ M Bell/ J Robson/ P Wear/ V Coxon –  all 5 points

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Summer Grand Prix 2015

After the last race of the Summer Grand Prix 2015 the eventual winner was Peter Harrison. Congratulations.

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Top 3 points at Tynedale 10 miler were won by

Ian Crampton 8 points 83.53%

Rob Eaton 7 points 72.84%

Peter Harrison 6 points 67.25%

All other runners got 5 points and aggregate totals are shown in the table below (with one event to go).

Grand Total as of 7 September Tynedale 10 mile
Peter Harrison 29
Coxon Dave 26
Wout 22
Coxon Vicky 20
Rob Eaton 19
Liz Lamb 18
Dan Jenkin 16
Joel Thompson 15
Anth Hunt 13
Rachel Bentley 10
Bob Hewitson 10
Walker Alison 8
Thompson Emma 7
Adam Walker 7
Rosie Smith 7
Alan Rowell 7
Chloe Price 6
Kenyon Mike 5
Wear Paula 5
Lynne Carruthers 5
David Hemming 5
Rob Garbutt 5
Jacquie McKenna 5
Tony McNeil 5
Jackie Robson 5
Stuart Reay 5
Christine Woods 5
Kirsty Walker 5
Kim Simpson 5
Andy Graham 5
Cameron Allan 5
Graham Hunt 5
Ken Bradshaw 5
Elwyn Baldwin 5
Ian Graham 5
Rod Wilkinson 5
Peter Brooks 5
Fred Anderson 5
Fermke Nauschutz 5
Lindsey Brooks 5
Tammy Cook 5
Joe Harker 5
Kirstin Farquhar 5
Ian Crampton 5
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Summer Grand Prix 2015
Sunderland 5k 15/07/2015
Top 3 Points were
Dan Jenkin 8 86
Rosie Smith 7 85.74
Chloe Price 6 81.35
Aggregated totals are below
Tynedale 10k 01/06/2015
A Hunt 8 77.86
P Harrison 7 73.4
Wout 6 72.01
R Bentley 5
J Thompson 5
D Hemming 5
R Garbutt 5
D Coxon 5
J McKenna 5
T McNeil 5
J Robson 5
V Coxon 5
Raby Castle 10k 17/05/2015
Points
*************** 8 70.01
Thompson Emma 7 69.03
Coxon Dave 6 61.69
Kenyon Mike 5
Wear Paula 5
Coxon Vicky 5
Penshaw Hill Race
Adam Walker 7 68.39
Joel Thompson 5 65.21
Peter Harrison 6 67.36
Liz Lamb 8 69.65
Lynne Carruthers 5 63.45
Grand Total After Sunderland
Peter Harrison 18
Coxon Dave 16
Joel Thompson 15
Coxon Vicky 15
Liz Lamb 13
Wout 11
Rachel Bentley 10
Anth Hunt 8
*************** 8
Dan Jenkin 8
Thompson Emma 7
Adam Walker 7
Rosie Smith 7
Chloe Price 6
Kenyon Mike 5
Wear Paula 5
Lynne Carruthers 5
David Hemming 5
Rob Garbutt 5
Jacquie McKenna 5
Tony McNeil 5
Jackie Robson 5
Stuart Reay 5
Christine Woods 5
Kirsty Walker 5
Kim Simpson 5
Andy Graham 5
Rob Eaton 5
Cameron Allan 5
Graham Hunt 5
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Winter Grand Prix 2014-15
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Thirsk 10 and Mermaid 10k and final summary

Bob Hewitson made the Winter Grand Prix his own by getting 15 points in the last two races. He finished the series with a massive 49 points 28 points clear of his next rival Mike Kenyon. Well done to Bob on the consistency of his racing which is what this Series aims to encourage. The final results table is here

Final Results table

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Parkrun 7.2.15

16 runners for the parkrun but a glitch in the advertising meant that most probably didn’t realise it was a GP event! Bob made it but unfortunately his closest rival (Dave) didn’t, so his lead could well be unassailable now. It could be done with only 2 races left, but it’s up to Mike. Can he do it? It’s a big ask. Thirsk and the Mermaid remain.

Top of the leader board looks like this

Bob Hewitson 34

Mike Kenyon 21

Dave Coxon 15

Results after Parkrun

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Old Monk’s 5.5mile 3.1.15

Only four runners from the Club made it to this tricky off road race. First home in 11th position was Chris Wilkinson in an excellent 34.51. Then came Bob Hewitson (62nd), Dave Coxon (94th) and Lynne Carruthers (200th). A report on this race by Bob can be found on the Road/Trail page.

Name Position Time Age Grade(based on race of 10K) Category
Chris Wilkinson 11 34.51 77.88 SM
Bob Hewitson 62 40.27 79.74 V55
Dave Coxon 94 42.19 68.67 V40
Lynne Carruthers 200 51.32 69.91 V50

Bob has a commanding lead in the overall competition. The full results can be found here

Results after Old Monks

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Loftus Poultry Race 20.12.14

Four runners from the Club braved this tough one and the first over the line for DCH was Peter Harrison in an excellent 54.40 to come home in 61st position. Next was Bob Hewitson, consolidating his grip on the overall competition, coming back in 108th place in an excellent 71.27% age grading. Third over the line was Mike Kenyon, suffering from a bad cold/cough and lastly Dave in fancy dress came back in 64.02. Well done to all. (You can read an excellent report on the race by Mike on the Results page of the website).

Results after Loftus

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Heaton Memorial 10k 9th November

On this the second run in the winter series first home for DCH was Ian Crampton in a great time of 33:54, closely followed by Rob Hand in 35:23. Kim Simpson was next in recording 40:30. However when taking in the Age Grading calculation Alan moved up in to third spot with a cracking 80.94% behind Ian-92.03% and Rob Hand 86.75%.

In the overall points table Bob Hewitson goes clear with a 2 point lead over Rob Garbutt and then Mike Kenyon. But who can say what will happen as this competition is all about consistency and who from DCH turns out on the day to steal the bonus points.

Results after Heaton

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Gibside Fruit Bowl 19 October

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Congratulations to all runners on this very hard course. First home for DCH  the second year in a row was Dave King who takes the full 8 points. Second was Bob with 7 points.

The next event is on Sunday 9th November – the Town Moor 10k. Will Dave turn up to protect his lead?

Positions in the Grand Prix are here

Results after Gibside

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Summer Grand Prix 2014

Wynyard 10k Trail Race 14.9.14

Well Peter was the overall runaway winner of the Summer Grand Prix for 2014. The top 3 of the final leaderboard were

1. Peter Harrison 37 points

2. Rob Hand 23 points

3. Andy Graham 19 points.

Many congratulations to Peter who now has won this competition for the last two years!

The final points table is here

Final Results Table Summer Grand Prix 2014

Read Peter’s report of this final race on the Results page.

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Tynedale 10 mile 31 August

Well Peter looks like he’s strengthened his grip on the Summer Grand Prix trophy with a pretty commanding lead. Ian was first home for the club in a really strong time of 56.11 and recording over 90% age grading. Not many of us can aspire to that level of achievement! The current table of points can be found here. Next race and the last in the series is on 14th September-the Wynyard 10k trail race.

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Darlington 10k 10 August

Well a huge turnout which makes the results a while to get on to the website. Here they are with it being all to play for at the top. Peter still there in the lead but Rob not far behind. Next race is the Tynedale 10miler at the end of August.

Current Leader Board after Darlington
Sunderland 5k time Sld 5kAge % Darlo 10kTime Darlo 10kAge % Points from darlo Total to date
Peter Harrison 19.50 68.31 39.24 70.58 5 25
Rob Hand 34.40 88.03 7 23
*************** 18
Andy Biggs 19.19 74.55 39.32 74.10 5 16
Dan Jenkin 15.23 83.87 8 15
Dave Coxon 15
Christian Barlow 19.24 66.66 39.31 68.14 5 15
Dave Henson 41.19 65.18 5 15
Lynne Carruthers 52.12 65.52 5 15
Wout 12
Stuart Reay 24.04 64.39 5 10
Kirsty Walker 10
Kim Simpson 19.43 75.15 39.59 74.70 5 10
Fern Freeman 22.03 67.12 48.25 61.38 5 10
Tony McNeill 22.54 64.40 47.38 62.29 5 10
Bob Hewitson 8
Ian Crampton 34.24 88.72 8 8
James Askew 15.57 80.88 7 7
Chris Herkes 6
Andy Graham 16.34 78.06 6 6
Rosie Smith 34.47 85.96 6 6
Jonny Wilkinson 17.03 77.28 5 5
Chris Walker 17.22 74.31 5 5
Chris Wilkinson 18.20 71.87 5 5
Alan Rowell 21.50 76.82 5 5
Kirstin Farquhar 22.00 72.06 5 5
Alice Campbell 22.37 64.40 5 5
Paula Wear 25.20 59.03 5 5
Graham Hunt 5
Mike Kenyon 5
Jon Nash 37.28 76.99 5 5
Gary Coulter 46.28 69.91 5 5
Isaac Allen 39.42 67.83 5 5
Elwyn Baldwin 47.01 73.58 5 5
Rob Whittle 48.39 55.06 5 5
Chris Hedley 50.44 61.51 5 5
Joe Harker 66.25 56.54 5 5
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Sunderland 5k 16th July

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The extra points for the night went to the first three DCH runners home, Dan Jenkin, James Askew and Andy Graham. But in the overall competition it is now Peter Harrison leading with 20 points from Alison Walker 18 and Rob Hand 16. It really depends who turns out for all the remaining races with the next being Darlington 10k on August 10th.

Results after Sunderland 5k

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Tynedale 10K 2nd July

Nine runners from DCH tackled this scenic 10k famous for the nice downhill start. First home for the club was Wout continuing his fine run of form (read his race report on the Road/Trail Section). In terms of the Grand Prix it was top points for Bob, followed by Wout and then ***************. In the overall points table *************** goes to the top then comes Rob Hand, lurking dangerously in second place. This event is all about turning out on the day for the race so with Sunderland 5k coming up in a fortnights time all eyes will be on who turns out!

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Penshaw Hill Race

Only for the brave?? Six runners successfully completed this very tough 3miler around Penshaw Monument. Congrats to Rob Hand who was first Vet 50 and 8th overall. A mighty achievement which gets him maximum points and a good lead already in the Summer Grand Prix. Also very well done to other runners, ***************,Lynne,Peter,Chris and Dave.

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Results are here

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Clive Cookson

Runners in the Clive Cookson 10K
Runners in the Clive Cookson 10K

Congratulations to the 12 runners who made it around the Clive Cookson 10k. A great first place in the race for Dan Jenkin – but in the Age Grading he was pipped for first place by Rob Hand who ran a storming race to gain all the bonus points.

Grand Prix Results are here

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Winter Grand Prix 2013

Mermaid 10K 18.4.14

Well this was the last in the Winter Grand Prix Series and a stunning overall win for Liz who finished with a huge 44 points with Dave Coxon second and Lynne third. Congratulations to all those who competed (some 19 runners). Some great ‘Age related times’ recorded. On the day first Harrier over the line was Andy Biggs in a great 39.10 in 34th place.

Results were

34 Andy Biggs 39.10

88 Dave Coxon 44.07

112 Tony McNeil 46.15

133 Liz Lamb 47.49

190 Lynne Carruthers 54.53

222 Joe Harker 62.47

Grand Prix Final results are here

Full results are here

Please Note that the Summer Grand Prix 2014 begins on 21st May at the Clive Cookson 10k at Whitley Bay.

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Stockton 5k Trail Race 9.3.14

Liz Lamb took the opportunity to go into a strong lead with only one race left, the Mermaid 10k. It looks like an unassailable position now and one thoroughly deserved, hitting a massive 77.55% in terms of age grading in this 5k race. She was followed home by Dave Coxon and Lynne Carruthers who have really supported this first running of the Winter Grand Prix. Commiserations go to Bob Hewitson who was unable to run because of a broken foot sustained at a recent cross country race. Tragic.

Grand Prix results are here

Full results are here

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Ann Johnson Absent Friends 5m 16.2.14

Real success for DCH at this race. James Askew wins for the second year in a row in 29.37.Bob Hewitson comes 36th in 38.04 followed by Dave Coxon 51st in 39.48, Alison Walker 56th 40.58 (second o45), Julia Quinonez 62nd in 41.51 (third o45), Liz Lamb 95th 45.11 (first o55) and Lynne Carruthers 136th in 50.13. In the Grand Prix Bob still leads but his lead is reduced with Liz making a bit of ground. Two races left.

Current positions in Grand Prix are here

Full results are here

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Old Monks six mile 5.1.14

Bob makes the most of Liz not running to go into the lead. Chloe gets 8 points. Three races to go. But will the marathon training take its toll on Bob in the coming months?

Results here

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Loftus Poultry Run 22.12.13

6 Runners completed this race and the latest Grand Prix table can be found here. Four races remain and although Liz leads at present there’s a long way to go. Next race in the Series is the Old Monks 6 which takes place on the 5th January. Entry form here

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Town Moor 10k 10.11.13

Great turn out for this race with many of the runners coming away with prizes! Chloe, Alan, Liz, Fred. Well done to the lot of you and also to the rest who ran. Impressive club presence. At the top of the leader board are Dave and Liz with 13 points, followed by Bob with 11. You can view the current table of points here. The % for age categories are included.

The next race is Loftus on 22 December. Maybe it’ll see changes to the table as some will be enjoying the festivities and don’t make the race. Who knows. An entry form is found here

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Gibside fruit Bowl

Well done to the 10 Club runners who turned out for the first race in the Winter Series at Gibside. First home in 40th place was Dave King in 47.41. Dave takes all the 8 points. Next in the points table is Liz with 7 and then comes Bob with 6. The other runners all come away with 5 points each. The next event will be the Town Moor Memorial 10k on November 10th. Will Dave be there to try and increase his lead?

Click here to get an Entry form for the Memorial 10k

Results are here

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Summer Grand Prix Results

2013

The final race in the Summer Series saw Peter Harrison take first position with 32 points ahead of Lynne Carruthers (30) and Bob Hewitson (27). Missing only one race out of the seven Peter fully deserved his win although for a good while it looked like Lynne would take the honours. Consistency was all. Some people came good towards the end of the series like Bob H, but really he had too much to do and not enough races left.

Congratulations to Peter.

The final table can be found here