March 1st, 2011
The fourth of six Harrier Leagues was a local one with a trip up the road from Birtley to Wrekenton.
This is a true cross country course with a mix of ups and downs with varying/challenging conditions under foot
U13 Girls
3rd BATEMAN, Olivia, Birtley AC from the fast pack. Second fastest on the day.
U15 Girls First team Birtley AC
1st TURNER, Lydia Birtley AC F
2nd FAWCETT, Anna Birtley AC F
5th FORSTER, Sophie Birtley AC F
6th GILHESPY, Paige Birtley AC F
14th MURRAY, Sarah Birtley AC S
U13 Boys 6th Team
15th MORGAN, Lewis Birtley AC F
28th KELLY, Luke Birtley AC F
29th RIDLEY, Adam Birtley AC F
Senior Men Second Team D2
8th ALLAN, Neil Birtley AC M. Moves up to fast pack.
26th FARNIE, Peter Birtley AC S. Moves up to medium pack
36th MILLMORE, Lee, Birtley AC M.
67th KELLY, David, Birltey AC. M
75th SCOTT, Richard, Birtley AC. M
97th OAKES, Karl, Birtley AC, M
102nd LAWS, Shawn, Birtley AC, M
127th KEENAN, Michael, Birtley AC. S
172nd COULSON, David, Birtley AC. S
209th FORSTER, Tony, Birtley AC, S
250th MILLMORE, Tom, Birtley AC, Sl
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February 8th, 2011
A cold rain and saturated ground failed to dampen the spirits of Birtley AC athletes and supporters who turned out for the third Harrier League of the 2010/11 season.
Again some excellent team and individual results with the U15 girls holding onto the top spot in the teams. Senior Men moved into second place with the prospect of promotion.
Lydia Turner won her race from the fast pack, backed up by the ever improving Paige Gilhesby in 4th and Rachel Ward in 7th completing the team.
Karl Oakes had a brilliant run in the Senior Men finishing 16th from the slow pack which will move him into the medium for Wrekenton on the 26/02/11
Under 13 Girls 2nd Team
3rd 0:16:12 Olivia BATEMAN
14th 0:19:45 Danielle GRAHAM
17th 0:21:10 Erin WEST
Under 15 Girls 1st Team
1st 0:15:04 TURNER, Lydia
4th 0:16:04 Paige GILHESBY
7th 0:19:20 Rachel WARD
Under 13 Boys 2nd Team
5th 0:15:49 Lewis MORGAN
12th 0:16:32 Jack FOLEY
13th 0:16:40 Luke KELLY
Under 15 Boys
27th 0:18:37 Matthew NORTON
Senior Men
16th 0:43:44 Karl OAKES
35th 0:44:40 Peter FARNIE
43rd 0:45:00 Lee MILLMORE
46th 0:45:08 David KELLY
135th 0:48:40 Michael KEENAN
162nd 0:50:20 David COULSON
200th 0:52:51 Daniel FLETCHER
240th 0:57:52 Tom MILLMORE
267th 1:13:37 Gerard MURRAY
For full results see http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2011/index.php
And look out for Birtley runners http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqLQmrlA0Y
As always listen for club announcements and watch the notice board for news and events.
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October 23rd, 2010
The opening race of the 2010/11 Harrier Leagues was today ran at Cramlington Nature Reserve and hosted by Blyth running club.
A night of showers had left the ground saturated ready for hundreds of runners to churn it up into mud.
New for 2010/11 was the under 11’s running in a combined straight race for girls and boys. Kicking off at 12.15 they ran one small lap of approximatly 1.1k running around the perimeter of “the bowl”. Birtley fielded 3 runners Amelia Bateman, Kieran Taylor and Michael McNally who all had brilliant runs, eager for next weeks second harrier league at Farringdon.
In the Under 13 boys we had new comers Jack Foley and Lewis Morgan with experienced racer Adam Ridley running one large lap of 3.2k course. Adam finished 11th outside the top 10 so we will watch the official results to see if he has moved into the fast pack.
Three of Under 13 girls completed the same testing course with Olivia Bateman finishing 2nd from the slow pack. She was followed by Danielle Graham and Danielle Coulson both having gutsy runs.
By the U15 boys the course was nice and muddy but this did not put off Sean Ridley flying the flag as the only Birtley runner.
Four runners turned out for the U15 girls Sarah Murray, Sophie Forster, Lydia Turner and Paige Gilhespy. Lydia won the race from the slow pack.
Just 3 years ago in the same race the Senior Men Birtley only managed to field 5 runners. Today 11 Birtley Vests crossed the finishing line, running 3 large laps. Well done to Dan Fletcher having his first Harrier League race as a Senior. Tony Forster for having his first race for the club.
Birtley still need to get toes on the line in the Under 17 Men and Women and Junior/Senior Men and Women. Come on, join your club mates and race.
At the time of writing official results had not been published so keep and eye on race results for positions and times. Also watch out for photos of todays race being added to the “Photos” section of the website.
Well done to everyone who turned out and thank you to all the Birtley supports for cheering. Thank you to Blyth running club and officials for orgainsing an enjoyable afternoon of cross country.
Looking forward the Farringdon next week 30/11/2010
Results now published
http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/index.php
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August 12th, 2010
As quick as the dates were confirmed there have been two alterations. Alnwick has been changed to the traditional Blaydon. Wrekenton which was due to be run on the 12/02/2011 has been changed to 26/02/2011 due to a clash with the signal relays.
The revised Start Fitness NEHL fixtures marked in bold are:
Oct 23 – Cramlington;
Oct 30 – Farringdon;
Nov 27 – Shibdon Pond (Blaydon);
Jan 8 – Town Moor;
Feb 26 – Wrekenton;
March 12 – Sherman Cup/Davison Shield, Temple Park;
March 26 – Prudhoe
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August 7th, 2010
<With track season coming to an end the dates for the North East Harrier League have been announced. Old favorites like Prudhoe are joined by a new venue in Alnwick, on November 27.
Birtley has enjoyed individual and age category successes in the past and this year I’m sure will be no exception. A great achievement for the club would be to field a team in the Sherman Cup. This requires teams in every age group from U13 boys to Senior Men.
The fixtures for 2010/2011 are:
Oct 23, Cramlington;
Oct 30, Farringdon;
Nov 27, Alnwick (new);
Jan 8, Town Moor;
Feb 12, Wrekenton;
March 12, Sherman Cup/Davison Shield, Temple Park;
March 26, Prudhoe.
Other notable cross-country dates are:
Nov 6, English Relays, Mansfield;
Nov 13, Gateshead International;
Jan 29, Northern Championships, Sunderland;
Feb 19, English Championships, Alton Towers;
March 5,Inter-Counties Championships, Birmingham;
March 19, English Schools’ Championships.
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