September 11th, 2010
Birtley AC has given a promising start to the 2010/11 crosscountry season by fielding 29 runners over the day’s races. Sunderland Harriers Open crosscountry races are seen by many as the start of the crosscountry season and it could have been a really wet one after the previous night’s showers. Luckily the weather became bright and warm drying off a lot of the ground water so that conditions under foot did not become muddy. There were six races with Birtley fielding runners in all but one. Straight races for the younger athletes and senior women. Relays for Senior and Veteran men.
Under 11 boys and girls ran a 1000m course starting and finishing on playing fields the same as all the other races with some slight up and down hills. This race gave our under 11’s a good taste of what the harrier leagues will be like as on the 30th October Sunderland will again play host to the second of the years harrier league fixtures.
Under 11 Girls
| Amelia Bateman |
7th |
5.01 |
| Sophie Ward |
10th |
5.31 |
Under 11 Boys
| Michael McNally |
10th |
4.59 |
| Kieron Taylor |
12th |
5.16 |
| Joel Flowers |
14th |
5.42 |
All the below age groups ran the same 1.8 mile course.
Under 13 Girls
| Olivia Bateman |
3rd |
12.08 |
| Danielle Coulson |
12th |
13.20 |
Under 13 Boys
| Adam Ridley |
16th |
12.03 |
| Luke Kelly |
19th |
12.18 |
| Andrew Baxter |
24th |
12.31 |
Under 15 Girls
| Lydia Turner |
1st |
10.33 |
| Sophie Forster |
3rd |
11.02 |
| Paige Gilhespy |
6th |
12.02 |
| Sarah Murray |
15th |
17.32 |
Under 15 Boys
Under 17 Women
Under 17 Men
Relays
Senior Men A 5th team 40.04
| Shawn Laws |
|
10.21 |
| Josh McEnaney |
|
10.09 |
| Neil Allan |
|
9.49 |
| Lee Millmore |
|
9.45 |
Senior Men B 11th team 43.46
| Ronnie Eillies |
|
10.48 |
| Michael Keenan |
|
10.59 |
| Dan Fletcher |
|
10.43 |
| Stevie Barras |
|
11.16 |
Veteran Men A 10th team 48.48
| Karl Oakes |
|
10.34 |
| Pat Kelly |
|
15.22 |
| Brian Bailes |
|
11.36 |
| Dave Kelly |
|
11.16 |
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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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January 8th, 2010
Just been on the Blyth running club website and it has been confirmed that the Cramlington Harrier League races on Saturday 9th January have been cancelled due to the weather.
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November 24th, 2009
Fifteen young Birtley athletes have been selected to represent DACYP at the above championships in December. The 60 strong county team of athletes together with parents and team managers will travel to Essex on Friday evening 4th December and compete on Saturday 5th returning on the Saturday evening. Birtley AC have supported this event for many years and have produced numerous national champions as well as team winners.
The Durham team is traditionally strong against opposition from Wales, Berkshire, Essex, London and Nottinghamshire and this year should be no exception. We wish all of our athletes good luck and hope they enjoy the experience.
Thanks also to the parents for their support in allowing the young athletes to participate.
Athletes selected and confirmed as travelling:
- Danielle Graham
- Sophie Ward
- Lydia Turner
- Danielle Coulson
- Sophie Taylor
- Paige Gilhespy
- Laura Moffat
- Sam Overall
- Andrew Baxter
- Jay Madine
- Adrian Bailes
- Kieron Robinson
- Sean Ridley
- Daniel Fletcher
- Alex Flowers
Parents travelling:
- Mr Overall
- Mrs Graham
- Mrs Gilhespy
- Mrs Ward
- Mr Coulson
Team management:
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August 29th, 2009
Thanks to all the members who competed and I would like to congratulate the senior mens team on gaining 1st place, well done lads !!! Here is a quick peek for those people who couldn’t make it.
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