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Andy Wiles has an easy victory at Richmond

ANDY Wiles of New Marske was an easy Senior Men’s winner at the penultimate North Yorkshire South Durham League even at Richmond Racecourse.Read

Cameron Boyek secures easy win at Durham Schools

JUNIOR international Cameron Boyek, running for the Darlington area, easily won the Senior title at Saturday's Durham Schools Cross Country Championships at a bright but frostbound Meadowfield Sports Centre.Read

Ricky Stevenson claims first North East title

NEW Marske’s Ricky Stevenson gained his first senior title at the 106th North Eastern Counties Cross-Country Championships at East Cramlington Nature Reserve.Read

Sedgefield Harriers take off to new heights

SEDGEFIELD Harriers is officially the UK’s best athletics club, but now chairman and founder Ean Parsons wants to turn plaudits into regular on-track prizes.Read

Regional Athletics round-up

MORPETH opened up a significant lead in the senior men’s Division One table after the second Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League fixture at Farringdon.Read

Regional athletics round-up

GATESHEAD Harriers regained the Sherman Cup Trophy and Morpeth Harriers won the Davison Shield for the eighth successive year, at Saturday's Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League fixture at a Temple Park, South Shields.Read

Harrier O’Gara’s pleasant surprise

WALLSEND Harrier Terry O’Gara will make his international athletics debut next month – aged 70, writes STUART RAYNER.Read

Martin Mathathi breaks Great North Run course record

KENYAN athletes dominated the 31st BUPA Great North Run, with Martin Mathathi and Lucy Kubuu taking top prize in the men’s and women’s events respectively.Read

Two-mile event will do for Mo Farah

MO Farah admitted he was tempted by the prospect of racing in tomorrow’s BUPA Great North Run, before opting instead for the two-mile event at today’s Great North City Games.Read

Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi set for North face-off

TOP British distance runners Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi will go head-to-head in a thrilling domestic clash at the Bupa Great North Run on September 18.Read

Tomlinson is a long way off a medal in Daegu

CHRIS Tomlinson learned the hard way about the importance of timing after a disappointing final performance at the World Athletics Championships.Read

Hopeful Alyson Dixon keeping her cool

SUNDERLAND’S Alyson Dixon admits she’s a woman with a marathon task ahead of her at the World Championships – but she’s keeping her fingers crossed the weather gods make her life just a little easier in Daegu.Read

Vicki Barr insists she is on track for Olympics

VICKI Barr insists she is fully focused on the London 2012 Olympics, having missed out on Great Britain selection for this month’s World Athletics Championships.Read

Gold for young Gateshead sprinter Rachel Highfield

GATESHEAD’S Rachel Highfield took the gold medal in the Under-17 women’s 200m on the second day of the Northern Athletics Young Athletes Championships at Cudworth, near Barnsley.Read

Overall and Damen are in great form in 10k

BRITISH internationals Scott Overall and Louise Damen defied testing weather conditions to win their respective titles at the Bupa Great North 10-Kilometre Road Race in Gateshead.Read

Robert Bee wins Watergate Trail Race at Lobley Hill

BLACKHILL’S Robert Bee was an easy winner of yesterday’s Watergate Trail Race at Lobley Hill, 2mins 23secs ahead of Crook’s Patrick Duffy, with Elswick veteran, Lee Bennett taking third place.Read

Jarrow's Anthony Hogg takes English Schools gold

JARROW high jumper Anthony Hogg bettered his personal best by nine centimetres to take gold at the 81st English Schools’ Track and Field Championships at Gateshead International Stadium, writes LES VENMORE.Read

Charlie Myers is the only winner for region

CLEVELAND’S Charlie Myers gained the region’s only medal on the opening day of the 81st English Schools Championships, held at Gateshead Stadium.Read

James Askew flies to victory in 14th Aycliffe 10km Road Race

JAMES Askew, running in the colours of the host club, finished strongly to win yesterday’s 14th Aycliffe 10km Road Race.Read

Cragside hosts new three-race series

CRAGSIDE will form the eye-catching backdrop for runners as a new three race series taking in some of Northumberland’s most iconic historical sites is launched at the National Trust-owned property this weekend.Read

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