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Gebrselassie’s feat is next target for Lel

LONDON marathon winner Martin Lel was delighted to add the BUPA Great North Run title to his collection of medals, but his euphoria was checked by the news his Ethiopian rival Haile Gebrselassie had broken the world record for the marathon in Berlin earlier in the day. Read

Radcliffe return inspires her rival

SHE was supposed to inspire British athletics on her return to competitive action in the BUPA Great North Run, but Paul Radcliffe’s first race in almost two years only inspired the fastest time in the world this year from an American who has been a nuisance all season. Read

Paula’s running for two and for victory

PAULA Radcliffe has the added responsibility of a baby daughter to look after and 33 years behind her, but Britain’s leading female athlete believes she is stronger than ever before. Read

Out of Africa and into gold medal contention

MO Farah was born in Africa, but it is the dream of beating the African athletes who dominate long and middle distance athletics which inspires him. Read

Regional athletics round-up

SUNDERLAND Harriers regained the senior men’s relay trophy in their own cross country promotion at Farringdon on Saturday. Read

Radcliffe to make GNR return

PAULA Radcliffe will make her eagerly-awaited comeback in the Great North Run later this month in a major coup for the event’s organisers. Read

Terry’s perfect recipe

THANKS to a change in shift patterns at the Durham bakery where he works, Terry Wall is on a roll of success after a few barren years. Read

Derwentside launch new Hellhole 10k

DERWENTSIDE Athletics Club has reluctantly decided not to stage it’s 10-mile road race this year. Read

Darren's dishing out wise words

OLYMPIC gold medallist Darren Campbell was quick out of the blocks after his World Championship media duties to fly into the North East to give Tyneside youngsters some final training hints before they embark on their trip to Manchester for the final of the Reebok-supported Street Athletics. Read

A very happy Miller’s tale!

THE Tartan Games incorporated the Celebral Palsy (CP) Sport Grand Prix, which this year had the added importance of being an IPC-ratified event with athletes chasing qualification for the Beijing Olympics. Read

Niall just Flan-tastic

IT CAME as no surprise when Niall Flannery was awarded the male Track Athlete Of The Match Award at the UKA National Young Athletes’ Auxilliary final at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Read

Winner Wall enjoys a stroll in the Park

IN-FORM Terry Wall broke the monopoly of Sunderland Harriers when he won yesterday’s Michael Page Memorial 10k Multi-Terrain Race at the Hetton Lyons Country Park on Wearside. Read

Gruelling challenge

ENTRIES are being encouraged for the North-East Regional Triathlon Championships at Druridge Bay Country Park. Read

Bumper entry for Tynedale

LIKE the majority of clubs in the region, Tynedale Harriers come across numerous obstacles when the time comes around to promote their annual 10-mile Jelly Tea Road Race. Read

Les shows fellow seniors up in style

LESLIE RICHARDS is giant in stature and his presence at the Inter-Counties Champion-ships in Hull was a sight to behold. Read

Katarina shows a sporting spirit

LAST week the headline news coming out of Liverpool was extremely depressing, following the horrific shooting of a young sports-mad boy. Read

Double joy for Rodmell

TYNEDALE’S Kelly Rodmell made a triumphant return to ultra-multi event competition in the combined World and European Championships in Jyvaskyla, Finland. Read

Laura and Niall produce the goods

THE region’s school athletes had mixed fortunes in the second edition of the UK School Games in Coventry. Read

Young rivals’ double success

TWO of the region’s leading young middle distance athletes came up trumps after squeezing in two races in different parts of the country inside eight hours. Read

Young stars take chance to impress

A DEPLETED North East team still managed to produce many good performances in the Inter-Counties Championships at the Costello Stadium, Hull yesterday. Read