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Chris Tomlinson heading to Gateshead Jun 16 2010

CHRIS Tomlinson is hoping to produce a top performance in front of his home crowd when he competes against world champion Dwight Phillips at the Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead on the 10 July.Read

Kiplimo Kimitai wins Redcar Half Marathon Jun 14 2010

KENYAN Kiplimo Kimitai was a runaway winner of yesterday’s 28th Redcar Half Marathon sponsored by Start Fitness.Read

Justina Heslop retains Blaydon Race title Jun 10 2010

JUSTINA Heslop retained her Blaydon Race title yesterday and hopes she will have moved back to Tyneside by the time she attempts to make it three-in-a-row.Read

Ian Hudspith admits keeping Blaydon Race crown will be hard Jun 09 2010

DEFENDING Blaydon Race champion Ian Hudspith is predicting one of the closest finishes in the history of the event.Read

Ayton and Wilson on right track in Leigh May 31 2010

THE region claimed two gold medals at this weekend’s Northern Junior Championships at Leigh Stadium. Durham’s Liam Ayton won the under-17 1,500m steeplechase on Saturday and, for good measure, returned a day later to take the bronze medal in the 3,000m.Read

Athletes on track for new records May 10 2010

EIGHT records were broken at this weekend’s North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships at Gateshead Stadium.Read

Regional review Apr 26 2010

MORPETH Harrier Peter Newton clipped five seconds off his own course record to win yesterday’s sixth Transped Blyth Valley 10km Road Race.Read

Champion sprinter comes to Gateshead Apr 21 2010

OLYMPIC and world 100 metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser will race at the Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead in July.Read

Gateshead Harriers take clear victory in road relay Apr 03 2010

GATESHEAD Harriers gained a clear victory in the senior men’s relay at yesterday’s Elswick Road Races, held at Newburn Riverside Park, writes LES VENMORE.Read

Athletics round-up Mar 29 2010

ETHIOPIA’S Tirunesh Dibaba failed to collect a fourth World Cross Country title yesterday after being run out of the medals in Poland.Read

Double haul for region in Midlands Mar 15 2010

THE North East gained two sets of Team medals at Saturday’s McCain Challenge Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Cofton Park, Birmingham.Read

Gateshead are on the road to success Mar 08 2010

GATESHEAD Harriers retained the senior men’s title and the Royal Signals Trophy when winning Saturday’s North Eastern Counties Road Relay title at Hetton Lyons Country Park.Read

Kate Avery sole medallist for region in Leeds Mar 01 2010

SHILDON’S Kate Avery was the region’s sole medallist at Saturday’s Saucony English National Cross Country Championships at Roundhey Park, Leeds.Read

Wearmen on course for league title glory Feb 22 2010

SUNDERLAND Harriers look set to regain the Senior Men’s Division One title after winning Saturday’s penultimate Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League event at Temple Park, South Shields.Read

Race is on to join big event Feb 16 2010

BLAYDON Race organiser Bob Houston is braced for the event to fill up faster than ever this year – another sign of the growing popularity of one of the biggest days in the North East athletics calendar.Read

Cram ready to run at Kielder Feb 09 2010

STEVE Cram will celebrate his 50th birthday by running "the most beautiful marathon in the world" after launching the Kielder Marathon yesterday.Read

Durham team go to top of the class Feb 08 2010

DURHAM dominated the annual Inter-County Schools Cross Country match at Meadowfield on Saturday, retaining the overall trophy and winning six of the eight team events.Read

Avery in seventh heaven with title Feb 01 2010

EUROPEAN Championship bronze medallist Kate Avery gained her seventh successive Durham Schools cross country title at Meadowfield on Saturday, writes LES VENMORE.Read

Three medals for North East athletes Jan 25 2010

NORTH East athletes came home with three medals at Saturday’s Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships, held at Witton Park, Blackburn.Read

A golden weekend for North athletes Jan 18 2010

NORTH East athletes gained nine gold medals at this weekend’s Northern Athletics Indoor Championships at Sheffield.Read

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