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Medals a long way off, says Tomlinson Jan 16 2010

CHRIS Tomlinson admits it is too soon for him to be considered a medal prospect at a major championship as he attacked his critics for expecting too much too soon from one of our London 2012 hopefuls.Read

Weather can't stop Armstrong winning Dec 21 2009

CAMBRIDGE graduate Matthew Armstrong braved the wintry conditions to gain an emphatic victory at Saturday's Saltwell Harriers 10km Road Race.Read

Regional round-up Dec 14 2009

SUNDERLAND'S Patrick Martin won his first North Eastern Counties senior title in Saturday's 104th Cross-Country Championships at Darlington.Read

Nick McCormich wins Norman Woodcock Road Race Dec 07 2009

MORPETH Harrier Nick McCormick repeated his 2006 victory to gain an impressive win in Saturday’s Norman Woodcock Road race at Gosforth Park.Read

Harriers victorious in league opener Nov 30 2009

MORPETH Harriers gained victory in the senior men’s event at the first fixture of the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League, whch was held at Farringdon on Saturday.Read

Ricky Stevenson celebrates his birthday with a win Nov 16 2009

NORTH Yorks Moors veteran Paul Lowe found the hilly course to his liking as he won the senior men's event at yesterday's third North Yorkshire & South Durham Cross Country League fixture at Normandy.Read

Kenyan Kietany races to world record Oct 12 2009

SUNDERLAND Harrier Gavin Massingham, competing as a guest, sprinted to victory at yesterday's first North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League fixture, at Croft Autodrome.Read

Alyson Dixon is hoping to fulfil promise Oct 07 2009

WHEN Chester-le-Street’s Alyson Dixon says she is "not a naturally speedy runner", it is her style she is referring to. But it is equally true of a career which promised much at an early age but has only now reached the international stage.Read

Surprise package Augusto breaks mould Sep 21 2009

SUCH has been the level of African dominance over world long-distance running in the last two decades it is always refreshing to see a European winner at the Great North Run.Read

New York is high in rivals’ thoughts Sep 19 2009

FROM three corners of the world they converge on the Tyne Bridge tomorrow, with nothing but victory and a New York rematch in mind.Read

Willis hoping for happy return Sep 19 2009

VETERAN Olympian Benita Willis is confident she can match the African challenge when she returns for her fourth Great North Run tomorrow.Read

Devonish: Athletics goes back to basics Sep 18 2009

HAPPY to hark back to playground foot races when he screams through Quayside tomorrow, Marlon Devonish believes stripping sprinting bare is vital to the future of athletics.Read

Aussies will get up close and personal Sep 18 2009

RELISHING the rarity of one-to-one combat, Australian team captain Scott Martin expects to put on a show of raw power for the people of the North East.Read

Lack of progress frustrating for McCormick Sep 02 2009

NICK McCormick ran a season's best 3,000m time at Gateshead, but the 27-year-old from Hexham has some soul-searching to do over the winter.Read

Grand return at Gateshead Sep 01 2009

LAST year organisers billed the Gateshead Grand Prix as a "Homecoming for Heroes", only to find precious few of them after an Olympics where Great Britain's track and field stars failed to come to the party.Read

Tomlinson back to the long jump board Sep 01 2009

CHRIS Tomlinson admitted he may have to go back to the drawing board after a disappointing day for North East athletes at the Gateshead Grand Prix.Read

I felt isolated up here, admits Barr Aug 31 2009

VICKI Barr insists she has “no regrets” about leaving her North East roots behind to chase her dream of a medal at the London 2012 Olympics.Read

Gay determined to deliver the goods Aug 31 2009

IF competition in the men’s sprints is one-sided at present, the jostling for position on the British calendar is pretty intense. So Gateshead could do with a repeat of Asafa Powell’s astonishing run of three years ago – and Tyson Gay believes he can deliver.Read

Jessica Ennis just wants to say thanks Aug 29 2009

A GOLD medal in her pocket and a knocking bet to be the face of the 2012 Olympics, these are stellar, headlining days for Jessica Ennis.Read

Tyneside a fixture in Idowu schedule Aug 28 2009

THE typical Bank Holiday weather he could do without, and Phillips Idowu can’t wait to hit the beach (a warm one) come season’s end.Read

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