Over 400 women runners packed onto Armstrong Bridge over Jesmond Dene on Monday (26th June) to run their socks off in memory of Anita Nott.
Anita was an active (and pretty outstanding by the sounds of it) member of Heaton Harriers who tragically lost her life in September 2006 whilst out on a training run. This women only run was dedicated to her name and is well supported every year.
It was a hot solstice evening when 18 Green and Golds braved the infamous Weetslade hill.
The Weetslade Relay was the first relay event in the country where each is club is required to select teams of three, which must include at least one veteran and at least one lady.
Now in its eighth year and organised superbly by Claremont Road Runners, the scenic multi-terrain course in Lockey Park includes a hill at halfway. Oh, and it is a 30 metre climb. If you can see past the pain there are some spectacular views from that said hill. I remembered to have a look and they were definitely that.
Another track and field meeting another victory!
Back at Monkton Stadium an enthusiastic band of Green and Golds and Whites ran, threw and jumped their hearts out. Wallsend/Blyth Harriers won the day with the exact same number of points as the last meeting, fighting off stiff competition from Richmond and Zetland and New Marske. We won by just three points (!!!) which just shows how important every single point is.
And so it was on the ninth of June 40+ Green and Golds poured into the Bigg Market on a warm June evening.
The idea
I’ve wanted to do a marathon for about 20 years now and just never set aside the time to train for one. In December I was telling my future brother in law, Malcolm, about the disappointment of not getting into London again. He suggested trying Liverpool as he was going to do it in May. After a few drinks the seed had been planted and the idea seemed better and better the more we drank.
Training
Training was hard, really hard and I underestimated the amount of it I would have to do. Over five months I ran nearly 600 miles. Read more