Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Old County Tops is a Fell race that starts in Langdale and goes over Helvelyn, Scafell Pike and Coniston Old Man. A distance of 37 miles with over 10,000 feet of ascent. In effect it is like the first day of an Elite Class Mountain Marathon, a good day out on the hill. The check points at the Church … Continue reading →

Race 4 in the Northern Runner/Eskdale Valley Summer Fell Race Series is Ossy Oiks. This race is now taking place from the Bluebell Inn, Ingleby Cross and is a new route. The race now covers 6.5 miles with 1400 feet of ascent. The race will start at 7.15pm. For more details and to see the rest of the events in … Continue reading →

Northern Runner will be open from 11am till 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday 30th May 2011. Opening hours will be back to normal on the Tuesday.

There is lots of talk in the media at the moment about natural or barefoot running. To be able to run in minimalist shoes or no shoes at all you need good style and good posture as well as strong well developed feet. We would advice visiting a running form coach to learn proper technique. How many times when you … Continue reading →

Druridge Bay 10km is this coming Sunday. So, if you fancy a run on the bueatiful Northumberland Coast then click here for more information or pop into our Newcastle shop for an entry form.

Winderemere Marathon took place on Sunday 22nd May 2011. To see the results click through from here.

Northern Runner now has more stock of the ON Running’s Cloudsurfers. These are a revolutionary new running shoe that offers amazing cushioning. They have been so popular that they sold out all over Europe within months of the launch. Northern Runner now has more stock so you can either buy online or pop into our Newcastle shop and give them … Continue reading →

Well done to everyone who battled through the wind on Sunday at the Pier to Pier. Click through here to get results.

Click through to read a review of the new Inov-8 Road-X 155 road running shoes written by Camille Herron a 2 hour 38 minutes and bits marathon runner. The training information is also quite interesting.

With Edinburgh Marathon and 1/2 Marathon on Sunday and the local Pier to Pier Run it is a busy weekend for North East runners. Edinburgh Marathon is busy taking entries for next year as it is full for the 2011 event but, if you fancy a run out you can still get an entry to the Pier to Pier on … Continue reading →