Monthly Archives: February 2012

To celebrate 30 years of British manufacturing, New Balance are offering you the chance to win a union jack inspired Mini ! All you have to do to enter the competition is click through to the website www.winwithnb.co.uk click register and enter your details putting Northern Runner into the retailer box. The closing date for entries is 12th August 2012.

Click here to see David Apsin’s photo’s from the Commondale Clart Fell Race which was the latest round of the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series.

If you haven’t made it into the Blaydon Race this year or you a looking for somthing to challenge you in the morning then why not pop along to the Grasmere Gallop. There is a 10km Trail Run, 5.7 km Fun Run, 10km Walk and a Teddy Dash. So, fun for everyone. Click here to enter.

This years Ravenscar 1/2 Marathon (North Yorkshire) takes place on Sunday 29th April 2012. The route starts outside the Village Hall in Ravenscar and goes out along the Cleveland Way to a disused Railway Line then heads south to Cloughton Wyke, here you rejoin the coastal path going north past Haydon Wyke to return to Ravenscar. 95% of the route … Continue reading →

It was course records all round today at the latest round of the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series. The course was still Clarty but, not under water as it has been previously so this aided Nicola Kent (Loftus and Whitby) and Cameron Taylor (Esk Valley) in breaking the course records. 18 year old Cameron Taylor took revenge … Continue reading →

We now have stock of the long awaited Inov-8 Terrafly Men’s and Women’s both online and in our Newcastle Shop. The Inov-8 Terrafly is Inov-8′s road to trail shoe. It is based on the popular Road-X range with the same last but, has a more aggresive outsole that will allow you to run comfortabley on the road but, have enough … Continue reading →

With only 5 races remaining in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series Cameron Taylors form looks like it has come at the right time having won 3 races so far and come a very close second in two others but, with three other runners able to get close to maximum points if they run the rest of … Continue reading →

Race 10 in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is the Commondale Clart on Sunday 26th Feb. 10.30am start. Registration is at the Cleveland Inn, Commondale (North Yorkshire Moors). The run itself is 6 miles in length with 1,000 feet of ascent and as the name suggests it is usually muddy. Click here to see a map … Continue reading →