Monthly Archives: May 2012

We now have copies of the Summer edition of the free Northern Running Guide in store. The guide includes a list of races in the local area from July to October. and a three month training logbook. Come in and pick up a free copy at Northern Runner!

Race 3 in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series is the Ossy Oiks. This race is on Wednesday 30th May starting at 7.15pm from Outside Church, Near Arncliffe Woods, Ingleby Cross, Ingleby Arncliffe. The new course is 5.3 miles long with 1834 feet of ascent. Click here to go to a map of the course.

Click here to see the results of the Pier to Pier Race held on Sunday 20th May 2012. This is a popular annual race that is about 7 miles long and goes from South Shields to Sunderland following coastal paths.

It was a cool night but despite rain earlier the going was still quite firm and fast. At the start it was Dan Middlemas with a little local knowledge who shot off into an early lead. After a couple of Km he was caught by Paul Butler and Stuart Carmichael with Cameron Taylor in fourth at this stage. As they … Continue reading →

Click through to the updated fixtures of the our summer fell race series. There is a few exciting new races.

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series is the Levisham Pimping Fell Race on the 16th May 7.15 pm start. Registration is at Lockton Village Hall, North of Pickering, North Yorkshire. Click here for a map of the course

The Pier to Pier race is one of the more popular runs in the North of England with around 1000 entries each year. The race Starts on the beach at South Shields Pier and follows the beach and coastal footpaths to finish about 7 miles later at the Pier on Roker Beach in Sunderland. This race takes place on a … Continue reading →

It may be the starter model in the range, but the Cloudster provides that signature On feeling of “running on clouds”. Equipped with the innovative active sole, the Cloudster brings the On sensation – landing on sand and pushing off from a track – into everyday life. This shoe is designed for neutral runners and light to moderate over-pronators, and … Continue reading →

Summer Series is underway with more winter weather, boggy on the bottom section cold misty conditions tended to slow the runners down. In the men’s field there were 7 runners away before they got to the first woodland corner. Jim Bulman, Cameron Taylor, Nick Barber, Andy Blackett, Ian McGrath, Dan Middlemas and Will Horsley. By the Angel’s staircase Jim had … Continue reading →

Northern Runner would like to wish everyone who is running the 2012 Sunderland Marathon this Sunday all the best of luck. Have a good run, everyone!