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The Sky Running World Series kicks of on the 26th May with the annual Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon. Despite only starting in 2004 this race has become a classic and has been a permanent feature on the Skyrunner® World Series. The consistently deep field attracts runners from far afield and the best of the best contend for the podium over the 42km course and 5,472m of ascent and descent. It is not surpricing considering the race is in Spains Basque region that the star-studded line-up is headed by super-strong Spaniards Kilian Jornet,... Read More

Click here to see Atheticos’s video of last weekends Inter Counties Fell Running Championships from Settle. The North East are running in Gold vests with a royal, red and green chest band.

The North East did well at the Inter Counties Fell Running held in Settle last weekend. Jack Willis won the under 16 men’s and Nick Swinburn came home 2nd to lead Andrew Blackett, Lee Bennett and Gary Jones to a 6th place in the team event. Click here for the full results.

The opening hours at Northern Runner for the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend are as follows: Saturday 25th May – 9.00am – 5.30pm Sunday 26th May – CLOSED Bank Holiday Monday 27th May – 11.00am – 4.00pm Then, normal opening hours will resume.

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series is the Levisham Limping Fell Race on Sunday 26th May 2013. The fun starts at 10.30m am from Lockton Village Hall, Near Pickering, North Yorkshire (grid ref 846900). Entry is on the day only and is £6. The run is 11.2km with 330 metres ascent. To see a map of the race route click here.

Thanks to John Taylor for this photographs of the Carlton Challenge Fell Race which was race number 2 in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series. Click here.

This years Gibside Trail Race will take place on Sunday 20th October at 9.30am. The course is 6 miles or so of mixed underfoot conditions and ‘isn’t flat’. The route is very scenic and passes all the landmarks in the Gibside Chapel Estate which is a National Trust property. This is a very popular event which usually fills up quickly. Click here to make an online entry or pop into our Newcastle shop for an entry form.

Race two in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series was the Carlton Challenge.On a night when we should have had downpours we got away with it and with 100 competitors plus juniors it was a hectic night at the finish. Thanks to Clare Lowe for giving a hand. There were 6 main protagonists in the mens event over the first half of the course. Once we started to climb on the Cleveland Way, ( the yellow brick road) runners started to thin into more of a line.... Read More

Over 800 runners enjoyed a run from South Shields to Roker Pier on Sunday. Another excellent event organised by Sundaerland Strollers. Click here to see the results.

Having sold out of places within weeks of taking entries Ultimate Trails have announced 100 more places for their 100km and 50km Trail Ultra’s held in the Lake District on the 14th and 15th September. If you are upto the challenge then click here to grab one of the few remaining places.