North East Running Race Results & News

We are pleased to announce our shop opening hours for the 2013 Easter Bank Holiday weekend here at Northern Runner. They are as follows: Thursday 28th March – 10.00am – 7.00pm Good Friday 29th March – 11.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 30th March – 9.00am – 5.30pm Easter Sunday 31st March – CLOSED Easter Monday 1st April – 11.00am – 4.00pm Tuesday 2nd April – 10.00am – 5.30pm Then normal opening hours will resume. We would like to wish all of our customers a very happy Easter!

The latest round of the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series, The Blakey Blitz, which was due to take place on Sunday 24th March has been postponed. This is largely due to the adverse weather.

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is the Blakey Blitz on Sunday 24th March. Registration/Start and Finish is from the Lion Inn, Blakey Rigg, South of Castleton up on the North Yorkshire Moors. The race is about 10.5 miles long with 2700 feet of ascent making it an A medium classification. Conditions will be tough with all the snow so come prepared for winter conditions. The fun starts at 10.30 am. Click here to see the race route map.

The great thing about this short film is the Inov-8 Race Elite ruck sack packing itself. The film also shows off North Wales which is a great place to run.

The thirteenth race in the Northern Runner/Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is the Pinchinthorpe Plod on Sunday 7th April. The route has varied over the years and this event has been in both the Summer and Winter Fell Race Series. The race takes in Little Roseberry and Hanging Stone both steep little pulls. The terrain is a mix of forest track and single track. The fun starts at 10.30 am.

After receiving some really positive comments from people who attended the chi running taster sessions last year and from Inov-8 who supported the session, Nick returns to hold some more chi running taster sessions at Northern Runner. The first taster is on Saturday 20th April at the shop and then to Leazes Park. There will be two sessions over the day, one from 10am to 12.30pm, the second from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Inov-8 have kindly agreed to supply some of their Trailroc Shoes to wear during the session which will... Read More

Thank you to John Taylor for these pictures of the latest round of the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series at Glaisdale.

An overcast day but warm with temperatures at the start around 7 Celsius. Perfect for running and with a superb course with a bit of snow still in shaded areas, it gave a very pleasant atmosphere. As usual on this event a whole pack of runners charged off with too many at the front for the first two miles. At this point in both the men’s and women’s events the field started to spread. within the first five miles the men’s race was down to three competitors led by Jason... Read More

We have the latest edition of the Northern Running Guide available in our Newcastle Shop for you to pick up for free. As well as lots of running articles the guide also has a list of events in the North of England in the coming months. So, pop into Northern Runner to pick up your free copy.

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is the Glaisdale Rigg Fell Race on Sunday 3rd March. The race starts at 10.30 am from outside the Arnecliffe Arms in Glaisdale on the North Yorkshire Moors. The 8 mile route has about 1500 feet of ascent and goes over a variety of terrain. This includes an initial climb on a tarmac road, some hopping through the heather, a bridleway over the moor, and some muddy tracks over fields and through woodland. It’s a great run... Read More