Girl’s course record holder Holly Peck of Morpeth Harriers finished third
overall in Sunday’s Whitley Bay 2k Park Run on Sunday 25th October.

She was first girl home in a time of 7m33s, which was twelve seconds adrift of her record.

Other Morpeth Harriers in action in the event were Garrett siblings Reece and Lauren.
Reece finished tenth overall in 8m55s, which was fifteen seconds outside of his best time on the course.
Lauren however set new figures of 9m59s, when finishing 25th overall, and was ninth Girl finisher.

The regions Park Runs on Saturday 24th October 2015
produced three first places for athletes from Morpeth Harriers.

In Newcastle’s Exhibition Park, Sam Hancox was first to finish
in a new personal best time of 16.01s for the 5k circuit,
which proved to be thirty three seconds faster that
Gateshead Harrier Conrad Franks.

A further eight seconds behind in third place
was Sunderland Harrier Sparrow Morley.

Another Hancox in fine form was Sam’s father Rob,
who was eleventh finisher in Newcastle in 17m56s.

Adam Shewry was another prominent finisher
in Newcastle, finishing 17th in 18m40s.

James Young of Morpeth Harriers clocked 17m06s at Whitley Bay.
He crossed the finish at the same time as
Blyth Running Club’s Jake Masterman,
however was given the judges verdict for first place.

Robert Balmbra was the third Morpeth Harrier
first finisher at Druridge Bay.
He clocked a finishing time of 17m42s.

Brothers Thomas and Alex Cunningham of Morpeth Harriers,
were also prominent finishers in fifth
and eleventh places respectively,
with clockings of 19m00s, and 19m47s.
Thomas’s clocking was his fastest on the 5k circuit.

Kevin Bray of Morpeth Harriers was also
a prominent finisher at Druridge.
He was 14th in 20m47s.

Away from the region in London’s Queen Elizabeth Park,
Morpeth Harriers had another first finisher in Andrew Lawrence,
who crossed the finish line in 17m28s.

A total of forty two runners took part in the fourth
and final set of races in the Morpeth Harriers
Young Athletes Road Championships,
sponsored by the clubs official backer Linden Homes,
on Lancaster Park, on the evening of Monday 19th October 2015.

30 took part in the Under 13 Boys event,
with twelve contesting the Under 13 Girls race,
both run over the 1.3mile circuit.

Thomas Cunningham was first home in the Boys race,
posting a finishing time of 7m58s.
A very close race between second, third, and fourth
saw Bobby Stone (8m15s) just outpace
Ben Walker (8m16s) and Andrew Hudspith (8m16s).

Cunningham, Stone, and Walker will all receive respective
Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at the clubs
official Presentation Night at the end of November.

Holly Peck won the Girls race, posting a time of 8m19s,
and second and third places went to Lily Heaton (8m38s),
and Rhiannon Hedley (8m52s).

Peck, Heaton, and Hedley, will also receive respective
Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards at the aforementioned Presentation Night.

Other performances in the two races were as follows
BOYS
Findlay Deakin (5th) 8m39s,
Dylan Davies (6th) 8m41s,
Luis Fantin (7th) 8m48s,
Jack Barrett (8th) 9m01s,
Alex Porteous (9th) 9m13s,
Josh Sharp (10th) 9m24s,
Oliver Herford (11th) 9m30s,
Callum Rowell (12th) (Under 11 Guest) 9m31s,
Charlie Lane (13th) 9m37s,
Joseph Miley (14th) 9m44s,
Ciaran Leahy (15th) 9m47s,
Edward Usher (16th) 9m48s,
James Herron (17th) 9m49s,
Declan Carroll (18th) 9m58s,
Daniel Graham (19th) 9m58s,
Reece Garrett (20th) 10m06s,
Michael Gillard (21st) 10m13s,
Harry Stoner (22nd) 10m28s,
Joe Buxton (23rd) 10m35s,
Sam Gowland (24th) 10m44s,
Harry Clark (25th) 11m18s,
Edward Kirby (26th) 11m38s,
Angus Winton (27th) 11m52s,
Will Wood (28th) 12m54s,
Reuben Graham (29th) 12m55s,
and Rory Dwyer (30th) 15m43s.

GIRLS
Lauren Cummings (4th) 9m59s,
Rebecca Bradley (5th) 10m19s,
Charlotte Bruce (6th) 10m28s,
Amelie Binns (7th) 10m44s,
Lucy Coulson (8th) 10m57s,
Alannah Charlton (9th) 11m06s,
Sienna Roth (10th) 11m18s,
Antje Hall (11th) 11m19s,
and Carla Wray (12th) 11m24s.

The club would firstly like to thank their sponsors Linden Homes
for their generosity in backing the Young Athletes Road Race Series,
and the forthcoming Presentation Night.

It would also like all of those who helped to organise throughout the four race series,
particularly to Mick Groves (Timekeeper), Bob Appleby (Judging), Janet Peck (Judging),
Doug Cockburn (Lead Bike), Bill Tilley (Marshalling), Steve Garrett (Marshalling),
Claire Cunningham (Marshalling), Reuben Hedley (Marshalling), Steve Haswell (Marshalling),

Morpeth Harrier Lorna MacDonald ran the
Morrisons Birmingham Half Marathon on
Sunday 18th October 2015,
finishing 282nd in a new personal best time of 88m18s.
She was 22nd Female finisher.

Other Morpeth Harriers competing in the
440 strong field of finishers were
Kevin Bray (100th) (18th O/50 Man) 53m10s,
Mark Crosby (130th) (25th O/50 Man),
Jane Briggs (285th) (19th O/45 Woman) 65m31s,
Carol Parry (286th) (20th O/45 Woman) 65m32s,
and Sue Smith (289th) (21st O/45 Woman) 65m52s.