10Apr 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s parkrun report

Run reports
It was a cold crisp morning at Sedgefield on Saturday. Tom Day was visiting with his son - and 20 Striders were there to say hello. For the humans, Tom Murphy and Kris Allen picked up new pb's and Izzy Morgan was 2ndlady to finish. In the dog league we had Raymond, Charlie and Harley battling it out for supremacy. (and possibly a pug who I don't know the name of). I wasn't sure of the placings so studied their behaviour afterwards to try and pick up any clues. Harley gave Raymond a friendly lick, then started barking. Raymond began eating a polystyrene takeaway box and Charlie looked like he wanted to do the whole parkrun again. So, I was none the wiser. Perhaps the club will publish an updated…
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08Apr 2022 by Liz Simpson

Cleveland Way Relays

Club News
The NYMAC Cleveland Way Relays are back 😁🙌. Sunday 12th June. Now that the cross country series has ended, Gail Robinson and Michael Burke are happy to organise this for our club members. It would be great to get our club back out there after a two year absence. There are 16 legs, starting from 5am. The details of the event can be read here. We would like at least two members or more per leg, (I know we do have a couple of members who are happy to run on their own) and you can also run more than one leg. A recce of the leg you will run MUST be done before the date of the event. The event is free, no affiliation required, so, If you are…
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03Apr 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s race report

Club News
Runners at Hartlepool got a bit wet at the start of Saturdays parkrun. However, the cloud soon passed, the wind was light and conditions were pretty good. Sue Russell was running with her son and he helped propel her to an all-course parkrun pb. Nice one Sue. It was also a good day for Doreen Morriss and Charlotte Farrar who picked up new pb's. I managed 2nd overall. Thank you to the kind words of encouragement from some of the Striders as I was heading towards the finish. Elsewhere, at Albert, Emily Palmer, Stevie Cooper and Caroline Horton got regional age-gradings of 70%+. Emily was also 2nd lady to finish. Nice to see Caroline return to form. Michelle Ince recorded a pb and 1st female finish at Flatts Lane. Good…
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28Mar 2022 by Liz Simpson

Tuesday 29 March training

Training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on MagnaPass. It’s a tea/coffee night so please stop back if you can. The biscuit tin is looking empty so any donations would be welcome. It’s also the club London Marathon draw after sessions so, if you’ve put your name in the hat, come and find out if you are the lucky person!
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27Mar 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s weekend run report

Run reports
Standing on the start line at Hartlepool I glanced across at Steve Cotton. With his headphones on, Steve was in floods of tears and had a look of steely determination on his face. But don't worry, there was nothing wrong. Steve had asked Tristian Keates for advice on getting a new parkrun pb. Tristian suggested listening to a Boyzone mix on his phone, and beginning the run with 'When the going gets tough.' It's exactly what Steve was doing. (the last time I saw such an emotional response to music was when Dave Fender was listening to Tommy Steele's 1957 hit 'A handful of Songs' before the 2017 Middlesbrough 10k) I knew immediately that a pb was pretty much in the bag. The only question was how quick it was…
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