events round-up

Fell Em Doon 5
 
Tom Innes showed he was starting to get back to his best after a long spell of injury problems when winning the two lap Fell Em Doon 5-mile race through the Ashington Community Woodland on Tuesday night.
Posting a time of 29 minutes and 37 seconds, Tom finished just under half a minute of the next finisher, who was club colleague Over 40 Jimmy Dixon (30:02).
NSP’s O/50 triathlete Steph Maclean Dann was 1st female home in 33:10.
Tayla Douglass was 14th and 4th woman back in 35:06, and Sarah Hemy 62nd and 3rd O/45 in 44:44.
It was also good to see Morpeth coach Andrew Dippie back in action, finishing 73rd and 3rd O/65 in 46:25.
Full results here: Fell Em Doon 5 Miler 2025 results - RaceBest
 
Lakeland 100
Advertising itself as ‘The UK’s premier ultra trail race’, the Lakeland 100, sponsored by Montane, is certainly not one for the faint-hearted, with the circular route through the Lakeland Fells incorporating some 6300m of ascent.
Starting at 6pm on Friday night at Coniston, where it also finishes, the organisers warn all would-be participants that, ‘the climb, descent, rugged terrain, darkness and tricky navigation generally ensure a 40-50% failure rate over the 100 mile course.’
Enough to put most of us off one would think, but not Nicola McCoy, who took on the challenge at the weekend and had a tremendous run to finish in 34 hours 6 minutes and 4 seconds. She was 187th overall and also 4th Over 50 (the link to her splits is here: Open Tracking - Lakeland 100 2025 Results).
Damian Hall of Green Runners made it back in 19:33:33 with Anna Llewellyn the female winner in 22:20:29 and, incredibly, 6th overall!
460 finished, but it’s worth also having a look at the long list of retirements… Open Tracking - Lakeland 100 2025 Results
About the race – The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100, July 25th-27th 2025
 
Northumberland Coastal Run
The annual Northumberland Coastal Run took place at the weekend over the now traditional 14 mile +/- route from Beadnell to Alnmouth.
Won in a time of 1 hour 19 minutes 16 seconds by Heaton Harrier Eddie Knight with Hannah Miller from Worksop a female winner in 1:31:35, there were this time only three blue and white vests out (maybe a reflection on how expensive it is now to enter – there were still places left on Friday night).
Shaun Land was 25th in 1:36:53, Tayla Douglass 41st and 5th woman in 1:43:54 and Anna Wright 57th and 3rd O/40 in 1:46:35.
Some 370 finished.
Northumberland Coastal Run