MORPETH HARRIERS
  • HOME
  • News Update
  • About Us
    • Contact
  • NEW MEMBERS
  • Club Documents
  • Training
    • Andrew Dippie
    • Mark Brown
    • Chris Waugh
  • Fixtures
  • Gallery
  • Club Kit
  • Archive News
  • Blog
  • Features
  • Membership
  • Volunteers
  • Newsletters

News update

Linden Homes Morpeth 11k Road Race

2/1/2017

 
Picture
The 2017 Morpeth 11k gets underway (Photo by Steve Miller)
Nearly 170 keen runners lined up for the annual Morpeth 11k Road Race,
sponsored by Linden Homes, on New Year’s Day.

For the second year in succession, the field were led home by Morpeth Harrier Peter Newton,
who crossed the finish line on High Stanners, posting a time of 33m28s,
which proved to be twenty - four seconds faster than his 2016 winning time.

Second place went to Newton’s Morpeth colleague Carl Avery, who was thirteen seconds adrift,
despite sharing a lead throughout most of the event, and was only dropped once the pair had entered
Carlisle Park, which was where Newton scented a second triumph.
It was also the second time that Avery had finished second,
having been runner up to Elswick’s Tadele Geremew in 2015.

Third place went to Gateshead Harrier Callum Johnson, who clocked 34m05s,
which was fourteen seconds faster than his 2016 time, when he had finished fourth behind Newton.

Fourth place on this occasion went to Morpeth’s Sam Hancox, who posted a finishing time of 34m39s.
Morpeth Harriers also filled fifth, sixth, and seventh places, courtesy of Thomas Straughan,
Ian Harding and Lewis Timmins, who posted times of 34m58s, 35m01s, and 35m18s respectively.

Eighth place went to North Shields Poly’s Graham Cook (36m39s),
ninth place went to Jarrow & Hebburn’s Brendan McMillan (36m55s),
and the top ten finishers were completed by Macclesfield’s Mark Walker (37m07s).

One place behind Walker was leading Veteran Man Jeff Prest of Trafford AC, who clocked 37m43s.

Morpeth Harriers also provided the winner of the Women’s race,
when Over 35 Veteran Jane Hodgson finished 25th overall in 41m18s,
one place and sixteen seconds ahead of second placed Woman Gina Rutherford,
now running in the colours of Jarrow and Hebburn following her transfer from North Shields Poly.

Third placed Woman was Morpeth’s Lorna MacDonald, who finished in 31st place overall in 42m18s,
five places and forty-two seconds ahead of younger sister Catriona, who was fourth placed Woman.

Completing the top five in the Women’s event was Edinburgh AC’s Madeline Bell,
who finished 40th overall, posting a finishing time of 43m30s.

Morpeth Harriers wish to thank Race Sponsors Linden Homes
and George Patterson for their continued generosity,
Morpeth Rugby Club for the use of their premises as Race Headquarters,
Racenumber.co.uk for providing their online entry service,
Dave Todd for First Aid provision by Tees-side Voluntary Services,
and members and friends for assistance with on the day course marshalling,
and UK Athletics officials for their valuable help.
​

Conditions for the event were generally good, with a cool breeze,
however later finishing runners were forced to endure some sleety rainfall.
Complete Results

Comments are closed.
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Archives

    July 2025
    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
© 2024 Morpeth Harriers & AC All Rights Reserved.
 Data Protection Policy.
  • HOME
  • News Update
  • About Us
    • Contact
  • NEW MEMBERS
  • Club Documents
  • Training
    • Andrew Dippie
    • Mark Brown
    • Chris Waugh
  • Fixtures
  • Gallery
  • Club Kit
  • Archive News
  • Blog
  • Features
  • Membership
  • Volunteers
  • Newsletters