events round-up

Run Through Newcastle 10k
 
Saturday’s A race on the Quayside was won by Belgrave Harrier Samuel Gebreselassie in 29 minutes 43 seconds with Birchfield Harrier Omar Ahmed 2nd in 29:54 and Morpeth’s Finn Brodie 3rd in 29:56.
 
For Morpeth, Phil Winkler was 9th in 30:37, George Lowry 11th in 31:16, James Tilley 14th in 31:45, Matthew Briggs 33rd in 32:54, Lee Cuthbertson 38th in 33:34, Robyn Bennett 159th and 15th Female in 39:32 and Kirsty Burville 163rd and 1st O/45 in 40:40.
 
Camilla Mcknespiey of Leeds took the Women’s prize in 34:15 with Stockport Harrier Mollie Williams 2nd in 34:36 and NSP’s O/40 Charlotte Penfold 3rd (35:09).
 
There were nearly 2000 finishers in the B race that followed, where Richard Glennie was 75th in 41:32, Stephen Johnstone 511th in 48:53 and Sophie Ward 294th and 44th Female in 45:25.
 
Brass Monkey
 
Sunday morning’s ever popular – and very rapidly sold-out – Brass Monkey half marathon in York saw a big win by Morpeth’s in-form Lawrence Mccourt, 1st back in an outstanding time of 1 hour 5 minutes and 26 seconds and winning by over a minute from Freddie Roden of Leeds based Abbey Runners (1:06:55) and Durham City’s Dan Garbutt (1:06;59).
 
Leeds City’s Heather Townsend won the women’s race in a similarly excellent 1:14:15. with Houghton’s Under 20 Charlotte Dillon 2nd in 1:15:14 and Lincoln Wellington’s Charlie Thornton 3rd (1:16:20).
 
Morpeth’s Jake Parmley was 262nd in 1:25:26 and Andriy Volkov 416th in 1:27:32
 
Husband and wife Jane (1:34:36) and Richard Kirby (1:44:25) were 660th and 8th O/50 and 962nd respectively, with Jane’s training companion Anna Wright 595th and 12th O/40 in 1:32:38.
 
Some 1711 finished. 

Gateshead Indoor Series

Three Morpeth Harriers were in competitive action over 60m at the third and penultimate meeting of the Gateshead Harriers Indoor Series, held at Gateshead College on the evening of Thursday 16 January.

In the Under 15 Boys B Final, Charlie Townsend furthered his sprint education, by finishing third, with a new personal best over the distance of 8.30s.

That performance also saw him place third overall in his age group.

In the more senior events, Under 20 Woman Freya Caygill finished first in her heat, also posting new figures of 8.10s, which also saw her finish fifth overall in her age category.

Veteran athlete Trevor Hodgson mixed it with the seniors, finishing second in his heat with 7.61s, which placed him sixth in his category.