Simply Health Junior Great North Run

2018 Junior Great North Run

Morpeth Harriers had two podium finishers in the Simply Health Junior Great North Run,
held a 4k course encompassing the quaysides of both Newcastle and Gateshead on Saturday 8th September.

Holly Peck finished in third place in the Under 17 Women’s event, posting a time of 15m07s,
and club colleague Bertie Marr was an excellent third also in the Under 13 Boys event in 14m57s.
Two places behind Bertie was Morpeth’s Ryan Davies, who finished in 15m08s.

Davies elder brother Dylan also had an excellent run, when finishing eighth in the Under 15 Boys event in 14m02s.

Another prominent Morpeth finisher was Daniel Melling,
who finished eighth in the Under 17 Men’s event in 13m40s.

Other Morpeth Harriers finishers were as follows
UNDER 17 MEN
Brad Brown (43rd) 16m43s, and Ben Gray (59th) 18m16s.
UNDER 15 BOYS
Sam Parker (61st) 17m29s, Joe Oliver (74th) 17m50s, and Will Smith (165th) 20m37s.
UNDER 13 BOYS
Adam Howliston (63rd) 17m48s.
UNDER 15 GIRLS
Olivia Carruthers (57th) 19m24s, Erin Power (58th) 19m29s, and Laura Melling (67th) 20m00s.
UNDER 13 GIRLS
Ellie Wickens (270th) 24m58s.
UNDER 11 GIRLS
Keira Peck (50th) 20m43s, and Saveena Mullin (148th) 23m37s.

Three Morpeth Harriers were also in action in the Great North 5k event on the Newcastle/Gateshead quayside.
Alex Cunningham finished seventh in 17m52s, one place and fifteen seconds ahead of younger brother Thomas, and Dylan Gooding finished eleventh in 18m43s.