Morpeth Harriers finished teams in both the mens/open and womens races at Thornley on Saturday. Conditions were dry and unrelenting for this Start Fitness League season opener. The races are handicapped with runners starting from slow(s), medium(m) and fast packs(f). The womens team comprised Caitlin Flanagan (7th:s), Jessica Holman (53rd:s), Vicky Thompson (96th:s), Lucie Todd (100th:s) Kirsty Burville (123rd:f) and Frances Naylor (238th:s). Three hundred and fourteen (314) ran.
The men’s contributions came from Will Clark (31st:s), James Higgin (48th:m), Cory Carney (55th:s) Andrew Lawrence (106th:f), Richard Glennie (172nd:s), Bobby Hogan (207th:m) and Steve Johnstone (268th:s). Three hundred and sixty (360) ran. Peter Scaife finished 8th in the v65 category.
There were also some sparkling runs from the juniors.
In the Under 12s, Florence Tyler was 19th (45 ran). In the Under 14s, encouraging to see a quartet made up from Mason Ellison (6th), Will Fawcett (15th), Luke Thompson (32nd) and Ben Hodgson (43rd). Seventy ran.
Joseph Fawcett (2nd) and Jacob Thompson (32nd) represented Morpeth in the U16 male race (Thirty nine ran). Swift Heidi Wilkinson was 3rd in the U16 female race (Thirty ran).
Gabrielle Penfold was 11th in the U18 female race. Results at timingupnorthresults.co.uk.
Report by Alistair MacDonald, Pic by Chris Lines (Sedgefield Harriers
