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The race signals the start of the winter cross country season and is
the opening race of the McCain UK Cross Challenge series.

Quite a few of our athletes were in action at the meeting and in the
Senior Mens 9K race, Jonathan Taylor fresh from his success at the Heaton
Harriers Town Moor races, finished 13th in a time of 29m25s.
Also in the race were Nick Swinburn who finished 26th in 30m14s and
Ben Harrison who clocked 32m57s in 48th place.

In the Senior Mens One Lap (2K) race
Matt Nicholson finished 7th in 6m25s.

In the Junior races Jonny Nisbit was 10th in U15 Boys 4K event
finishing in 14m58s and Connor Weightman finished 42nd with a time of 17m02s.

Philip Winkler took part in the U13 Boys 3K event and was placed 10th
with a time of 12m05s.

In the Vets category, Paul Waterston finished 8th in Veteran Men 8K
event with a time of 29m52s.

Moving on to the Womens events, Jane Mooney took part in the
Senior Women 8K and finished 23rd in 31m24s.

Hannah Rank was 20th in U17 Women 5K event finishing in 22m35s.

In the U13 Girls 3K event Sarah Wilkes finished 18th in 13m57s

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Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Races !

Morpeths Phil Walker clocked the fastest time of the day of 9m15s,
when he secured second team place for the club,
at the 27th Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Veteran Mens 4 x 1.7mile
Relay held at Farringdon School on Saturday 12th September.

Fresh from recent excellent performances at Tynedale and New Marske,
Walker did all he could to try to eat into a healthy lead that had been
set by the host club over the previous three legs,
however was still thirty four seconds adrift at the end of the final leg.

The early legs of Paul Waterston (9m32s) and George Hall (9m31s)
had kept the squad well in contention, and Ian Abbis,
who is in the early stages of a competitive comeback,
following several years out of the sport due to family commitments,
can feel well encouraged by the fact that his 10m04s,
(17th fastest of the day)
for the third leg did not see him lose too much ground,
leaving Walker to battle all the way to the finish.

Archie Jenkins ran for an incomplete Morpeth Veteran Mens B team,
coming home in fifteenth place on the first leg in 11m18s.

Morpeth youngster Jonnie Nisbet secured an excellent
seven second marginal victory over Gosforth's Jack Reed
in the Under 15 Boys event.

A superb run by Connor Weightman saw him finish thirteenth.

In the Under 17 Womens event, Morpeth's Rachael Steel finished fifth.

Alison Brown and Sarah Wilkes finished sixth and eleventh
respectively in the Under 13 Girls event.

In the Under 13 Boys event, Morpeth athletes Joe Elder,
Tom Fisher and Ben Steel finished 14th, 15th and 18th respectively.

Kate Chapman of Morpeth finished 15th in the Senior Womens event.

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2009 NECAA Open Fell Running Championship Series !
2009 Fell Racing Calendar !
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LATEST NEWS.......
Updated 5th July 2009

The results following Race 3,
The Roman Wall Show race,
are now available.
CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS

Saturday 4th July is race 4, The Chevy Chase.

Three races remain following The Chevy
so it is still possible for all those included
in this set of results to count in the championships.

The championships require four of the nominated races
of any length to count towards a final place.

Keith Cooper

NECAA/NEHRA FELL RUNNING CHAMPS 2009 RESULTS UPDATE

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NECAA/NEHRA FELL RUNNING CHAMPS 2009 RESULTS UPDATE
SENIOR LADIES RESULTS

VETERAN LADIES RESULTS

VETERAN RESULTS

SENIOR MENS RESULTS

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Alwinton Fell Race !
Morpeth Harriers sole competitor Margaret MacDonald
finished 34th in the annual Alwinton Fell Race on Saturday 6th June.
On the usual tough course, although the cool dry conditions
slightly favoured the runners rather than the marshals,
Margaret finished in 2hrs 59.36mins, and was fifth Lady finisher.

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Anniversary Wa Fell Race !
Morpeth Young Athletes Rachael and Ben Steel ran in the Anniversary Wa Fell Race on Saturday 11th April.
It was the first counter race for the English fell running championships at Stair near Keswick
and they were running up the notorious Catbells.
It was very competitive with some serious young fell runners taking part
Rachael came 4th in the U16 girls section,
and Ben came 13th in the U14 Boys section.

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NECAA/NEHRA FELL RUNNING CHAMPS 2009 RESULTS UPDATE
Overall Positions

Senior Ladies Results

Vet Ladies Reults

Vet Men Results

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2009 NECAA Open Fell Running Championship Series !

		NECAA / NEHRA 2009: Selection of races
	North East Counties Athletic Association & North East Hill Running Association Fell Running Championships 2009: Selection of races   Date Race Name & Contact Details Cat Dist (miles) Height (ft) Remarks 1 Sunday 29th March 2009 Doctor’s Gate PM/NT Details: Gerry Hehir 07720 112500 gerryhehir@btinternet.com Website: www.durhamfellrunners.org.uk BM 6 1050 11.00 a.m. From The Grove car park, Hamsterley Forest. £8.00 Pre-entry or EOD. (GR 065 299 OS Sheet 87) 2 Sunday 5th April 2009 Gisborough Moors Race ER/LK/NS/PM/T Details: David Parry 01287 660309 davidparry100@hotmail.com  Website: www.nym.ac     BL 12.5 2600 11.00 a.m. From Guisborough Rugby Club. (GR 616 155) Pre-entry advised (limit 250), £7 to organiser. 3 Saturday 13th June 2009 Roman Wall Show PM Details: Rachel Vincent, 01434 689582 rachelizabethcarter@yahoo.co.uk BS 4.4M 620 12.00 noon £4.00 Entry to show field. From Steel Rigg car park (GR 752 677) 4 Saturday 4th July 2009 Chevy Chase (Cheviot Hills) ER/LK/NS/PM/T Details: Claire Bagness 01668 281401 cbagness@fish.co.uk Website: woolerrunningclub.co.uk BL 20M 4000 11.00 am from Wooler YHA £15.00 pre-entry only (GR 992 278) 5 Saturday 29th August 2009 Bellingham Show PM/NS Details: Michael Shields 01434 220174 michael.shields2@ukonline.co.uk BS 4M 600 2.00 pm £3.00 EOD From the show field 6 Sunday 18th Oct 2009 Saltergate Gallows LK/NS/PM/NT Details: David Parry 01287 660309 davidparry100@hotmail.com Website: www.nym.ac  BM 8M 1200 10.30 am  £6.00 EOD from Saltergate Bank Top nr Goathland  (GR 853 937) 7 Sunday 13th Dec 2009 Simonside Cairns ER/LK/NS/PM/T Details: Paul Appleby 01669 620871 paulappleby@hotmail.co.uk BM 11M 1420 11.00 am £5.00 from the Newcastle Hotel, Rothbury. (GR 057 017) Key: ER= Experience required       LK= Local knowledge           NS= Navigational Skills NT= No Toilets                   PM= Partially Marked           T= Toilets The sixth running of the North East Counties Athletic Association (NECAA) Open Fell Running Championship series is to take place during 2009. As in previous years the series will incorporate the North East Hill Running Association (NEHRA) Fell Running Championships for veteran men and women. This year the series will consist of seven races of which a competitor’s best four results will count. The results will be calculated on the same basis as the British and English championships, i.e. 1st 52 points, 2nd 49 points, 3rd 48 points and then 50th 1 point, in each category (see below). This year, as has been the custom, races are selected from those that are published in the first edition of the FRA calendar. The races have been selected from Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire. This is to enable competitors to participate in at least three of the four races in an area within a reasonable travelling distance of their home. An attempt has been made to select races that also balance the competition in terms of length, ascent, winning times, and distribution throughout the year. The first race in the series will be the Doctor’s Gate Race on Sunday 29th March. The distribution of the races will hopefully give people sufficient lead in time to enable as many as possible to take part in the championships and complete at least four of the seven races. The competition is open to all those over the age of eighteen who were born in or have been resident for more than one year within the boundaries of the old NECAA, that is, from Whitby, north to Berwick upon Tweed, (Northumberland, Durham, Tyne and Wear, Cleveland and part of the old North Riding of Yorkshire). Age categories, for the year of the competition, will be those that are declared on the result sheet of the competitor’s first championship race of the series. It will be assumed that members of clubs from within the region are eligible unless they declare themselves ineligible. Unattached runners and runners from clubs outside the region will be assumed to be ineligible unless they declare themselves eligible to the organiser. Engraved medals will be awarded to qualifying competitors as shown below. Competition categories are: NECAA FR Championships First three Senior Males and Females NEHRA FR Championships           First three Vet O40 Male and Female           First three Vet O50 Male and Female           First three Vet O60 Male and Female           First three Vet O70 Male and Female Keith Cooper 1st January 2009 Return To Fell Racing Page Index Open Fell Running Championship Series Results Update Veteran Men Results Senior Ladies Results Senior Men Results Veteran Women Results Return To Fell Racing Page Index 2008 NECAA Open Fell Running Championship Series ! Return To Fell Racing Page Index Links To Other Fell Racing Sites....... North Yorkshire Moors A.C. Northumberland Fell Runners Barrys Home Page Northern Runner The Fell Runners Association Scottish Hill Racing Cumberland Fell Runners Alnwick Harriers Wooler Running Club TracknTerrain Trail Guides Return To Fell Racing Page Index 2009 FELL RACING CALENDAR Local Races 2009     Next race(s) highlighted in red. Northumberland races are shown in bold. Key to abbreviations Details of most fell races can be found in the FRA Fixtures Calendar & Handbook - Join the FRA to get a copy. For other local races that may appeal and some further afield, also see: FRA | SHR | SH Racing | BarryCornelius.com | NYM.AC | Northern Runner | Low Fell RC Date race grade / dist/height (imperial [metric]) more info Jan 1 Hill Forts & Headaches AS - 3mi/1020' [5km/310m] flyer | loc | map | FRA OC . 1 Captain Cook's BS - 5.5mi/750' [9km/230m] NR-W | FRA OC . 4 Five Mile Charity Challenge walk/run/cycle 5 mile trail over Weetwood Moor, Wooler Maria Douglass Fund | flyer . 11 Clay Bank East BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m] NR-W | FRA OC . 25 Black Hill and Beck BM - 7.5mi/1150' [12km/350m] loc | DFR | FRA OC Feb 15 Castleton-Danby (Beacon) BM - 8mi/1100' [13km/335m]] NR-W | FRA OC . 28 Inov-8 High Cup Nick BM - 9mi/1500' [14km/460m] loc | map I FRA OC Mar 1 Commondale Clart BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m] NR-W | FRA OC . 8 Kielder Borderer BM 17mi/3000' [27km/910m] loc | website | FRA OC . 22 Brough Law AS - 5mi/1250' [8km/380m] loc | map | FRA OC . 29 Doctor's Gate NECAA BM - 6mi/1050' [10km/320m] loc | DFR | FRA OC Apr 4 Allendale Challenge BL - 25mi/3400' [40km/1040m] loc | NOTSRT . 5 Gisborough Moors NECAA BL - 12.5mi/2600' [20km/790m] NR-W | FRA OC . 18 iROC (fell race part of multi-event) AM - 8mi/3000' [13km/900m] website . 26 Cheviot Summit BM - 6mi/2676' [10km/820m] loc | map | FRA OC . 30 DFR Summer Handicap #1 BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/340m] loc | DFR | evening race, 7pm May 28 DFR Summer Handicap #2 BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/340m] loc | DFR | evening race, 7pm Jun 6 Alwinton Fell Race BL - 14mi/2900' [23km/884m] loc | map | FRA OC . 13 Roman Wall Show NECAA BS - 4.4mi/620' [7km/190m] loc | FRA OC . 21 Windy Gyle Fell Race BM - 9mi/1800' [14km/550m] loc | map | FRA OC . 25 DFR Summer Handicap #3 BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/340m] loc | DFR | evening race, 7pm Jul 4 Chevy Chase NECAA BL - 20mi/4000' [32km/1220m] loc | map | website | FRA OC . 7 Saltwell Harriers BS - 5.5mi/1000' [9km/305m] loc | map | FRA OC . 9 Beacon Hill AS - 5.75mi/1500' [9km/460m] loc | map | FRA OC . 23 DFR Summer Handicap #4 BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/340m] loc | DFR | evening race, 7pm Aug 4 Gribdale Gallop BM - 8mi/1400' [13km/430m] NR-S | FRA OC . 9 Forest Burn BS - 3.5mi/500' [6km/150m] loc | map | FRA OC . 18 Guisborough Grunt BM - 7mi/1000' [11km/305m] NR-S | FRA OC . 22 Falstone Falcon CS - 5mi/500' [8km/150m] loc | Falstone Show | FRA OC . 22/23 Force Ten (Phoenix) Long O 2 day 'long orienteering' website . 29 Bellingham Show NECAA BS - 4mi/600' [6km/180m] loc | map | FRA OC . 29 Cheviot Challenge walk / run (non-competitive) 18 or 25 miles [29/40km] website Sept 1 Roseberry Topping AS 1.5 mi/560' [2km/218m] NYMAC | FRA OC . 13 Top of the Forest BM - 7.5mi/1250' [12km/380m] Sunday, 11am start . 19 Simonside (Thropton) BM - 6.75mi/1200' [11km/370m loc | map | FRA OC Oct 18 Saltergate Gallows NECAA BM - 8mi/1200' [13km/190m] NYMAC | FRA OC . 18 Dryderdale Dash BS - 5.5mi [9km] loc | DFR | Sunday, 11am start Nov 8 Track 'n' Terrain Blackton Fell Race BM 10 mi/1350 [16km/410m] loc | DFR | Sunday, 11am start . 8 Three Tops AM - 8mi/2000' [13km/610m] NYMAC | FRA OC . 22 Clay Bank West BS - 5.5mi/900' [9km/270m] NYMAC | FRA OC Dec 6 Hexhamshire Hobble CM - 10.5mi/1220' [17km/370m] flyer | loc | map | FRA OC . 13 Simonside Cairns NECAA BM - 11mi/1420' [18km/430m] loc | map | FRA OC . 27 Guisborough Woods BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m] NYMAC | FRA OC . 27 DFR Xmas Ayhope Skyline BM - 9.5mi/1330' [15km/405m] loc | DFR | Sunday, 11am start Return To Fell Racing Page Index   Key:   FRA OC - Fell Running Association Online Calendar loc - streetmap location of race start and/or registration NECAA - NECAA / NEHRA: North East Counties Athletic Association & North East Hill Running Association Championship races NFR Northumberland Fell Runners 2009 Championship race NR-S - Cleveland NEHRA / Northern Runner Summer Series NR-W - Cleveland NEHRA / Northern Runner Winter Series grades e.g. AM Two-letter fell race grading: A,B or C describes height per mile (A=steepest), followed by Short, Medium, Long (distance) - for a full explanation of FRA race grading, see FRA Rules for Competition * distances / height gain in both imperial and metric are only approximate.