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Extensive and generous awards were
made by the legendary Ron Hill MBE.

Paul finished in 7th place with a time of 58m55s
Paul was also second in the V40 Category.

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2009 British Masters Cross Country Relay Championships !

Exactly one week after frustratingly missing out on medals
at the North of England Road Relays in Leeds,
Morpeth Harriers experienced a high note when they claimed
a Bronze Medal Podium placing at the British Masters Cross Country Relay
Championships held at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield on Saturday 3rd October.

The club's Over 40 Veteran Men bettered their 2008 fourth placing effort,
by finishing behind winners Leicester Coritanian,
and fellow North East rivals Sunderland Harriers,
who grabbed the Silver medal at halfway
when Brian Rushworth passed Ian Abbis.

Abbis was however delighted to share the medal winning podium
with his Morpeth Harriers clubmates Phil Walker, Paul Waterston,
Neil Wilkinson, Alan Shepherd, and Gavin Bayne,
who had all battled their way through gale force winds to claim some glory.

It was particularly pleasing for Wilkinson, who had missed
the previous weeks Road Relays, as he clocked Morpeth Harriers
fastest time on the day of 13m38s, over the two lap 4k circuit.

Morpeth Harriers can also be particularly pleased with their
Over 40 Mens B team who finished ninth, and were the first B team to
finish, courtesy of Alistair MacDonald, David Steel, Gordon Dixon,
Mike Winter, Jim Alder, and Steve Beattie.

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The race winner was 2008 champion Dave Kirkland of Alnwick Harriers
whose time of 32m34s saw him finish nearly a minute
clear of his closest rival Matt Bell of Edinburgh AC.

First home for Morpeth Harriers was Michael Winter who finished 21st in 39m12s,
and he was sixth in the Over 40 Veteran Mens section.
Peter Scaife was the next home for Morpeth in 54th place in 44m59s,
and he was 22nd in the Over 40 Mens section.
Ian Corner finished in 46m10s in 63rd place and was 27th O/40.

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Sunderland Harriers Open Cross Country Races !
Morpeth vet 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,
Phil 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.

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Tynedale Jelly Tea 10M Road Race !
Morpeth Harriers won the team event at the
Tynedale Jelly Tea 10M Road Race on Sunday 6th September.

The race also incorporated the North East of England
(VAANEE) 10 Mile Road Championships,
in which some of our Morpeth Vets scooped a few hard earned medals.

Paul Waterston finished 12th in 56m41s
and Phil Walker finished 14th in 57m04s
Paul and Phil were also the first two veterans to finish.

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Hetton Country Park 10k !
Archie Jenkins finished 10th in the Hetton Country Park 10k
with a time of 41mins 9secs, behind Jarrow's Luke Adams (34:46)

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Low Fell Watergate Park 5k !
Morpeth vet Neil Wilkinson comfortably won the
Low Fell Watergate Park 5k at Lobley Hill
on Wednesday 2nd September.
In the wet conditions, Wilkinson, in the Veterans Over 40 category
clocked 15mins 41secs, finishing 34secs ahead of Gateshead's Chris Paton.

Archie Jenkins finished in 40th place (19:00)
and was 2nd in the Over 55 category,
though he did win the incorporated Veterans' A.A - North East title.

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Marske Autumn Coast 5k !
Morpeth's Phil Walker travelled down to Redcar
on Wednesday 2nd September and finished
3rd in the Marske Autumn Coast 5k.
He clocked 16mins 50secs, behind New Marske's Andrew Wiles (15:48)
Walker in the Over 40 category, was the leading veteran.

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Blyth Links 10k !
Morpeths Paul Waterston was the leading Over 40 competitor at the
annual Blyth Links 10k on Tuesday 1st September.

In the wet and windy conditions, Paul took third place in 35mins 34secs
behind Paul Whalley of Blyth (33:13).

Morpeths Gavin Bayne was second in the O/50 category finishing in 37m59s

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Exhibition Park 5k Race !
At the Exhibition Park 5k Race in Newcastle on Wednesday 12th August.

Morpeth's Phil Walker finished fourth in 16m16s and was first Veteran Man home.
With Paul Waterston finishing 12th in 16m58s as fourth Veteran Man,
Morpeth won the Mens team title from Wallsend, with Gateshead taking third team.

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2009 Morpeth 10K Road Race !
A record number of 356 finishers completed the A-Belco sponsored
Morpeth 10k Road Race on Tuesday 4th August in ideal conditions.

Morpeths Phil Walker was on top form
when he placed tenth in 34m30s, finishing fifty three seconds clear
of his closest rival Paul Waterston, who was 14th in 35m23s.
Third Veteran Man was David Robertson of Sunderland
who finished in 15th place overall in 35m55s.

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World Masters Athletics Championships !
News from the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Lahti, Finland,
reveals that Morpeths Archie Jenkins finished 18th overall in the Over 55 Mens 5000m in 19m39.22s.

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Sunderland Harriers 5k !
At the Sunderland 5k Road Race
held at the Silksworth Complex on Wednesday 22nd July.

Morpeths Neil Wilkinson was the first Veteran Man to finish,
crossing the line in fifth place in 15m41s.

Phil Walker produced an excellent run of 16m29s to be the next
Morpeth man home in nineteenth place, and he was third
Veteran Man, and second in the Over 40 Male age group.

Other Morpeth vet finishers were
Paul Waterston (27th) (3rd O/40) 16m56s,
Alistair MacDonald (38th) (6th O/45) 17m27s,
David Steel (50th) (7th O/40) 17m54s

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Newton Aycliffe 10k !
24 hours after winning three Gold Medals on the Track
in the Veterans North East Championships,
Morpeth's Archie Jenkins was back in action again,
finishing as third Over 50 in 43rd place in 39m30s. at the Newton Aycliffe 10k on Sunday 21st June.

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Veterans North East Track & Field Championships !
Morpeths evergreen Archie Jenkins enjoyed a triple medal winning
success at the annual Veterans North East Track & Field Championships,
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium, on Saturday 20th June.

The Alnwick schoolteacher, having only just recovered from an operation
to cure a niggling arm and shoulder injury,
won Gold medals in the Over 55, 800m, 1500m and 5000m events.

His 1500m win saw him clock an impressive seasons best 4m55.7s,
which saw him not only improve by seventeen seconds,
the time he had clocked in the Scottish Championships a week previous,
but also saw him only a mere four seconds adrift of his best 2008 time for the distance.

In the 800m, which he was running for the first time since 2007,
saw him clock 2m32.4s, which was only five seconds
outside the best he had set two years ago.

Archie also competed strongly in the later 5000m,
where he clocked 19m23.4s.

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Veterans North East Track & Field League No. 3
Archie Jenkins finished as first Over 55 and second in the B race
of the Veteran Mens 1500m at the Veterans North East League
meeting on Monday night ( 15th June ) He clocked 5m03.7s.

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The Mizuno Blaydon Race !
The 29th running of the Nike Blaydon Race took place on Tuesday 9th June.
Neil Wilkinson finished in fifteenth place in 30m52s.
Neil had an excellent night as he was second Veteran man,
first Over 40, and he and Wife Sarah won the Me and Wor Lass Competition,
as they were declared the first Husband and Wife finishers when Sarah who
runs for Chester Le Street crossed the finish line as eleventh lady in 34m43s.

Other Morpeth Harriers Vet finishers were as follows
Phil Walker (23rd) (2nd Over 40) 31m39s,
Paul Waterston (31st) (5th Over 40) 32m17s,
Gordon Dixon (63rd) (8th Over 45) 34m11s,

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Lancaster 5k Road Race Series !
Morpeth vet Neil Wilkinson won the first event in the Lancaster 5k
Road race series on Saturday 30th May in a time of 15m57s.

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Veterans North East Track & Field League !
Morpeths Alistair MacDonald finished second in the
40 to 45 Age Group 1500m event at the first
Veterans North East Track and Field League meeting
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Monday 18th May.
Alistair's time was 4m42.1s.

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National Open Masters Road Relay Championships !
Despite only having six available athletes Morpeth Harriers
Over 40 Veteran Men travelled to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield,
near Birmingham on Saturday 16th May to compete in
the National Open Masters Road Relay Championships
and put up a creditable performance before bowing
out of the competition with two legs still remaining.

Paul Waterston had the squad in 25th place on Leg One
with his time of 16m14s, before Phil Walker took them up a
further eight places on Leg Two with the eighth fastest
clocking of the Leg of 15m58s.

Neil Wilkinson's third leg clocking of 15m06s proved to be the
fourth fastest of the day, and took the squad up to fifth,
with what was also the second fastest of the leg.

Morpeth Harriers achieved their highest position of the day
when Craig McBurney got them up to third on the fourth leg
with what proved to be the third fastest clocking of the leg of 15m17s.

Mike Jeffrey on fifth leg unfortunately could not hold on to this position,
as he slipped back to tenth with his clocking of 19m40s.

David Steel ran resolutely to hold on to this placing
on sixth leg with his clocking of 17m28s.

Unfortunately Morpeth Harriers could not cover the final two legs.

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Rothwell 10k Road Race !
Morpeths Phil Walker and Alistair MacDonald travelled to Leeds
last week (3rd May) to take part in the annual Rothwell 10k Road Race.
Walker was first Over 40 Veteran when he placed 10th in 33m16s,
and MacDonald was seventh in the Over 45 Veteran category
when he finished 52nd in 35m36s.

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North Tyneside 10k Road Race !
At the North Tyneside 10k Road Race on Sunday 12th April.
Paul Waterston and Phil Walker finished
14th and 15th in respective times of 32m59s and 34m09s.
Waterston and Walker were First and Second in the Over 40 Veteran Men finishers.

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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Road Races,
held at Newburn Business Park on Good Friday 10th April.
Morpeths Veteran Men triumphed in record breaking fashion in their four man Relay,
for the first time since 2001, and added to that Neil Wilkinson
clocking the fastest Veteran Mens time.

In the Veteran Mens Relay, Morpeth built up a commanding lead
over 2008 Champions Sunderland Harriers,
courtesy of Neil Wilkinson's superb 11m00s,
which proved to be the fastest Veteran time of the day
by all of one second over Sunderland's Brian Rushworth,
who turned the previously mentioned deficit into a sixteen second lead,
with Morpeth still remaining in contention courtesy of Paul Waterston's 11m55s.
Phil Walker brought Morpeth back into the lead on Leg 3,
when his clocking of 11m39s put a five second cushion
between him and Sunderland's Brian Bewick at the changeover line.

Craig McBurney's third fastest overall clocking of 11m18s
gave Morpeth a handsome victory by eleven seconds over
Sunderland, broke the Wearsiders course record set in 2006
by all of seventeen seconds, and also ended their run of
six consecutive Good Friday Veteran Relay victories.

Morpeth's last Veteran Mens victory in the event had been in 2001 on the old course.
After Gavin Bayne's first leg effort of 13m07s,
Morpeth's Veteran Mens B team finished as second B team in sixth place,
with further efforts coming from Archie Jenkins (13m29s)
Gordon Dixin (13m06s), and Alistair MacDonald (12m33s).

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Belhaven Best Boundary 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vet Alistair MacDonald travelled to Dunbar
on Saturday 4th April to take part
in the Belhaven Best Boundary 10k Road Race.
Alistair finished a very respectable twelfth in 36m44s,
and was eighth Veteran finisher.

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SandDancer 10k Multi Terrain Race !
The SandDancer 10k Multi Terrain race at South Shields on Sunday 5th April,
saw Morpeth vet Archie Jenkins taking part.
Archie finished 29th in 38m38s, and he was 1st Over 55 Veteran Man.

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Ultimate Sticky Toffee 16k Trail Race !
In the recently held Ultimate Sticky Toffee 16k Trail Race
at Cartmel in Cumbria, Morpeth Harrier Alistair
MacDonald placed fifth in 77m42s,
and was second Male Veteran finisher.

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Alloa Half Marathon !
Morpeth Veteran athletes Phil Walker, Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon
made successfull trips over the Border on Sunday 22nd March when they
travelled to Clackmannanshire for the Alloa Half Marathon.

Phil and Paul finished in 76m00s and 76m27s
respectively in 13th and 14th places,
and in Phil's case he was third in the
Over 40 Mens Veteran category,
and Paul was fourth.

In finishing 29th in 80m11s,
Gordon was third in the Over 45's category.

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British Masters XC Championships !
Morpeths Walter Ryder made the long trip from WesterRoss in Scotland
to Ruthin in Denbighshire to compete in the British Masters
Cross Country Championships on Saturday 21st March,
and came away with a Silver Medal in the Over 70 Male category.

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Castle Morpeth Sports Council Awards !
The final Castle Morpeth Sports Council Awards took place
at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth on Friday 20th March,
and Morpeth Harriers were amongst those honoured.

The A.C. Foreman Memorial Trophy for the
Senior Masters Award went to Archie Jenkins.

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British Masters Indoor Athletics Championships !
Morpeths Archie Jenkins competed at the
British Masters Indoor Athletics Championships at
Lee Valley Arena in Enfield, Middlesex on Sunday 8th March.
He finished eighth in the Over 55 Age Group 1500m
in a time of 5m02.89s, and then clocked 10m41.83s
for fourth in the 3000m a little later.

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Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race !
In the Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race on Sunday 1st March
Morpeths Alistair MacDonald finished 18th in 61m31s.

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Keswick/Buttermere 34k Round Road Race !
Four Morpeth Harriers travelled to Cumbria on Sunday 15th February to take
part in the very much stamina demanding Keswick/Buttermere 34k Round Road Race,
and two of them were amongst the leading finishers.

L to R Gordon Dixon, Mike Winter and Paul Waterston.
Picture courtesy of Steve McDonald
Paul Waterston finished 3rd in 2hrs20mins14secs,
and he was the first Over 40 Veteran home.
In fourth place was club colleague Gordon Dixon, a further 30 seconds adrift,
and he was the first Over 45 Veteran to finish.

Mike Winter was 27th in 2hrs45mins07secs, unfortunately Ian Corner
picked up a back injury halfway round the course on Honister Pass,
and struggled home in 70th place in 3hrs45mins39secs.

A total of 78 finishers took part in the event which experienced
conditions from cool at the start, to cold and misty midway,
with the finish area in Keswick being termed as relatively mild.

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Veterans Grand Prix Presentation Night !
Morpeth Harriers held their Veterans Grand Prix Presentation Night
on Thursday 12th February at the Joiners Arms in Morpeth.

L to R Paul Waterston, Gordon Dixon, Sue Calvert, Tony & Pam Woodcock, Doug Cockburn.
The event was once again hosted by Tony Woodcock,
(Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants) and his wife Pam,
who are currently in the third year of their sponsorship of the event.

Unfortunately the poor wintry conditions meant that some were unable to attend,
however those who got to the venue saw Doug Cockburn,
(Chairman of Morpeth Harriers & AC) present recipients with their awards.

The Ladies award for 2008 went to Sue Calvert for the second year running,
and Sue Smith and Jane Blackett took the second and third prizes.

In the Mens section, it proved to be another victory for Paul Waterston,
and the minor placings went to Gordon Dixon and Richard Driscoll respectively.

Pam Woodcock on behalf of the sponsors said that
they were very happy to be involved with the Veterans Grand
Prix, as she felt because of its structure, all those involved
could compete on a level playing field.
She went on to thank Neil McAnany for his efforts in
keeping the score accurately throughout the year,
Hamish McCallister-Williams for his training sessions
that kept everyone focused, Hud Stoker, George Patterson, Alistair
MacDonald and Steve McDonald for publicity and photographs,
and Doug Cockburn for coming along to make the presentations.

Thanks also went to the Joiners Arms for their help
and co-operation in staging the presentation.
Pam concluded by confirming that they would continue
to play their part as sponsors during the forthcoming year.

Doug Cockburn responded on behalf of himself and the club,
and thanked Tony and Pam for their continued efforts,
and for helping to provide raffle prizes and catering,
which had added to the speciallity of the evening.

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Scottish National Masters XC Championships !
Morpeth vet Craig McBurney won a Bronze Medal
at the Scottish National Masters Cross Country Championships held in Irvine,
Ayrshire last week, he was also second in the Over 40 age group.

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North East Veterans Cross Country Championships !
Morpeths Walter Ryder made his trip down from
WesterRoss in Scotland well worthwhile when he
retained his Over 70's 5k North East Veterans Cross Country
title in 22m15s at Wallsend on Saturday 31st January.

Walter was 2m31s ahead of his closest rival
Ian Barnes of Darlington Harriers.
Archie Jenkins of Morpeth Harriers was third
Over 55 Male Veteran in the 10k event in 41m32s.

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Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays !

At the Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays on Sunday 18th January,
Morpeth Harriers unfortunately could not field a complete
Veteran Mens Over 35 squad, and will feel disappointed
when after the two legs by Paul Waterston (10m02s)
and Phil Walker (9m45s) saw them in third place behind
North Shields Poly and Sunderland Harriers,
and definitely in on a medal challenge.

Morpeth Harriers B team of Over 55 Male
athletes finished in 29th place and
were fourth in the age category.
Paul Bentley had them in 35th place
on Leg One with his clocking of 12m52s.
Archie Jenkins moved them up
to 28th on Leg Two with 11m55s,
and Bernie Cordes, who is now Over 70,
only lost one place on his clocking of 13m51s.

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Blyth Sands Race !
Over 55 Veteran Archie Jenkins,competed in the
49th Blyth Sands Race on Sunday 7th December.
Archie a previous winner, was struggling with an injury and finished sixth.

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Masters Cross Country International !
Four Morpeth Harriers represented their countries at the
British Masters Home International Cross Country
Championships at Swansea on Saturday 15th November,
and two emerged with medals.

Although he surrendered his Over 70 Mens title, Walter Ryder was very
much part of an England team success when he finished third overall,
and he was second counter for his country in a close team victory over Wales.

Craig McBurney finished fourteenth in the Over 40 Veteran Mens race,
and was second counter for Scotland who took the Bronze medals.
Running for England, Phil Walker finished as 16th in the O/35 Veteran Mens race.

An injury plagued Archie Jenkins finished 20th when running
for Scotland in the Over 55 Veteran Mens event.

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Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race !
Finishing in fifteenth place in 57m16s, Paul Waterston was
Morpeth Harriers first finisher in the 57th running of the annual
Brampton to Carlisle 10mile Road Race on Saturday 15th November.

Morpeth finished seventh in the Mens team race
with further support coming from
Gordon Dixon (25th) 59m18s.

Other Morpeth Harrier Results were as follows
Ian Corner (234th) (39thO/40) 71m15s,
and Richard Driscoll (260th) (16th O/55) 72m27s.

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Gateshead International Cross Country Races !
At the McCain sponsored Gateshead International Cross Country Races
at the Riverside Bowl on Saturday 15th November.
Morpeth vet David Steel competed well to finish eleventh
in the Veteran Mens 7.3k, 5 lap event.

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Derwentwater 10 mile Road Race !
Morpeths vet squad finished as second Veteran Mens team
at the recently held 49th running of the
Derwentwater 10 mile Road Race in Keswick, Cumbria.

They were led home by Paul Waterston
who was twelfth overall in 56m54s.
Second home was Gordon Dixon who was twenty eighth in 60m26s.

Kevin Bray completed the Veteran Mens
team count when finishing 87th overall in 67m38s.

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Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races !
At the Heaton Harriers Memorial Road Races held at
Newcastle's Exhibition Park and Town Moor on Sunday 9th November.
Our vets were in action and these are their results
David Steel (21st) (4th O/40) 37m36s,
Alistair MacDonald (27th) (3rd O/45) 38m12s,
Mike Steven (154th) (15th O/50) 44m44s.
Ian McLaren (172nd) (24thO/40) 45m48s,
Bernie Cordes (238th) (1st O/70) 48m54s,

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Gibside Fruit Bowl Trail Race !
Morpeth vet Neil Wilkinson produced an excellent performance
on Sunday 2nd November to win the Gibside Fruit Bowl 6.2mile Trail Race,
Wilkinson clocked 36m10s, and he was 67 seconds clear
of his closest rival Conrad Franks of Gateshead.

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British Masters Cross Country Relay Championship !
Despite getting to the venue late owing to missing a Road Junction on the M1,
Morpeth Harriers Over 40 Veteran Mens squad succeeded in placing fourth
in the British Masters Cross Country Relay Championship at Berry Hill Park,
Mansfield on Saturday 4th October.

The lateness meant first leg runner Paul Waterston had very little time for warm up,
however he managed to finish around midway in the field in 14m04s.

Second Leg runner PhilWalker managed to gain eight positions on leg two
having passed three in the first 500m with his clocking of 13m57s.

Alistair MacDonald on third leg clocked 15m08s and managed
to get the squad up into third for a while, but eventually
finished in sixth place at the changeover, where Craig McBurney,
who had travelled up from Wiltshire,
ran a solid 13m53s to maintain a good position.

Gordon Dixon on fifth leg also had a solid run of 15m27s,
and left Neil Wilkinson with plenty to compete with as he
worked his way to a final placing of fourth and just outside
the medals with his excellent clocking of 13m35s.

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Whalton Classic 5 Mile Road Race !
Morpeth vet Phil Walker won the Whalton Classic 5 Mile Road Race
on Sunday 5th October, Phil crossed the line in 27m40s.
88 finishers turned out in excellent conditions,
and Walker finished just ahead of his second placed clubmate Paul Waterston (28m06s)
Host club Morpeth Harriers took the Mens team honours with
Gavin Bayne's ninth placing in 30m33s giving excellent support.

Many Thanks go to event sponsors Stanton Hall Garden and Plant Centre
and Intersoil for their generosity, and to Whalton Village Hall for the use of their premises,
also to Whalton residents for their co-operation.

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Anglesey 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vet Phil Walker travelled to Anglesey on 21st September,
to compete in The Anglesey 10k Road Race,
and we are happy to report that Phil won the race in 34m25s,
on what Phil describes as a 'hilly' course.

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Tynedale 10M Road Race !
Our vets were in action at the Tynedale 10M Road Race on Sunday 14th September.
The event incorporated the British Masters Championships
with Morpeth taking 2nd place in the M40 team category behind Sunderland.
Morpeth's counters were Phil Walker, Paul Waterston,
Archie Jenkins and Neil McAnany.
Walter Ryder travelled down from Scotland to win the M70 category,
while Archie Jenkins was 3rd in the M55 age-group.

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Watergate 5km !
Morpeth Harriers had a successful evening at the Watergate 5km
at Lobley Hill, Gateshead on Thursday 4th September.

Phil Walker 8th (16:32)
Paul Waterston (11th and 6th M40) (16:58)
Gordon Dixon (36th and 2nd M45) (18:21)
Alistair MacDonald (39th and 3rd M45) (18:29)
Archie Jenkins (50th and 1st M55) (19:14)
Bernie Cordes (109th and 1st M70) (23:52)

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Blyth Links 10k Race !
A total of 224 finishers took part in the annual
Blyth Links 10k Race on Tuesday 26th August.
Amongst them were eleven vets from Morpeth Harriers.

First home in a Blue and White hooped vest was Over 40 Veteran Paul Waterston,
who in finishing third overall in 35m00s was also first in his category.
He beat his club colleague Phil Walker by all of two places, and by twenty seconds.
Phil was also second in the Over 40 Veteran Mens section.

Third home for Morpeth Harriers was Gordon Dixon who
finished eleventh in 37m00s and was first in the Over 45 category.

Other Morpeth Harrier results were as follows
Kevin Bray (33rd) (2nd O/50) 39m51s,
Richard Driscoll (40th) (2nd O/55) 40m09s,
Jim Alder (44th) (9th O/45) 40m34s,
Neil McAnany (51st) (12th O/45) 41m01s,
Ian Corner (65th) (10th O/40) 42m18s,
Allan Welsh (109th) (13th O/40) 45m04s,
Sue Smith (177th) (43rd Lady) (8th O/40 Lady) 51m16s
Suzanne Millward (210th) (61st Lady) (7th O/50 Lady) 58m04s.

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Exhibition Park 5k Road Race !
Several of our vets took part in the Exhibition Park 5k Road Race
held in Newcastle on Wednesday 13th August.

They were led home by Phil Walker (8th) 16m14s
and Paul Waterston (11th) 16m48s.

Other Morpeth Vets to finish in
a field of 268 finishers were as follows
Bill Gilroy (24th) (4th O/45) 17m42s,
Alistair MacDonald (35th) (6th O/45) 18m12s,
Graeme Leathard (51st) (10th O/40) 18m46s,
Neil McAnany (67th) (12th O/45) 19m14s,
Jim Alder (81st) (13th O/45) 19m34s,
Mike Steven (99th) (8thO/50) 20m12s,
Iain McLaren (103rd) (20th O/40) 20m17s,

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Darlington 10k Road Race !
Three of Morpeth Harriers vets squad took part in the Sherwood Chevrolet
sponsored Darlington 10k on Sunday 10th August,
which was run on a newly modified course.
Graeme Leathard finished 70th in 39m33s, and was first home for the club.
Morpeth Harriers other two finishers were Jim Alder (139th) 41m59s,
and club newcomer Iain McLaren who finished 171st in a time of 42m46s.

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2008 Morpeth 10k Road Race !
A record number of 313 finishers took part in the11th running
of the Morpeth 10k Road Race on Tuesday 5th August.

Thankfully on the night, the relatively unseasonable August weather abated,
and runners faced slightly humid conditions for the event which now ranks
as one of the oldest in the region that is still run on its original course.

Morpeth's Phil Walker took the Veteran Mens title when he finished sixth in 34m.00s.

He was followed in seventh place by his club colleague
and training partner Paul Waterston who clocked 34m51s
and was second Veteran Man to finish.

Les Atkinson's Veteran Mens course record of 32m14s,
also set in 1998 remains unbroken.

Morpeth Harriers would wish to thank the following
for their kind sponsorship and assistance with the event:-
A-Belco (Ashington based Electrical Engineering Company)
and Brumell & Sample (Morpeth based Solicitors) as Main Sponsors,
Stanton Hall Nurseries and Alderbuild as co sponsors,
support given by Morpeth Town FC
in providing Race Headquarters and Officials Parking,
Piramal Healthcare in providing Race Parking, Start Fitness for prizes,
Ted Phizacklea and his ever willing team of Red Cross workers
for providing valuable Medical assistance, Northumbria Police for their co-operation,
and Members and Friends of Morpeth Harriers for offering
their services as Race Officials and Race Marshalls on the night.

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US Master in Morpeth 10k !

One man who certainly enjoyed running the Morpeth 10k for the first time ever
was visiting athlete David Kroupa of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
David was in England for the first time, and visiting his wife parents in Peterlee for 14 days.

Being a 5k, Duathlon and Triathlon specialist in the USA,
and having just turned 50, he decided to try to find an athletic
event to his liking, to take part in while he was visiting.

On checking the Internet he found the Morpeth 10k,
even though it was a little above his normal distance, he decided to give it a try.
He described the course and the experience as very enjoyable,
and as he normally runs in 90 degrees of humidity,
the slightly humid conditions on the night didn't really trouble him.

His performance certainly bore out his credentials,
as he finished in an excellent 41st place,
and in a superb time of 38m46s,
and picked up the prize of second Over 50 Male Veteran into the bargain.

David promised he would give a glowing report of the event
to his running colleagues at Premier Running Club in Fort Lauderdale,
and added that he hoped to return someday to once again compete in the Morpeth 10k,
and he thanked the organisers for putting on a splendid event for both him and all who ran.

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Morpeth vets, Kevin Bray and Bob Sewell took part in
The 2008 Castles & Islands Challenge Race
on June 20th and June 21st.
Below Kevin describes how they tackled the challenge...........

Its ten past midnight on Saturday morning and I’m bobbing about in a rubber dinghy being rowed into Lindisfarne
harbour by Bob Sewell as part of our latest mad caper, competing in the Castles & Islands Challenge.

The event began at 6.30pm with 16 pairs of runners setting off from Alnwick castle in a straight race down to Coquet
Yacht club at Amble, via Warkworth Castle.

We came in 4th team, and then boarded ‘our’ yacht a 34’ racer/cruiser called Cactus Jack. The Yacht was skippered
by Nick Spurr, the owner of Amble boatyard and crewed by his son Ben, his foreman Steve and Bob’s brother in law
Ken – hence the invite to take part.

Stepping on board I couldn’t help thinking that a yacht like this (it really was the business) deserved better runners than
a couple of 50 'plussers' !

We enjoyed a fantastic evening weather wise sailing north round Coquet Island, through the Farnes to reach Holy
Island just after midnight.

Once we landed we had to run around the island visiting three checkpoints that took us on an 8 mile circuit from the
harbour via Lindisfarne castle.

We saved time and distance because the tide was out allowing fast running on hard sand before we cut back into the
dunes to find the obelisk at Emmanuel Head then the footpaths to the castle and harbour.
The sky was clear and the moon so bright that we hardly needed head torches.

Back on board we got dried, changed and brewed up as we sailed south, again through the Farnes before a ‘choppy’
disembark and row into Seahouses harbour, from where we ran north along the beach before cutting through the dunes
to circuit Bamburgh castle, a run of about 7 miles.

A feature of an event like this is that you really have no idea of where you are in the field at any particular time because
you can take on the runs in any order and the yachts are handicapped by a system that was beyond me! All we knew
was that we seemed to be towards the front of the field position wise and Bob and I were running well helped by
skipper Nick’s strategies to use the tides to maximum advantage.

However the tide wasn’t always going to be out and the next run we did in the early hours was a killer. The yacht
anchored off Low Newton and Bob rowed us into the harbour. We checked in with the marshal then began our run
down the beach to Dunstanburgh castle and back. It was 41 minutes of purgatory for me – my legs were dead and
Bob just seemed to be pottering along hardly sinking into the soft sand where it seemed I was up to my knees!

We were both glad to get back on board and when we set sail for the finish at Amble it seemed we were lying in
second place on the course. The wind had really died and Nick used all his skill to find what breeze there was to allow
us to overtake the leading yacht about 400m from the finish at the harbour entrance. We finished at 9.30am Saturday
morning in 15 hrs 5 mins and so became the course record holders – the first time in either of our running careers we
have held a ‘record’ so we are making the most of it!

We tied up in the marina and then enjoyed a proper breakfast sitting in the sun on deck – we then discovered that
sailors like a drink. There is none of this waiting until the ‘sun dips over the yardarm’ carry on.
Any excuse to break out the rum – by the time I got to bed at 11.15 that morning I was in some state!

We went to the prize presentation that night to discover that we had finished 3rd overall on handicap and 4th fastest team of runners.
The total running distance is estimated at 30 miles and we were timed at 3.48.

This is an event that is something totally different. It was hard work, but great fun and it is well organised by ex –
Morpeth Harrier Pete Hammond and his team. Safety is a priority.

It’s going to get more popular so opportunities for runners to take part are bound to increase–
so keep an eye on the Coquet Yacht Clubs Website.......

Kevin Bray 2008
(Thanks to Bob Sewell for inviting me to take part)

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VAA NE Track & Field League ( 4 )
At the fourth VAA NE Track & Field League meeting
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium, on Monday 21st July,
Morpeth's Archie Jenkins finish 3rd in the 800m in 2m30.9s,
and 4th in the 3000m in 10m55.07s.

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Northumberland Coastal Run !
At the The Beadnell to Alnmouth Coastal Run on Sunday 20th July, three Morpeth vets finished in the first ten, Phil Walker and Paul Waterstone placed sixth and seventh respectively.
and Gordon Dixon finished finished tenth
Over 800 runners took part in the 29th running of this very popular event.

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Tynedale 10k Road Race !
At the Tynedale 10k Road Race on Wednesday 2nd July.
Morpeth vets Paul Waterston and Phil Walker finished in seveth and eighth places
with respective clockings of 34m35s and 34m44s.
Waterston and Walker also occupied the second and third
Veteran Mens places behind Stewy Bell of Chester Le Street.

Next Morpeth Harriers man to finish was Gordon Dixon
who placed 21st and was second in the Over 45 Veteran Mens
section with his clocking of 36m10s.

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VAA North Eastern Track & Field Championships !
Morpeth Harriers had title winners at the recently held
Veterans Athletic Association North Eastern Track and Field Championships
held at Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on July 7th.
Phil Walker won the Mens Over 40 1500m in 4m25.8s,
and clubmate Paul Waterston finished third in 4m43.9s.
Waterston later went on to win the Mens Over 40 5000m in 17m22.2s.
Alistair MacDonald won the Mens Over 45 5000m in 18m21.1s,
after earlier taking the 400m title in 62.3s

Evergreen Archie Jenkins celebrated a hat-trick of victories
in the Over 55 Mens 800m (2m39.6s), 1500m (5m02.1s) and 5000m (19m16.8s) events.

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Stephen Unwin Memorial 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vets Graeme Leathard and Jim Alder travelled to Dalston
in Cumbria last week to compete in the Steven Unwin Memorial 10k Road Race.
Graeme finished 28th in 39m59s and was sixth Over 40 Veteran Man,
and Jim finished in 33rd place in 40m48s, and was fourth in the Over 45 Veteran Mens section

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2008 Newburn River Run !
The hugely popular Newburn River Run, organised by Elswick Harriers,
on Wednesday 18th June attracted a field of 340 finishers.

Morpeths Paul Waterston produced a superb run of 36m37s
to finish eighth overall which also gave him the title of first Veteran Man.
Next home for Morpeth was Gordon Dixon who in finishing 17th in 38m24s
was third in the Over 45 Veteran Mens section and fifth Veteran overall.

Alistair MacDonald finished 37th in 40m30s.

Other Morpeth finishers in the event were as follows
Graeme Leathard (57th) 42m23s,
Jim Alder (77th) 43m34s,
Ian Corner (78th) 43m35s,
Richard Driscoll (82nd) 43m51s,
Nick Armstrong (100th) 44m59s,
Simon Robson (104th) 45m04s,
Norman Clark (115th) 45m40s,
Paul Tomlinson (153rd) 48m02s,
Gary Clark (166th) 49m21s,
Bernie Cordes (180th) (1st Male O/70) 50m21s,

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Veterans North East Track & Field League ( 3 )
Morpeths Archie Jenkins finished second in the Over 50 Mens 1500m in 4m54.2s
at the third meeting of the Veteran Athletics Association North East Track and Field League
at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow on Monday 16th June.

In the Over 40 Mens 1500m, Morpeths Alistair MacDonald
and Neil McAnany finished 7th and 9th in
respective times of 4m52.5s and 4m57s.
Alistair also finished sixth in the 400m in 63.1s.

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The Mizuno Blaydon Race !
At the 2008 Blaydon Race on Monday 9th June,
sponsored this year by Mizuno.
Phil Walker was the first Morpeth vet home.
finishing 36th in 33m04s.
Our next vet to finish was Paul Waterson
who crossed the line in 33m19s
finishing in 40th place.

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Stranraer Half Marathon !
Morpeth vet Alan Hyde finished 34th in the
Stranraer Half Marathon on Saturday 7th June in a time of 94m20s.
The former Blaydon Harrier was 7th in the Mens Over 40 Veteran category

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Clive Cookson 10k !
At the North Shields Poly Clive Cookson 10k Road Race held on Wednesday 21st May, some of our vets were in action. Michael Winter M/V35 finished 39th in 38m50s
and Ian Corner M/V40 was 52nd in 39m46s,
both of whom had run the previous night at Alnwick.

Other Morpeth Vet placings in the 10k were
Jim Alder M/V45 (59th) 40m18s, Nick Armstrong M/V40 (69th) 41m00s,
Mike McKean M/V40 (70th) 41m05s, Paul Tomlinson M/V50 (111th) 44m40s,
Bernie Cordes M/V60 (147th) 47m14s,

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Les Allcorn 10k !
Morpeths vets were out in force at the Les Allcorn 10k held on Tuesday 20th May 2008.
Phil Walker was Morpeths first finisher, Phil finished second in 34m22s,
the race winner was Dave Kirkland from the host club Alnwick Harriers,
who crossed the line in 33m55s.
Phil was also the first O/40 vet to finish.
Second Morpeth vet to finish and second O/40 overall was Paul Waterson,
who finished 4th in 35m41s.
Gordon Dixon, was our third vet finisher,
Gordon finished 7th in 36m58s and was 3rd O/40
Graeme Leathard (V40) was our next vet finisher,
crossing the line in 13th place with a time of 39m26s
and one second behind him was Ian Corner (V40) in 14th place in 39m27s.
There were 110 finishers in the All Competitors category.

Other Morpeth Vet Men finishers were
18th Jim Alder V40 41m00s
21st Hamish Mcallister-Williams V40 41m28s
40th David Watson V40 44m12s
51st Trevor Robinson V40 44m44s
61st Steve McDonald V40 46m45s

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Veterans North East Track & Field League 1
Morpeths Archie Jenkins finished fourth in the Over 50's 1500m at the
first Veterans North East meeting held at Jarrow on Monday 19th May.
Archie crossed the line in 4m58.4s.
Neil McAnany finished seventh in the Over 40's 1500m in 5m01.1s.

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National Veterans Road Relay Championships !
Attending the British National Veterans Road Relay
Championships for the 1st time since 2001,
Morpeths 8 man team acquitted themselves well in the
O/40 category to finish 13th overall at Sutton Park,
Birmingham on Saturday 17th May.
Coincidentally, this was the position the 2001 team finished in.
With a team of mixed ability, the club were aiming for a top 20 finish
in a field of just over 50 teams from all over the UK.

In wet and warm conditions, particularly good performances
came from Paul Waterston (15:48),
Phil Walker (15:50) and Les Atkinson (16:10) who,
between them, had Morpeth up to 3rd place after the 3rd leg.
However, Morpeth slipped down the rankings to 9th place
with 4th and 5th leg runners Gavin Bayne(17:28)
and Gordon Dixon (17:16) keeping them, nevertheless,
in the top 10. Alan Boyd (18:44) and Ian Corner (18:05),
running legs 6 and 7 worked hard to keep the club near the top
as conditions dried eventually running in 11th and then 13th place overall.

It was the first time each of them has represented the club at a national road championships.
Alistair MacDonald (17:52) brought the club home to maintain 13th place overall.
He passed the Sunderland Harriers runner, last years bronze medallists on the last leg,
but was passed, in turn by Oxford whose team included ex-Morpeth Harrier John Lisiewicz.

Bristol and West won for the 3rd year from Leicester and Clayton Le Moor.
Sunderland Harriers finished 14th and North Shields,
the only other north east team present, 30th.

Ian Corner went onto complete the Manchester 10k the next day,
where he recorded a personal best of 39:45 in the process.

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Blyth Valley Transped 10K Road Race !
Les Atkinson was Morpeth Harriers first Vet finisher at the
Blyth Valley Transped 10k Road Race on Sunday 27th April.

Les was tenth of 397 finishers in a time of 35m09s
and was first Over 50 Veteran Male finisher.
Gordon Dixon finished 19th in 36m46s,
Morpeth finished third in the Mens Team race
behind North Shields Poly and Elswick Harriers.

Other Morpeth Vets finishers were,
Archie Jenkins (40th) (1st O/55) 38m39s,
Richard Driscoll (50th) (2nd O/55) 39m13s,
Graeme Leathard (54th) (6th O/40) 39m26s,
Jim Alder (59th) (11th O/45) 40m07s,
Michael McKean (79th) (12th O/40) 41m07s,
Nick Armstrong (89th) (13th O/40) 41m39s,
David Gray (112th) (3rd O/60) 42m35s,
Alan Hyde (115th) (17th O/40) 42m47s,
Trevor Robinson (168th) (22nd O/40) 45m34s,
Stephen McDonald (184th) (26th O45) 46m19s,
Bernie Cordes (186th) (1st O/70) 46m22s,
Colin Cecil (241st) (39thO/40) 48m50s

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British Orienteering Championships !

Adrian Barnes of Morpeth Harriers continued his long
and distinguished Orienteering experience by taking the
British Over 55 Mens Short Course Championship
in Culbin Forest, near Inverness at the weekend, 19th/20th April.

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Rothwell 10k Road Race !
Morpeth vet Phil Walker travelled to Leeds on Sunday 20th April
and finished 7th in the Rothwell 10k Road race in a time of 33m41s.
That placing also saw him finish second in the Over 40 Veteran Mens section.

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Flora London Marathon !
Morpeth Vets Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon
took part in this years Flora London Marathon on Sunday 13th April.
Paul Waterston finished 159th overall and was 22nd in the M40 veteran category.
His finishing time was 2hrs38min15secs, having gone through halfway in 1hr17min52secs.
Second home from Morpeth Harriers was Gordon Dixon
who clocked 2hrs44min03secs to finish 276th
and 10th in the M45 veteran category

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Wallsend Harriers Multi-Terrain Race !
Three of Morpeths Vets took part in Wallsend Harriers Multi Terrain Race
at the Rising Sun Country Park on Sunday 13th April.
First home was Alistair MacDonald who was 7th M40
Veteran when he placed 22nd overall in 30m01s.
Archie Jenkins was first M55 Veteran when he finished 30th overall in 30m42s.
Mike Steven finished 69th in 34m31s and was 8th in the M50 Veterans section.

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South Shields Sand Dancer 10k !
Three of Morpeth Harriers Vets were competing
at the weekend in the South Shields Sand Dancer
10k Multi-terrain event on Sunday 6th April.

Archie Jenkins was the first V55 to cross the line,
finishing 15th with a time of 38m24s.
Paul Bentley was third in the V60 category,
finishing 38th with a time of 41m48s.
Second in the V70 category was Bernie Cordes
who was 93rd in 48m43s.

Their efforts contributed to Morpeth
finishing 6th in the Mens team race.

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Hartlepool Marina '5' Road Race !
Morpeths Alistair MacDonald competed in the
Hartlepool Marina '5' race at Hartlepool on Sunday 6th April.
Alistair crossed the line in 29m51s finishing 22nd
and he was 4th M40 in the vets category.

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Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races !
At the annual Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Races,
held at a cold and blustery Newburn Business Park.
Morpeth Harriers Veteran Men finished in third team place
behind favourites Sunderland with host club Elswick claiming second place.
Despite running with a leg injury David Steel got round in 13m01s
to come home in sixth place on Leg One.
Paul Waterston got them up to third on second leg
with his clocking of 12m20s (7th Fastest)
and Gordon Dixon (13m02s) and Phil Walker (12m04s) (3rd Fastest)
held this position over the final two legs.

Richard Driscoll (13m50s), Alistair MacDonald (13m03s)
and Archie Jenkins (14m20s) ran in an incomplete
Morpeth Veteran Mens B team,
and were lying seventh after the third leg.

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Ackworth Half Marathon !
Four Morpeth Vets took part in the Ackworth Half Marathon on Sunday 16th March.
Paul Waterston was first home for the club in 17th place in 75m32s.
He was third in the Over 40 Veteran category.
Ian Corner was 100th in 87m13s.
The combination of Waterston,and Corner gave
Morpeth Harriers 11th place in the Mens Team Race.

Other Morpeth results were
Steve McDonald (266th) 99m58s
and Pam Woodcock (326th) 103m59s.
Pam's placing made her first in the Over 55 Ladies section.

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2007 Vets Presentation Night !

Forty Veteran athletes from Morpeth Harriers turned out in
support of their super fit colleagues at the clubs annual
Grand Prix 2007 Presentation Night, held at the Joiners Arms
in Morpeth at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March.

The event which is sponsored by Tony Woodcock Planning Consultants
was hosted by Tony himself, along with his wife Pam,
who has been a member of Morpeth Harriers for a good number of years.
They were pleased to introduce their guests of honour, Ernie Slaughter and Jim Alder MBE.
Two nights earlier at the Morpeth Harriers AGM, Ernie had bowed out as the clubs President,
a post he has held for around 23 years, and Jim had taken over as the clubs new President
after all his many and long remembered years of service both as an outstanding athlete,
and as a Coach and Club Committee Official.

Ernie has now taken up the role as Honorary President which means
he will be more of a background figurehead, and although he intends to
cut down his workload as a Club Official, he will still be around to
give sound support and advice when required.
Both had agreed to make the presentations,
and Ernie opted to present the Womens awards,
which meant he ended up with all the lovely kisses.
Jim had dashed back over from Monkton Stadium
in Jarrow to present the Mens awards.

Before the awards took place Pam Woodcock paid tribute to all those
who had turned out to give support to the event on the night,
she went on to thank the clubs Press Officer and Webmaster,
George Patterson and Hudson Stoker for their efforts in promoting the event,
both in the Morpeth Herald, and on the Website, and paid particular tribute to the
quality of the Website and all the work carried out to promote the club.

Pam was very passionate about the Veterans Grand Prix, because she
recognised it as the only event within the club that gave everyone within
the Veteran age spans the opportunity of competing on a level playing field,
and she was delighted that it had once again been well supported
over the 15 chosen events throughout the year.
She thanked Ernie and Jim for turning out to support their night.

Tony Woodcock said he was delighted as sponsor to be associated with the event,
and felt that all those involved had competed with good humour,
the club representation had been good, and as a result the
Blue and White vest of Morpeth Harriers had been worn with distinction.
This led on to the presentation of awards

WOMEN (Presented by Ernie Slaughter)
1st Sue Calvert.
2nd Michelle Woodley,
3rd Jane Blackett,

MEN (Presented by Jim Alder)
1st Paul Waterston,
2nd Richard Driscoll,
3rd Gordon Dixon,

After the presentation Ernie Slaughter gave special mention to the
fact that nearly forty people had turned out on the night,
this had heartened him because of the recent poor turnout of
Seniors for major events, and that it had indeed been a pleasure to be present.

A special presentation was then made by the sponsors to Les Thain
for his long term organisational skills in relation to the Grand Prix.
Les was now stepping down from the role.
Unfotunately he was unable to be present so
Chris Dentice accepted the award on his behalf.

On behalf of the Club, George Patterson, the Press Officer,
thanked Pam and Tony for their continued support to the
event, and hoped that their support would continue,
and also praised them for the splendid buffet they had provided.

Finally Pam and Tony thanked the Landlord George
and the team at the Joiners Arms for their support and help.

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2008 Vets Grand Prix !
THE TOP 3 MEN FOR 2007 WERE
1. Paul Waterston
2. Richard Driscoll
3. Gordon Dixon

This years presentation is planned for
THURSDAY MARCH 13th
probably at The Joiners,Morpeth.
Date to be confirmed.

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British Veterans Indoor Championships !
Morpeth Harrier Archie Jenkins finished second in the
Over 55 Mens 3000m at the British Veterans Indoor Championships
at Lee Valley on February 23rd in a time of 10m28.68s.

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2008 English National XC Championships !

At the Saucony sponsored English National Cross Country Championships,
held at Alton Towers in Staffordshire on Saturday 23rd February,
Veteran Paul Waterston, despite his 22mile Road Race the previous week,
stuck it out during the three long lap affair in the Senior Mens race to finish in 332nd place.

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Buttermere 22mile Road Race !
Morpeth Harriers Paul Waterston and Gordon Dixon
travelled to Cumbria on Sunday 17th February to compete
in the very tough and hilly Buttermere 22mile Road Race
which encompassed the steep climb up the notorious Honister Pass.
Paul finished 3rd in 2hrs17m40s and was the first Over 40 Veteran Man.
Gordon finished 6th in 2hrs20m44s and won the Over 45 Veteran Mens section.

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Radcliffe 12mile Trail Race !
Another distance traveller from Morpeth Harriers was Ian Corner who competed
in the Radcliffe 12mile Trail Race in Manchester on Sunday 17th February.
He finished in 52nd place and was 8th Over 40 Veteran Man
in a time of 1hr26m43s on a very tough Multi Terrain course.

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2008 Royal Signals Road Relays !
At the North Eastern Counties Royal Signals Road Relay Championships
held at Watergate Park, Lobley Hill, Gateshead on Saturday 9th February.
The Veteran Mens Relay provided a close finish where Sunderland Harriers
just pipped Morpeth Harriers by eleven seconds with Elswick Harriers
a further eighteen seconds adrift in third place.

Morpeth Harriers got off to an excellent start with Paul Waterston
finishing in second place behind North Shields Poly and only two seconds adrift.

However they slipped back to fifth on second leg where Gordon Dixon clocked 11m57s.

Things looked better on Leg three where Les Atkinson's eighth
fastest time of 11m01s saw them rise back up to third.

So at halfway they were nine seconds adrift of second placed Sunderland Harriers,
and a further thirteen seconds adrift of then leaders Elswick.

Fourth leg saw yet another change with Elswick relinquishing the lead to
Sunderland as they slipped to third, and North Shields Poly came into the picture
as they finished second and Morpeth slipped to fourth with Ian Corner
running in his first ever Championship clocking 11m53s.

Fifth leg saw yet another dramatic twist, as Phil Walker grabbed
a superb lead of thirty eight seconds over Sunderland by clocking
the fastest Veteran Mens time of the day of 10m42s.

This left Morpeth's final leg runner Gavin Bayne with the toughest
of battles to hold off the tenacious Paul Merrison of Sunderland.
Gavin gave the occasion every effort he could muster with his clocking of 11m45s,
however just lost out in the final stages as the faster and younger Merrison stole the advantage.

It was an excellent result for Morpeth however with Walker and Corner
picking up their first Championship medals in the form of Silver,
and extra special for Walker having just become a father for the second time.

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Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships !
Morpeth Harrier Archie Jenkins tasted success in the
Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships in Irvine
when he placed 61st overall and was second in the Over 55 Male age group.

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Durham Cathedral Relays !
Morpeth Harriers Veteran Mens Team found themselves
just outside of the medals at the annual Durham Cathedral Relays
held at the Racecourse in Durham City on Sunday 20th January.

In the Veteran Mens event, Morpeth's A team found themselves
just run out of the medals when they finished fourth.
First leg runner Paul Waterston had them in third place with his clocking of 9m41s.
Phil Walker got them up to second when he got round the two lap circuit in 9m20s.
Third leg runner Ian Handyside found the going tough
as he slipped to fourth with his clocking of 10m01s.

Morpeth Harriers B team were the first complete squad of Over 50 athletes,
and they finished twelfth overall courtesy of Archie Jenkins (10m15s)
Bob Sewell (11m08s) and Gavin Bayne (10m56s)

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Veterans AA North East XC Championships!
Morpeth Harriers Archie Jenkins and Walter Ryder successfully
defended their category titles at the Veterans Athletic Association
North East Cross Country Championships held at Acklam School,
Middlesbrough on Saturday 19th January.
Archie took the Over 55 title and Walter took the Over 70 title.
In Walter's case it was most fruitful, having travelled all the way
down from WesterRoss in Scotland to compete.

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GRAND PRIX RULES
(SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE CLUB COMMITTEE)

1. THE GRAND PRIX IS OPEN TO MALE RUNNERS OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND TO FEMALE RUNNERS OVER 18.

2. RUNNERS MUST BE A FULLY PAID UP MEMBER ON THE DAY OF THE RACE TO SCORE POINTS - THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THE MORPETH TO NEWCASTLE.

3. MORPETH CLUB VESTS MUST BE WORN FOR ALL RACES APART FROM THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.

4. RUNNERS MUST ENTER THE RACE THEMSELVES TO GAIN POINTS. NO POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR USING SOMEONE ELSES NUMBER.

5. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE RACE TO GAIN POINTS.

6. POINTS ARE USED FROM THE RUNNERS 10 BEST RESULTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 15 RACES.

7. THE 15 RACES FOR EACH YEAR ARE CHOSEN BY BALLOT TO TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

8. THE NEXT 5 RACES IN THE BALLOT ARE CHOSEN AS RESERVE RACES AND THESE ARE USED IN THE EVENT OF ONE OF THE 15 RACES BEING CANCELLED. IN THIS CASE THE NEXT CHRONOLOGICAL RACE TO THAT CANCELLED IS CHOSEN AS THE REPLACEMENT.

9. THE FIRST HARRIER TO FINISH IS AWARDED 10 POINTS IN ADDITION TO AGE CATEGORY POINTS, WITH 9 POINTS FOR 2ND, DOWN TO 1 POINT FOR 10TH.

10. THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP IS SCORED ON THE BASIS OF TIMES, NOT FINISHING POSITION.

11. AGE POINTS ARE 5 POINTS FOR OVER 40 MALES AND OVER 35 FEMALES. AN ADDITIONAL POINT IS GIVEN FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 5 YEAR AGE GROUP - MALES AT 45,50,55,60 AND 65 ETC AND FEMALES AT 40,45,50,55 ETC.

12. PRIZES ARE AWARDED FOR 1ST 2ND AND 3RD IN MALE AND FEMALE GRAND PRIX. ADDITIONAL PRIZES ARE NORMALLY AWARDED FOR AGE CATEGORIES EXCEPT WHERE THERE ARE TOO FEW POINTS SCORED AND/OR THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT RUNNERS COMPETING IN THE CATEGORY.

13. RESULTS ARE TO BE CHECKED AT THE END OF EACH SEASON AND VERIFIED BY 3 NOMINATED CLUB MEMBERS. ANY DISPUTES ARE REFERRED TO THE CLUB OFFICERS OR COMMITTEE FOR A FINAL DECISION.

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made by the legendary Ron Hill MBE.

Pam Woodcock crossed the line in 1hr21m12s
and was second in the W55 Category,
and Andrea Mitchell finished in 1hr40m14s

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Start Fitness North East Harrier League Sherman Cup & Davison Shield Meeting !
Intermittent blustery showers failed to dampen the spirits of athletes
who took part in the first meeting of the Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League
held at Temple Park, South Shields on Saturday 24th October.

The opening fixture, which now traditionally accommodates
the Sherman Cup (Mens) and Davison Shield (Womens) competitions,
saw Gateshead Harriers win the former, and Morpeth Harriers
were once again winners of the latter.

Top performer on the day for Morpeth Harriers was
Jane Mooney in the Womens section.

Jane Mooney finished an excellent second to Chester Le Street's
Sarah Wilkinson in the Senior Womens event, and nearly a minute
clear of Gateshead's Kim Simpson, herself a former
Davison Shield Senior Womens competition winner.
Mooney's was one of a good number of determined Morpeth efforts
on the day that saw them retain the Davison Shield by a margin
of five points over Gateshead, who were the only other team
to close over the four events to count.

Despite not winning a Womens team count Morpeth Harriers
still managed to win by the narrowest of margins.

Their best results came from the Under 15 Girls
and Under17/Junior Womens events.
Carley May Webster led the Morpeth squad home in the
Under 15 Girls event, and only just missed out on an
individual medal spot by seven seconds when she finished fourth.
The combined placings of Miriam Inverarity (12th),
and Lucy Shuttleworth (15th), added to that of
Webster saw Morpeth finish second to Sunderland.

Morpeth also finished second to Gateshead in the
Under 17/Junior Womens event courtesy of
Rachael Steel (7th), Hannah Rank (10th),
and Catriona MacDonald (20th)

Alison Brown (7th), was first home for Morpeth Harriers
in the Under 13 Girls event, which saw them finish as fourth team,
with further support coming from excellent runs
by Sarah Wilkes (9th), and Rebecca Dodds (23rd).

Fifth place was gained by Morpeth Senior Women led by the
aforementioned Jane Mooney, with Claire Bruce (14th)
and Shuna Rank (39th), providing the supporting counts.

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Norham 10k Road Race !
135 finishers took part in the Norham 10k Road Race
on Sunday 27th September.
Amongst them were two of our Womens squad.

Sue Smith was 14th Lady and 8th O/35 and finished in 51m37s,
and Jane Blackett was 19th Lady and 4th O/45 and finished in 53m10s.

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Northern Athletics Womens 4 Stage Road Relay Championships !

Morpeth Harriers Womens squad finished a creditable eleventh behind winners
Chester Le Street at the North of England Womens 4 Stage Road Relays
held at Leeds Met University Carnegie Campus on Saturday 26th September.

The event which preceded the Mens race saw a a total of fifty two
teams face the starter, and thirty seven teams finished completely.

Aiveen Fox got matters off to an excellent start when she finished eleventh in 17m14s.

Leg Two saw Zoe Armstrong mark her Senior Northern debut by clocking 19m07s,
and she only surrendered a mere four places.

Jane Mooney restored a great deal of respectability on the third leg,
where she clocked the sixth fastest time of the leg to climb up to seventh.

The fourth and final leg saw Morpeth field another debutant in Emma Pearson,
who again only lost four places when she got round in 19m29s.

Other North East performances were
Chester Le Street B (6th) (1st B)
Gateshead A (13th)
New Marske A (17th)
and Blyth (34th).

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Bupa Great North Run !
At the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 20th September,
Julie Clark was Morpeth Harriers
leading finisher in the Womens race finishing 31st in 90m59s,
and Kate Chapman finished 40th in 92m16s.

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Tynedale Jelly Tea 10M Road Race !
Morpeth Harriers won the team event at the
Tynedale Jelly Tea 10M Road Race on Sunday 6th September.

The race also incorporated the North East of England
(VAANEE) 10 Mile Road Championships,
in which some of our Morpeth Womens squad
scooped a few hard earned medals.

Pam Woodcock won the Over 55 Womens' section
finishing in 237th position with a time of 77m43s.

Claire Bruce was 135th and was 16th lady and 1st in the W40 category finishing in 71m34s

Susan Smith finished 299th in 82m20s
and Jane Blackett finished 397th in 87m43s

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Low Fell Watergate Park 5k !
At the Low Fell Watergate Park 5k at Lobley Hill
on Wednesday 2nd September.
Morpeth's Jane Mooney was the fourth lady to
finish in 28th place overall
with a time of 18m18s.
Aiveen Fox finished 30th and was 5th lady in 18m25s

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Blyth Links 10k !
At the annual Blyth Links 10k on Tuesday 1st September,
Morpeths Sue Smith finished 160th in 49m42s

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Exhibition Park 5k Race !
At the Exhibition Park 5k Race
in Newcastle on Wednesday 12th August.
Morpeth Harriers finished second in the Womens team competition behind Wallsend.
They were led home by Zoe Armstrong who was fifth Lady in 19m12s.
Further team support came from Emma Pearson (9th) 19m53s,
and Catriona MacDonald (28th) 22m14s.
Pam Woodcock was first Over 55 Lady
when she finished in 23m13s.

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Sunderland Harriers 5k !
At the Sunderland 5k Road Race
held at the Silksworth Complex on Wednesday 22nd July.

Jane Mooney was Morpeth's first lady home when
she placed 47th in 17m50s, and was fourth lady finisher overall.

Morpeth also provided the fifth lady finisher, when Aiveen Fox
came home in 54th place in 18m02s.
Zoe Armstrong was Morpeth's third lady finisher,
and eighth lady overall, when she placed 93rd in 19m27s.

Other Morpeth lady finishers were
Kate Chapman (117th) (11th Lady) 20m30s,
Lorna MacDonald (133rd) (14th Lady) 21m04s,
Catriona MacDonald (171st) (21st Lady) 22m54s.

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Low Fell Running Club Angel Run !
Morpeths Jane Mooney was not only her clubs first finisher,
but also the first lady home at the Angel Run held on Thursday 9th July,
and organised by Low Fell Running Club.

Jane finished 16th in 30m53s, and with further team support coming
from Aiveen Fox (22nd) 31m26s, and Gwenda Cavill (59th) 36m02s,
Morpeth easily secured the Womens team title ahead
of Heaton Harriers and Sunderland Strollers.

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Anita Nott Memorial Womens Only Run !
Morpeth athletes dominated the front end of proceedings
at the Anita Nott Memorial Womens Only Race,
organised by Heaton Harriers at Jesmond Dene on Monday 6th July.

Delyth James led a field of 153 finishers home in very wet conditions,
in a time of 19m43s, and was followed in quick succession by her
Morpeth clubmates Jane Mooney (19m58s), and Aiveen Fox (20m05s)

The first three home guaranteed a Morpeth team victory ahead of the host club,
with Wallsend Harriers finishing as third team.

Other Morpeth finishers were
Gwenda Cavill (20th) 23m23s,
Sue Smith (47th) 26m24s,
Lesley Young (73rd) 28m46s,
Jane Blackett (76th) 29m06s.

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Newton Aycliffe 10k !
At the Newton Aycliffe 10k on Sunday 21st June, third home for Morpeth was Aiveen Fox,
who ran well to finish as second Lady in 18th place in 37m12s,
and was two places behind Ladies race winner Carolyn Summersgill
of Middlesbrough & Cleveland AC.

Morpeths Julie Clark was 5th Lady finishing 58th in 41m32s.

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Newburn River Run !
Jane Mooney in finishing as second Lady in 22nd place in 39m45s,
was Morpeths first finisher at the Newburn River Run on Wednesday 17th June.

Emma Pearson also performed well to finish
as eighth lady in 74th place in 44m41s.

Other Morpeth Women finishers were as follows
Michelle Woodley (94th) (13th Lady) 46m07s,
Claire Bruce (96th) (14th Lady) 46m09s,
Susan Smith (190th) (41st Lady) 52m25s,
Jane Blackett (234th) (59th Lady) 57m18s,
S.Bruce (243rd) 58m06s.

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The Mizuno Blaydon Race !
The 29th running of the Nike Blaydon Race took place on Tuesday 9th June.
In the Ladies race, Morpeth's Aiveen Fox produced an
excellent performance to come home as eighth lady in 34m02s,
and just twenty seconds ahead of Carolyn Dickie, (formerly Morpeth)
now running for Windsor Slough and Eton.

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Northern League Division 3 Match !
It was largely the Womens track efforts that helped
Morpeth Harriers to take second place in their second round
Northern League Division 3 match held at
Jarrow's Monkton Stadium on Saturday 6th June.
They claimed seven of the eight A race victories on offer,
and managed to take four B race victories into the bargain.
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Watergate Trail Race !
By finishing fourth overall in 38m47s, Morpeths Aiveen Fox
was the leading Lady finisher in the Watergate Trail Race
at Lobley Hill, Gateshead on Sunday 31st May.
Clubmate Jane Mooney was second Lady
finisher in seventh place overall in 40m41s.