Low Fell Running Club

Members Update 2003

2002 archive members update
			Woodlawn Christmas Pudding Run	Saltwell Road Race
Simonside Cairns Fell Race	N E Counties Cross Country	Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race	Hexhamshire Hobble	Faringdon Harrier League
Sherman Cup	Brampton To Carlisle	Dunnerdale Fell Race	Club Handicap 5k	Heaton Memorial Race
Fruit Bowl 7	Meadowfield Harrier League	Innov 8 Trail Run	Reebok Cross Challenge Falkirk	Pinchinthorpe Plod Fell Race
Stanhope Common Fell Race	Great North Run	Jelly Tea 10 mile	Watergate Park 5k	Michael Page Memorial 10k
Glendale Show 5 mile	Auckland Castle 10k	J&H Riverside Run	Hetton Lyons 5k	Forest Burn Fell Race
Darlington 10k	Morpeth 10k	Sunderland 5k	The Northumberland Coastal Run	The Coquet Challenge
Wild Series-Kielder	Angel View	Hylton Castle	Les Allcorn 10k	Tynedale 10k
Dave Scanlon Four sands	Windy Gyle fell Race	Newburn River Run	North of England Snr Champs. 5000m	Wild Series Race 3 Bowderdale
Newton Aycliffe 10k	The Blaydon Race	BMC/UKA Endurance Initiative 3000m at Wythenshawe.	Thirsk 10 Mile	Low fell Running Club 10k
WOW 10k	The Pier to Pier	Alwinton Fell Race	Cronkley Fell Race 2003	The Keswick Half Marathon 2003
The Blyth Valley 10 mile Road Race 2003	The Rivington Pike Race 2003	Wild Series Hamsterley 2003	Elswick Road Relays 2003	Wallsend 10k 2003
Chester-le-Street & District AC Road Races 2003	Coniston 14 2003	Prudhoe Harrier League 2003	Stephen Unwin 10km 2003	Consett Harrier League 2003
Dent Brewery Dentdale 14.3 2003	Somerfield Redcar Half Marathon 2003	DUCC Cathedral Relays 2003	Carnethy 5 Fell Race 2003	NECAA Royal Signals Road Relays 2003
The Alsager 5 2003	Blaydon Harrier League 2003	Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays	Morpeth to Newcastle 2003	Great Winter Run

Leg		Position	Total time	Leg time
Latest Races and Results
Woodlawn Christmas Pudding Run December 26th 2003
Mark McDonald had an excellent run finishing in second place.
M McDonald	2nd	17.05



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Saltwell Road Race December 21st 2003

Eleven Low Fell runners took part in England's second oldest race.
	Position	Time	Category	Position in Cat.
J Archer	8th	33.51
N Morris	29th	36.40	V40	7th
M Pereira	43rd	38.44
M Graham	79th	41.41	V40	18th
S Dunlop	83rd	42.00
B Hume	94th	42.38	V55	8th
B Doidge	111th	43.56	V55	12th
D Bostock	125th	45.14	V50	7th
G Hume	132nd	45.57	V55	19th
A Clark	151st	48.13	V50	11th
C Russell	178th	51.09	V40	27th
4th Senior Team and 6th Veteran Team

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Simonside Cairns Fell Race. 11 miles 1400' accent December 14th 2003
Mick OBrien Ran in this race which was "a real challenge - 5 minutes faster than last year, but this year you could see where you were going and the boggy bits only came up as far as your knees."
M OBrien	36th	1.41.07



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N E Counties Cross Country, Darlington December 13th 2003


Three runners ventured to Darlington.With good placings from Jon and Mark.

J Archer	11th	42.12
M McDonald	19th	43.37
M Stacey	140th	56.09



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Hexhamshire Hobble 10.5 miles with 1220 feet ascent December 7th 2003


Mick OBrien ran in this category C fell Race, ran in fine conditions

M OBrien	83:19


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Norman Woodcock Memorial Road Race December 6th 2003


Bill Doidge was our runner here.And finished third in the V55 category.

B Doidge V55	56th	40.20


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DP Express Furniture N. E.Harrier League, Faringdon November 29th 2003


Seven hardy souls braved the conditions!
	Race Position	Category	Position in Cat.	Time
N Morris V	139th	F	20	38.44
M Stacey V	151st	S	85	39.12
G Bishop	159th	S	91	39.27
M O Brien V	171st	S	100	40.09
B Doidge V	172nd	S	101	40.10
A Clark V	230th	S	156	48.47
A Elders V	231st	S	157	50.36

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DP Express Furniture N. E.Harrier League, Sherman Cup November 22nd 2003


A good team performance finishing in 4th place on 60 points.
	Race Position	Time
J Archer	7th	30:12
M McDonald	16th	31:17
N Morris V	40th	33:29
M Graham V	85th	36:42
B Doidge V	110th	39:58

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Brampton To Carlisle 10 mile Road Race November 15th 2003


Mark McDonald was once again our only runner in this race.

M McDonald	56:17	19th


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Club Handicap 5k November 11th 2003


Twenty runners tried to guess the stopwatch with varying of degrees of success.
	Actual	Estimate	Difference	Position
N Morris	17:57	18:00	-0.03	=1
S White (guest)	17:57	18:00	-0.03	=1
M Graham	19:06	20:10	-1.04	13
P Colland	19:16	20:00	-0.44	11
C Howie	20:16	23:30	-3.14	20
B Doidge	20:31	21:00	-0.29	9
B Hall	21:30	23:00	-1.30	16
G Hume	21:44	22:00	-0.16	=4
K Pearson	22:12	22:30	-0.18	=7
A Clark	23:07	24:25	-1.18	14
S Byrne	23:41	25:00	-1.19	15
B Ireland	23:44	24:00	-0.16	=4
P Powell	24:16	24:00	+0.16	=4
Vicky Kelly	25:06	27:00	-1.54	18
Tracey Lockwood	28:33	31:00	-2.27	19
Christine Bostock	28:52	29:10	-0.18	=7
T Robinson	28:57	28:00	+0.57	12
S White	29:15	29:00	+0.15	3
Margaret Clark	29:15	31:00	-1.15	17
Barbara Doidge	29:19	30:00	-0.41	10


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Heaton Memorial Race November 9th 2003


Nine of our runners were in this one.With some good performances in the Veterans Categories.And an excellent 9th place from Jon Archer.
	Race Position	Category	Position in Cat.	Time
J Archer	9th			33:24
N Morris	39th	M40	7th	36:24
M Graham	93rd	M40	15th	40:09
B Hume	121st	M55	4th	41:54
M Stacey	134th	M40	23rd	42:39
B Doidge	153rd	M55	7th	43:51
G Hume	159th	M60	2nd	44:14
A Clark	207th	M50	26th	48:54
D Ball	222nd	M50	28th	52:00

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Dunnerdale Fell Race 5mile 1800' ascent November 8th 2003


Mick OBrien ran in this category A fell Race and had a good run.

M OBrien	59:00	137th


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Fruit Bowl 7 (Gibside) November 2nd 2003


A fine day for a testing run in superb surroundings.
	Race Position	Category	Position in Cat.	Time
N Morris	100	M40	3	44:02
M Graham	52	M40	16	50:38
S Dunlop	73			52:05
M O Brien	93	M50	15	53:31
G Bishop	100			54:27
B Doidge	103	M50	17	54:35
C Russell	182			59:16
A Clark	217	M50	37	61:30
B Ireland	257	M50	43	64:30
D Ball	273			65:57

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DP Express Furniture N. E.Harrier League, Meadowfield October 25th 2003


A good turnout in windy conditions, and only just avoiding the downpour.Saw Mark McDonald finish first Low Fell Runner.The team finishing in 9th place in division 2 of the league.
	Race Position	Category	Position in Cat.	Time
M McDonald	71	F	9	40:04
S English V	112	S	69	41:36
M O'Brien V	191	S	126	44:09
G Bishop	192	S	127	44:12
B Doidge V	212	S	146	45:10
C Russell	246	S	177	49:12
A Clarke V	256	S	187	51:11
A Elders V	263	S	194	57:38

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Reebok Cross Challenge Falkirk October 18th 2003


Jon Archer had a good run in bonnie Scotland finishing in 26th place (5th Northern finisher).

J Archer	32:45	26th


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Innov 8 Trail Run October 12th 2003


Mick O' Brien ran in this, the first running of the Mudrock sponsored Innov 8 Trail Race,along with 168 others.And it is described thus. " An excellent course comprising some tough hill work, though not as steep as some of the more demanding fell races."

M O Brien	65:59	61st


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Pinchinthorpe Plod Fell Race October 5th 2003


Mick O'Brien was the only Low Fell entrant in this race (car fixed).

M O'Brien	45:50	48th


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Stanhope Common Fell Race September 28th 2003



Two of our Mountain Goats had a run out in this race, but Mick O'Brien could not make it because of transport problems (car not well).

M Graham	1:01:31
B Doidge	1:01:40


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Great North Run September 21st 2003

Eleven Low Fell runners took part in the 13th running of this world famous race.
M McDonald	87th	1:16:25
N Morris	128th	1:18:48
B Doidge	869th	1:32:47
S Dunlop	1410th	1:36:47
D Bostock		1:44:50
W Campbell		1:52:22
T Robinson		2:07:35
C Russell		2:10:24
S English		2:13:34
Christine Bostock		2:26:01
S White		2:30:34


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Jelly Tea 10 mile September 7th 2003

For the fifteenth running of the Jelly Tea 10 mile between Hexham and Ovingham there were four Low Fell entrants among the 249 that lined up at the start. Neil Morris ran well to finish in 13th position, with the team in 8th overall.

N Morris	13th	59:09	5th V40
B Doidge	72nd	1:09:26	8th V50
M Graham	81st	1:10:32
B Ireland	154th	1:20:21	17th V55

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Watergate Park 5k September 3rd 2003

The only Low Fell entrant was D McAtominey, as most were marshalling the course of course.

D McAtominey	17th	18:30


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Michael Page 10k August 30th 2003

Mick Graham and Bill Doidge were the only club entrants.With Bill apparently on a mission to run every race going.

M Graham	12th	42:08
B Doidge	16th	44:49	3rd V50

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Glendale Show 5 mile August 24th 2003

Mick Graham, Bill Doidge and Mick O Brien (the "country boys") ran the Glendale Show 5 mile in the wilds of North Northumberland. Race information courtesy of Mick O Brien. "Although billed as a Fell race, it was somewhat lacking in challenging gradients." And as an indication of the personal battles within all races "finally got the scalp of Bill Doidge at the 4th attempt after he beat me for the first time in his running career this year - mind it was only the last hill that finished him off and there was only seconds in it." All times are not available at present. With Mick Graham being the first club finisher.

M Graham	Time not known
M O Brien	32:37
B Doidge	32:46

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Auckland Castle 10k August 24th 2003

Jon Archer ran,and in a top class field had a very good race, finishing in 34th place.

J Archer	34th	33:20

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Jarrow and Hebburn Riverside Run August 19th 2003

A small gathering for this race.With the pick being Neil Morris in 17th place (4th V40) and Geoff Hume (2nd V60).

N Morris	17th	35:32
S Dunlop	62nd	39:53
B Doidge	87th	41:56
G Hume	100th	42:30

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Hetton Lyons 5k August 13th 2003

Three chaps ran in this one.

S Dunlop	34th	18:21
M Graham	49th	19:10
B Doidge	54th	19:28

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The Forest Burn Fell Race August 10th 2003

Race information courtesy of Mick O Brien. Four members ran in this race. And it is described as, " a 3 and a half mile grind with 500 feet of ascent about 3 miles south of Rothbury and part of the Simonside Country Fair" and apparently a bit on the warm side. "Talk about Gravesend in Kent being hot- just as well there were no meteorologists in the Coquet Valley yesterday".

M Graham	34th	28:35
B Doidge	49th	29:42
M O Brien	54th	30:09
A Clark	Time to follow

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The Darlington 10k August 10th 2003

Mark McDonald finished in a creditable 5th place.

M McDonald	5th	33:05

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The Morpeth Harriers 10k August 5th 2003

Four runners had a trip up to Morpeth.Jon Archer was the pick of the pack with an excellent third place.And a mention also to Geoff Hume who finished 2nd in the V 60 category.

J Archer	3rd	32:59
N Morris	56th	40:27	10th V40
B Doidge	85th	42:46	13th V50
G Hume	10th	44:11	2nd V60

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The Sunderland Harriers 5k July 23rd 2003

Only three choose to mix it with the speed merchants.

S Dunlop	100th	19:28
M Stacey	123rd	20:23	15th V40
B Doidge	132nd	20:42	16th V50

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The Northumberland Coastal Run July 20th 2003

Six went for a plodge at the coast. These are Provisional results supplied by Mike Stacey.

B Doidge		1:48:00
D Bostock		1:48:00
G Hume		1:49:00
M O Brien		2:00:00
S White		2:26:00
Christine Bostock		2:35:00

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Angel View Run July 17th 2003

Most of us were marshalling on this one , but five did have a run in the overcast and humid conditions. Pride of place goes to Mark McDonald who after several attempts over the years at this race came home in first place in a time of 26:58.

M McDonald	1st	26:58
I McDonald	45th	35:45
D Armstrong	51st	36:34
A McAnaney	72nd	42:22
D Ball	73rd	42:24

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The Coquet Challenge July 13th 2003

Neil Morris had a good run finishing in 4th place.Together with five Low Fell runners, in what must have been hot conditions.

N Morris	4th	41:03
M Graham	17th	44:50
B Doidge	24th	47:50
D Bostock	29th	48:39
A Clark	77th	57:22
C Bostock	96th	64:07

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Hylton castle July 9th 2003

Partaking of sport in the park were four.

M Graham	18th	16:40
B Doidge	38th	18:07
A Clark	63rd	22:04
S White	65th	23:22

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Kielder Wild Series July 6th 2003

Better late than never! Here are the results.

M Graham	28th	49:13
S Dunlop	36th	49:59
B Doidge	55th	52:40
M O Brien	63rd	53:25
A Clark	129th	62:02
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Les Allcorn 10k July 6th 2003

After a tour of Alnwick trying to find the venue i found one LowFell person in the form of Stan White.The warm and humid conditions meant times were not quick, but the scenery made up for it.

S White		57:06	Unofficial time

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Tynedale 10k July 2nd 2003

Thirteen ladies and gentlemen ran in this popular race, with mentions in despatches for Jon Archer who finished in 5th place, Neil Morris in 29th (6th in the V40 class),Geoff Hume (5th V60), Stan White (6th V65) and Christine Bostock (4th L50).Mick Graham was the third team counter, which resulted in our team finishing in a very good 8th place out of the 24 teams who finished.

Jon Archer	5th	33:12
N Morris	29th	36:16	6th V40
M Graham	83rd	39:05
S Dunlop	121st	40:32
D Bostock	179th	42:26	15th V50
B Doidge	185th	42:39	17th V50
G Hume	227th	44:11	5th V60
S Byrne	354th	49:05
A Elders	373rd	49:53	38th V50
A Clarke	406th	51:10	42nd V50
T Robinson	436th	53:40	33rd V55
S White	440th	53:55	6th V65
Christine Bostock	443rd	54:16	4th L50

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Dave Scanlon Four Sands Race June 29th 2003

Brian and Geoff Hume ran over four sands.

B Hume	9th	60:54
G Hume	18th	65:02

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Windy Gyle fell Race June 29th 2003

Mick O Brien battled the scotch mist in the Cheviots. Covering 9 miles with 1500 feet of ascent,amongst a record field of 42.

M O Brien	23rd	1:20:11	3rd V50

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North of England Senior Champs. 5000m June 21st 2003

Mark McDonald set a new personal best in the 5000m track race, by 3 secs.

M McDonald	11th	15:49:01

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Newburn River Run June 18th 2003

Eleven members had a jaunt down by the riverside at Newburn.

N Morris	19th	38.55	4th over 40
M Graham	62nd	41.55
B Hume	78th	43.09	4th over 55
B Doidge	93rd	44.37	9th over 50
G Hume	127th	46.14	3rd over 60
D Bostock	133rd	46.48	14th over 50
W Campbell	166th	48.30
A Clark	234th	54.36	19th over 50
A Elders	244th	55.43	20th over 50
M Clark (L)	281st	64.02	3rd (L) over 50
B Doidge (L)	284th	65.52	15th (L) over 45

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Newton Aycliffe 10k June 15th 2003

Five lads had a run out in this one.

M Graham	32nd	39:42
B Doidge	72nd	44:03
W Campbell	119th	48:01
A Clark	198th	54:00
D Ball	203rd	54:26

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The Blaydon race June 9th 2003

A very good smattering of Low Fell members were "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon precinct" (with apologies to Geordie Ridley). If i have missed anyone let me know.

N Morris	73rd	32:40
A Hughes	98th	33:31
M Graham	175th	35:12
S English	259th	36:34
B Hume	290th	37:00
S Dunlop	299th	37:13
B Doidge	400th	38:45
G Hume	496th	39:51
W Campbell	641st	41:06
D Bostock	660th	41:18
B Ireland	820th	42:39
T Robinson	1415th	47:14
P Powell	1533rd	47:57
A Clark	1572nd	48:12
D Ball	1583rd	48:16
D Armstrong	1670th	49:02
S White	1842nd	50:13
Christine Bostock	1975th	51:05
E King	2762nd	57:01
Margaret Clark	2842nd	57:48
Barbara Doidge	2948th	59:04

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BMC/UKA Endurance Initiative 3000m at Wythenshawe. June 1st 2003

Jon Archer set a new personal best in the 3000m

Jon Archer	12th	8:47:62

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Wild Series Race 3 Bowderdale June 1st 2003

Two lads suffered in the heat out in the countryside.

S Dunlop	31st	92:17
M O Brien	58th	99:33

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Thirsk 10 Mile 2003 June 1st 2003

Mark MacDonald had a very good run at Thirsk.

Mark McDonald	7th	56.24

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Low fell Running Club 10k 2003 June 1st 2003

Phew! What a scorcher.
B Hume	27th	41:47
D Armstrong	50th	46:51
I McDonald	52nd	47:13
Liz Morgan	66th	57:35

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WOW 10k 2003 2003 May 21st 2003

Another good turnout for this one, but no photographic evidence as i was at work.
N Morris	18th	36:47
M Graham	37th	38:23
S Dunlop	49th	39:45
B Doidge	84th	42:34
D Bostock	89th	43:05
G Hume	102nd	44:07
B Ireland	120th	46:33
A Elders	134th	50:09
A Clark	139th	51:11

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The Pier to Pier 2003 May 18th 2003

There was a good entry in this race of eleven members.
M Graham	62nd	47:35
B Doidge	136th	50:54
D Bostock	224th	54:30
K Pearson	243rd	54:50
W Campbell	248th	54:53
W Ireland	275th	55:48
A Clarke	399th	61:17
D Ball	416th	62:06
S White	464th	64:49
C Russell	465th	64:50
Christine Bostock	489th	66:50

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Alwinton Fell Race 2003 May 17th 2003

One hardy sole took part in this arduous race,Mick O Brian, who said. " I let my heart rule my head on Saturday and opted for the long course at Alwinton as there were only 3 punters showed for the short course.There are about 3 and a half miles of open fell on the high parts of the course and my feelings about the going here is unprintable." A tough day out it seems.

M O Brian	31st	2:14:19


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Cronkley Fell Race 2003 May 4th 2003

Two members were in this race,Brian and Geoff Hume and both had very good races .Brian finished in 15th place (4th in the M50 category)and Geoff finished 27th (first in the M60 category).

B Hume	15th	1:41:34
G Hume	27th	1:49:52


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The Keswick Half Marathon May 3rd 2003

Three Members took in a trip to the Lakes for the Keswick Half Marathon

B Doidge	119th	1:38:46
B Ireland	222nd	1:47:10
S White	397th	2:06:11

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The Blyth Valley 10 mile Road Race April 27th 2003

Six runners took part in this race with some very good placings, notably Jon Archer finishing in 3rd and Mark McDonald in 4th place.This ensured an excellent team placing of second, behind Morpeth. I wasnt there, so unfortunately no photographic evidence to put on the site. I'll get you next time!

J Archer	3rd	53:14
M McDonald	4th	53:40
N Morris	31st	59:25
A Hughes	37th	60:16
S English	76th	64:27
B Doidge	131st	69:55

Team positions: 1 Morpeth 20pts. 2 Low Fell 37pts. 3 North Shields Poly 40pts.

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The Rivington Pike Fell Race April 19th 2003

Mick O Brien travelled to Lancashire and raced over his favoured terrain, and finished in a creditable 6th place in the M50 age group.

M O Brien	89th	24:48	6th in the M50 age group.

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Elswick Road Relays April 18th 2003

After a couple of wrong turns i finally found the course down by the riverside amongst a newly developed Industrial Estate. In ideal conditions on a flat route there were plenty of fast times. Low Fell had one team in this race, with a mixture of youth and experience. Jon Archer took the first leg and came home in 6th place in a time of 11:14. On the second leg Mark McDonald continued the good performance losing only one place in 7th, albeit to international Andy Caine of Tynedale.The third leg saw Brian Hume return in 13th and completing the team Geoff Hume who came home in 15th.

J Archer	6th	11:14
M McDonald	7th	11:28
B Hume	13th	14:13
G Hume	15th	15:29

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Wallsend 10k April 6th 2003
There were some very good results and a large turnout of eleven members for this race. Pride of place goes to Jon Archer and Mark McDonald who after a bit of a tussle finished in 2nd and 4th places respectively, with only 1 second seperating them. Third finisher was Neil Morris (16th overall), venturing away from his favoured terrain of cross country, fourth (25th overall) was Andy Hughes. Unfortunately there was no team prize for this race where we must have been in with a good chance of winning. The results do not include all the positions in the various age catagories, as they were not among the results pages i looked at.

J Archer	2nd	32:50
M McDonald	4th	32:51
N Morris	16th	35:19	3rd in the M40 age group.
A Hughes	25th	36:41
M Graham	48th	39:29
B Hume	52nd	40:10	2nd in the M55 age group.
D Bostock	70th	42:11
G Hume	77th	42:48	1st in the M60 age group.
B Doidge	78th	43:41
S English	88th	46:06
C Russell	99th	55:41

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Hamsterley Wild Series March 30th 2003
Better late than never (i am writing this on the 21/4/03). But six of our runners ran here. I Have also got my hands on the race report and results, courtesy of paramjeet singh bhogal at<allterrainevents@hotmail.com>.As yet they are not on the official website.

N Morris	5th	38:48
M Graham	28th	44:45
S Dunlop	33rd	45:47
M O'Brien	41st	47:25
B Doidge	74th	49:52
B Ireland	110th	54:41

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Chester-le-Street 10k March 30th 2003
Three lads had a run in this race, Brian Hume, Mich Dickenson and Geoff Hume.They finished as 14th team. Mich Dickenson if i am not mistaken, is a new addition to the club and as this was his first race did very well.

Brian Hume	48th	40:17
Mich Dickenson	66th	41:43
Geoff Hume	72nd	43:43

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Coniston 14 March 22nd 2003
Douglas Ball travelled across to the Lakes and had a run in this scenic race.

Douglas Ball	1098th	2:09:27

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Prudhoe Harrier League March 22nd 2003
Another good turnout of eight runners. And once again the team ran well to finish first in division three of the Harrier League with 47 points, ahead of Jarrow on 83 points and Concordia on 150 points. This means we are promoted to division two for next season as champions.

			Adjusted Time
M McDonald	10th	32:39	27:39 (5:00)
A Hughes	52nd	34:31	32:01 (2:30
M Graham	59th	34:37	34:37 (00:00)
Neil Morris	80th	35:11	30:11 (5:00)
Stephen English	85th	35:15	35:15 (00:00)
Colin Drummond	97th	35:38	30:38 (5:00)
M O Brien	109th	35:58	35:58 (00:00)
B Doidge	158th	38:55	38:55 (00:00)

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Stephen Unwin 10km 2003 March 16th 2003
Jon Archer travelled to Dalston, Carlisle and and had a very good run, finishing in fifth place in spite of not eating for 48 hours beforehand due to a bout of food poisoning.

Jon Archer	5th	33:17

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Consett Harrier League 2003 March 15th 2003
Eight lads ran, in this, the penultimate Harrier League race of the season at sunny Consett.The team finished in 1st place in division three of the league on 44 points, ahead of Gateshead on 80 points. Another good run at Prudhoe next week should ensure promotion to division two for next season.


M McDonald	11th	36:55
C Drummond	15th	37:07
N Morris	16th	37:07
M Graham	55th	38:16
A Hughes	65th	38:26
S English	79th	38:56
M O Brien	135th	40:38
A Elders	188th	47:24

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Somerfield Redcar Half Marathon 2003 March 9th 2003
Mark McDonald together with Mick Graham, Bill Doidge, Denis Bostock and Stan White ran in this, the 21st Redcar Half Marathon,amongst a field of over 800 other runners. Mark finished in a very creditable 7th place in a time of 1:12:39 which is a new personal best by 39 seconds. This ensured third place in the North Eastern Counties' AA Championships, behind winner P Lowe (Middlesborough) and second place R Hand (Durham City). Mick finished in 203rd place, Denis in 250th (23rd in the M50 class) Bill in 261st (24th in the V50 class), Stan in 707th,with a good run to finish 10th in the V65 class.

Mark McDonald	7th	1:12:39
Mick Graham	203rd	1:34:46
Denis Bostock	250th	1:37:21
Bill Doidge	261st	1:38:05
Stan White	707th	2:02:58

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Dent Brewery Dentdale 14.3 March 8th 2003
Douglas Ball ran in this one.

D Ball	355th	2:23:42

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DUCC Cathedral Relays 2003 March 1st 2003
Jon Archer and Mark McDonald appeared at this race. Although i am not sure if it was a true run race or just a hard training session, as they were running for the NE Endurance Squad under the tutelage of David Lowes.

Jon Archer	8th	10:22
Mark McDonald	9th	10:22

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Carnethy 5 Feb 15th 2003
Mick O Brian travelled up to bonnie Scotland for this race.

M O Brien	255th	73:40

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NECAA Royal Signals Road Relays 2003
Two teams were entered in the Signals relays one each in the Senior Mens and Veteran Mens races. Both teams performing well, with the senior men finishing in 11th place and the Veteran men in 13th.

Senior Men Team
Leg 1	M McDonald	6th	11:03	11:03
Leg 2	J Archer	6th	22:22	11:19
Leg 3	A Hughes	9th	34:56	12:34
Leg 4	C Drummond	10th	47:28	12:32
Leg 5	O Batchelor	11th	60:38	13:10
Leg 6	M Graham	15th	73:47	13:09
Team position 11th

Veteran Men Team
Leg 1	D Bostock	66th	14:49	14:49
Leg 2	A Elders	62th	30:33	15:44
Leg 3	B Ireland	56th	45:54	15:21
Leg 4	T Lopez	54th	61:30	15:36
Leg 5	S English	41st	76:12	14:42
Leg 6	B Hume	37th	90:25	14:13
Team position 13th

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The Alsager 5 Feb 2nd 2003
J.Archer and M.McDonald ran in this good quality race and achieved personal best times.

J Archer	37th	25:50
M McDonald	54th	26:30

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Blaydon Harrier League Feb 2nd 2003
A full compliment of runners (10) braved the freezing conditions at Blaydon. And yours truly lost the feeling in hands and feet. The team finished in 2nd place in division three of the league on 96 points behind Gateshead (31).


N Morris	34th	35:03
S English	67th	35:44
M Graham	76th	35:55
M O Brien	136th	37:20
B Hume	165th	38:17
M Stacey	188th	39:20
B Doidge	196th	39:35
G Hume	203rd	39:55
B Ireland	232nd	43:09
A Elders	237th	44:33

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Durham Cathedral Relays Jan 19th 2003
Two teams competed down by the riverside, one in the senior men's race and one in the veteran men's race. The seniors were lead off by Neil Morris who although running in his third race this week! set a personal best time for this course of 10:26 bringing the team home in 31st place. On the second leg, Jonathon Archer also set a personal best time on this course of 9:10 passing several runners and bringing the team up to 14th place. The final leg was run by Mark McDonald who clocked 9:31 and improved the team position by a further two places to finish in 12th place. The overall time was 29:07, and given the high quality of the entrants in this race, an excellent result. In the the Veterans team race Brian Hume led off the team and finished in a time of 11:42 (28th), with Bill Doidge on the second leg 12:04 (30th) and Geoff Hume the third in 12:38 (26th). The overall time was 36:24

Senior Men Race 3 x 3000m.
12th team.
Neil Morris	31st	10:26
Jonathon Archer	14th	9:10
Mark McDonald	12th	9:31
	Team time	29:07

Veteran Men Race 3 x 3000m
26th team.
Brian Hume V55	28th	11:42
Bill Doidge V50	30th	12:04
Geoff Hume V60	26th	12:38
	Team time	36:24

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Morpeth to Newcastle Jan 12th 2003
Eight of our lads took part in this historic race.

Neil Morris	45th	1:22:41
Colin Drummond	70th	1:25:19
Michael Graham	93rd	1:27:39
Shaun Dunlop	125th	1:29:29
Bill Doidge	240th	1:35:58
Alberto Lopes	433rd	1:45:22
Stan White	663rd	2:02:38
Douglas Ball	677th	2:04:39

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Great Winter Run Jan 4th 2003
Six of our runners took part in the fun in the Exhibition Park on Saturday.

Mark McDonald	6th	23:50
Michael Graham	43rd	26:54
Shaun Dunlop	73rd	28:45
Bill Doidge	127th	30:08
Allan Clark M50	274th	34:39
Stan White M 60	460th	38:52

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