Results (in pb order)
Information about races (e.g., 10K, 10M and half marathon),
both road races and multi-terrain,
in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear,
County Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire
and beyond. Last updated on Mon 5 May at 19:46:56 BST
I took up running in March 2001 and ran until November 2004 when I developed a knee injury. During three and a half years, I completed 149 races. Because of the knee injury, I decided to stop training. However, I started again in December 2007, and did my first race after the break in May 2008.
Here are the results of the races that I have completed,
where the races are given in pb order.
There are separate tables for the Blaydon race, 10Ks, 10Ms and
half marathons.
The fastest time is given by the first entry of each table.
| date |
day
time |
location
distance |
my time
my pace win time me/win win/wor |
who ran links |
comments | splits | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Jun 2002 | 09 | Sun | Blaydon Race 5.7M | 39m24s 6m54s 26m19s 1.50 |
| not as wet as last year; second under 7m race; officially 40m45s; that beats last year's official time by 5m31s which is about 12% better; support from Gilbert | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jun 2003 | 09 | Mon 1900 | Blaydon 5.7M | 39m40s 6m57s 26m24s 1.50 |
| sultry; took 24s off stopwatch time as it took this to get to the start; officially 40m38s; much better start thanks to MickyC who beat me by 12s; 2M marker was too early; not sure why 7m52s | 6m57s, 5m52s, 7m58s, 6m59s, 7m52s, 4m27s | |||||||||||
| 3 | Jun 2004 | 09 | Wed 1900 | Blaydon 5.7M | 44m01s 7m43s 27m15s 1.62 |
| officially 44m20s; disaster: I chatted to someone at 1.8M and got terrible stitch which I could not get rid of | 6m47s, 7m13s, 8m39s, 7m41s+7m40s (15m21s), 6m00s | |||||||||||
| 4 | Jun 2001 | 09 | Sat | Blaydon Race 5.7M | 46m16s 8m07s 26m51s 1.72 |
| pouring with rain | ||||||||||||
| date |
day
time |
location
distance |
my time
my pace win time me/win win/wor |
who ran links |
comments | splits | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Dec 2002 | 01 | Sun | Leeds Abbey Dash 10K | 42m52s 6m53s 30m00s 1.43 1.10 |
| officially 43m02s; foolishly forgot to eat and drink on journey to Leeds; drizzle; hemmed in at the start; didn't see 6K and the 3m56s looks odd; 16 runners from DU CC Club took part | 4m08s, 4m14s, 4m15s, 4m20s, 4m26s, 4m40s, 4m40s, 3m56s, 4m12s, 4m02s | |||||||||||
| 2 | Apr 2002 | 07 | Sun | Wakefield Hospice City 10K | 43m29s 6m59s 31m35s 1.38 1.16 |
| first under 7 minute race; very pleased; dry; bright; sunny, but cold; a few gentle hills | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nov 2003 | 30 | Sun 0930 | Leeds Abbey Dash 10K | 43m31s 7m00s 29m24s 1.48 1.08 |
| officially 43m46s but took some time to get to the start and the finish look chaotic; winner was 36s faster than in 2002; dry with bright sunshine making markers difficult to detect on return route; seemed to be more runners where I was but only a 6% increase in finishers; disappointed not to get a PB: got a third PB; they'd change the finish: it was narrower and crowded which made it difficult to do a last minute sprint; was good to leave at 0700 | 3m50s, 4m29s, 4m22s, 4m22s, 4m45s, 4m09s, 4m21s, 4m33s, 4m24s, 4m17s | |||||||||||
| 4 | Jul 2003 | 02 | Wed 1930 | Tynedale 10K | 43m33s 7m00s 29m48s 1.46 1.09 |
| need to leave work earlier than 1735; "flat rural 10K along minor roads and tracks"; very slight drizzle; 2nd fastest 10K (29m48s) I've entered; I was lazy during 3rd M; the 6M marker was too early and this caused me to burn out in the final straight; pleased with my time; good atmosphere; support from Karl and Fiona; skipped the pie and peas 'cos of long queue; went to Boathouse afterwards with D, O, K and F | 6m33s, 6m58s, 7m22s, 6m58s, 7m19s, 6m13s, 2m07s | |||||||||||
| 5 | Dec 2001 | 09 | Sun | Scarborough Xmas Cracker 10K | 44m08s 7m06s |
| cold; foggy; two laps of a housing estate; support from Gilbert | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Aug 2003 | 05 | Tue 1930 | Morpeth 10K | 44m17s 7m07s 31m27s 1.41 1.15 |
| humid; enjoyable; covered the last 1.21M in 7m34s which seems to be a 6m15s pace (!) or 14m54s for last 2.21M which is a 6m45s pace; this is my 5th fastest 10K | 6m48s, 7m39s, 6m43s, 8m13s, 7m20s, 6m15s+1m19s (7m34s) | |||||||||||
| 7 | Aug 2002 | 11 | Sun | Darlington 10K | 44m20s 7m08s 30m21s 1.46 1.11 |
| dry and cool; k markers; ran with MickyC for first 6K in 26m00s, he then stayed with the pace to complete in 43m25s whereas I did 4m40s, 4m40s, 4m55s and 4m02s; ITS Club 9 came 2nd in male non-athletic team which is better than last year when we were 3rd; support from Gilbert and Kieran | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jul 2002 | 03 | Wed | Tynedale 10K | 44m30s 7m09s 30m15s 1.47 1.11 |
| about 7% better than last year; support from Gilbert, Karl and Fiona | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Aug 2003 | 10 | Sun 1030 | Darlington 10K | 44m43s 7m11s 31m01s 1.44 1.13 |
| before the start, we applied sunblock because of the strong sun; however, the weather suddenly changed: we started in complete darkness which developed into a thunderstorm with torrential rain, strong cross-winds, 6 foot wide rivers and enormous pools some of which (5" deep) could not be avoided; disappointed at my time but, if you take 40s off for the conditions, it was my 4th fastest 10K; ran with HangedUp's kinetic work looping in my head; Peter Grime (Durham University) came second and ITS Club 9 won the male non-athletic club team prize | 3m57s, 5m28s, 3m36s, 4m41s, 4m22s, 4m45s, 4m43s, 4m31s, 4m39s, 4m02s | |||||||||||
| 10 | Aug 2003 | 03 | Sun 1030 | Harrogate 10K | 44m43s 7m11s 30m37s 1.46 1.12 |
| hot; nice course: two laps, with small hills at 1.5K, 4.8K and 7K, a 2K downhill from 3K and 8K; too much traffic; lots of entries from the AFC | 4m23s, 4m23s, 4m36s, 4m03s, 4m11s, 4m57s, 4m39s, 5m26s, 4m02s, 4m04s | |||||||||||
| 11 | Feb 2002 | 03 | Sun | Dewsbury 10K | 44m50s 7m12s 29m41s 1.51 1.09 |
| as boring as Leeds; too early (0930); headwind; some K markers (people!) | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Jul 2003 | 09 | Wed 1930 | Croft Circuit (Darlington) 10K | 44m50s 7m12s 33m03s 1.36 1.21 |
| 3 laps of the Croft motor racing circuit; boring but flat; muggy; ITS Club 9 won the Corporate Team prize (a silver plate each for M, L and me) | 4m18s + 4m18s (3m16s + 5m20s), 4m43s, 4m34s, 4m24s, 4m25s, 4m43s, 4m21s, 4m49s, 4m18s | |||||||||||
| 13 | Aug 2003 | 31 | Sun 1100 | Tholthorpe York 10K | 44m59s 7m14s 31m03s 1.45 1.14 |
| warm; good atmosphere; 364 finishers; tried but failed to do negative splits on made-up K markers; hard to go slow at start; last year's winner did 32m45s, multiply that by 1.40 gives 45m52s, so I aimed for 5K of 4m40s followed by 5K of 4m30s to give 45m50s but got 44m50s! | mile markers; rough Ks were 4m25s, 4m36s+4m36s (5m15s+3m57s), 4m42s, 4m26s, 4m44s, 4m50s+4m50s (5m34s+4m06s), 4m18s, 3m25s | |||||||||||
| 14 | May 2004 | 26 | Wed 1915 | Whitley Bay 10K | 45m03s 7m15s 32m41s 1.38 1.20 |
| "Clive Cookson Race formerly the WoW Race"; "T-shirt"; "barbecue" (not free); 2 lap course | 4m09s, 4m39s, 4m41s, 4m15s, 4m26s, 4m35s, 4m55s, 4m50s, 4m18s, 4m14s | |||||||||||
| 15 | Nov 2003 | 09 | Sun 1102 | Newcastle Town Moor 10K | 45m05s 7m15s 31m04s 1.45 1.14 |
| dry, with a headwind from the SE; uneven tarmac paths; I beat last year's time by just 8s; the course went the opposite way round to last year's; 8K marker was 0.2K too early; 5 runners from DU CC club did well | 4m15s, 4m29s, 4m29s, 4m35s, 4m38s, 4m37s, 4m41s, 4m27s+4m27s (3m33s+5m21s), 4m28s | |||||||||||
| 16 | Dec 2001 | 02 | Sun | Leeds Abbey Dash 10K | 45m08s 7m15s |
| officially 45m28s but took 0m20s to get to the start; lots of fun runners; too early (0930); cold; drab; boring | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Nov 2002 | 10 | Sun | Newcastle Town Moor 10K | 45m13s 7m16s 31m06s 1.45 1.14 |
| three laps; flat, tarmac, puddles; dry with a headwind for half the course; problem with watch so last two splits are made up | 4m20s, 4m25s, 4m23s, 4m35s, 4m52s, 4m36s, 4m32s, 4m33s, 4m30s, 4m27s | |||||||||||
| 18 | May 2003 | 25 | Sun 1130 | Melmerby 10K | 45m16s 7m17s 31m48s 1.42 1.16 |
| undulating; got drenched for 5m after 1K; gave new shoes (Air Span Triax) a christening; big puddles on country lanes; undulating; difficult-to-find K markers; info about BSBRS is here | 4m00s, 4m30s, 4m31s, 4m59s, 4m38s, 4m45s + 4m45s (9m30s), 4m42s, 4m24s, 4m04s | |||||||||||
| 19 | Aug 2002 | 25 | Sun | Bishop Auckland 10K | 45m23s 7m18s 28m59s 1.57 1.06 |
| dry; K markers; two laps around BA; hilly in places; well organised; too early (0930); lots of Kenyans fastest being Kimtai (28m59s); MickyC did it in 44m04s; I kept up with him for 4K | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Jun 2002 | 02 | Sun | Hamsterley 10K | 45m33s 7m19s 36m57s 1.23 1.35 |
| muggy; about 40% off road; some overlap with WR course; K markers; aimed for 4m40s and achieved 4m33s; Butterwick Hospice | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Feb 2002 | 10 | Sun | Pennypot (Harrogate) 10K | 45m36s 7m20s 32m17s 1.41 1.18 |
| boring; headwind out (24m00s) and tailwind back (21m36s); markers only at 5K and 9K; no training | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Jun 2003 | 29 | Sun 1145 | Rainton 10K | 45m36s 7m20s 33m20s 1.37 1.22 |
| "70% road and 30% tracks"; flat; very hot; think I ran out of energy 'cos of the heat; overtook JE on final straight but he raced me to the line and beat me; good village atmosphere; info about BSBRS is here | 6m46s, 7m05s, 7m11s, 7m54s, 8m12s, 7m11s, 1m16s | |||||||||||
| 23 | May 2003 | 21 | Wed 1915 | Whitley Bay 10K | 45m38s 7m20s 31m22s 1.45 1.15 |
| drizzle; 2 laps; some uneven surfaces and a slight headwind at times; felt good and pleased with time especially last 2K; too late for the barbecue | 4m04s, 4m52s, 4m50s, 4m20s, 4m26s, 4m34s, 5m06s, 5m03s, 4m11s, 4m12s | |||||||||||
| 24 | Jun 2003 | 18 | Wed 1930 | Ripon 10K | 45m41s 7m21s 33m41s 1.36 1.23 |
| two long drags in first 2M; steep hill in 4th M; 5M marker was probably too late; nice sausages; good atmosphere; warm | 7m15s, 8m06s, 6m41s, 8m21s, 6m43s + 6m43s (8m16s + 5m10s); 1m52s | |||||||||||
| 25 | Jul 2004 | 14 | Wed 1930 | Croft Circuit (Darlington) 10K | 45m41s 7m21s 29m52s 1.53 1.09 |
| "Darlington Pit Stop 10K"; 3 laps of the Croft motor racing circuit; 2K fun run and wheelchair race as well; warm; ITS Club 9 won the Corporate Team prize for the 2nd year running; I was 53s slower than 2003; Martin Scaife beat the course record with the 2nd person 3m32s behind; I got a 1.53 against Martin's time and a 1.37 against the 2nd person! I was disappointed by a lack of markers (which I found stressing); support from Gilbert and his Puttnam friend | 4m24s+4m24s+4m25s+4m25s (17m38s), 4m50s+4m51s (9m41s), 4m44s+4m44s+4m43s (14m11s), 4m12s | |||||||||||
| 26 | Jun 2003 | 15 | Sun 1030 | Newton Aycliffe 10K | 45m42s 7m21s 32m14s 1.42 1.18 |
| 2.5 laps; very hot | 4m13s, 4m16s, 4m25s, 4m50s, 4m37s, 4m35s, 4m52s, 4m47s, 4m55s, 4m13s | |||||||||||
| 27 | Oct 2003 | 19 | Sun 1030 | Bramham Park (Wetherby) 10K | 45m42s 7m21s 32m46s 1.39 1.20 |
| multi-terrain, undulating; lack of water at end; bad that 10K started at same time as 5K and later got mixed up with 5K walkers; need a consistent approach to cattle grids; however, very enjoyable | 4m21s, 4m21s, 4m28s, 5m03s, 4m23s, 5m05s, 4m46s, 4m35s, 4m29s, 4m13s | |||||||||||
| 28 | Jun 2003 | 07 | Sat 1400 | Kirkby Malzeard 10K | 45m53s 7m23s 34m08s 1.34 1.25 |
| hot and sultry; used suntan lotion; reasonably hilly; may have been short of 10K; well pleased with my time which was only 34% more than the winning time; got 2 points in the BSBRS for this race; info about BSBRS is here | 7m43s, 7m30s, 8m03s, 7m29s, 7m29s, 6m51s, 0m47s | |||||||||||
| 29 | May 2004 | 30 | Sun 1130 | Melmerby 10K | 45m55s 7m23s 33m14s 1.38 1.22 |
| very hot; lots of sponge (and water) stations: thanks; undulating; had a cold which didn't help me beat last year's time; incredibly, at each K I kept within 7s of my 2003's times except lost 12s in each of the last 3 Ks; part of the Black Sheep Brewery Race Series | 2003 splits in brackets: 4m01s [4m00s], 4m34s [4m30s], 4m27s [4m31s], 5m00s [4m59s], 4m31s [4m38s], 4m47s [4m45s], 4m48s [4m45s], 4m54s [4m42s], 4m38s [4m24s], 4m16s [4m04s] | |||||||||||
| 30 | Jul 2004 | 07 | Wed 1930 | Tynedale 10K | 45m55s 7m23s 30m56s 1.48 1.13 |
| cool with a strong Ely wind; very enjoyable; support from Hetty and Gavin; "flat rural 10K along minor roads and tracks"; collect numbers on the night | 6m33s, 7m20s, 7m40s, 7m36s, 7m50s, 7m18s, 1m30s | |||||||||||
| 31 | Apr 2004 | 18 | Sun 1000 | Barcelona 10K | 45m58s 7m23s 28m32s 1.61 1.04 |
| "Cursa Bombers" (race of the firemen) ; hot; became exhausted; too much wine?; 6411 runners | 4m14s, 4m28s, 4m34s, 4m27s, 4m35s, 4m35s, 4m47s, 5m01s, 4m52s, 4m26s | |||||||||||
| 32 | Sep 2002 | 01 | Sun | Tholthorpe (York) 10K | 46m17s 7m26s 32m45s 1.41 1.20 |
| no training; very hot; well organised; drinks at 4M | 6m52s, 7m18s, 7m41s, 7m53s, 7m39s, 7m07s, 1m47s | |||||||||||
| 33 | Aug 2002 | 06 | Tue | Morpeth 10K | 46m37s 7m30s 31m14s 1.49 1.14 |
| mile markers; humid; not done much training; a bit lazy during race; suffering from achilles problem | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Jun 2004 | 05 | Sat 1400 | Kirkby Malzeard 10K | 46m39s 7m30s 33m10s 1.41 1.21 |
| 3 water stations which was good as it was very humid (with a breeze at times); disappointed there were no 1M, 4M or 6M markers, maybe there was white paint; part of the Black Sheep Brewery Race Series; fun run as well | 7m28s (cemetery), 6m51s, 8m18s, 7m09s (Warren Farm), 8m12s, 7m10s+1m30s (8m40s) | |||||||||||
| 35 | Aug 2003 | 24 | Sun 0930 | Bishop Auckland 10K | 46m40s 7m30s 29m13s 1.60 1.07 |
| hot; early; hadn't done any training (because of a knee problem); walked four times | 4m24s, 4m06s, 4m26s, 4m38s + 4m51s (5m38s + 3m51s), 5m02s, 5m11s, 4m43s, 4m40s, 4m40s | |||||||||||
| 36 | Aug 2001 | 07 | Tue | Morpeth 10K | 46m43s 7m31s |
| pouring with rain; no markers | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Jun 2001 | 17 | Sun | Newton Aycliffe 10K | 46m44s 7m31s 30m38s 1.53 1.12 |
| some sun | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Aug 2001 | 12 | Sun | Darlington 10K | 46m53s 7m32s 30m57s 1.51 1.13 |
| sunny, ITS Club 9 wins 3rd unaffilated team prize | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Aug 2004 | 15 | Sun 0930 | Bishop Auckland 10K | 47m01s 7m33s 28m56s 1.63 1.06 |
| hot; enjoyable; 1.52 against the best NE runner (Mark Hudspeth in 31m01s) | 4m42s, 4m17s, 4m30s, 4m19s, 5m22s, 5m05s, 5m03s, 4m35s, 4m41s, 4m30s | |||||||||||
| 40 | Oct 2004 | 03 | Sun 1200 | Norham 10K | 47m03s 7m34s 31m44s 1.48 1.16 |
| LesV writes: "Started to rain as race started. Quite damp throughout, and fairly windy. Sun came out when race was completed"; .it rained just for the 10K; got drenched by 3M; there was also a strong headwind for the first 3M; excellent atmosphere; across the Tweed to Scotland and back; the 2nd M has a significant hill, the other incline is in the 5th M; collect numbers on the day | 7m19s, 8m14s, 7m33s, 7m39s, 7m58s, 6m57s, 1m24s | |||||||||||
| 41 | Jun 2002 | 30 | Sun | Hulne Park (Alnwick) 10K | 47m10s 7m35s |
| nice; traffic-free; beautiful countryside; humid with refreshing light drizzle; wasn't awake enough; hill between 1.5K and 3K; road between 2K and 5K; gravel path elsewhere | ||||||||||||
| 42 | May 2003 | 18 | Sun 1030 | Sandal Castle (Wakefield) 10K | 47m28s 7m38s 32m43s 1.45 1.20 |
| hot; 95% off-road; puddly; musical marshal stations; crowded especially for first 2M; still got a knee injury | 6m54s, 8m02s + 8m02s (11m58s, 4m06s), 8m43s, 7m11s, 6m50 + 1m43s (8m33s) | |||||||||||
| 43 | Feb 2003 | 02 | Sun | Roundhay Park (Leeds) 10K | 47m30s 7m38s 35m52s 1.32 1.31 |
| 2 lap 5K course with muddy and puddly footpaths except for 1st K and last K which were mainly on tarmac; undulating, with one small hill; strong headwind at times; Sir Jimmy Saville OBE gave me my medal | 3m38s, 5m50s, 3m58s, 5m40s, 4m00s, 4m20s, 6m09s, 4m03, 5m49s, 4m05s | |||||||||||
| 44 | Jan 2003 | 19 | Sun | Woodkirk (Leeds) 10K | 47m35s 7m39s 33m47s 1.41 1.24 |
| sore throat; no map; drag bet 1M and 3M; steep downhill at 3.5M; 5m00s hill bet 4M and 5M; missed 5M marker | 7m30s, 7m36s, 7m12s, 6m48s. 9m32s?, 7m25s?, 1m34s | |||||||||||
| 45 | Jun 2004 | 27 | Sun 1145 | Rainton 10K | 47m36s 7m39s 32m58s 1.44 1.21 |
| strong breeze for small part of race; hot; disappointing performance; not surprising (nt, np, tmb); in 2003 5th M was bad: so this year I did a split at 4.5M and this improved my time for the 5th M; good photos of the runners are here, e.g., here's one of me; part of the Black Sheep Brewery Race Series | difference from 2003 in brackets: 6m54s [+08s], 7m32s [+27s], 7m38s [+27s], 8m23s [+29s], 8m07s [-5s], 7m35s [+24s], 1m26s [+10s] | |||||||||||
| 46 | May 2002 | 12 | Sun | Grantley (Ripon) 10K | 47m44s 7m40s |
| very hot; undulating; 2K of moorland; 0.5M hill at end; scenic; nice day; Black Sheep Series; bottle of BS | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jul 2001 | 04 | Wed | Tynedale 10K | 47m45s 7m41s 30m39s 1.56 1.12 |
| sunny periods | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Jul 2002 | 14 | Sun | Wooler 10K | 47m52s 7m42s |
| humid; officially 48m12s but spent 20s tying up my laces; Paul won the prize for the first man to the top of Cheviot Street Hill; Lisa won a prize for being the second woman to finish | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Jul 2003 | 27 | Sun 1430 | Burton Leonard 10K | 47m56s 7m42s 35m46s 1.34 1.31 |
| warm with a light breeze; "30% road and 70% tracks and country, undulating"; J beat me by 5s but he took a (permitted) shortcut through a 5" deep ford; markers didn't seem to be accurately placed; info about BSBRS is here | 6m47s, 7m41s, 7m59s, 8m42s, 7m11s, 7m33s, 2m06s | |||||||||||
| 50 | Feb 2004 | 29 | Sun 1115 | Huddersfield 10K | 47m57s 7m43s 33m45s 1.42 1.23 |
| enjoyable; bright but chilly; scenic; described as "undulating" but it's hilly; fast finish; beat last year's time by 13s; officially 48m01s but took 4s to start as the start was very crowded | 7m21s, 8m53s, 7m23s, 8m20s, 7m39s, 6m59s, 1m23s | |||||||||||
