Vera Robson's funeral will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2013. Please note that it was Vera's wish for only family members to attend the funeral and therefore, members, friends and well wishers are asked to respect this.

However members, friends and well wishers are welcome to attened the post funeral Reception for a tea/coffee at the Methodist Hall in Wrekenton at 1.30pm. Parking is available in the car park behind the Co-op in Wrekenton.

Over the next few weeks there are some maintenance works being carried out on the in-field and the track.   The stadium will keep these to a minimum and attempt to get the track cleared for both Tuesday and Thursday evening, however other evenings may be affected.

Ashlyn Bland made a flying start at the early Spring Open meeting at Wakefield, winning both the 100m and 200m (with a Grade 1 performance in the 200m).  

Don't forget to get your entries in for the Open Medal Meeting being held on 21st April.

Come and join in the Easter Star Track from 2-4 April details   here

Following the great results at Alnwick, it was another good turnout by our females at Prudhoe on a bitterly cold & windy tough course. The U13 girls had 4 runners with Isobel Choudry in 2nd place & the team finishing 3rd on the day (2nd in GP results).

Gateshead Harrier athletes were prominent in representing the North East at the Inter-Counties in Birmingham.

The performance of the squad was undoubtedly the strongest ever by a Northumbria Uni team at the BUCS Indoor. We had 7 athletes making a final ( 5 making the top 8) and 3 making the semis. This is a huge improvement from last year, where we had only 3 finalists - see full report   here . 

National X-country Champ. - Herrington Country Park - Saturday 23rd Feb 2013

The above Championships were held on a very snowy and ever increasing muddy course, where the clubs Male athletes were well represented in most of the days Races.

Congratulations to all who turned out to run at the snowy course in Sunderland.   From the youngest member, Kate Clelland to the more mature senior men it was a great turnout.

On 14th March there will be restricted access to the indoor track - please bear this in mind when planning your training.

The football club are catching up on fixtures

Star Track is Back for half term - 19th to 21st February - see details   here

Results are on the 2012/2013 results tab - if you notice any errors please contact us using the Contact Us facility.

The football has been cancelled and rearranged for next Tuesday.   However check with the stadium as the track may be closed due to the weather.   Call 0191 433 5700 to check.

Calum Johnson ran for England in an International X-country race in Spain, where he ran exceptionally well on a very muddy course and it was only in the final stages that he missed out on actually winning.

It was also announced that Calum has been selected to run for GB in the Bupa International X-country meeting in Edinburgh on the 5th January 2013.

Provisional results available on the 2012/2013 results tab - send any amendments via the Contact Us button.

Provisional results are available - click on the 2012/2013 results tab.  Contact Us if you have any queries or changes.

Gateshead is hosting the 2013 European Athletics Team Championships next June. There are some fantastic volunteering opportunities at the event, which will be the first major athletics event in the UK since London 2012.

To qualify for a grant the applicant must be actively involved with athletics, under age 23 and in full time education. Entries close 16 Feb 2013 and they expect to advise awards by end April.

After his 10th position in the recent X-challenge race in Liverpool, Calum Johnson has been selected to represent England in an U/20 International X-country Race in Spain on 16th December, we all wish him well.

Come and join in the Xmas fun on Thursday 20th December - meet in Cafe at 7pm prompt   Details

A great competition last night.   There were a few problems on registration which delayed the start, these will be resolved before the next meeting.   Results are on the 2012/2013 results tab, any changes please notify me via the Contact Us button on the left hand menu.

In an exciting continuation of the partnership between England Athletics and Northumbria University, the first in a 4 workshop series for endurance coaches will be held at Sport Central, in the heart of Newcastle City Centre on Wednesday 21^st November. The first workshop will look at functional assessment and fundamental movements, and the implications they have for all endurance athletes.

The Club has been allocated 3 places in the Virgin London Marathon 2013, which will be held on 23 April 2013.

Places will be drawn out of a hat on Thursday 29 November 2012 at 8.15pm at the Stadium. Anyone interested in a place should email Ed James at treasurer.gatesheadharriers@hotmail.co.uk by 8pm on Wednesday 28 November 2012'. Athletes who have not paid their Membership Subscriptions by this date will not be allowed to participate in the draw.

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The club had a really good turnout in most age groups in the above Championships, with some real success as there were large fields in all races.  Read more for an indepth report 

Final results can be found on the 2012/2013 results page.

Entries for the Winter Indoor League 2012/2013 are now open.

See the "Events" Tab on the left hand side menu.

Flyer with more details: here

Congratulations to the teams who travelled across to the Road Relays where 2 of the Senior Men's teams qualified for the National 6-stage. 

Please note the following additional Autumn closures for both the outdoor and indoor track and the stadium gym:

Congratulations to all the athletes who went to the 2 Finals weekends - some great performances and you all represented the club brilliantly.

Stephen Miller and Hazel Robson (2nd claim) have both competed.   Stephen in his 5th Olympics was 8th in a mixed category club throw.

The timetable is    here   .  Please note there are a number of changes from last year.   Late entries will be accepted on the day but must be received 45 minutes before the event start time as shown on the programme e.g. late entry registration for the first track and field events must be received before 10.15.

Well done to the young athletes who came 4th in the Area Finals and qualified for the Auxillary finals at Manchester on 1st September.   Letters will be coming out next week with full details - see your team manager to register your availability.

We have been informed that the Outdoor Track will be closed on the below dates, but the rest of the facilities will be open as usual:

Tuesday 14 August 2012 - due to football

The office will be closed on Thursday 16 August as we need to catch up on Admin.   If you need anything submit your request on the Contact Us button.

We need your help!!!

It’s that time of year again. We are asking for your help with the above event, this is a major fund raising day for your club and we would appreciate your support we need suitable prizes for the Tombola (please leave them at the Tuck Shop or Office).

On Monday 23rd July the Indoor Athletics Track will be receiving some repairs to

The coach for the above match leaves from car park 3 at 07.00 on Sunday 29th July.  There is a different timetable for the Area Finals which starts for both track and field at 11.00am.   Timetable

UKA have launched the Event Group modules that build on the new Athletics Coach qualification and the previous Level 2,3 and 4 awards. The modules are now available via the elearning platform  on uCoach – Learn.

Ross Murray broke the club record for 1500m for the second time in 10days, whilst running in Hengelo over the weekend.   His time of 3mins - 34.76sec is also an Olympic "A" standard.  Meanwhile the Senior teams were out and about across the country

The stadium plan to start work on the above, on Wednesday 6^th June, I have been told that these works will take up to 7 days to complete (ensuring the concrete sets correctly)

The cage will be out of action between 6^th and 13th June.

England Athletics, UKA and the other home country governing bodies are alert to our responsibilities to all participants in athletics in respect of all aspects of health and safety.  One particular area that young athletes and their parents must be aware of is the risk of cardiac problems.

There have been instances of young athletes suffering potentially fatal heart conditions without being aware that they are at risk.

England Athletics would like to make you aware of a piece of work that has been undertaken by UKA.  UKA has worked with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) for several years, providing a screening service to athletes on the World Class Performance Programme. UKA and CRY are now seeking to encourage more athletes to use CRY’s screening service to help to identify any cardiac problems that may be otherwise hidden.

Please click   here for a flyer detailing the upcoming England Athletics Club Conference, which is being held in Leeds on Saturday May 19^th.

It is with great sadness that Gateshead Harriers announce the death of one of its long term stalwarts Jim Burn.