Monthly Archives: December 2010

San Silvestre Vallecana

Madrid, Friday, December 31, 2010

Barry Cornelius

Honorary Strider Barry Cornelius, who runs the incredibly-helpful North East Races website, started the New Year with a flourish in Madrid, and here is his report on the proceedings. Ed. The San Silvestre Vallecana is a 10K in Madrid from the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (owned by Real Madrid) to a lesser known stadium, the Estadio … Continue reading San Silvestre Vallecana

Boxing Day Charity Score Event

Durham University Estates, Sunday, December 26, 2010

30 controls in 60 minutes

Dougie Nisbet

If you want a bit of fartlek or a few intervals then you can’t do better than entering an orienteering competition. It takes care of all that for you. Set it in Houghall Woods and you’re guaranteed a few lung-busting hill reps too. Today I ran the Northern Navigators Annual Boxing Day Charity Score Event … Continue reading Boxing Day Charity Score Event

Sunderland Charity parkrun

Silksworth, Saturday, December 18, 2010

Shaun Roberts Sub-zero overnight temperatures no doubt made a few runners think twice about making the trip over to Sunderland for the rerun of Sunderland’s first Charity ParkRun in aid of ACORN’s Children Hospice. As it happened, though, the course was 95% runnable – just a few skity bits – and there was a good … Continue reading Sunderland Charity parkrun

Christmas Handicap

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Pam Kirkup

In spite of pretty cold conditions some 23 runners turned out for the handicap – some very skimpily dressed to meet the horror/ supernatural theme! Nick Young appeared again as Santa and entrtained the bemused motorists passing by. Richard Hall was first finisher in 40.27 and Jan Young was first female finisher in 44.35. There … Continue reading Christmas Handicap

Sunderland Charity parkrun

Silksworth, Saturday, December 11, 2010

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George Nicholson

All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go A wonderful & colourful turnout in Fancy Dress by 27 Striders ( 28 if Dougie’s Toucan is a registered Strider ) for Sunderland’s first Charity Fun Run in aid of ACORN’s Children Hospice. Sadly the overnight temperature was low enough to freeze the previous day’s melting snow into … Continue reading Sunderland Charity parkrun

Sunderland parkrun

Silksworth, Saturday, December 4, 2010

Dougie Nisbet

With fell races being cancelled all around I decided to head North to Silksworth for a little race that seems to have been missed from the Fell Runners calendar. The Sunderland ‘Park’ Run is 5km long, with 135 feet of ascent, and has, well for today at least, some ‘genuine fell terrain’. I’d say that … Continue reading Sunderland parkrun