Paul Smith writes… John was indeed a character making him a most likeable running friend even though he wasn’t a County Hall employee he loved to regularly meet up with us runners at Aykley Heads awaiting for one of us to sign him in. He enjoyed taking part in many handicaps and indeed was a … Continue reading John Hampson (1942-2011)
Daily Archives: 11th July 2016
Dave Shipman writes … What follows is a snapshot of memories taken from conversations held over the last week or so, since the very sad news of Geoff’s death spread around the club. Geoff is fondly remembered by many people in the Elvet Striders Running Club as he was a popular lively club member from … Continue reading Geoff Simpson (1952-2006)
Dave Shipman writes… This tribute is based on comments from a number of people from both Elvet Striders and Durham Triathlon club, along with snippets from various articles about Mike’s amazing history as a runner and triathlete. These messages to Kim and her family have come in from people all over the country. They are … Continue reading Mike Hall (1930-2011)
Journal Article on Mike and Kim Hall This piece appeared in the Journal on June 3rd 2008, and is reproduced here by the kind permission of the Journal Editor, Brian Aitken. Going for gold in the triathlon Triathletes Kim and Mike Hall with some of their medals Triathlon is the country’s fastest growing sport. Hannah … Continue reading Mike and Kim Hall
Battling runner George Nicholson is up for award Paul Loraine This article is reproduced from JournalLive.co.uk, with the kind permission of Colin George, Multimedia Editor, and was originally published online here on March 30th, 2009 George Nicholson with his wife Anne. FOR George Nicholson, missing a Great North Run is unthinkable. The 61-year-old has taken … Continue reading George Nicholson
Barrie Evans – A Life of Running George Nicholson and Christine Farnsworth Barrie finishing the Two Oceans in 1990. 7000 miles of competitive running? No problem, well at least it’s not if you are Barrie Evans. That is his remarkable achievement over the last 28 years – almost 600 races, and events which include: 137 … Continue reading Barrie Evans
Evening All, A quiet week really only a club relay, 7 different events and 50 or so runners out and about this week. So where to start? The Red Kite trail race perhaps where Alison Heslop got her shoes dirty alongside Catherine Smith who pb’d on the course by 10 mins,Dave Brown was out there … Continue reading Weekly Roundup