Willow Miner Trail Race Results 2023

This year’s winners, Emma Thompson of Elvet Striders and Mitch Marshall of Durham City Harriers, receive their prizes from captains Wendy and Michael Littlewood.

Full Results

Pos	Name	Club	Time	Gen	Cat	Gen Pos	Cat Pos
1	Mitch Marshall	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:32:46	M	MSen	1	1
2	Bryan Potts	Elvet Striders	0:33:23	M	MSen	2	2
3	Kieron Day	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:33:35	M	MSen	3	3
4	Stephen Hamil	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:34:15	M	MV40	4	1
5	Tom Hamilton	Elvet Striders	0:34:28	M	MSen	5	4
6	Michael Mason	Elvet Striders	0:34:56	M	MV40	6	2
7	Michael Littlewood	Elvet Striders	0:35:04	M	MV40	7	3
8	Lindsay McEwan	Elvet Striders	0:35:22	M	MV50	8	1
9	Marc Ellis	Quakers Running Club	0:35:45	M	MV50	9	2
10	David Milligan	Elvet Striders	0:36:03	M	MV50	10	3
11	Paul Davidson	Phoenix Flyers AC	0:36:17	M	MV40	11	4
12	Graeme Watt	Elvet Striders	0:36:34	M	MV40	12	5
13	Daniel Curwen	Washington Running Club	0:36:35	M	MSen	13	5
14	Ian Pickett	Tyne Bridge Harriers	0:36:50	M	MV40	14	6
15	Iain Gibson	Elvet Striders	0:37:09	M	MV40	15	7
16	Alex Collier	Elvet Striders	0:37:35	M	MV40	16	8
17	Jonathon Parker	Derwent Valley Trail Runners	0:37:58	M	MSen	17	6
18	Cian Rynne	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:38:07	M	MSen	18	7
19	Paddy McShane	South Shields Harriers & AC	0:38:47	M	MV40	19	9
20	Joseph McDermott	Elvet Striders	0:38:53	M	MSen	20	8
21	David Walker	Sedgefield Harriers	0:38:58	M	MV50	21	4
22	Graham Stephenon	Saltwell Harriers	0:39:18	M	MSen	22	9
23	Laurie Johnson	Claremont Road Runners	0:39:23	M	MSen	23	10
24	Kallum Moses	Elvet Striders	0:39:49	M	MSen	24	11
25	Fionn Oakes	Newcastle Frontrunners	0:39:55	M	MSen	25	12
26	Chris Hewitson	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:40:01	M	MSen	26	13
27	Liam Gallagher		0:40:25	M	MSen	27	14
28	John Dodds	Washington Running Club	0:40:26	M	MV50	28	5
29	Ash Cockram	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:40:37	M	MSen	29	15
30	Russell Dickinson-Deane	Newcastle Frontrunners	0:40:46	M	MV50	30	6
31	Robert Richardson	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:40:52	M	MV50	31	7
32	Steven Fairbairn	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:40:59	M	MV40	32	10
33	Darren Parks	South Shields Harriers & AC	0:41:09	M	MV40	33	11
34	John Kirby	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:41:16	M	MSen	34	16
35	Emma Thompson	Elvet Striders	0:41:20	F	FV40	1	1
36	Joanne Raine	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:41:29	F	FV40	2	2
37	Liam Glasper	Hunwick Harriers	0:41:39	M	MV40	35	12
38	Lisa Donaldson	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:41:40	F	FSen	3	1
39	John Bisson	Elvet Striders	0:41:42	M	MV40	36	13
40	Abbie Walker	Sedgefield Harriers	0:41:54	F	FSen	4	2
41	Rob Dent	Quakers Running Club	0:41:59	M	MV40	37	14
42	Christopher Smith	Washington Running Club	0:42:16	M	MSen	38	17
43	Clare Higgins	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:42:27	F	FSen	5	3
44	Glen Cooper	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:42:33	M	MV40	39	15
45	Anna Basu	Elvet Striders	0:42:34	F	FV40	6	3
46	David King	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:42:37	M	MV50	40	8
47	Dale Wilkinson	Sunderland Harriers and Ac	0:42:37	M	MV50	41	9
48	Michael Dale	Elvet Striders	0:42:58	M	MV40	42	16
49	Mark Alderson		0:43:03	M	MV40	43	17
50	Stephen Duthie	Washington Running Club	0:43:05	M	MV50	44	10
51	Bex Hewitson	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:43:07	F	FSen	7	4
52	David Simm	Elvet Striders	0:43:10	M	MV50	45	11
53	Abigail Hearmon	Sedgefield Harriers	0:43:28	F	FSen	8	5
54	Ashley Summerly	Sunderland Strollers	0:43:43	F	FSen	9	6
55	Gary O’Connor	Aycliffe Running Club	0:43:45	M	MV50	46	12
56	Cliff Veitch	Jesmond Joggers	0:43:49	M	MV50	47	13
57	Emma McCabe	Elvet Striders	0:43:54	F	FV40	10	4
58	Geoff Hewitson	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:44:10	M	MV60	48	1
59	Catherine Gough	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:44:23	F	FSen	11	7
60	Rachael Perowne	Tyne Bridge Harriers	0:44:27	F	FV40	12	5
61	Jo King	Jesmond Joggers	0:44:33	F	FV50	13	1
62	Iain Summers	Saltwell Harriers	0:44:36	M	MSen	49	18
63	Eddie Gibson	Hunwick Harriers	0:44:38	M	MV50	50	14
64	Simon Wells	Jesmond Joggers	0:44:46	M	MV50	51	15
65	Louise Trainor	Quakers Running Club	0:44:59	F	FV50	14	2
66	Alison Goulding	Derwentside AC	0:45:04	F	FV40	15	6
67	Shaun Mcgrath	Houghton Harriers & AC	0:45:06	M	MV50	52	16
68	Claire O’Callaghan	South Shields Harriers & AC	0:45:07	F	FV40	16	7
69	Anthony Erskine	Washington Running Club	0:45:12	M	MV50	53	17
70	Alex Charlton	Washington Running Club	0:45:42	F	FV40	17	8
71	John Bean	Elvet Striders	0:45:45	M	MV50	54	18
72	Matt Offer	Saltwell Harriers	0:46:01	M	MV40	55	18
73	Jenny Graham	Gosforth Harriers & AC	0:46:06	F	FV40	18	9
74	Danielle Pizzey	Gateshead Harriers & AC	0:46:18	F	FSen	19	8
75	Michael Robson	Washington Running Club	0:46:29	M	MV40	56	19
76	Angus Miller	Jesmond Joggers	0:46:33	M	MSen	57	19
77	Lewis Littlewood	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:46:43	M	MSen	58	20
78	Rob Gillham	Quakers Running Club	0:46:48	M	MV50	59	19
79	Nick Loughlin	Washington Running Club	0:46:48	M	MV50	60	20
80	Simon Gent	North Shields Polytechnic Club	0:46:55	M	MV40	61	20
81	Claire Knox	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:46:58	F	FV40	20	10
82	Joanne Scott	Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers	0:47:03	F	FV50	21	3
83	Clifford Featherstone	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:47:26	M	MV70	62	1
84	Jack Terry		0:47:45	M	MSen	63	21
85	Mike Bird	Hunwick Harriers	0:47:47	M	MV60	64	2
86	Thomas Greenhalgh		0:47:49	M	MSen	65	22
87	Dan Lawson	Washington Running Club	0:47:58	M	MV40	66	21
88	Allen Dickinson-Deane	Newcastle Frontrunners	0:48:02	M	MV50	67	21
89	Chloe Glover	Claremont Road Runners	0:48:09	F	FSen	22	9
90	Sarah Fairbairn	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:48:15	F	FV40	23	11
91	Gill Goss	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:48:34	F	FV40	24	12
92	Trevor Barrs	Sunderland Harriers and Ac	0:48:43	M	MV60	68	3
93	Lyne Valentine	Washington Running Club	0:49:00	F	FV60	25	1
94	Geoff Watson	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:49:37	M	MV40	69	22
95	Stuart Forsyth	Newcastle Frontrunners	0:49:39	M	MV40	70	23
96	Josh Goundry		0:49:51	M	MSen	71	23
97	Steven Dawson	Aycliffe Running Club	0:49:57	M	MV40	72	24
98	Tony McNeill	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:50:21	M	MV50	73	22
99	Kirsty Pound	Sunderland Strollers	0:50:27	F	FV40	26	13
100	Michelle McDonough	Low Fell RC	0:50:31	F	FSen	27	10
101	Jack Taylor		0:50:34	M	MSen	74	24
102	Claire Thompson	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:50:36	F	FSen	28	11
103	Marie Walker	Sedgefield Harriers	0:50:43	F	FV50	29	4
104	Joanne Brannen	Washington Running Club	0:50:50	F	FV40	30	14
105	Mark Harris	Washington Running Club	0:51:18	M	MV40	75	25
106	Brad Knights		0:51:23	M	MSen	76	25
107	Kirsty Robson	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:51:37	F	FV50	31	5
108	Peter Jackson	Coxhoe On The Run	0:51:43	M	MV40	77	26
109	Sarah Smith	Coxhoe On The Run	0:51:43	F	FSen	32	12
110	Lynne Carruthers	Durham City Harriers & AC	0:51:48	F	FV60	33	2
111	Philip Healey	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:51:56	M	MV60	78	4
112	Ashley Snowdon	Sunderland Strollers	0:51:56	F	FV40	34	15
113	Sarah Capes	Newcastle Frontrunners	0:52:01	F	FV40	35	16
114	Tamara Kirk	Aycliffe Running Club	0:52:09	F	FV40	36	17
115	Callum Terry	Lonely Goat RC	0:52:18	M	MV50	79	23
116	Cheryl Stanley	Low Fell RC	0:52:57	F	FV40	37	18
117	David Gray	Hunwick Harriers	0:53:11	M	MV50	80	24
118	David Chirel		0:53:26	M	MV40	81	27
119	Sue Urwin	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:53:33	F	FV60	38	3
120	Megan Rowland	Jesmond Joggers	0:53:58	F	FSen	39	13
121	George Surrey		0:54:06	M	MV40	82	28
122	Jane Parnaby	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:54:18	F	FV50	40	6
123	David Curry		0:54:32	M	MSen	83	26
124	Stephen Middlemiss	Washington Running Club	0:54:32	M	MV40	84	29
125	Paul Orange	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:54:35	M	MV50	85	25
126	Sue Dobson	Sedgefield Harriers	0:54:59	F	FV50	41	7
127	Kelly Ramsay	Washington Running Club	0:55:00	F	FV40	42	19
128	Richard Jones	Crook & Dist Sports AC	0:55:06	M	MV70	86	2
129	Charlotte Bowes	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:55:17	F	FSen	43	14
130	Michael Nemeth	Tyne Bridge Harriers	0:55:23	M	MSen	87	27
131	Keith Hatton	Aycliffe Running Club	0:55:27	M	MV60	88	5
132	Simon Turnbull	Washington Running Club	0:55:31	M	MV40	89	30
133	Amanda Patterson		0:56:08	F	FV40	44	20
134	Dave Robson	100 Marathon Club	0:56:09	M	MV70	90	3
135	Tim Matthews	Elvet Striders	0:56:37	M	MV60	91	6
136	Chris Hearmon	Sedgefield Harriers	0:56:41	F	FV60	45	4
137	Helen Clark	Quakers Running Club	0:56:47	F	FV40	46	21
138	Jane Anderson		0:57:20	F	FV50	47	8
139	Stephen Robert		0:57:21	M	MV50	92	26
140	Paul Goundry		0:57:39	M	MV60	93	7
141	Neil Frediani	Derwent Valley Running Club	0:58:51	M	MV60	94	8
142	Kelly Middlemiss	Washington Running Club	0:58:52	F	FV40	48	22
143	Rebecca Campbell		0:59:07	F	FV40	49	23
144	Antony Crabbe		0:59:19	M	MV50	95	27
145	Joanne Butterworth	Washington Running Club	0:59:28	F	FV50	50	9
146	Allison Rolfe		0:59:32	F	FV50	51	10
147	Margaret Gray	Hunwick Harriers	0:59:36	F	FV50	52	11
148	Neave Laverick	Elvet Striders	0:59:45	F	FSen	53	15
149	Sally Ann Greenwell	Derwent Valley Running Club	1:00:20	F	FV40	54	24
150	Leena Mulholland	Low Fell RC	1:00:23	F	FV40	55	25
151	Jamie Campbell	Hunwick Harriers	1:00:26	M	MSen	96	28
152	Paul Wilkinson	Elvet Striders	1:00:26	M	MV50	97	28
153	Femke Van Dreven	Durham City Harriers & AC	1:00:52	F	FV50	56	12
154	Laura Kennedy	Washington Running Club	1:00:59	F	FV50	57	13
155	Wendy Lynch	Low Fell RC	1:01:09	F	FV50	58	14
156	Adrian Kelsall	Washington Running Club	1:01:27	M	MV50	98	29
157	Anthony Forster	Washington Running Club	1:01:41	M	MV50	99	30
158	Kevin Sugden		1:01:44	M	MV50	100	31
159	Lorna Winter	Washington Running Club	1:01:46	F	FSen	59	16
160	Rachael Smith	Derwent Valley Running Club	1:02:08	F	FSen	60	17
161	Lennie Bramley		1:02:46	M	MV40	101	31
162	Elaine Noakes	Sedgefield Harriers	1:04:07	F	FV40	61	26
163	Tricia Chaplin	Hunwick Harriers	1:04:27	F	FV70	62	1
164	Paul Clark	Blackhill Bounders	1:05:26	M	MV50	102	32
165	Alison Brumwell	Vegan Runners UK	1:08:22	F	FV50	63	15
166	Jade McGrath		1:08:28	F	FSen	64	18
167	Jillian Berry	Crook & Dist Sports AC	1:09:53	F	FV50	65	16
168	Sarah Fairclough	Crook & Dist Sports AC	1:09:53	F	FV50	66	17
169	Nicola Lawson	Washington Running Club	1:10:44	F	FV50	67	18
170	Allyson Mcgrath	Washington Running Club	1:12:13	F	FV50	68	19
171	Nikki Willis	Hunwick Harriers	1:12:17	F	FV50	69	20
172	Claire Smith	Hunwick Harriers	1:13:54	F	FV40	70	27
173	Mike Gill	Blackhill Bounders	1:17:12	M	MV70	103	4
174	Rye Middleton	Team Caterpillar	1:18:33	F	FSen	71	19
DNF	Michelle Nemeth	Tyne Bridge Harriers		F	FV40

Prizes

Voucher prizes, provided by our sponsor LETS RUN, were awarded as follows.

	MEN	CLUB	WOMEN	CLUB
1st	Mitch Marshall	Durham City Harriers & AC	Emma Thompson	Elvet Striders
2nd	Bryan Potts	Elvet Striders	Joanne Raine	Crook & Dist Sports AC
3rd	Kieron Day	Crook & Dist Sports AC	Lisa Donaldson	Crook & Dist Sports AC
V40	Stephen Hamil	Durham City Harriers & AC	Anna Basu	Elvet Striders
V50	Lindsay McEwan	Elvet Striders	Jo King	Jesmond Joggers
V60	Geoff Hewitson	Crook & Dist Sports AC	Lyne Valentine	Washington Running Club
V70	Clifford Featherstone	Durham City Harriers & AC	Tricia Chaplin	Hunwick Harriers

Race Video

Darren Fairclough took this wonderful drone video of the race.

Photo Galleries

Thank you to these three Elvet Striders who brought their cameras to the Willow Miner race:

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5 thoughts on “Willow Miner Trail Race Results 2023”

Russell Dickinson-Deane says:

27th July 2023 at 9:06 pm

What a fabulous race. Thanks Elvet team 😀

Jo says:

27th July 2023 at 11:02 pm

Really enjoyed this race. Great route. Thank you 🙂

Tamara Kirk says:

27th July 2023 at 11:21 pm

Brilliantly Marshalled!

Laurie says:

28th July 2023 at 12:26 pm

Fantastic race (some horrible hills, but I can hardly fault you for that) around some beautiful locations, with fantastic marshaling.

George Surrey says:

29th July 2023 at 4:47 pm

Great run, really enjoyed it, toilets near the start/finish and some signage advising where the registration point is would be nice.

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