Clear skies and fine weather made for a great weekend of running round Aykley Heads. Unsung heroes saw the sun set and sun rise over Durham as they saw the event through from set up to strike down. 24 hours, and then some. Shaun and Ros were there to open and close the event. I … Continue reading DKMS Charity Relays 2018
Pennine Way, Friday, July 24, 2015
Anita Clementson Northern Section: Friday Leg 2 – Byrness to Bellingham – 15.5 miles – with Diane Watson As we waited for the arrival of Kerry & James, our northern leg 1 runners, we took the advantage of having tea in the local inn and gaining some inside knowledge on the route ahead. On asking … Continue reading Pennine Way Charity Relay 2015
Hoof it for Henshaws! Angela Proctor … What a brilliant weekend people had! It was packed full of adventure. I have been overwhelmed by the camaraderie, support and generosity from everyone and total strangers. The weekend would not have taken place if it hadn’t been for the hard work Geoff Watson and Dave Shipman put … Continue reading Harrogate to Durham Charity Relay 2013
Saturday, June 23, 2012
First, David Shipman… To kick off the Charity relay Mike Bennett and I left Chester-le-Street at 6am heading for Bowness, spurred on by texts from Geoff which said in sequence 1.It’s very, very wet 2. It’s blowing a gale and we may have to review the bike ride leg 3. Great North Swim is cancelled. … Continue reading Windermere to Wear Relay 2012
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Geoff Watson… This year’s charity relay was from Whitby to Durham over 14 stages and 100 miles taking in parts of the Cleveland and Teesdale ways. The charity fundraising this year was in aid of the Prostate cancer charity in memory of Mike Hall. Day 1 An early start on Saturday morning saw the support … Continue reading Whitby to Durham Relay 2011
Thanks to all… Brilliant effort from all the runners who ran 280 combined miles: Geoff W, Dave S, Louise B, George Nic, Dave R, Barry Bird, Paul Gibson, Gary Davies, Mike B, Angela, John Everett, Andy Glass, Melanie, Keith Wesson and guy who ran same leg, sorry don’t know your name, Roz L, Ian Graham, … Continue reading Castles Relay 2010
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thanks to all… Well done to the organisers this year’s charity run and to everyone who ran the Castle to Castle Relay. A few people’s thoughts are below but more reports and snippets are welcome. If you want to send a few words about how your leg went then drop me an email at the … Continue reading Castle to Castle Relay 2009
Sunday, March 16, 2008
 Well, the running is over even if it was a little late. Mark and Edd completed the entire length of the relay, 52 miles, Alan Rowell clocked up 25 miles and several other runners ran into double figures. The table below show the actual timings, it will hopefully be updated to contain the names … Continue reading Sport Relief: Killhope to Durham City Relay 2008