Durham City Harriers: Leading veteran athlete Rob Hand had an outstanding run at the Brampton to Carlisle ten-mile road race.

Rob was always up there until the closing stages of the race and ended up in sixth place overall but first veteran in a very good time of 52.59. Veteran Ian Crampton also had a good run finishing 12th overall and second veteran in a good time of 54.43, and with Elliot Makin backing up well, Durham City Harriers finished second Senior Men's team. Veteran Stephen Marshall was next to count and he ensured the veteran's team a great victory finishing 56th overall (6th) over 45, in a time of 60.24. Veteran Geoff Davis finished 144th overall in 66.10 and Robert Hewitson (194th) in a time of 69.44.

Rob Hand competed for England in the British and Irish Masters International Cross Country at Bute Park, Cardiff at the weekend and had a fine run finishing eighth overall. Ron finished sixth counter for the compact England team which ensured victory and was credited with a time of 31.11 for the course, which was just short of 10klms.

Thirsk and

Sowerby Harriers

The Roundhay Park five was an extra event arranged to replace the cancelled Richmond fixture in the Club Championship series of races. The route was different from the usual because of restoration work and the morning was bright and clear, if windy at times. Andrew Kilding of City of Sheffield won the race in 25.34 minutes and Stewart Mechie was the first Harrier to finish in 61st place in 31.55.

Other Harriers: David Read came 92nd in 33.04, Hywel Smith 135th in 35.02, David Shorrocks 137th in 35.08, Ernie Huck 145th in 35.22, Alan Wikeley 155th in 35.51, Richard Soper 159th in 36.03, Pat Kirby 239th in 39.06, Ian Codling 252nd in 39.42, Kaye Mechie 269th in 40.36, Judith Seaton 320th in 43.41 Marian Codling 377th in 46.54 and Pamela Sherlock 397th in 48.42. There were 450 finishers in this increasingly popular event.

The Yorkshire Dragoon 7.7 mile race had fewer entries, with only 164 finishers, but it was an excellent event, well organised and well marshalled. Chris Jefferies of Billingham Marsh House was the winner 43.56, with Caroline Pollard in 34th place in 52.19 minutes. Caroline was 3rd lady, behind two runners from Swaledale. Steve Pollard finished 63rd in 56.51, Ian Codling 107th in 61.40 and Marian Codling 155th in 73.13.

Richmond and

Zetland Harriers

Sam Stanislaus, Northern Counties Indoor Multi-Events Champion last year as an under-15, has moved-up an age group. He took the opportunity to measure his winter training (running, jumping and throwing) by competing in an Open Indoor meeting at Sheffield on Saturday 15 - with mixed results. Sam ran 8.06 in his heat of the 60m, a PB by four tenths of a second after a bad start, but finished 6th and didn't make the final. Last summer, Sam cleared 1m79 outdoors in the high jump but this day he was 8 cm shy of his best and finished 3rd. His third event was the shot and any disappointment was removed with a winning putt of 10m84, 75 cm better than his previous best indoor mark and 12 cm ahead of his outdoor best. Sam enjoyed the greater competition of the under 17s and thought the new indoor facilities at Don Valley were superb but knows there is more work to be done in the gym and on the track if he is to continue his champion ways.