22nd Sherwoods Darlington 10k Road Run
A record field of more than 1,200 runners completed the 22nd Sherwoods Darlington 10k road run. Winner of the men's race was 21-year-old Nick Swinburn, of Morpeth Running Club, who completed the race in 31 minutes and 18 seconds. Coming in first for the women was Aly Dixon, of Chester-Le-Street AC, who took the title for the second year running, but failed to beat her record-breaking run last year, reaching the finish in 34min 28sec. In the 3k junior event, Sedgefield Harrier's Jonathan Baines was first past the post, in 10min 12secs. The girls' winner was Charmaine Porter, of Jarrow and Hebburn AC, who completed the race in 11min 38sec.
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