Brighton Marathon

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It’s great to see “Ponteland Runners” competing in events all over the UK. Now that the race season is starting we have competitors in all types of events.  Last weekend we had runners in Park Runs, 10k’s and full marathons,  plus 4 entrants in a local duathon.  The club is growing well.  Jason Old was participating in the Brighton Marathon and had this to say about the event “I completed the Brighton Marathon last Sunday in a personal best time of 3 hrs 9 minutes. Although it was a long journey and the course wasn’t as flat or picturesque as I had imagined the crowds were fantastic even in the poor weather – I would definitely recommend it due to the fantastic atmosphere and entertainment along the route.”  Jason Old – Ponteland Runners

Well done Jason,  fantastic time for the Marathon.

Morpeth Duathlon 2014

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Full results of the Morpeth Duathlon held on Sunday 6th April are available here.

Great results with Martin Hallissey finishing 3rd in the seniors,  Jo Shallcross 1st for the ladies vets and Joe Barker in his first ever multi-sport event finishing 47th.  Andy Gowens, complete with broken toe,  completed the event 7th in the supervets,  extremely  impressive considering the injury.  Great start to the tri season for all who took part.  Partial extracts from results shown above.

 

Alnwick Cross Country Saturday 1st March

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It’s race 5 in the 6 race harrier series and for me Alnwick is the best course of the whole season. The photos show some of the beautiful surroundings we run through (great photo ops for spectators) and a new addition for the flat section through the tree lined boulevard of a fallen tree for us to jump over or run around depending how adventurous you feel! Both men and women have had full teams out so far and it would be great to see another good turnout this coming Saturday – so who is planning to run? Jon Parkin.

Ponteland Tri Swimming Sessions going well

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Tri4u Coaching in partnership with Ponteland Tri have expanded their Monday evening Coached swim session at Ponteland Pool to all 4 lanes.  An additional 12 members of Ponteland Runners have now attended their first 3 coached swim sessions with Tri4u and are benefitting from the benefits of a structured coached swim programme.  ( They have also had some great fun at the sessions )  They join a number of Ponteland Runners who already regularly attend these swim sessions.

The four lanes cover a wide range of swimmers,  some club members are looking to complete their first Triathlon,  others to improve their front crawl technique,  and some, who’ve already completed a number of triathlons are benefitting from proper structured coached swim sessions as part of their training programme.

The session runs on a Monday evening from 19:00hrs to 20:00hrs,  finishing just in time for the structured Run training session from 20:10hrs to 21:15hrs.  This provides a great dual-sport structured session on a Monday evening for many athletes in the club. If you are looking for a triathlon club in the area we are a great place for beginners and experienced athletes,  we offer a good variety of sessions and are keen to support anyone looking to try a triathlon or get back to running.

If you want to join the Monday evening swim session please contact Sue the club secretary.

For anyone who remembers the “Learn to Swim Young Man…….” advert will know there are many benefits to improving your swimming and it’s never too late.  As many of you know I was a complete none swimmer until three years ago and have now completed three sprint triathlons with another three booked this year.

Thanks go to Triathlon England who have faciltiated these expanded swim sessions and provided great support for Ponteland Runners as they have become an affiliated Triathlon Club in addition to a Running Club.

Ponteland Runners Beginners Sessions

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Ponteland Runners Beginners Sessions are a Great Success.

Two Ponteland Runners Leaders,  Suzanne Dunn and Sue Heppell are running beginners sessions to get people from non-runners to a park run in 10 weeks.

Starting on Wed Jan 15th nearly 30 beginner runners set out from the sports centre with a view to completing the 5km run in 10 weeks time. It’s not too late to join and benefit from the support and encouragement that Suzanne and Sue bring.

If you are already comfortable with continuous running the club offers other sessions throughout the week to suit most abilities.  Get in touch with the club secretary if you are interested.