Athletics news, latest on athletics in the North East

Shirley will not axe her career

GLADIATOR Shirley Webb has no intentions of turning her back on a glorious athletics career which started when she joined North Shields Poly as a teenager. Read

Jessica bids farewell with a winning display

JESSICA TROWBRIDGE made a swift getaway from Gateshead Stadium after winning the women’s 5,000m on Saturday. Read

Record displays

RECORDS fell like nine pins at the North Eastern Track and Field Championships at Gateshead International Stadium. Read

Athletes perform just fine!

GLORIOUS weather greeted athletes to Gateshead Stadium for the North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships, with sprinters and jumpers taking full advantage of the conditions. Read

Rich pickings, but ace Kilty still feels the pain

TWO championship records may prove costly for Gateshead sprint ace Richard Kilty. Read

North Easterns attract huge entry

THIS weekend’s North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships has attracted a huge entry which has bucked the trend of recent years. Read

Young Gun charges into national place

TEENAGE sprint star Richard Kilty became the UK’s fastest-ever junior athlete over 150m when he defied the cold conditions at Monkton Stadium in the opening fixture of the Start Fitness North East Athletics League. Read

Flannery’s on track for a final flourish

NORTH EAST athletes brought the curtain down with a flourish at the British Universities Track and Field Championships at the Bedford International Stadium. Read

Ex-hurdles champion is beaten by his injury

FORMER English Schools double champion Lewis Robson hit trouble on the second day of the British Universities Championships in Bedford. Read

Girls benefit from ace Jase’s advice

TWO of the region’s talented youngster’s have just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime training session with British Olympic gold medalist Jason Gardener. Read

Steve to play it by the book

LEADING paralympian Steven Miller begins the long road to Beijing with an outing in the Paralympic World Cup in two weeks’ timeat SportCity, Manchester. Read

Under-strength Morpeth out of medals

MORPETH Harriers, runners-up 12 months ago, failed to close in a team in the National 12-Stage Road Relay Championship. Read

Valley race records tumble

THE sea air proved to be a great help to athletes in yesterday’s Transped-supported Blyth Valley 10k. Read

Street finish up on wrong road

DEFEAT was snatched from the jaws of victory for Chester-le-Street at the ERRA National Road Relay Championships at Sutton Park, Birmingham. Read

England call on Alyson – at last

ALYSON DIXON’S battling qualities have finally paid off, with the Chester-le-Street athlete getting a call to make her England debut. Read

Deacon delight at new chance

COMMONWEALTH and European gold medallist Jared Deacon was one of the unfortunate people to lose his position at UK Athletics due to the sweeping cutbacks. Read

Marriott in running for Medal honours

COLD and windy conditions did not deter athletes from turning out in the Cleveland Land Services Gateshead Open Medal Meeting at the International Stadium. Read

Kenyan marathon duo in Red hot form!

ZAK KIHARA and Ray Tonui led a Kenya one-two to lift the major awards in yesterday’s Redcar Half-Marathon. Read

North cash in with Inter-est

JUST when it looked as though the cupboard was going to be bare of silverware, the North Eastern Counties ended up celebrating on three fronts thanks to the efforts of the senior men’s team. Read