To spike or not to spike? It was cool but dry at Aykley Heads this season. A far cry from 
last year’s delightful mud-fest. Some people depend on the squelch, others excel in all conditions. And our Andy Graham is certainly the latter, clinching a top five finish (38.20) in an impressive line-up of senior men and on one of the more grueling courses of the North East Harrier League x-country season.
We had a fantastic show from Wallsend Harriers 365 Junior group at the first indoor meet of the season, hosted by Gateshead Harriers.
A night with a record 44 runners turning out on the officially measured 5km course, Keith comfortably lead the field with a personal best of 20:05. Andy Clark worked his way through for second, with Paul Hetherington third for the second race running.
Sam Charlton was the fastest male with a 16:07, ahead of Simon Lyon, 17:05 and Matt Darbyshire, 17:31. Erin Prior was the fastest female in 20:50 with Eira Hegarty and Elena Walker, second and third respectively.
I lead the WGP table (IT’S A FIX) over Paul Hetherington and Josh Oates. Next WGP is the Doug Bramley cup on 5th December.
Big thanks again to Bill Todd, Mish Margison and Christine Stretesky for officiating 
This weekend is the Aykley Heads XC on Saturday and the Brampton to Carlisle 10 mile road race on the Sunday. Message me for your times.
Full WGP results here.
As a club we wanted to pay tribute to Margaret Watson, a member of Wallsend Harriers for 40 years and a life member since 2012, who sadly passed away in October.Meet as usual at the car park across the road from the Village Hotel at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. More info here.
See you there!