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I'm doing the Blaydon race as well, I'm also doing the Raby Castle 10k at Staindrop on 31st of May, are you having a go at this one? its a nice run through the castle grounds and parkland
Gannin' alang the Scotswood Ro-o-o-o-ad running in the blaydon ra-ace
well two of us are anyway
xl-man and northern snail,you should dee the sand dancer to mackum land run.
nevermind gannin alang the scotswood road
get yasells alang to wheez keeys land!!!
welcome alang bimbo.If you find yasell struggling with the dialoge,ask caramac!!!
It's our birthright man!
Good to know there's at least one more forumite on the trip NS, I was going to post a thread nearer the date to see if there were any more of us.
I once nursed the lady whose grandfather wrote the blaydon races!! (in gateshead)
Mick, whats the pier to pier race like? is it a road race or run along the beach.
I'm interested as its the week before the Raby castle 10k and I know the basic route (by road)
Do you mean you nursed her in Gateshead, or he wrote it in Gateshead? I was always lead to beleive that he wrote it in Balmbra's, or is that just where it had it's first performance?
northern snail-the pier to pier is a good leg stretcher.You start on the beach at south shields pier,run until waters edge pub,then its up you go following the cliff top path[the finish for the GNR is 100 yds away].Staying on the troden down path,you pass marsden rock,souter lighthouse going onto the beach at whitburn then seaburn and finaly roker[pier].Last year about 500 took part and its becoming very popular.It costs about 7-8 english pounds and you do get a goody bag.Entrys are taken on the day and there is a baggage bus.
Mick , is marsden grotto still there? i remember going to the pub/restaurant many years ago.
the marsden grotto is still there but the stone arch in the marsden rock has gone, apparently it was becoming unsafe so the council had to demolish it
just done 10 miles but it seemed to take ages and i did have to walk while i ate an icelolly (not very athletic!)
Has anyone had an entry for the Blaydon yet?
I sent mine in a month ago but no entry so far.
who has entrys for the GNR...
fergalk
got my number for the Raby Castle 10k yesterday,
my cheque has been cashed for the Blaydon race so I assume I'm in.
I got a GNR magazine the other week that said I was in.
Did anyone do it last year and have a similar experience?
just been reading the previous posts and realised I'd missed your question about routes round Darlo.
I tend to use the same route when I'm out by myself but when I go out with the running club our coach takes us on tracks I didn't know existed,
I have a list of 'walks' that I have done round the area that would make fairly good runs so I'll see if I can get copies for you.
when I get them I'll let you know and fax / post them to you to whatever address/ number you want to use
All of these familiar sounding races are making me feel very left out down here! the raby castle run sounds fab, i love raby castle. I shall get dates for these and maybe next year arrange some visits round them!
very quiet in here this morning, wheres everyone hiding?
Lovely day , has anyone had any info on the Blaydon Race. I think I'm going to get a rejection letter as I sent it in late and my cheque hasn't been cashed.
could I join you on the pre GNR drink ?
Just thought I'd pop my head up above the long grass.
I'm doing Raby Castle - No 152
Didn't know there was a Northeast interest
everyone is welcome at the northern social, the more the merrier.
Sodahead, I'll keep a lookout for you, my number is 57, or 52, I'll have to check when I get home.
the raby castle 10k is a local run for me as I live about 12 miles away
hate being stuck at work on a lovely sunny day like this.
I fancy have a crack at the PB if its not too hilly. The last 10K I did was Billingham where I blew a gasket when I took a drink at a drinks station, won't be doing that again.
afternoon N snail, im on nights so had to sleep thro this lovely day, thankfully , not too many lawnmowers going
The more I think about it the more appealing it becomes :-)
These will get donated to the junior's training coach at our club so that they can get decent footwear for the Xcountry races.