[Wed 4th May 2011] For the first
time in the club's history we had teams competing in the Wallsend Harriers hosted Gordon Smith
Memorial Relays on Wednesday evening 4th May.
A team consists of three runners, one of which must be a vet, and can be
all male, all female or mixed, although mixed teams are not eligible for
prizes. Each runner does the same 2 mile
course which is a fairly flat 1 and a ½ lap loop using the Hadrian Park Cycle
Way near to Segedunum Roman Fort
Blyth had
6 teams competing, 4 male, 1 female and 1 mixed. The best team performance on the night was by
the team of Jordan Middlemist, Andrew Henderson and
Iain Singer who finished in a highly creditable 7th place overall out of 54
teams. Fastest Blyth runner on the night
was Andrew with 10:36 and fastest Blyth lady (and 5th fastest vet lady overall)
was Julie Clark in 12:45. It was good to
see a large Blyth turnout from young to old(er) and
also thanks to the supporters, our own David Bailey aka Dave Kitching was again lurking in the undergrowth taking photos
where least expected!
For
the full results (XL spreadsheet in new window) please click HERE