CROSS COUNTRY

For those that love running through mud.

Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League 2025-26

This season the North Eastern Harrier League is a series of 7 cross-country races held over the winter months in various locations throughout the North East. Blyth as a club has been taking part for many years and is doing so again this year. There are races for all junior age groups as well as senior men and women. As for taking part – the more the merrier, there are no entry fees as the club pays these.

Date	Venue
Sat 27th September	Thornley Hall Farm
Sun 12th October	Druridge Bay Country Park
Sat 25th October	Lambton Estate
Sun 23rd November	Wrekenton
Sun 18th January 26	Lemington
Sat 28th February 26	Alnwick Castle Pastures
Sat 21st March 26	Eltringham Farm

Other Cross-Country Races

In addition, there are also the following cross-countries:-

Sat 14th September 2025 Farringdon Relays, Sunderland; (XC relays)
Sat 13th December 2025 Stewart Park, Middlesbrough (North East Championships)
Sat 24th January 2026 Pontfract (Northern Championships) tbc
Sat 31st January 2026 Temple Park, South Shields (Sherman Cup / Davison Shield)
Sat 21st February 2026 Sedgefield (National Championships)
Sun 8th March 2026 Birtley: (Cathedral relays) junior athletes

North East Cross Country Harrier League 2019/20:

This season the following colours are being used for the numbers:

Purple for women
Orange for men
White/Black for U17/20
Yellow for U15 (boys and girls)
Green for U13 (boys and girls)
Blue for U11s (boys and girls)

You keep your number for the whole season including the Davision Shield & Sherman Cup. Do not throw it out after the first fixture.

This year, if you run in the wrong number i.e. a number from another race, you will be disqualified. Remember if you're a bloke, and you're wearing any colour number other than an orange one, chances are you'll be disqualified. Same goes for ladies etc. There are no white numbers this year this should reduce the chances of you picking up the wrong race number. If you're not sure what your number is, please ask your team captain, or go to registration and check with the organisers.

Latest information, results etc can be found on the HARRIER LEAGUE web site.

Latest information, results etc can be found on the HARRIER LEAGUE web site and on their FACEBOOK PAGE.