Blyth Sands Race 2025

Organised by Blyth Running Club, the Sands Race is held along the beach from Blyth to Seaton Sluice and back again. This unique event, handicapped by age and gender is held annually on the first Sunday in December.

The 65th running of the Blyth Sands Race was held on Sunday 7th December at 10:00am.

RACE INFORMATION

LICENCE No. – #30253
REGISTRATION AND PRESENTATION – The Dave Stephens Centre, South Beach, Links Road, Blyth, NE24 3PL.   Please note that there are no changing facilities. Refreshments available after the race subject to availability and there are several cafes serving hot drinks and food adjacent to the car park.
PARKING – Links Car Park, South Beach, Blyth NE24 3PL.
START & FINISH – The beach adjacent to The Dave Stephens Centre – runners to assemble on the beach according to their start times.
ROUTE – On the beach between Blyth Harbour and Seaton Sluice Harbour.
AWARDS – Sports vouchers to first three finishers; first in each age category; first three teams (first 4 home to count regardless of age category).  Only one individual award per entrant.
ENTRY FEE
Entries:  UKA £8.00, Unattached £10.00
There are no entries available on the day.
Entrants must be 16 years or older on day of event.
Competitors must not run with a dog (on or off lead).
Competitors must not wear headphones/earphones.
Please follow instructions from officials and marshals at all times.
Entries close on – 30th November 2025 

Unique staggered start:

  • Ladies O/75 – 15 Minutes start
  • Ladies O/70 – 14 Minutes start
  • Ladies O/65 & Men O/80 – 13 Minutes start
  • Ladies O/60 & Men O/75 – 12 Minutes
  • Ladies O/55 & Men O/70 – 11 Minutes
  • Ladies O/50 & Men O/65 – 9 Minutes
  • Ladies O/45 – 8 Minutes
  • Ladies O/40 & Men O/60- 7 Minutes
  • Ladies O/35 & Girls U/18 – 6 Minutes
  • Men O/55 – 5 Minutes
  • Senior Ladies & Men O/50 – 4 Minutes
  • Men O/45 – 3 Minutes
  • Men O/40 & Boys U/18- 2 Minutes
  • Senior Men – Scratch
2025 WINNERS
2025 OVERALL RESULTS

BRC Members please note: The Club always require marshals, timekeepers, tea-makers etc etc to help with our races, so if anybody can help at any event then please let a member of the committee know as soon as possible.

Winners

Overall

First 16 Gavin Bayne Morpeth Harriers & AC
Second 110 Stephanie Maclean Dann North Shields Polytechnic Club
Third 137 Wendy Pawsey North Shields Polytechnic Club

Age Group – Female

  Bib Name   Club Actual Time
SEN 169 Hannah Stewart Tyne Bridge Harriers 33:41
V35 81 Isabel Hessey Elvet Striders 33:36
V40 93 Laura Jardine Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 35:56
V45 113 Emma McCabe Elvet Striders 39:00
V50 14 Anna Basu Elvet Striders 39:57
V55 26 Nina Cameron Heaton Harriers 40:49
V60 37 Julie Cross Claremont Road Runners 41:32
V65 103 Alice Lewis Dursley Running Club 44:40
V70 161 Kathleen Shiel   1:19:05
V75 36 Dorothy Cragg   1:04:36

Age Group – Male

  Bib Name   Club Actual Time
SEN 77 Louis Head Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 29:34
V40 3 James Anderson North Shields Poly 27:44
V45 99 Robert Kleiser Elvet Striders 30:26
V50 106 Michael Littlewood Elvet Striders 32:21
V55 165 Jeremy Smith Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 34:58
V60 140 Greg Penn North Shields Poly 34:13
V65 72 Charles Hall North Shields Polytechnic Club 36:19
V70 1 Ken Addison Red Rose Road Runners 37:55
V75 41 Michael Dickinson Houghton Harriers & AC 48:21
V80 63 Mike Gill Blackhill Bounders 1:14:34

Team

First North Shields Polytechnic
  2 Stephanie Maclean Dann
  3 Wendy Pawsey
  4 James Anderson
  6 Greg Penn
Total 15  

 

Second Elvet Striders
  8 Robert Kleiser
  10 Isabel Hessey
  13 Michael Littlewood
  28 Anna Basu
Total 59  

 

Third Tyne Bridge Harriers
  12 Zoe Thompson
  14 Ian Pickett
  16 Paul O’Mara
  20 Hannah Stewart
Total 62  

 

Fourth Heaton Harriers
  9 Ian Norman
  15 Laura Jardine
  19 Louis Head
  22 Nina Cameron
Total 65  

Blyth Club Awards

Fastest Male / Overall Karl Bryce 32:09
Fastest Female Claire Riches 45:52
First Female Claire Riches  

 

Results

Pos. No. Firstname Lastname     Club Clock Handicap Actual
1 16 Gavin Bayne M 70 Morpeth Harriers & AC 24:25 11:00 35:25
2 110 Stephanie Maclean Dann F 50 North Shields Polytechnic Club 25:01 09:00 34:01
3 137 Wendy Pawsey F 45 North Shields Polytechnic Club 25:35 08:00 33:35
4 3 James Anderson M 40 North Shields Poly 25:44 02:00 27:44
5 1 Ken Addison M 70 Red Rose Road Runners 26:55 11:00 37:55
6 140 Greg Penn M 60 North Shields Polytechnic Club 27:13 07:00 34:13
7 72 Charles Hall M 65 North Shields Polytechnic Club 27:19 09:00 36:19
8 99 Robert Kleiser M 45 Elvet Striders 27:26 03:00 30:26
9 129 Ian Norman M 60 Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 27:28 07:00 34:28
10 81 Isabel Hessey F 35 Elvet Striders 27:36 06:00 33:36
11 71 David Gribben M 65 Houghton Harriers & AC 27:43 09:00 36:43
12 178 Zoe Thompson F 35 Tyne Bridge Harriers 28:05 06:00 34:05
13 106 Michael Littlewood M 50 Elvet Striders 28:21 04:00 32:21
14 142 Ian Pickett M 45 Tyne Bridge Harriers 28:40 03:00 31:40
15 93 Laura Jardine F 40 Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 28:56 07:00 35:56
16 132 Paul O’Mara M 40 Tyne Bridge Harriers 29:10 02:00 31:10
17 160 Robert Sewell M 70 Ponteland Runners 29:28 11:00 40:28
18 37 Julie Cross F 60 Claremont Road Runners 29:32 12:00 41:32
19 77 Louis Head M SEN Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 29:34 00:00 29:34
20 169 Hannah Stewart F SEN Tyne Bridge Harriers 29:41 04:00 33:41
21 45 Lisa Donaldson F 35 Crook & Dist Sports AC 29:45 06:00 35:45
22 26 Nina Cameron F 55 Heaton Harriers 29:49 11:00 40:49
23 165 Jeremy Smith M 55 Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 29:58 05:00 34:58
24 126 Fiona Nicholson F 55 Ponteland Runners 30:13 11:00 41:13
25 189 David Walton M 65 Elswick Harriers 30:16 09:00 39:16
26 181 Phil Tickner M 50 Durham City Harriers & AC 30:49 04:00 34:49
27 162 David Shields M 55 Blyth Running Club 30:53 05:00 35:53
28 14 Anna Basu F 50 Elvet Striders 30:57 09:00 39:57
29 113 Emma McCabe F 45 Elvet Striders 31:00 08:00 39:00
30 144 Michael Proud M 45   31:08 03:00 34:08
31 141 Rachael Perowne F 45 Tyne Bridge Harriers 31:21 08:00 39:21
32 92 Lawrence Hutchinson M 70   31:27 11:00 42:27
33 64 Liam Glasper M 40   31:30 02:00 33:30
34 103 Alice Lewis F 65 Dursley Running Club 31:40 13:00 44:40
35 182 John Tollitt M 60 Tyne Bridge Harriers 31:40 07:00 38:40
36 84 Geoff Hewitson M 65 Crook & Dist Sports AC 31:44 09:00 40:44
37 22 David Bradley M 70 Blyth Running Club 31:45 11:00 42:45
38 164 Vicky Simpson F SEN North Shields Polytechnic Club 31:46 04:00 35:46
39 50 Simon Engelhart M 40 Elvet Striders 31:51 02:00 33:51
40 101 Heather Lambert F 65 North Shields Polytechnic Club 32:02 13:00 45:02
41 24 Karl Bryce M SEN Blyth Running Club 32:09 00:00 32:09
42 179 Gavin Thompson M 45 Tyne Bridge Harriers 32:28 03:00 35:28
43 145 Lewis Proud M SEN Gosforth Harriers & AC 32:36 00:00 32:36
44 28 Andrew Cartner M 45 Gateshead Harriers & AC 32:50 03:00 35:50
45 109 David Lydall M 60 Claremont Road Runners 33:01 07:00 40:01
46 108 David Luke M 55 Houghton Harriers & AC 33:06 05:00 38:06
47 197 Christine Woods F 65 Durham City Harriers & AC 33:15 13:00 46:15
48 42 Richard Dillon M 50 Houghton Harriers & AC 33:23 04:00 37:23
49 96 Harry King M SEN   33:39 00:00 33:39
50 53 Sarah Fawcett F 60 Elvet Striders 33:46 12:00 45:46
51 43 Steve Dobby M 50 Blyth Running Club 33:48 04:00 37:48
52 62 Steve Gilder M 40 Houghton Harriers & AC 33:57 02:00 35:57
53 167 Dayle Stafford M 50 North Shields Polytechnic Club 33:58 04:00 37:58
54 128 David Nolan M SEN Low Fell RC 34:05 00:00 34:05
55 200 John Younger M 40 Blyth Running Club 34:12 02:00 36:12
56 8 Nick Atkinson M 50   34:32 04:00 38:32
57 153 Shaun Roberts M 65 Elvet Striders 34:36 09:00 43:36
58 120 Stuart Milburn M 45   34:44 03:00 37:44
59 4 Judith Archibold F 60 Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 34:46 12:00 46:46
60 131 Nicki O’Brien F 40 Claremont Road Runners 34:49 07:00 41:49
61 136 Michael Parkinson M 45 North Shields Polytechnic Club 34:58 03:00 37:58
62 104 Julia Lightle F 50 Ponteland Runners 34:58 09:00 43:58
63 19 Stewy Bell M 55 Blackhill Bounders 35:02 05:00 40:02
64 33 Simon Clough M 45 Blyth Running Club 35:04 03:00 38:04
65 175 Paul Taylor M 40 Elswick Harriers 35:07 02:00 37:07
66 173 Malcolm Sygrove M 55 Elvet Striders 35:20 05:00 40:20
67 127 Paul Noble M 45 Blyth Running Club 35:26 03:00 38:26
68 118 Victoria Michla F 50 Tyne Bridge Harriers 35:27 09:00 44:27
69 17 Gillian Bell F 50 Tynedale Harriers & AC 35:30 09:00 44:30
70 2 Gavin Allen M 40   35:37 02:00 37:37
71 123 Shaun Morris M 40 Blyth Running Club 35:44 02:00 37:44
72 159 Peter Scaife M 65 Morpeth Harriers & AC 35:54 09:00 44:54
73 32 Alex Cleminson M SEN Heaton Harriers & Athletics Club 36:00 00:00 36:00
74 187 Cate Walker F 40 Claremont Road Runners 36:01 07:00 43:01
75 89 Joe Hopkins M 45   36:05 03:00 39:05
76 78 Ian Hearn M 55 North Shields Polytechnic Club 36:12 05:00 41:12
77 27 Lynne Carruthers F 65 Durham City Harriers & AC 36:16 13:00 49:16
78 80 Richard Heslop M 45 Prudhoe Plodders Running Club 36:17 03:00 39:17
79 41 Michael Dickinson M 75 Houghton Harriers & AC 36:21 12:00 48:21
80 95 Neil Kavanagh M 40 Blyth Running Club 36:25 02:00 38:25
81 18 Marie Bell F 50 Tyne Bridge Harriers 36:27 09:00 45:27
82 54 Andrea Findlater F 45 Ponteland Runners 36:38 08:00 44:38
83 151 Claire Riches F 50 Blyth Running Club 36:52 09:00 45:52
84 168 Mike Steven M 65 Elswick Harriers 36:52 09:00 45:52
85 67 Douglas Gowland M 65 North Shields Polytechnic Club 36:57 09:00 45:57
86 65 Heather Gould F 60 North Shields Polytechnic Club 37:09 12:00 49:09
87 172 Lucy Swinton F SEN Stocksfield Striders 37:11 04:00 41:11
88 25 Christine Burns F 40   37:19 07:00 44:19
89 68 Jo Grant F 35   37:23 06:00 43:23
90 166 Eddie Smith M 60 Claremont Road Runners 37:33 07:00 44:33
91 111 David March M SEN Elvet Striders 37:35 00:00 37:35
92 138 Emma Payne F 55   37:40 11:00 48:40
93 125 Frances Naylor F 55 Morpeth Harriers & AC 37:40 11:00 48:40
94 191 Lucy Ward F 45 Claremont Road Runners 37:44 08:00 45:44
95 146 Ben Proud M SEN Wallsend Harriers & AC 37:46 00:00 37:46
96 119 Andy Middleton M 50 Elswick Harriers 37:51 04:00 41:51
97 176 Chris Taylor M 50 Elvet Striders 37:54 04:00 41:54
98 102 Julie Lemin F 50 Blyth Running Club 38:05 09:00 47:05
99 192 carole ann watt F 65 North Shields Polytechnic Club 38:09 13:00 51:09
100 55 Chris Foley M SEN Gateshead Harriers & AC 38:11 00:00 38:11
101 94 Laurie Johnson M SEN Claremont Road Runners 38:26 00:00 38:26
102 66 Matt Gould M 40 North Shields Polytechnic Club 38:30 02:00 40:30
103 60 Luke Freeman M SEN   38:36 00:00 38:36
104 199 Kyle Young M SEN Gateshead Harriers & AC 38:51 00:00 38:51
105 124 Helen Amanda Morris F 60 Blyth Running Club 38:58 12:00 50:58
106 195 Martyn Weller M 55   39:01 05:00 44:01
107 184 Sharron Trevor F 55 Crook & Dist Sports AC 39:07 11:00 50:07
108 112 Harry McCabe M SEN   39:09 00:00 39:09
109 180 Mark Thompson M 55   39:22 05:00 44:22
110 76 Rose Hawkswood F 35 Claremont Road Runners 39:24 06:00 45:24
111 7 Sarah Atkinson F 50   39:28 09:00 48:28
112 51 Allan England M 55 Blyth Running Club 39:29 05:00 44:29
113 47 Rob Dooley M 50 Jesmond Joggers 39:33 04:00 43:33
114 56 Lloyd Forster M SEN North Shields Polytechnic Club 39:48 00:00 39:48
115 154 Glenn Robinson M 55   40:13 05:00 45:13
116 82 Desmond Hetherington M 45 Gateshead Harriers & AC 40:31 03:00 43:31
117 91 Christopher Hudson M SEN   40:33 00:00 40:33
118 177 Matt Thomas M 45 Prudhoe Plodders Running Club 40:36 03:00 43:36
119 44 Alex Docherty M SEN   40:48 00:00 40:48
120 135 David Oxlade M SEN Elvet Striders 41:07 00:00 41:07
121 170 Sonia Sultman F 45 Blyth Running Club 41:13 08:00 49:13
122 39 Elizabeth Denyer F 45 Claremont Road Runners 41:32 08:00 49:32
123 74 Nikki Harris F 40 Tynedale Harriers & AC 41:36 07:00 48:36
124 98 Hannah King F 40   41:37 07:00 48:37
125 116 Andrea Michell F 65   41:47 13:00 54:47
126 83 Kelly Hetherington F 35 Phoenix Flyers AC 41:49 06:00 47:49
127 10 Stacey Baister F 40 Ponteland Runners 42:06 07:00 49:06
128 29 Patrick Case M 65   42:26 09:00 51:26
129 5 Rob Arnold M SEN   42:31 00:00 42:31
130 185 Olivia Urwin F SEN   43:04 04:00 47:04
131 13 Oliver Barnes M SEN   43:08 00:00 43:08
132 15 Emma Bayliss F SEN   43:24 04:00 47:24
133 171 Greg Swinbourne M 55 Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers 43:25 05:00 48:25
134 46 ian donnelly M 45 Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers 43:41 03:00 46:41
135 152 Jennifer Roberts F SEN Claremont Road Runners 43:46 04:00 47:46
136 20 Celia Bone F 60 Ponteland Runners 44:57 12:00 56:57
137 115 Jacqueline McDonald F 65 Ponteland Runners 44:57 13:00 57:57
138 174 Paul Taylor M 60 Saltwell Harriers 45:19 07:00 52:19
139 23 Sharon Bridge F 50 Crook and District AC 45:39 09:00 54:39
140 30 Suzanne Claassen F 55 Blyth Running Club 45:51 11:00 56:51
141 40 Vicki Deritis F 60 Tyne Bridge Harriers 46:00 12:00 58:00
142 143 trevor potts M 55   46:03 05:00 51:03
143 6 Michael Ashby M 55 Blyth Running Club 46:19 05:00 51:19
144 157 Teresa Saint F 60   46:22 12:00 58:22
145 49 Jeffrey Emmerson M 70 Elswick Harriers 47:12 11:00 58:12
146 163 Gary Short M 45   47:20 03:00 50:20
147 73 Gemma Harmon F 35 Blyth Running Club 47:37 06:00 53:37
148 48 Lucy ellman F 60 Tynedale Harriers & AC 47:54 12:00 59:54
149 79 Jill Henderson F 65   48:38 13:00 1:01:38
150 147 Marc Read M 55 Prudhoe Plodders Running Club 48:53 05:00 53:53
151 59 Elizabeth Freeman F 60 Blyth Running Club 48:53 12:00 1:00:53
152 34 Simon Coates M SEN   49:21 00:00 49:21
153 36 Dorothy Cragg F 75   49:36 15:00 1:04:36
154 88 Joanne Hope F 45 Crook & Dist Sports AC 50:19 08:00 58:19
155 52 Judith Errington F 50 Blackhill Bounders 50:28 09:00 59:28
156 12 Teresa Barnes F 60   51:11 12:00 1:03:11
157 149 Glen Reynolds M SEN   51:13 00:00 51:13
158 114 Ken Mccormick M 70 Claremont Road Runners 51:32 11:00 1:02:32
159 198 Pat Woonton-Pink F 55   52:09 11:00 1:03:09
160 122 David Morris M 70 North Shields Polytechnic Club 52:49 11:00 1:03:49
161 61 Jean Gallwey F 50 Blyth Running Club 52:49 09:00 1:01:49
162 57 Lisa Freeman F SEN   54:10 04:00 58:10
163 105 Jill Lindsay F 40   56:53 07:00 1:03:53
164 121 Jennie Moriarty F 40   56:58 07:00 1:03:58
165 58 kevin Freeman M 65   59:28 09:00 1:08:28
166 63 Mike Gill M 80 Blackhill Bounders 1:01:34 13:00 1:14:34
167 161 Kathleen Shiel F 70   1:05:05 14:00 1:19:05
DNS 70 Joseph Green M SEN Elswick Harriers   00:00  
DNS 148 Jason Redford M SEN     00:00  
DNS 190 James Warburton M SEN     00:00  
DNS 85 Bryce Hicks M 40 Elvet Striders   02:00  
DNS 87 Andrew Holden M 40     02:00  
DNS 150 Rob Ribchester M 40 Phoenix Flyers AC   02:00  
DNS 11 Andrew Barclay M 45     03:00  
DNS 90 Patrick Houghton M 45 North Shields Polytechnic Club   03:00  
DNS 158 Christopher Salkeld M 45 Tyne Bridge Harriers   03:00  
DNS 193 Tobias Weinzierl M 45     03:00  
DNS 97 Lianna King F SEN North Shields Polytechnic Club   04:00  
DNS 186 Carl Wakelam M 50     04:00  
DNS 188 Kate Walker F SEN Blyth Running Club   04:00  
DNS 139 Tom Payne M 55 North Shields Polytechnic Club   05:00  
DNS 196 Miriam White F 35     06:00  
DNS 21 Jonathan Bone M 60 Ponteland Runners   07:00  
DNS 31 Kimberley Clay F 40 Crook & Dist Sports AC   07:00  
DNS 75 Chris Hassell M 60 Elvet Striders   07:00  
DNS 107 Jill Locker F 40     07:00  
DNS 133 Elaine O’Mara F 40 Tyne Bridge Harriers   07:00  
DNS 194 Marion Weinzierl F 40     07:00  
DNS 86 Anna Holden F 45 Phoenix Flyers AC   08:00  
DNS 100 Helen Kleiser F 45 Phoenix Flyers AC   08:00  
DNS 130 Judith Nutt F 45 Elswick Harriers   08:00  
DNS 9 Peter Atkinson M 65 North Shields Polytechnic Club   09:00  
DNS 38 Alison Dargie F 50     09:00  
DNS 156 Julie Rowell F 50     09:00  
DNS 69 Cass Greaves F 55     11:00  
DNS 134 Kay O’Toole F 55     11:00  
DNS 155 Anna Round F 55 Claremont Road Runners   11:00  
DNS 183 Gillian Tomlinson F 55 Houghton Harriers & AC   11:00  
DNS 35 David Cox M 75     12:00  
DNS 117 Lynne Michelson F 60 Elswick Harriers   12:00