Events

Blyth Running Club organise numerous events throughout the year, some including our main event of the calendar – the Blyth Valley 10k, are open to anyone, the others are internal Club events for club members only.  For those wanting some competition, we run a “Grand Prix” league from February to November, this has a number of divisions divisions based on ability at the start of the season, with promotion and relegation taking place at the end of the season. This competition has the effect of giving people a focus to aim their efforts towards, and is keenly contested right down to the last division. Prizes are awarded to the winners at one of our numerous social functions held during the year.
Apart from the 
Blyth Valley 10k, other open events organised by the club include; the Blyth Links 10k, held in August along  the “Links”  between Blyth and Seaton Sluice and the Blyth Sands Race, on the beach at Blyth, held in December.

We also have several internal Club events including a 5 race winter handicap series, run over a distance of 2.5 miles,a summer handicap series also run over 2.5 miles, a team handicap race, held over 3 x 2.5 miles, and a Club Handicap 10k race.

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.

Winter Series 2024/25

Winter Series 2024/25 The dates for the 2024/25 Winter Series are below.    Please note that this year we are trialing a new course at Cramlington.  The meeting point will be the old Cramlington library car park (what three words – reporters.tabs.forks) with the route...

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Grand Prix 2024

Grand Prix 2024 Season Competition The races for the 2024 season are shown below. These have been selected by the BRC Grand Prix Working Party and any feedback after events can usefully be given to any member of this group (but preferably by e-mail or in writing if...

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Autumn Relays

Autumn Relays The Autumn Relays are a 3 person team handicap event for members of Blyth Running Club only, minimum age of 14 on the day and usually takes place over a 2.35 mile course around The Riverside (Kitty Brewster) Industrial estate, normally on a Wednesday...

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Autumn Relays 2024

The 37th edition of the club's annual Autumn Relays took place at 7:15pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024.  A great turn-out of 62 club members (unfortunately one no-show), giving us 20 full teams and a part team of two for our first Autumn Relays event to be held on a...

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Blyth Sands Race

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 2024 Sands Race will be held on Sunday 1st...

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Summer Cup 2024

Summer Cup 2024 Thank you to all the runners, helpers, marshals and of course the organisers for making this years' Summer Cup another success, all there is left to do is congratulate the winners.  Full results for each individual race and the overall results can be...

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Links 10k

This is an invitation training event run over an accurate 10k course from the Links Car Park, South Beach, Blythto Seaton Sluice cliff tops and return. FREE to enter. Open to Club Members and selected invitees only.  Links 10k History  

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MMM 2024

MMM 2024 Michael's Mad Marathon Saturday 29th June 2024 in memory of Tony Holland.   Well, what can I say, this was the 5th year that this event was held at Blyth South Beach and I think this was the best ever so far (they just keep getting bigger and better).  At...

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Pineapple Mile

The 5th running of our Pineapple Mile Track event will be on Sunday 11th August, at Churchill track, Whitley Bay starting at 2pm. This event is only open to club members. £1 entry fee....pay on the day Free parking. Toilets / Showers/ Changing/ Bag storage available...

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Port of Blyth 10K

Port of Blyth 10KSunday 7th April, 2024 @ 10:00am A 10K chip-timed Race club and u/a runners held under uk:athletics laws. (Minimum age 16 years on day of Race) Course measurement certificate 19/608. Licence No. pending. The race is run from Blyth Quayside to Seaton...

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Winter Series 2023/24

Winter Series 2023/24 The dates for the 2023/24 Winter Series were as below.    1 Wed 15th November 2023 2 Wed 13th December 2023 3 Wed 24th January 2024 4 Wed 15th February 2023 5 Wed 13th March 2024   Thank you to all the runners, helpers, marshals and of...

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BRC Winter Paarlauf 2023

You are all cordially invited to race in a paarlauf! What's a paarlauf? Well it's a type of continuous relay involving 2 people (a pair) per team. It's an interesting ,fun and competitive way of undertaking a standard interval session.   The BRC Winter Paarlaufs  will...

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Formed soon after the first Great North Run, and affiliated to the then AAA in December 1983, we are based at the sports centre in Blyth, south-east Northumberland near to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.