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.

Summer Cup 2024

Summer Cup 2024 The dates for the 2024 Summer Cup are below.    Everyone who ran in in at least one of the Winter Series Races has been automatically entered, Tony has prepared a list (google sheet) of all these runners and a list of the teams as they currently stand,...

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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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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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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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Blyth Sands Race 2023

Organised by the Club, the Sands Race is held along the beach from Blyth to Seaton Sluice and back again. This is an annual event, handicapped by age and sex and held on the first Sunday in December. See the article below the picture for a history of the Sands Race....

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Autumn Relays 2023

The 36th edition of the club's annual Autumn Relays took place at 7:15pm on Wednesday 1st November 2023.  Forty seven club members, (including a few new members taking part for the first time), took part on a breezy, dry night at the usual location in Kitty Brewster...

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Club Handicap

The senior 6.5 mile club handicap race is normally held on a Wednesday evening in April. The race is run on an accurately measured fast, scenic 6.5 mile course starts and finishes near to the Dave Stephens Centre, NE24 3PL and takes the runners to Seaton Sluice and...

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Club Grand Prix

Club Grand Prix For those wanting some competition, we run a yearly 'Grand Prix' league from January to November, this has a number of divisions, with promotion and relegation taking place at the end of the season. This competition has the effect of giving people a...

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Winter Series 2022/23

Winter Series 2022/23 The dates for the 2022/23 Winter Series were as below.    1 Wed 16th November 2022 2 Wed 18th January 2023 3 Wed 1st February 2023 4 Wed 15th February 2023 5 Wed 15th March 2023   Thank you to all the runners, helpers, marshals and of course...

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Club Handicap 2023

Club Handicap 2023 The senior 6.5 mile club handicap race was held on Wed 26th April, this being the 34th running of the event. Congratulations to the first three: David FalkousIan WindsorJon French Also to the fastest three males and females: Michael Stott 36:16  ...

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Summer Cup 2022

Summer Cup 2022 The dates for the 2022 Summer Cup are as below.   Please inform Ralph or Tony if you wish to take part.(Any one who took part in at least one Winter Series race will automatically be entered) 1 Mon 9th May Results Start List 2 Wed 15th Jun Results...

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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.