After the trials and tribulations of last weekend, it was always likely to be a slightly quieter one this week… But you try telling that to Beth Ramsden or the baker’s dozen who ran the Northumberland Coastal Run.

Beth was taking on the Hardmoors 60 Ultra – starting at 8am on Saturday morning in Guisborough, just south of Middlesbrough, on a cold and drizzly morning, tackling the 63 miles of coastal route down to Filey, before heading inland to finish in York.

Ably crewed by husband Grant, she flew through the first three checkpoints in just under 6 hours.

The next three checkpoints were taken down in a cumulative time of less than 12 hours, but alas this was to be the final checkpoint of Beth’s day, retiring with only one more checkpoint to hit before the finish. Amazing effort and a day that will surely live long in the memory of the long-running Ramsden household. We’re sure Beth will be back to take down even more next time.

ParkRun saw our members hitting the courses of Town Moor, Gateshead, Riverside, Rising Sun, Keswick, Chopwell Wood and Denton Dene. With Natasha Powell getting a course AND 5k PB at Rising Sun, along with Steven Wade PB’ing Town Moor. Great efforts from both of them!

Sunday morning saw 13 of our lot head up to Beadnell Beach for the annual Northumberland Coastal Run. A half marathon taking in the views all the way to Alnmouth… even if certain DVRC members rocked up expecting a 10k… They shall remain nameless, though, eh Lindsey?!

On the day it was Natasha, fresh from her 5k PB, who led us home in 1:58, closely followed by Jenny Yeo (great to see you back in the club colours again!) and the Peacocks of Laura and Rob.

Name	Time	Cat Position
Natasha Powell	01:58:02	7th
Jenny Yeo	02:01:50	8th
Laura Peacock	02:05:19	10th
Rob Peacock	02:05:19	28th
Kirsty Robson	02:07:42	10th
Sue Urwin	02:12:03	4th
Eleanor Shotton	02:12:26	13th
Claire Thompson	02:13:38	9th
Deborah Swann	02:27:10	20th
Lindsey Dover	02:33:20	33rd
Lisa Lawson	02:34:10	23rd
Rachael Smith	02:47:26	27th

Tremendous results from all club members – with Lisa getting back into racing for the first time in 2023 and we’re pleased to announce that Claire brought the matchy-matchy socks and shoes back for the day.

This coming week sees the return of cross-country! Oh yes, there will be mud…