News & Reports

Club contacts have been sent affiliation invoices this morning.  This will have gone to your secretary or treasurer, depending on who your given contact was. Entries for the Cross Country Relays close on October 11th and clubs must have affiliated by this date to be...

Northern Athletics Combined Autumn Road Relay at Stanley Park               Blackpool on Saturday 21st September 2024 - Report by Ken Smith When Blackpool hosts a road relay it always attracts a large number of athletes and Saturday was no different. A record number...

We would like to give affiliated clubs notice of the Northern Athletics AGM to be held on November 9th.  Details can be found in the below attachment. NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF NORTHERN ATHLETICS 2024 Invoices for re-affiliation for 2024/2025 will be sent in...

Congratulations to Horwich RMI Harriers on their centenary year! To mark the occasion, a book has been published looking back over the past 100 years at the club.  If anyone would like information on the book, which costs just £18 inc. UK postage, please contact club...

Club Affiliation to Northern Athletics – 2024/25 We would like to thank all affiliated clubs for their support of Northern Athletics over the past few years. We trust that they will all reaffiliate for 2024/25 in order to allow club members to enjoy participation in...

Northern Athletics are sad to learn of the passing of John Driscoll of West Cheshire AC.  John was a former road running board member of Northern Athletics. Funeral arrangements: Chester Crematorium, Blacon Avenue CH1 5BB on Tuesday August 20th at 10.40. Afterwards...

Sunderland 5k held at the Silksworth Sports Complex Sunderland    Thursday 11th July 2024       Report by Ken Smith The 2024 Northern Athletics 5k Championship was hosted by Sunderland A.C. at the Silksworth sports complex on Thursday 11th July. Cold but dry...

Northern Athletics is sad to learn from daughter Julia Hayes, that St Helens Sutton AC president John Irwin has passed away at the age of 80.  He was a member from the days of Sutton Harriers a runner then a coach as well as club Treasurer for many years as well as an...

NORTHERN ATHLETES POWER TO MEDALS TWO days in Middlesbrough and titles were once again up for grabs as the North’s Under 20 and Senior athletes took centre stage as they fought it out in the Northern Athletics Seniors and Under 20s Championships Determined however to...

Eileen Ingham's podium pictures from the Northern U20 & Sen Championships in Middlesbrough on June 8th & 9th can be found below. Mick Hall's galleries can also be found via the following links: Saturday Sunday   [gallery size="full"...

White Roses Bloom in the Red Rose County by Susan Jardine   SUNNY days and Bank Holiday Mondays don't often go hand in hand but it is an ideal whenever a sporting contest is underway. Bank Holiday Monday in Blackpool gave us the perfect hat trick in the Judith...

Report by Rob Cameron: North of England took a clean sweep In the Cardiff victory 5k winning both the men's and ladies team event. Big thanks to our amazing athletes. Stand out performance from Rich Allen who took 2nd place, almost pipping Dewi Griffiths on the line,...

The funeral for Geoff Clarke is being held at Pontefract Crematorium at 13:40 on April 17th.

The Annual Open Meeting of the ERRA (English Road Running Association) will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 29th May at 19.30. A representative of all Clubs affiliated to England Athletics is invited to attend and vote. If any Club wishes to attend, please email the...

Trafford 10k Report by team manager Rob Cameron A great day for the North at Trafford 10k. Debuts for Josh Dutton, Abi Brooke and Sophie Wallis. Men 1st Team with Andy Andrew Heyes 2nd, Joe Sagar 4th, and Rob Warner-Judd 9th and Josh Dutton 47th. Our ladies also took...