Heaton Harriers won quite a few prizes at the Anita Nott race last night. Some great individual performances by the Heaton ladies and a team prize…

The Start on Armstrong Bridge (Image Copyright Stuart Whitman)

1st in the V40 age category and 11th overall was Ellen Tullo (20:53) and a cool 30 seconds ahead of 2nd V40 woman. Well done Ellen.

2nd in the Senior age category and finishing 7th overall, Libbie Read continued her fine running form in a time of 20:07.

2nd in the V35 age category and finishing 6th overall was current Heaton Harrier athlete of the year Ellie Reed in a time of 19:57.

Ellie, Libbie and Ellen combined won the 3rd place team prize. It was a very close run race between Gateshead Harriers and Heaton for 2nd place but still a great achievement for a small club like Heaton to come 3rd in such a well attended race from clubs across the region. Well done girls!

Continuing the prizes for Heaton, the ever present Janette Kilgour finished 1st in the V70 age category with a time of 33:37. Well done Janette. Another prize to add to your ever growing collection of Top 3 finishes this year!

But the greatest achievement of the night probably goes to junior Mary Parkin who I believe only turned 13 on Saturday. Mary finished 2nd in the U18 age category in a time of 21:35. What a run from Mary! I heard it may have also been Marys first mass start race with adults so it clearly didn’t phase her!

Well ran everyone. It was a great turnout and so great to see many Heaton vests. We understand it may have been quite a few first times putting on the Heaton vest and representing the club for some members. If you enjoyed the evening and want to experience a similar atmosphere then please consider the Track and Field events in the coming weeks (Speak to Calum if you want to give it a go) or Cross Country season will be among us in September. We cant guarantee the good weather but the vibe and feel of the events are the same as last night.