Heaton had a 16-strong contingent make the journey over to Wearside on Thursday evening to run a damp but warm Sunderland 5k with many celebrating PBs.

The race was split into two races with both a men’s race and women’s race which included males over the age of 50.
Louis Head led the Heaton men home with a superb time of 15:49 closely followed by Eddie Knight in 16:00 – both big PB’s.
Laura Oldfield was the first Heaton lady home running 20:20. George Routledge came first in the M75 category overall.
Men’s Race
Position | Name | Time |
32 | Louis Head | 15:49 |
39 | Eddie Knight | 16:00 |
64 | Jack Shawcross | 16:49 |
76 | Matt Steanson | 17:04 |
117 | John Sturman | 17:59 |
122 | Bryan Ankers | 18:06 |
139 | Chris George | 18:44 |
145 | Ben Cook | 18:52 |
172 | Anthony Daglish | 21:21 |
Women’s and V50+ Men’s Race
Position | Name | Time |
75 | Laura Smith | 20:20 |
90 | Ellie Clark | 21:02 |
100 | Willard Wright | 21:26 |
106 | Laura Percy | 21:41 |
139 | Rachel Waite | 24:37 |
162 | Janette Kilgour | 31:59 |
164 | George Routledge | 35:12 |






















Photo credit Tony Shawcross.