Durham City Harriers & Athletics Club

XC Registrations

Just a little reminder in case you haven’t yet let me know via Spond that you would like to be registered. I need your names in by close of play Friday 18 September to make the first fixture, even if you can’t make this but can to at least one other through the season then I’d like to get you registered now please.

Come on DCH this is the best part of being in the club, there’s nowt like XC ! 🍊

An enormous congratulations to Phil, who at the weekend completed the "Bob Graham round". If you havent heard of this challenge, have a Google - It's ridiculously hard!! 66 miles of running over incredibly difficult terrain and an insane 42 Lake District peaks totalling 29000ft of climbing (equivalent to climbing Mount Everest). And all that in 23 hours!! Well done Phil, you are amazing!!!

Our juniors were.out in force at the weekend at the Farringdon XC races. Great to see our 3 deubtants Jessica, Leo and Ben having fantastic performances and Evelelyn (2nd place), Patrick, Evie and Izzy (3rd place) podium finishes in their respective races

Great going guys! 🍊

Charity cake sale for Breast Cancer Now 🍰 🧁

We’re holding a cake sale at Durham Parkrun on Saturday 19 September.

This will be in memory of Gill Goss, a beautiful friend and fellow Durham City Harrier who sadly passed away earlier this year ❤️

Please come and find us at the finish line with a few spare pennies, or donate via the JustGiving page.

Would love to see lots of you there!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/gill-goss-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Huge congratulations to our club legend/stalwart Alan, who recently clocked up his 500th park run. Not only does he churn 5ks out like they're going out of fashion, he does them in 23/24;mins in his mid 70s! Alan sets the highest standards and gives inspiration to all of us, well done

If you can, please help our friends Durham City Junior Parkrun with their fundraising fundraising. Many of our members attend these parkruns and we will all recognise the importance of having the necessary medical equipment on hand in the event of an emergency. Please contribute if you can, thank you

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Happy Bank Holiday junior parkrunners!!
Ahead of our normal run report, we need to ask a very important favour.....

We need to replace the pad paks and battery for our event defibrillator by the beginning of December. The total cost is £208, and we’d like to give ourselves plenty of time to raise the funds.

This equipment is essential — we cannot hold junior parkrun without a working AED. AEDs at parkrun events are proven life savers, so keeping ours fully operational is a priority.

There has been recent incidents at two of our local 'big' parkruns which have demonstrated exactly how life saving and important these bits of kit are.

💙 How to donate (please read carefully!) Please use the BLUE “Donate to this event” button on our page — NOT the yellow one. Here’s the link: 👉 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/durhamcity-juniors/aboutus/

Once you’re on that page: 1️⃣ Scroll down to the About Us section. 2️⃣ Click the BLUE “Donate to this event” button — this one donates directly to our event. 3️⃣ Avoid the yellow “Donate” button — that one goes to parkrun HQ, not us.

Every contribution helps us keep the event safe and running each week.

Thank you from the Durham City junior parkrun team.

"At 65 I'd never run before. I joined with trepidation but also with determination and now I'm into my 3rd year and 61 parkruns!"🏃

Debbie completed our Couch to 5K course in 2024 and hasn't stopped since. If that's not an advert for lacing up your trainers, we don't know what is.

Our next course starts Tuesday 8 September. Register your interest today: https://forms.gle/LV6R9RgBdNB4CWx26 👟

Huge congratulations to one of our club legends Rob, who today brought up his 300th park run. Rob is a stalwart of DCH, and adds this honour to the other array of achievements hes amassed over the years. Well done Rob 👏

"I was really nervous before the first session as I was attending alone and didn't know what to expect — but honestly it was one of the best decisions I have made. The coaches were so welcoming and built you up from scratch no matter what your ability."

Phillippa came to us in 2025 having lost her running fitness after Covid. She could barely run 1K without stopping. She completed our Couch to 5K course in December, has since joined our Senior Transition Group, made new friends, AND month completed her first 5K race at the Durham City Run. 🎉

If you're thinking about joining us in September, take Phillippa's advice: just go for it. You'll be fitter in no time, and you'll meet some great people along the way.

📅 Starting Tuesday 8 September at 6:45pm 📍 Durham city locations 💰 £20 for the full 10-week course — open to anyone aged 18 and over.

Register your interest 👉 https://forms.gle/kuWT5uyV4NgD2bQ9A

Register your interest Our Couch to 5K course is back this September and we'd love you to join us! Whether you've never run before or you're returning after a break, our 10-week programme will take you from the couch to 5K. With four brilliant run leaders, a supportive group and a celebration parkrun at the finish line. W...

Huge congratulations to Shauna, the newly crowned England Athletics national para champion at 1500m! Shauna won her gold on Sunday, capping a magnificent season. Well done Shauna, you’re an inspiration! 👏👏👏