North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championship

NECAA Cross Country Championships 2019 Alnwick

In Running by Stuart Whitman

After a twenty five year absence the North Eastern Counties returned to Alnwick for the annual cross country championship. High winds made for freezing temperatures in the low winter sun.

Carl Avery (Morpeth Harriers) won the Wilkinson Sword for the first time and Sonia Samuels (Sale Harriers) won the womens race twenty five years after lifting the under 17 trophy at Alwnick.

Infographics

Wind Chill
90%
0
Men
Fastest time 40:50:00
0
Women
Fastest time 31:21:00

NECAA XC Championship Photos

Chris Camps cross country running at Alnwick
Chris Camps (South Shields Harriers) glowing in the low December sun.
Marissa Boon Darlington Harriers descending at full stretch at the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championship 2019
Marissa Boon Darlington Harriers descending at full stretch at the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championship 2019
Anya Crowder Gateshead Harriers leads a group of U15 girls down the hill at towards the finish of the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships 2019
Anya Crowder (Gateshead Harriers) leads Imogen Lillie (Middlesborough AC) and Mia Wetherill (Darlington Harriers) downhill towards the finish of the U15 girls.
Archie Lowe in the lead of the under 17 mens cross country race at the North Eastern Championships
Archie Lowe (Middlesbrough AC) out in front of the U17 mens race and looking for the finish.
Lucy-Erin Hunter crests the final hill of the North Eastern Cross Country Championship at Alnwick
Lucy-Erin Hunter (Darlington Harriers) crests the final hill of the North Eastern Cross Country Championship on her way to winning the U17/20 women.
Rosie Hughes of Gateshead Harriers cross country running at Alnwick
Rosie Hughes (Gateshead Harriers) focused on the descent.
Michael Barker cross country running
Cleared for take off. Michael Barker (Sunderland Harriers) on the opening lap of the senior mens race.
Tony Curry of Derwent Valley Running Club battling the head wind at Alnwick cross country
Tony Curry (Derwent Valley Trail Runners) battling the head wind on the last lap.
Ryan Holt running along a banked corner at North Eastern Counties cross country
Ryan Holt (Tyne Bridge Harriers) focused on maximising the speed from the banked corner onto the descent.
Simon Bennett sprint finish cross country running at Alnwick
Steve Rankin (Sunderland Harriers) in a sprint finish with Simon Bennett (Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers) whom he would go onto beat for 25th place.
Billingham Marsh House team mates at North Eastern Counties cross country
Surprise. Stephen John Roe (Billingham Marsh House) does a double take at team mate Gary Dack.
Sonia Samuels on her way to winning the NECAA womens cross country championship
Sonia Samuels (Sale Harriers) on her way to winning the NECAA womens cross country championship 25 years after being crowned U17 champion at the same venue.
Marina Swift flying to to the finish of the U13 girls cross country
Marina Swift (Gateshead Harriers) flying to to the finish of the U13 girls cross country
Isabelle Maddison (Durham City Harriers) cross country running
Isabelle Maddison (Durham City Harriers) wrapped up warm in full team colours
Zak Kettle cross country sprint finish
Fintan Airey (Low Fell RC) and Zak Kettle (Tyne Bridge Harriers) battle it out with a sprint finish.

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