Morning All,
Entries have now re-opened for the third fixture in the harrier league series, to be held at Aykley Heads in Durham on Saturday 18th November.
Team managers may login at
http://www.harrierleague.com/teammanager.htm
Do not re-register anyone who is already on the system, i.e. runners who have transferred from other clubs, just email us and we'll move them to your list of runners to check off.
Registration closes at midday on Friday 17th, so please get your entries sorted before then. The NEHL tent will be on site from 10:30am on the 18th to collect numbers, register under 11s and guests, and deal with any issues. If you have a block of guest entries to do, please email with their names / club / Date of Birth, so we can get them ready in advance.
Results will appear online shortly after each race in the usual place:
http://www.harrierleague.com/results/2017-18/
Here is your map of the course. As with all fixtures there will be first aid and portable toilets on site.
The Aykley Heads HL X/C is organised by Elvet Striders, Derwentside AC & Durham City Harriers. There will be over 70 volunteer marshals there on Saturday to ensure you have an enjoyable day and stay safe - please obey their requests and treat them with the respect they deserve.The course has been meticulously prepared and, in racing parlance, the going is 'good'. The weather forecast is for a cold, windy but dry day. We look forward to welcoming you all!
Best Wishes
Geoff Davis (Elvet),
Mark Davinson (Derwentside)
Geoff Watson (DCH)
Important
Information on Parking, Travel, Registration etc.
Race
Parking is at Durham County Hall car park only. It’s free and only 400m from the start – please do not park
anywhere else, please do not try to park closer to the course as you will be
charged, or worse, and we could lose this venue! There will be plenty of parking for everybody at
County Hall but please car share. THERE
IS RESTRICTED USE OF ONE SECTION OF THE CAR PARK THIS YEAR – ONLY THOSE
INTENDING TO LEAVE BY 2.30PM MAY USE THIS SECTION SO PLEASE OBEY THE CAR PARK MARSHALS! There is no parking in the DLI car park this
year.
Officials
Parking This will be on the tennis courts adjacent to the new
Police HQ. Go north from the County Hall roundabout on the B.6532, turn right
at the next roundabout, straight over at the next roundabout & then follow
the signs.
Tent
drop off We have a tent drop off point adjacent to the course. Go
north from the County Hall roundabout on the B.6532, turn right at the next
roundabout, straight over at the next roundabout & then follow the signs. Only
use this if your tent is very heavy! There is absolutely no parking for
competitors here and it is not a drop off point for latecomers. Tents
must be left with the tent drop off marshals and competitors return to County
Hall to park.
Registration is adjacent
to the course in the tented area (look out for Vicki’s big blue tent) – unless
the weather is very bad and then it will be in County Hall reception area
(Micky Baker to confirm).
Toilets are located in County Hall
foyer and there will be portable toilets close
to the race start area.
Do not enter County Hall in muddy shoes – they won’t let us
come back next year if you do!
The course is walking distance from County Hall car park
(follow the signs) & is on the former Durham Constabulary playing fields.
Directions
to County Hall (postcode: DH1 5TP)
County Hall is a major landmark in Durham and many of you
will already know where it is and how to get there. There are frequent trains
to Durham from Newcastle and Darlington. The station is around half a mile from
the course (see link to map) please use
public transport where possible!
If you must come by car then directions are as follows:
Travelling
south (e.g. from Newcastle):
Use
the A.1m and turn off at Junction 62 (signposted for Durham &
Sunderland). At the top of the slip road turn right at the roundabout joining
the A.690 into Durham. At the next roundabout (where the dual carriageway ends)
stay on the A.690 & follow signs to City Centre & Consett (straight over).
At the next roundabout stay on the A.690 & follow signs for Crook, Consett
& County Hall (straight over - but get in the outside lane). At the next
traffic lights turn right signposted for Consett, Chester-Le- St & County Hall.
Turn right at the next roundabout into County Hall – you’ve arrived!
Travelling
north (e.g. from Darlington):
Use
the A.1m and turn off at Junction 62 (signposted for Durham &
Sunderland). At the top of the slip road turn left at the roundabout joining
the A.690 into Durham. At the next roundabout (where the dual carriageway ends)
stay on the A.690 & follow signs to City Centre & Consett (straight
over). At the next roundabout stay on the A.690 & follow signs for Crook,
Consett & County Hall (straight over - but get in the outside lane). At the
next traffic lights turn right signposted for Consett, Chester-Le- St &
County Hall. Turn right at the next roundabout into County Hall – you’ve
arrived!
Travelling
west (e.g. from Sunderland)
Use
the A.690 from Sunderland or from the A.19 for Durham. At the
junction of the A.690 and A.1m go straight over staying on the A.690 into
Durham. At the next roundabout (where the dual carriageway ends) stay on the
A.690 & follow signs to City Centre & Consett (straight over). At the
next roundabout stay on the A.690 & follow signs for Crook, Consett &
County Hall (straight over - but get in the outside lane). At the next traffic
lights turn right signposted for Consett, Chester-Le- St & County Hall.
Turn right at the next roundabout into County Hall – you’ve arrived!
Travelling
East (e.g. from Crook)
Use the A.690 from Crook to Durham. At the Neville’s Cross
traffic lights turn left onto the A.167. At the first roundabout turn right (4th
exit) following signs for City Centre. At the next roundabout go straight over.
At the next roundabout go straight over into County Hall – you’ve arrived!
Finally, NEHL would like to extend our good luck wishes to the North East athletes who have been selected to represent England in the Masters International XC which takes place in Derry, Ireland, on the same day as NEHL Aykley Heads #GoSmashIt
These include:
M35
Andy Burn - Jarrow & Hebburn AC
Cees van der Land - Tynebridge Harriers
M45
John Clifford - Evenwood RR
Terry Scott - Tynebridge Harriers
M50
Martin Murray - New Marske (res)
M55
Guy Bracken - North Shields Poly
Steve Everett - Durham (res)
M70
Mark McNally - Elswick
W35
Carla Maley - North Shields Poly
Tracy Millmore - Birtley AC
W50
Elaine Leslie - Jarrow & Hebburn AC
Kath Aspin - New Marske
Katherine Davies - North Shields Poly (res)
W55
Sue Phillips - Darlington
Heather Robinson - Jarrow & Hebburn AC
Carole Page - Alnwick (res)
W60
Allison Cummings - North Shields Poly (res)