Blaydon Race
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The Blaydon Race is a 5.7 mile athletics race from Newcastle upon Tyne, England to Blaydon that is steeped in local tradition. It takes place on June 9 every year and starts off with the singing of The Blaydon Races -- with the words as the basis for the race.
The actual race was the inspiration for Dr James Dewar of Blaydon Harriers, who organised the first 24 races starting in 1981. In the early years, the race attracted around 250 entries, but by 2004 a record of 4,000 people took part with more than 600 other hopefuls usually rejected.
The 25th anniversary of the race was run by the Blaydon Harriers in 2005 as the "Nike Jim Dewar Blaydon Race" in memory of James Dewar, who died in June 2004 just 2 days after the running of the 24th event.
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[edit] Past Winners
[edit] Lads and Lasses
| Lads | Lasses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Club / Country | Time | Name | Club / Country | Time |
| 1981 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 26:27 | H Boyes | Morpeth Harriers | 34:10 |
| 1982 | K Forster | Saltwell Harriers | 25:16 | H Boyes | Morpeth Harriers | 31:39 |
| 1983 | K Forster | Gateshead Harriers | 25:59 | M Dodsworth | Houghton Harriers | 31:30 |
| 1984 | K Forster | Gateshead Harriers | 25:18 | P McFarland | Claremont RR | 32:05 |
| 1985 | B Rushworth | Sunderland Harriers | 27:36 | J Hunter | Blaydon Harriers | 32:10 |
| 1986 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 26:35 | J Hunter | Blaydon Harriers | 31:13 |
| 1987 | A Richardson | S Shields Harriers | 27:59 | J Hunter | Blaydon Harriers | 29:56 |
| 1988 | P Cuskin | Jarrow & Hebburn AC | 25:35 | J Hunter | Blaydon Harriers | 28:03 |
| 1989 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 25:24 | L Harding | Houghton Harriers | 29:59 |
| 1990 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 26:46 | V Marot | LeedsCity | 29:51 |
| 1991 | P Campbell | Sunderland Harriers | 32:14 | K Mitchell | Tynedale Harriers | 37:24 |
| 1992 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 27:59 | L Marr | Tynedale Harriers | 32:22 |
| 1993 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 27:53 | N Brown | Tynedale Harriers | 32:14 |
| 1994 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 29:14 | K Mitchell | Tynedale Harriers | 37:24 |
| 1995 | B Rushworth | Sunderland Harriers | 26:52 | S Allen | Houghton Harriers | 33:05 |
| 1996 | B Rushworth | Sunderland Harriers | 27:37 | S Morley | Jarrow & Hebburn AC | 33:00 |
| 1997 | M Hudspith | Morpeth Harriers | 27:24 | S Griffiths | Cramlington AC | 32:13 |
| 1998 | C Thackery | Hallamshire Harriers | 27:25 | B Dagne | Essex Ladies | 31:18 |
| 1999 | J Kimtai | Kenya | 27:15 | B Dagne | Essex Ladies | 31:04 |
| 2000 | J Kimtai | Kenya | 26:35 | B Dagne | Essex & Woodford | 31:18 |
| 2001 | J Kimtai | Kenya | 26:51 | K Hind | Gateshead Harriers | 31:18 |
| 2002 | J Kimtai | Kenya | 26:19 | Y Burykina | Russia | 29:34 |
| 2003 | T Eticha | Switzerland | 26:25 | Y Burykina | Russia | 29:18 |
| 2004 | J Kimtai | Kenya | 27:15 | M Wangari | Kenya | 30:51 |
| 2005 | S Tonui | Kenya | 26:43 | C Mutwa | Birchfield | 31:20 |
| 2006 | P Makau | Kenya | 26:13 | O Kimaiyo | Kenya | 30:01 |
[edit] Gadgies and Dames
| Gadgies | Dames | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Club / Country | Time | Name | Club / Country | Time |
| 1981 | J Alder | Morpeth Harriers | 29:55 | V Robson | Gateshead Harriers | 38:53 |
| 1982 | E Hudspith | Morpeth Harriers | 28:30 | V Robson | Gateshead Harriers | 35:45 |
| 1983 | J Alder | Morpeth Harriers | 28:19 | M Anderson | Elswick Harriers | 34:41 |
| 1984 | R Highnam | Tynedale | 28:56 | S Wilson | Houghton Harriers | 33:54 |
| 1985 | K McNally | Gateshead Harriers | 28:56 | P McFarland | Claremont RR | 33:13 |
| 1986 | D Littlewood | Crook & Dist | 29:22 | P M Farland | Claremont RR | 34:21 |
| 1987 | H Matthews | Elswick Harriers | 28:45 | E Lawson | Elswick Harriers | 36:59 |
| 1988 | H Matthews | Elswick Harriers | 28:37 | P McFarland | Claremont RR | 31:59 |
| 1989 | A Whitfield | Chester-le-Street | 27:17 | R Haggan | Claremont RR | 32:40 |
| 1990 | H Matthews | Elswick Harriers | 28:17 | M Laney | Clayton-le-Moors | 34:15 |
| 1991 | H Matthews | Elswick Harriers | 34:01 | P Goddard | Claremont RR | 38:28 |
| 1992 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 27:59 | E Robinson | North East Vets | 34:34 |
| 1993 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 27:53 | A Adams | Chester-le-Street | 37:55 |
| 1994 | M McLeod | Elswick Harriers | 29:14 | E Robinson | Border AC | 34:33 |
| 1995 | L Atkinson | Morpeth Harriers | 28:02 | S Allen | Houghton & Peterlee | 33:05 |
| 1996 | I Haggan | Sunderland Harriers | 29:41 | S Allen | Houghton & Peterlee | 33:25 |
| 1997 | A Dent | Blaydon H & AC | 29:06 | L Harding | Houghton & Peterlee | 32:58 |
| 1998 | D Mullen | Sunderland Harriers | 29:13 | H Robinson | Chester-le-Street | 33:35 |
| 1999 | D Mullen | Sunderland Harriers | 29:11 | H Robinson | Chester-le-Street | 33:40 |
| 2000 | D Mullen | Sunderland Harriers | 28:46 | T Thomson | Pitreavie | 32:14 |
| 2001 | L Atkinson | Morpeth Harriers | 29:09 | T Thomson | Pitreavie | 32:34 |
| 2002 | R Hand | Durham City Harriers | 28:34 | P Affleck | Gala Harriers | 34:25 |
| 2003 | B Rushworth | Sunderland Harriers | 28:35 | A Raw | Darlington Harriers | 35:32 |
| 2004 | P Embleton | Chester-le-Street | 30:49 | C Bowman | Chester-le-Street | 38:48 |
| 2005 | D Robertson | Sunderland Harriers | 29:36 | H Lambert | North Shields Poly | 38:15 |
| 2006 | B Rushworth | Sunderland Harriers | 28:39 | L Parker | unattached | 36:19 |
