Despite absolutely awful conditions this morning, hundreds of athletes descended on Birtley's Lord Lawson Academy to take part in a snowy/sleety/windy XC relay, hosted by Birtley AC. Our North East officials are the best in the country, enduring the weather with barely a complaint, and helped by Birtley AC's band of willing volunteers, the event went off very well. The athletes did their best despite the conditions, and some great times were still obtained, although understandably a little slower than last year.
The NEMAA winners are listed below, and full results can be seen by downloading this Excel spreadsheet, or can be seen on the Birtley AC website

M35
1st team:- Tyne Bridge (Paul O'Mara, Tom Charlton, Michael Hedley)
2nd team:- Gateshead Harriers (Conrad Franks, Daniel Alexander, Phil Jamieson)
3rd team:- Elvet Striders (Daniel Sherlike, Bryan Potts, Liam Luke)

M45
1st team:- Darlington H&AC (Wesley Tarn, Jamie Callaghan, John Clifford)
2nd team:- Elvet Striders (Graeme Watt, Mark Kearney, Rob Kleiser)
3rd team:- Morpeth Harriers (David Stabler, Lee Bennett, Andrew Ball)

M55
1st team:- Sunderland Harriers (Tim Field, Paul Merrison, Ed Sweeney)
2nd team:- Elvet Striders (Ian Butler, Allan Renwick, Wayne Pearson)
3rd team:- Elswick Harriers (Andy Green, John Rippon, Rob Lambert)

M65
1st team:- Ponteland Runners (Mick Meaney, Robert Sewell, John James
2nd team:- Sunderland Strollers (Ken Maynard, Bob Owen, Malcolm Cox)
3rd team:- Morpeth Harriers (Richard Sill, Andrew Dippie, Stephen Land)

M35 Fastest leg - Tom Charlton 10:35
M40 Fastest leg:- Conrad Franks 10:21
M45 Fastest leg:- Wesley Tarn 11:03
M50 Fastest leg:- Nigel Simpson 11:44
M55 Fastest leg:- Lee Bennett 12:26
M60 Fastest leg:- Tim Field 12:36
M65 Fastest leg:- Paul Merrison 13:05
M70 Fastest leg:- John James 15:17
M75 Fastest leg:- George Routledge 24:15

F35
1st team:- Darlington H&AC (Samantha Teasdale, Naomi Hall, Bernadette Caygill)
2nd team:- Crook AC (Jennifer Lloyd-Edwards, Kimberley Clay, Lisa Donaldson)
3rd team:- Wallsend Harriers (Lucy Wallace, Sarah Read, Emily James)

F45
1st team:- North Shields Poly (Wendy Pawsey, Stephanie Mclean Dann, Tina Diddee)
2nd team Tynedale Harriers (Kirstie Anderson, Charlie Pinkney, Lisa Short)
3rd team:- Tyne Bridge (Babsy Ewusie, Marie Bell, Amanda Crane)

F55
1st team:- Sunderland Strollers (Wendy Chapman, Sarah Lake, Suzanne Davey)
2nd team:- Ponteland Runners (Amelia Dakin, Lalage Brown, Celia Bone)

F35 Fastest leg:- Samantha Teasdale 12:58
F40 Fastest leg:- Lucy Wallace 12:44
F45 Fastest leg:- Wendy Pawsey 12:39
F50 Fastest leg:- Stephanie Mclean Dann 12:40
F55 Fastest leg:- Wendy Chapman 13:17
F60 Fastest leg:- Julie Turner 14:36
F65 Fastest leg:- Kate Williams 16:38

The full results from Sunday's Birtley XC Relays can be seen on this link:- Masters Men & Masters Women

The NEMAA Champions are as follows:-

M35-44
1 29:46 Tyne Bridge Harriers Jarlath McKenna 9:38 Marc Fenwick 10:13 Adam Pratt 9:55
2 30:23 Gateshead Harriers A Conrad Franks 9:59 Phil Jamieson 10:40 Dan Alexander 9:44
3 30:40 Sunderland Harriers Michael Barker 9:55 Jordan Taylor 10:42 Steve Rankin 10:03

M45-54
1 34:13 Darlington Harriers Simon Rogers 11:10 Jamie Callaghan 11:26 Alistair Hart 11:37
2 34:50 Morpeth Harriers A Jason Dawson 11:37 Richard Glennie 11:58 Andy Ball 11:15
3 36:34 Sunderland Harriers Mark Head 11:23 Steven Gordon 12:00 Paul O'Brien 13:11

M55-64
1 35:39 Sunderland Harriers Tim Field 11:42 Mike Cherrington 11:45 Ed Sweeney
2 38:10 Jesmond Joggers Laurence White 12:32 Stu Harper 12:57 Simon Wells 12:41
3 38:19 Washington A John Dodds 12:09 Michael Hunter 13:00 Stephen Duthie 13:10
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M65+
1 39:58 Houghton Harriers James Croft 13:31 Stephen Barry 13:48 David Gribben 12:39
2 49:06 Crook AC Gerry Hehir 19:28 Geoff Hewitson 14:12 Andy Turnell 15:26

W35-44
1 37:42 Crook AC Joanne Raine 12:46 Kimberley Clay 13:10 Sarah Attwood 11:46
2 38:40 Darlington H&AC Bernadette Caygill 12:55 Naomi Hall 13:15 Amy Pickworth 12:30
3 39:02 Sunderland Harriers Linda Hutchinson 13:09 Kay Stephenson 12:44 Vicky Haswell 13:09

W45-54
1 40:43 Blyth RC Nikki Courtney 14:48 Lucy Hickey 13:38 Gemma Floyd 12:17
2 41:08 Elswick Harriers Felicity Smith 12:18 Mary Hall 14:33 Andrea Banner 14:17
3 45:47 Heaton Harriers Alex Henry 15:01 Helena Walsater 14:21 Cheryl Palliser-Bosomworth 16:25

W55-64
1 44:41 Heaton Harriers Nina Cameron 13:28 Vicki Addison 16:17 Jenny Friend 14:56
2 46:48 Sunderland Strollers Wendy Chapman 12:13 Julie Davison 16:27 Tricia O'Neill 18:08
3 47:41 Sunderland Harriers Aly West 15:27 Michelle O'Neill 15:34 Doreen Dickinson 16:40

Fastest Legs
M35 Dan Alexander 9:44
M40 Jarlath McKenna 9:38
M45 Andy Ball 11:15
M50 David Milligan 10:44
M55 Lee Bennett 11:43
M60 Tim Field 11:42
M65 David Gribben 12:39
M70 Richard Sill 14:26
M75 George Routledge 22:58

W35 Eleanor Harle 12:35
W40 Sarah Attwood 11:46
W45 Gemma Floyd 12:17
W50 Anna Fletcher 12:25
W55 Wendy Chapman 12:13
W60 Linda Smith 14:36
W65 Gill Milne 17:55
​W70 Patricia White 21:59

Masters Men by Team Categories

Masters Men Fastest Legs by Age Category

Women's Teams by Age Category

Women's Fastest Legs by Age Category (Masters ladies competing in a senior team do not qualify)

Full results can be found on the Birtley AC results page