Blackhill Bounders

11/09/2026

Great North Run- Bus details

For those on the bus put on by the club the details are

Leave Ponds Court at 8am

Leave South Shields Promenade at 6pm (will update if we are parked somewhere different)

We recommend putting a bag on the official baggage buses as we cannot guarantee access to the bus during the day.

We will aim to go to the Sundial Pub opposite Bents Park for post run refreshments while we wait for the roads to reopen

08/09/2026

Your recap from the hills and stream of Farringdon 🎽🎽

Official website for Blackhill Bounders

08/09/2026

This weeks Training and Races

Tuesday 8th September, 6:00-7:00

👟Group 1 intervals @ the track - 2 x 5 mins, 3 x 3 mins, 5 x 1 min (2 min recovery after 5 mins and 1 min recovery after the 3s and 1s).
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Thursday 10th September, 6:00 - 7:00

👟Group 1 Medomsley session ( 2 x 12 min, 4 min recovery)
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Sunday 13th - Great North Run 🎽
Bus leaves Ponds Court at 8am

07/09/2026

Farringdon Cross Country Relays 🎽

A cracking day yesterday at the Farringdon Cross Country Relays.
We sent 3 teams down with some fantastic results coming back home.
The first womens team coming home in around 10th and the men's 6th.
Many thanks for Liz being the later than 11th hour hero for her team filling in last minute.
Results (once published) will be available in the weekend round up

01/09/2026

Training and races this week

Tuesday 1st September, 6:00-7:00

👟Group 1 intervals @ the track (6 min, 6 x 1 min, 6 min, 6 x 1min,) 2 min and 1 min rec respectively.
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Thursday 3rd September, 6:00 - 7:00

👟Group 1 Medomsley session ( 3x 8 min pace run)
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Sunday - Farringdon Cross Country Relays
12pm start 🎽

25/08/2026

Training for the upcoming week

Tuesday 25th August, 6:00-7:00

👟Group 1 intervals @ the track (1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1) various recovery.
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Thursday 27th August, 6:00 - 7:00

🍺🍻🍷 PUB RUN - Jolly Drovers - 4/5 mile

👟Group 1 Medomsley session ( 3x 8 min pace run)

22/08/2026

Gibside Fruit Bowl Trail Race

Blackhill Bounders present the return of the popular Gibside Fruit Bowl Race with the run taking place on the 15th November 2026 at 9AM.

A trail race located in the grounds of the National Trust Gibside Estate, the 7 mile course provides a scenic route with breathtaking views, on tracks and paths starting and finishing alongside the walled garden.

An undulating route it takes runners past all of the major Gibside landmarks including the old Stables, the Avenue, the Column to Liberty and Gibside Hall. Find more information about Gibside Estate here.

With limited entries, it is an event that fills up quickly so don’t waste any time signing up for one of the North East’s most popular trail races.

Enter here - https://www.eventsupnorth.co.uk/event/2582

Please see our website for more information (www.blackhillbounders.com)

I just signed up for Gibside Fruitbowl. You can register or find more information on https://www.eventsupnorth.co.uk/event/2582

17/08/2026

Races and Training for the upcoming week
Tuesday 18th August, 6:00-7:00
👟Group 1 intervals @ the track 12 x 2mins, 1 min recovery
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Thursday 21st August, 6:00 - 7:00
👟Group 1 Medomsley session ( 30 min pace run)
👟Group 2, steady 4 miles

GP Race - Thursday 🎽🎽
"Watergate 5k" - held at Whitehills Low fell this year

Sunday 23rd 🎽🎽
Tynedale 10 mile race - Maften

10/08/2026

Just a solitary update from the Quayside from last week. although a slimmed down offering we had 100% PB success rate

Official website for Blackhill Bounders

10/08/2026

Training for the upcoming week

Tuesday 11th August, 6:00-7:00
👟Group 1 intervals @ the track 7 x (2mins, 1 min recovery, 1 min, 30 sec recovery)
👟Group 2, steady 4/5 miles

Thursday 13th July, 6:00 - 7:00
👟Group 1 Medomsley session ( 3 x 8 min, 4 min recovery)
👟Group 2, steady 4 miles