25/05/2026
🌟 JUNIOR APRIL ROUNDUP 🌟
What a month for our junior groups. Here’s what some of our young athletes got up to in April...
🏃 SPRINT GROUP
Our Sprinter of the Month is Arthur R. Arthur has navigated some injury setbacks recently, but his attitude in training has been brilliant and his sprint drill work has come on hugely. We’re looking forward to seeing him back competing very soon.
At the NEYDL on 19 April, all four of our sprinters delivered personal bests:
Orla I: 100m 15.78 > 14.59 | 200m 35.56 > 31.30
Samuel I: 100m 14.07 > 13.33 | 200m 29.25 > 27.60
Salem I: 100m 14.65 > 13.62 | 200m 30.56 > 27.88
Myles A: 100m 12.71 | 200m 25.60
A brilliant set of performances across the board.
🏃 MULTI-EVENT GROUP
George’s group continues to go from strength to strength, building on strong fundamentals with two new drills introduced this month. Training is ramping up for jumps and hurdles, with members making their NEYDL debut in April.
🏃 MIDDLE DISTANCE GROUP
A packed month of racing across track and road for John N’s group.
NEYDL (19 April): A strong turnout with PBs for Felix, Henry, Isla, Issy, Will, Jacob and Leonard. Special mention for Isla, who put in excellent marks in two new events: Triple Jump and 300m Hurdles.
Quayside 5km: PBs on the road too, with Will running 15:34, Leonard 16:54, and Jacob 17:46.
North East Grand Prix, Monkton (19 April): Eight of our middle distance athletes group ran 1500m and every single one smashed their personal best. Here are the times:
Under 14s: Felix 4:51
Under 16s: Henry 4:26 | Isla 5:02 | Evelyn P 4:59 | Eve H 5:19
Under 18s: Will 4:00 | Joe 4:04
Senior: Shauna 5:35
Will was just 0.13 seconds away from his first sub-4 minute 1500m. An incredible start to the season, everyone.
🏃 JUNIOR HAWKS AND EAGLES
An equally impressive month from our younger groups, in training and competition.
Sessions have varied brilliantly this month, from speed work on the track to runs through the woods, along the river, and out into the countryside with plenty of hills. The change of scenery has been a big hit.
Competition highlights:
Maya, William, Elsa, Euan, Aylin and Harriet took on the Sedgefield Neptune Relays, with some experiencing relay racing for the very first time.
Ellie and Euan made their NEYDL debuts, taking to it brilliantly.
Robert, William, Freddie and James ran in our Garlic and Bluebell senior 5k, finishing well up the field and more than holding their own.
Freddie has claimed a 1500m PB and Robert a 2k PB recently.
We also welcomed William, Emmy and Megan to the group this month. Great to have you with us!
🏅 PARKRUN
Rounding off a superb April: James with a junior parkrun PB, and Jacob A with not one but two junior parkrun PBs. Robert and James also both finished as first finisher at their respective parkruns.
What a month. We couldn’t ask for more from this group. 👏 Did your junior athlete compete in April? Share your pictures below for kudos from the whole club.
