Congratulations to Tadele Geremew (Elswick Harriers) on a fabulous victory in the inaugural Exhibition Park 5k Cup.
The event, hosted by Tyne Bridge Harriers, witnessed a titanic battle between Geremew and Ian Hudspith (Morpeth Harriers), with the Elswick athlete eventually pulling away in the final 100 metres and taking the honours by a single second; Geremew 15:13, Hudspith 15:14.
Daniel Jenkin (Durham City Harriers) finished in 3rd place, Marc Fenwick of host club Tyne Bridge Harriers finished 4th, with Daniel Johnson (Gateshead Harriers) completing the Top 5 finishers.
It was a rewarding day for Wallsend Harriers as Danielle Hodgkinson stormed to victory in the Ladies Race, her time of 17:53 also placing her 23rd overall.
Completing the Ladies Top 5 were Emma Holt (Morpeth Harriers), Mareike Jakschik (Newcastle University AC), Suzanne Thew (North Shields Polytechnic) and Jordan Mullinger (Tyne Bridge Harriers).
Host club, Tyne Bridge, swept the board in the team awards, claiming success all four categories.
Congratulations to all the prize winners (below) and many thanks to everyone* who turned up and making the event a great success.
Prize Winners.
Senior Male:
1st Tadele Geremew (Elswick Harriers)
2nd Ian Hudspith (Morpeth Harriers)
3rd Daniel Jenkin (Durham City Harriers)
Veteran Male V40:
1st Lee Bennett (Elswick Harriers)
2nd David Moir (Tyne Bridge Harriers)
3rd Andy Harrison (Tyne Bridge Harriers)
Veteran Male V45:
1st Paul Leigh (Wallsend Harriers)
2nd Garry Robson (North Shields Polytechnic)
Veteran Male V50:
Keith Smith (Tyne Bridge Harriers)
Veteran Male V55:
Maurice Woodward (Jesmond Joggers)
Veteran Male V60:
Gary Pembleton (North East Vets)
Veteran Male V65+:
Michael Walker (Gosforth Harriers)
Male Under 20:
Daniel Johnson (Gateshead Harriers)
Male Senior Team:
Tyne Bridge Harriers: Marc Fenwick, Kevin Jeffress, Darryl Davison
Male Veteran Team:
Tyne Bridge Harriers: Keith Smith, David Moir, Andy Harrison
Senior Female:
1st Danielle Hodgkinson (Wallsend Harriers)
2nd Emma Holt (Morpeth Harriers)
3rd Mareike Jakschik (Newcastle University AC)
Veteran Female V35:
1st Suzanne Thew (North Shields Polytechnic)
2nd Joanne Lee (Tynedale Harriers)
3rd Kym Eden (Tyne Bridge Harriers)
Veteran Female V40:
1st Lucy Matheson (Tyne Bridge Harriers)
2nd Pauline Aitchison (Wooler Running Club)
Veteran Female V45:
Yamuna Thiru (Elswick Harriers)
Veteran Female V50:
Lesley Jackson-Bell (PB Fitness RC)
Veteran Female V55:
Noreen Rees (North Shields Polytechnic)
Female U20:
Amy Fuller (Elswick Harriers)
Female Senior Team:
Tyne Bridge Harriers: Jordan Mullinger, Natalie Batey, Anji Close
Female Veteran Team:
Tyne Bridge Harriers: Kym Eden, Lucy Matheson, Charlotte Carpenter
Full results can be found here
* thanks to:
TBH volunteers / 5k Race Committee for ensuring the event went ahead successfully
Mark Likeman @ Race Timing Systems
Bill McGuirk / NECCA race officials
Newcastle City Council
2 Responses
Excellent organisation throughout. Well done TBH!
I absolutely loved this race. Well except for the wind, which made it really hard! Thank you so much to all the marshalls, your encouragement really kept me going and I think was a factor in me doing so well! Looking forward to the next race…!!