The North East Counties Cross Country was held at Meadowfield, Durham at the weekend. It was a cold day but the course was firm and there were some impressive performances. Times for the Crook runners were Malcolm Ingram 47.22 , Willie Bell 48.40 and Allen Purdham 59.34.

Here are some shots of the club members in action on the day:

The following article was posted on: 2nd December 2004

On yet another cold & wet venue at Blaydon the third Harrier League took place over a muddy 5½ mile course . Despite a limited number of club members they still achieved a steady 5th place in Division 2 which keeps them in 4th overall going into the second half of the series. The six counters were Keith Langridge in an excellent time of 32.21 (medium pack) , John Nunn 32.47 (medium pack) , Geoff Hewitson 35.23 , Dennis Brown 37.20 , Malcolm Ingram 35.21(medium pack) and Percy Parkin 38.41 . Other results are David Welsh 39.27 , Colin Everson 39.33 , John Nightingale 40.52 and Allen Purdham 45.48.

The following articles were posted on: 24th November 2004

The second Harrier League event at Chester-le-Street took to the riverside venue on a freezing but slippery 5½ mile course. The club finished 4th team in Division 2 due to determined efforts of the six counters Keith Langridge 37th overall in 32.06 (medium pack) , Geoff Hewitson 35.00 , Willie Bell 35.56 , Peter Shuttleworth 33.47 (medium pack) , Dennis Brown 36.52 and Kevin Allen (medium pack) 34.44. Also involved were Ken Norman 37.54 , Percy Parkin 38.54 , Colin Everson 39.42 and John Nightingale 41.22.

Over at the Brampton-Carlisle 10 mile race Ian Sumler-Hutchinson ran 66.08 despite cramp at 7 miles , David Spark 68.17 , Gerry Hehir 69.02 , Julia Steele 71.13 , Martin Lowrie 73.15 and Alan Thompson 101.04.