Derwentside Athletic Club

Here’s what’s coming up this month. Whether you’re building fitness, chasing a PB or just enjoying the miles, there’s something for everyone!

Looking forward to seeing everyone over the month. New runners are always welcome—come along and give us a try! 💙💛

🥇 Medal Monday 🥇

A huge congratulations to Alan on an incredible achievement at the Lakeland 50!

Alan completed the gruelling 50-mile ultra marathon in an outstanding 11:56, smashing his goal of finishing in under 12 hours.

What an amazing performance on one of the UK’s toughest endurance events. Congratulations, Alan – a result to be incredibly proud of! 👏🏅

That’s the first month of Oakey Park Parkrun completed. It is fantastic to have this event in Stanley and see so many people running and walking each Saturday morning. Over 1,500 finishers and 150 volunteering roles completed in 5 events.

Thanks to the volunteers who worked hard over many months to bring Parkrun to the town and everyone who has helped make the events run smoothly By volunteering on Saturday mornings.

It was great to see our local Iceland on Scott Street supporting the event this morning with a donation of water.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/oakeyparkparkrun to find out how to get involved. Parkrun is for everyone a 5km (3.1 mile) run, walk or anything in between. All volunteer roles are easy to explain and don’t require excessive training.

Oakey Park parkrun Free, weekly, timed 5k parkrun for all ages and abilities. Every Saturday at 9am.

Good luck to Alan today running the Lakeland 50.

Brilliant turnout for the Durham City 10K last night! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Warm conditions, plenty of hills, and those famous cobbles, but Team DAC rose to the challenge. A brilliant effort from everyone—well done, team! 💙👏

🏅 Medal Monday! 🏅

A fantastic morning for our juniors at the CDAN Summer Athletics Festival in Shildon, with some brilliant performances and plenty to celebrate!

Congratulations to our medal winners:
🥇 Zara – 1st U14 Girls
🥇 Rodrigo – 1st U16
🥈 Joe – 2nd U14 Boys
🥉 Evelyn – 3rd U14 Girls

A huge well done also to Darcy, Isla, Rhys, Charlie, Harry, Alya and Maddie, who all competed brilliantly and represented the club with pride.

Well done to everyone – we’re incredibly proud of you all! 👏🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

A huge well done to our club members David, Heather, Sharon, Jenna, Kim, and Emma T for representing the club at the Great North 10K! 👏

You all did the club proud with your fantastic efforts and dedication. Congratulations on a brilliant achievement! 🏅🎉

Another successful Oakey Park parkrun – Event #2! 🎉

We welcomed 397 participants this week – nearly 100 more than last week! 🙌

From the directors “A huge thank you to everyone who came along, whether you ran, walked, volunteered, or cheered others on. Your continued support means so much and is helping our parkrun community grow every week”. ❤️

Thank you all! xx

A great turnout at the Washington Running Club Bottoms Up Cup 5K on Thursday!

Well done to Catherine, Lynne and Sharon for taking part and representing the club. 👏🏃‍♀️

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ What’s On This Month – July Running Schedule 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Another great month of training and racing ahead! ☀️🔥

📅 This month includes:
🔹 Kenyan Hills Session
🔹 Senior Handicap Summer Route – 4.6 Miles
🔹 Paarluff Session
🔹 ½ Mile Interval Session
🔹 Durham City 10K
🔹 Darlington 10K

Plus plenty of steady miles across all groups to keep building fitness through the summer 💪

📌 Don’t forget the DAC Committee Meeting on Wednesday 15th July, 7:30pm at Craghead Village Hall.

Good luck to everyone racing, training and chasing PBs this month — keep up the brilliant work! 💙💛