• Ice Champion 2013

    Horwich may not mean a lot to the majority of Poly folk but it will always have a place in the heart of the ‘Iceman’ Guy Bracken after he retained his British Masters V50 5k Road Title on Sunday morning. A long trip to the south of sunny Preston will not appeal to many north-east
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  • Burnsy’s Blaydon Belta’

    Written with provisional results in mind by Patrick Houghton Around 90 of the Poly’s finest athletes lined up by Collingwood Street on a very warm June afternoon for the running of the 33rd Blaydon Race, with Christine Burns leading home the all-conquering Poly ladies time to a fantastic first place team finish.  Christine completed the
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  • Wor me Ice

    Ice was very much the theme of the day at the Blaydon Race on Sunday with the ‘Iceman’ Guy Bracken first home for the Poly closely followed by Graeme Cook. Ice was also much needed all round to cool down the athletes as the sudden British summer took its toll on a number of athletes. Despite this the
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