Senna Gorvett travelled to Sheffield for the national indoor combined events champs, as she looked to deliver across the 5 events that make up an indoor pentathlon. It wasnt the best start for Senna, as she was left in the blocks for the 60m hurdles, before recovering to run a solid 9.62s, although it was a couple of tenths down on expectations. High jump was next up - and this proved to be a real high point for Senna. She progressed cleanly through the heights, achieving a best of 1.59m which was her 2nd indoor high jump PB of the week! Ordinarily this height would have put her right to the top of the rankings, but with such a high standard competition Senna was just battling to get into the top 8. Shot put was next up, and after 2 poor throws, she unleashed a fantastic 9.15 in the final round, her 2nd best throw ever. Long jump is always a crucial event due to the potential points on offer - with Senna knowing that she would need to jump well in excess of 5m to keep in contention with the top. Her 5.08m in the first round was her best jump - it was an ok result, but rivals around her jumped further. This set-up the 800m, with Senna in a fantastic battle for positions 5 through to 9. Senna knew that in order finish as high up the order as possible, it would take her most comitted run ever.  And that is exactly what she delivered! She set the pace from the gun, delivering her race strategy to perfection. She finished in 2:27, matching her PB, and recording the 3rd fastest time of the 21 athletes. This secured her an incredible 5th place in England, with a massive overall PB of 3285pts. 

A fantastic performance from Senna!

The first Track and Field Championships of 2026 took place at Sheffield on the 10th/11th January, with a strong Blyth squad setting the bar high, with 3 medals heading back to the North East.

Day 1 saw the sprint hurdles take place, with Safia, Charlotte and Fearne going in the U17 heats, with Safia setting a small PB. Katy progressed through the rounds all the way to the final - where she produced a fantastic run to record a club record time of 9.01s, but agonisingly missed out on the podium. We had 3 ladies in the U20 hurdles, and Senna, Faith and Abi all proceeded to the final, where Faith produced an incredible run to take bronze with a club record 9.23s, with Senna and Abi 5th and 6th.

In the 300m, Charlotte and Fearne took on the tight bends of the banked track, with Fearne setting an indoor PB. Charlotte worked hard with a tough lane draw, and smashed her outright 300m PB. In the 60m, Kimi produced a seasons best performance, whilst Hollie progressed serenely through the U20 rounds, recording a new PB and outright club record of 7.92s in the semi - before going on to finish 7th in the final.

In the long jump Safia, Kimi and Charlotte all produced solid performances, although they were not quite able to achieve to their best. Senna sandwiched a 400m heat in between her hurdles races - finishing in an isolated 2nd, but missing out on a place in the final.

Day 2 was a quieter day, with Kimi setting an indoor 200m PB. Hollie went again in the U20 200m, and set a huge indoor PB to finish 2nd in her heat, although she just missed out on a final place as the organisers elected to only use 5 lanes for the final. Alfie produced a fantastic performance in the senior men's long jump, recording a best  of 6.83m to take a wonderful bronze. There was more medal success in the sand to finish the championships - with Sadie Parker opening her season with a performance that was consistent, and improved with every round - as she took U20 silver with 5.61m in the final round.

A fantastic champs, with 3 medals, 4 club records, and 7 personal bests!

Photos: Ruth Hirst Photography

Christmas Parlauf
We had a great turnout of Blyth juniors at the club's senior xmas parlauf. Maisie Payne scored a podium finish with Beth and Eliza finishing in the top 6!

Sheffield RJT Indoor Open.

5 Team Blyth athletes travelled to Sheffield to sharpen up after the christmas break - and they produced some fine performances.

Mia Liddell last raced in Sprint Hurdles as an U15, way back in 2018! Eight years later, and she was back on the start lane as a senior, and blazed out of the blocks to lead after 2 hurdles. However, she clattered hurdle 3 and nearly fell, but recovered to finish 3rd. Mia also raced in the 60m and 200m, setting good benchmarks.

Senna Gorvett also raced in the hurdles, setting a new seasons best time of 9.65s to take the win as she continues to build with every competition. Later on , she record 60.81s in the 400m, which was a great time from lane 2. Immediately after this, Senna gave it her all in the long jump on fatigued legs, and did well to get close to 5m.

Kimi was not quite at her sharpest, but gave it her best in the 60m, before adjusting her goals in the long jump and coming out with her most consistent series of jumps ever, which was a huge positive.

India took part in a full pentathlon, starting with her 2nd best ever performances in the hurdles and long jump, followed by a new shot put PB of 7.30m. The high jump was not her best, but she finished with a strong 800m to secure an overall indoor petnathlon PB.

Coach Nigel was also in action, making his first appearance of the indoor season of 200m and 400m, he ran well in both!

Congratulations to all our endurance athletes for their performances at the NECAA XC Championships! Fantastic results across all age groups, and a special well done to the U17/U20 girls for their team bronze medal! 

Well done to Ben, who set a new PB and U17 club record in the hammer, with a throw of 43.92m in Carlisle

Charlotte and Safia both make their debuts at fantastic indoor arena at Sheffield, scoring big hurdles PB's before solid long jump comps. Kimi raced over 60m, before building a really strong long jump competiton to finish with 4.37m for her 2nd best comp over. Hollie began with a sub-8 60m, before recording a long jump PB of 4.96m, and a scorching 300m pb of 43.25s. A note also to Sarah who raced at the November open a couple of weeks ago, setting a time of 20.37 over 150m.

Schools XC @ Woodhorn 3/12

Well done to Theo, Jack, Tom, Eliza, Daisy, Joseph, Maisie & Jamie, who all qualified for the next round of the schools XC!
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Gateshead Indoor Open 3/12

An exciting Gateshead indoor open on Wednesday night for Team Blyth! 11 PB’s and 3 club records – impressive so early in the winter.
 
Didi is fastest in U15 60m with an =PB 8.42s
Ben and coach Nigel go head to head in the 60m, with Ben taking the spoils by 0.02s
Charlotte makes her indoor debut in the 60m Hurdles
Safia adds 4cm to her high jump PB, and records a fantastic 10.45 on U17 hurdles debut.
India clears 1.35m in high jump, and scores big hurdles PB 10.24s
Fearne smashes shot PB with 8.91, and takes heat win on U17 hurdles debut.
Stephen is just outside his PB in the shot put          
Senna opens her campaign with hugely encouraging shot put and hurdles performances
Abi makes U20 Hurdles debut, setting a new club record of 9.44s
Hollie-Anne breaks her own outright club record in 60m with 7.93s
Kimi produced a brilliant first 30m, before a stumble stopped her progress in the 60m
Faith sets  new 60m PB of 8.27m to win heat
Alfie produces 6.65m final jump to take long jump win
Kandis produces massive 60m PB 8.65s

The Harrier League season continued at Wrekenton, with a large Blyth squad once again standing out with a host of fantastic performances.

Annnalisa made her club XC debut in the U11 girls race, whilst in the boys race Alex recorded another top 10 finish, with Bob, Henry and Cormac all well inside the top 50.

Liliana and Eliza were our U13 girls representatives, and they both delivered strong runs. There was a fine debut for George in the U13 boys race in 42nd, whilst Oscar was 56th. Maisie produced probably her best XC run of the season to take 35th in the U15 girls race, before Alastair and Jamie stormed through the field from the fast pack in the boys U15 race, with both amongst the fastest runners on the day. Beth and Emma both ran in the U17 Girls race and recorded their best finishes of the season so far. Fantastic!   

It was a glittering evening for Decathlete Luke Pichler at last nights (13th Nov) Sport Newcastle annual awards gala at Newcastle Civic Centre. Surrounded by North East sporting royalty, Luke returned to the stage 3 years after winning a rising start award in 2022. This year, Luke was the sole recipient of the highest award available - The Platinum Award. 

Luke will receive £1,500 of funding towards his athletics development, and this is testament to his hard work and success over the last few years. A huge well done to Luke, and massive thanks to Sport Newcastle for their continued support.

Gateshead Indoor Meet 1 - a small group of Team Blyth athletes opened their indoor campaigns last night ✅️
 
Abi - LJ 1st place PB 4.96m, 60m 8.49
Alex - HJ 1st u15 1.45m
Alfie - 60m 7.57
Amara - 60m 8.57 PB
Ben - 60m 7.99 PB, Shot 8.99m PB
Didi - 60m 8.42 PB 1st U15
Fearne - 60m 8.66 PB, Shot 8.12m PB
Kimi - LJ 4.32m
Lianne - Shot 10.50m 1st senior
Nigel - 60m 7.99 PB
Sarah 60m 8.42s PB

It was a great morning out on the Town Moor, with 5 of our juniors braving the chilly conditions for the Heaton Memorial Races. They all did themselves proud, with amazing results for George (1st U17 5k) and Alastair (2nd U15 3k). A special shout out to Lucas who ran in his first race for Blyth and did fantastic!