Around 4,500 visitors, competitors and spectators descended on Northumbrian Water’s Kielder Waterside park for the day’s events and were treated to a great day of entertainment and athleticism by runners of all ages and from across the country. In the Marathon, more than 670 runners made their way around Kielder Water, northern Europe’s largest man-made lake, and winning […]
Day one of the Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon weekend is complete, with more than one thousand competitors taking part in the first two events of Britain’s most beautiful marathon. Around 2,500 visitors, competitors and spectators descended on to Northumbrian Water’s Kielder Waterside site for the 10k and Run Bike Run events today (October 7) and […]
The organisers of the Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon have announced a new partnership designed to help attract even more visitors to England’s largest forest. The Forestry Commission has signed up as an official partner of the event, which now includes a marathon, half marathon, run-bike-run, 10K and junior races, and will take place on 7 […]
The 2017 Active Northumberland Kielder half marathon will be a huge step forward in Sunderland man Gary Wilkinson’s life for many different reasons. The 13 mile track around Northumbrian Water’s Kielder Reservoir will not only be the dad-of-two’s longest distance event that he has ever faced, but it will also be another step towards his […]
When Ian Hoult tackles the grueling Run Bike Run challenge as part of the Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon Weekend 2017, he will do so with the memory of a special lady driving him forward. Wendy Reed, a close family friend, died at home in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, in January, five years after being diagnosed with […]
