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Among the endurance runners it was Ben O’Neil U17), who achieved the performance of the day in the 800m with an excellent PB of 2:08.98, an improvement of 7 seconds. Gillian Johnstone (U15) ran excellent races in the 800m (3.14) and 1500m (6.31). Gillian, who has a visual impairment, ran these races…

New PBs at traditional Glasgow Yuletide Meet and Auld Years Bash 4 young Harriers used a series of Open Graded Meetings, held on 27th December 2012 and 3rd January 2013 in the new Emirates Common Wealth Indoor Arena, Glasgow, to say goodbye to the old year and to welcome the…

It’s been an exciting two weeks with the indoor season coming to a climax and after the initial euphoria of winning a Scottish Championship for the first time slowly subsiding; I believe it is a good time to reflect about the recent events, not only as a coach but also…

The performance of the weekend came from 14 year old Hannah Bartl (U16), who last month already collected  the bronze medal at the Scottish Schools in the 300m event and showed real determination to improve on her recent success. On paper Hannah had only the 6th fastest time of all competitors…

This has been a very successful weekend for the junior section of Kilmarnock Harriers, who achieved a total medal haul of 4 medals ranging from gold, silver and bronze at the National Age Group Championships at the Emirate Stadium, Glasgow. Beside the podium places there were many new PBs and…

Scottish Athletics held its second coaching workshop at Scotstoun, Glasgow, on 2nd February 2013. The workshop offered a wealth of knowledge and practical tips for all coaches covering topics from sprint, jumps and throws. The workshop was led by high calibre coaches such as sprints coach Rodger Harkins (coach of…

A small number of Kilmarnock Harriers travelled to Lanarkshire on Wednesday 30th January 2013 for an indoor competition. Ravenscraig Indoor Facilities offers the unique opportunity to compete in two sprint events 60m and 100m, which the juniors used to achieve a fast 100m time early in the season. Cameron Wilson, U15,…

JAVELIN SCOTLAND WORKSHOP No.3. Date – Sunday 10 March 2013. Venue – Ayrshire Athletics Arena, Kilmarnock. Time – 10am till 4pm   Calling all javelin coaches and athletes! There was a huge turnout the last time there was a workshop at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena and it would be great…

The club are delighted to announce that former World Champion athlete and BBC commentator Steve Cram will be coming to visit Kilmarnock Harriers on Thursday 7th March. We will be looking to pull together a programme of activities including a talk which I am sure will be of interest to…