Senior Races…….From Kirkcudbright to London !

Date: 01/06/2014
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KIRKUDBRIGHT HALF MARATHON Saturday 24th May saw Connell Drummond and Stewart White take part in the 31st annual Kirkudbright Academy Half Marathon. The race starts at the academy with a short loop around the town before heading out to a more rural route,crossing the river Dee and heading towards Twynholm, passing…

TROON 10K 2014

Date: 09/05/2014
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Categories: News & Results, Road Running, Summer Championship

Large number of Killie athletes head for the seaside. On Wednesday May 7th, Troon Tortoises hosted their annual and massively popular 10K Road and once more entries were sold out well in advance as close on 900 people of the 1,000 pre entrants lined up for the race start down by…

KILMARNOCK HARRIERS NIGHT OUT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH BATON RELAY

Date: 04/05/2014
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Dear Member, As most of you will know, Kilmarnock Harrier and AC are going to be represented with a number of Baton Bearers when the Commonwealth Baton Relay comes through East Ayrshire on June 21st. As has also been mentioned, on the day there will be various activities going on…

Hill Racing Season starts in earnest.

Date: 02/05/2014
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The second Bog and Burn race of the season took place at Kaim Hill in Fairlie, by Largs. Another windy wet night, the race reverted to the traditional route, and lived up to the billing, being very squelchy on the summit plateau. It was a great night for Kilmarnock Harriers,…

NEW CLUB STANDARDS SCHEME FOR ALL OUR MEMBERS

Date: 26/04/2014
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To motivate and encourage members to compete in races and work to improve their times, Kilmarnock Harrier and AC are introducing a Club Standards Scheme where every member has the opportunity to end the year by gaining an award graded Bronze, Silver, Gold through to Gold Plus in recognition of…

London Marathon 2014

Date: 17/04/2014
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On Sunday April 13th 2014 along with over 35,000 other athletes including another Kilmarnock duo, I toed the line at Blackheath for the start of the Virgin London Marathon. This was my 10th Marathon in total ( 2nd time running London) and my pre race build up had been pretty…

Marathon season starts with a flourish

Date: 06/04/2014
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Marathon season kicks off in Earnest This weekend a number of athletes were in action at different parts of the UK taking part at Marathons in Manchester and Fort William. South of the border, new member Stuart Murdoch was first Kilmarnock Harrier home in a fantastic time of 2 hours…

Cameron Crowned UK Champion

Date: 06/04/2014
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Categories: Cross Country, News & Results

Cammy wins for Scotland Kilmarnock harrier’s new men’s Captain Cammy Wilson travelled down to Chester this week to represent Police Scotland in the British Police cross country championships. The championships have been running since 1948 with the last person from the legacy Strathclyde force area to win back in 1988…

National 4/6 Stage Road Relays 2014

Date: 31/03/2014
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Livingston once again was the venue for the yearly National 4/6 Stage Road Relays Championships at the weekend, and although it was a slightly disappointing turnout from Kilmarnock Harriers who lined up for the start of the race, nevertheless 10 athletes took the trip East to make up complete Teams…

New York Half Marathon 2014

Date: 17/03/2014
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The morning of Sunday 16th of March saw me wake up bright and breezy at 4.30 am for the trip from Stamford, Connecticut into Manhatton for a 7.30 am start in Central Park at the massive New York City Half Marathon. I am fortunate to have friends in the States…

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