KARA DOES HER COUNTY PROUD In form Kilmarnock Harrier was in Birmingham at the weekend representing the West of Scotland in the UK Inter-counties Cross Country Championships. Having gained selection due to her performances at the Scottish National and West Districts Championships in recent months, the Kilmaurs athlete was in…
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NINE HARRIERS DO THE NATIONALS On Saturday, the highlight of most Senior athletes’ Winter season saw the traditional venue of Callandar Park in Falkirk host the Scottish National Cross Country Championships. A gruelling course awaited the thousands of competitors with numerous distances being covered throughout the many age groups starting from…
Many Kilmarnock Harrier athletes, competing under their school name, ran, jumped or threw at the Scottish Schools. Unfortunately, with a big admin issue that had happened, races were running very late and so athletes were tired. Some prevailed from the fatigue to write down a personal best in their books….
Tremendous Effort by Harrier Athletes at U18/U20 Indoor Championships Eight harrier sprinters competed at the U18/U20 National Championships on Saturday February 15th at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The athletes competed in 60m, 200m and 400m. Medals were won and personal bests were gained. In the 60m series, Laura…
Harrier Janice Millar has started a new group at Kilmarnock Harriers. The Group is aimed mainly for beginners and anyone can come along as the Group will cater for the many people who have never ran before, people who used to run and want to come back to it,…
BIG KILLIE TURNOUT FOR VET ROAD RELAYS In recent years, Kilmarnock Harriers have entered teams for the SVHC Road Relays at Strathclyde Park and on Sunday the Club had another excellent turnout as Captain James and Kara were in a position to field 3 Male and 2 Female teams in…
East Kilbride AC held their new cross country event in Jackton, near East Kilbride on Sunday 19th January. To be more accurate, it was at a farm near Jackton! As random as this sounds, the facilities were actually excellent, tonnes of parking, sports hall, changing, toilets, and a hose to…
VARIETY IS A GOOD THING! Something that had been going through my mind over the past couple of years was to try Indoor Racing, and on Saturday January 4th 2014 the ideal opportunity arose as the British Milers hosted their now annual New Year’s Meet at the Emirates Arena in…
MASSIVE TURNOUT FOR BOXING DAY RACES AT THE SEASIDE Close on 600 hardy runners converged on the Ayr seafront on Boxing Day to take part in the hugely popular annual Ayrodynamic Triathlon Club organised Turkey Trot Road Races. The day consists of both a 5K and a 10K Race, and…
GRAHAM AND CAMMY FASTEST RUNNERS AGAINST THE CYCLISTS Sunday 22nd December saw the annual Cyclists v Harriers Cross Country race take place at Irvine, and although the course had held up well to the recent stormy conditions it was wind that was order of the day for the large number…