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Les and Liz Join Growing Band of Ultra Runners in Kilmarnock At the weekend, husband and wife duo Leslie and Liz McDerment added an Ultra Marathon to their running cv’s as they joined fellow Kilmarnock Harrier Karen Robertson in competing in the scenic, but tough 50k Trail Race in Kelder…

GAVIN EXCELS AT SCOTTISH 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS. The roads led to Strathclyde Park on Sunday as arguably the first major individual road race of 2017 took place at the Tom Scott Memorial 10 mile and 6K Road Races. In the 10 miler there were a few Kilmarnock athletes lining up…

SUN SHINES IN LIVINGSTON FOR NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS Sunday afternoon saw the first official day of British Summer Time and the weather didn’t disappoint as sunny conditions were the order of the day for the National 6/4 Stage Road Relays. The event is so called due to the fact that…

ARMY OF KILLIE ATHLETES BRAVE THE WIND AT THE ALLOA HALF MARATHON On Sunday morning in Clackmannanshire, close to 3,000 runners lined up in windy conditions for the 35th staging of the hugely popular Alloa Half Marathon. Amongst this number there were 17 athletes from Kilmarnock Harriers, each with individual…

BACK ON THE ROAD FOR ATHLETES With both the Cross Country and Indoor seasons now winding down for the Winter, it was back to the road racing circuit for a few Kilmarnock athletes, and the blue and white vest was spotted in a variety of venues recently. Richard Mair recently…

KILLIE DUO FARE WELL IN EARLY SEASON 10K On Sunday morning, Kilmarnock Harrier athletes Kirsty Alexander and Scott Martin took the journey across the Border where they were to line up in the Carlisle Resolution 10K Road Race. The 400 strong field race was already full when both had decided…

AYRODYNAMIC TURKEY TROT On Boxing Day at Ayr Citadel, hundreds of runners lined up for the annual Ayrodynamic Triathlon Club organised Turkey Trot Road Races and in the 10K, despite 50 mph winds, there were a number of fantastic performances from the 18 Kilmarnock Harriers in the field. Clear race…