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SUCCESS IN IRVINE 5 MILER FOR KILLIE HARRIERS On Sunday morning, Irvine Running Club hosted their popular, and annual, 5 mile road race and in the latest instalment of the Kilmarnock Harriers Road Racing Championship for 2016 there was the usual high number of blue and white vests in the…

NO LET UP IN RACING AFTER ROON THE TOON On Sunday morning, three Kilmarnock Harrier athletes were in Horwich, Bolton for the annual staging of the British Masters 5K Championships. The ultra competitive event usually sees a large contingent of runners aged 35 and over from North of the border…

Over A Thousand Pound the Pavements “Roon the Toon” On Sunday morning, months of preparation came to a head as the town of Kilmarnock played host to its first 10k Road Race in a number of years, an event which was aptly named “Roon the Toon”. Previous events had attracted…

Kirsteen Runs Excellent Debut Marathon On Sunday May 29th in the Nation’s Capital, Kilmarnock Harrier athlete Kirsteen Salisbury saw months of tough training come to a head as she took part in the Edinburgh Marathon. Having only started running in the past year or so, Kirsteen decided to take the…

LARGE NUMBERS AGAIN AT THE TROON 10K Last Wednesday evening, over 1000 runners lined up on Troon Promenade for the 30th staging of the host town’s 10K Road Race and as ever there were a large number of Kilmarnock Harriers in the event which sold out months in advance. At…

On Sunday, tens of thousands of runners took to the streets of London to take part in one of the highlights in the calendar – The Marathon. On a day where the Men’s race saw the overall winner come within 7 seconds of a new World Record by running just…

LIVINGSTON HOST THE NATIONAL SENIOR ROAD RELAYS On Sunday 3rd April, the new town of Livingston was once more the venue of the National 6/4 stage Road Relays and as is the norm some of the nation’s finest athletes were up for the challenge. In an event that traditionally sees…