Beith New Year Race 2016 The first road race in the 2016 calendar in the Kilmarnock Harrier Winter Championships took place just two days into the New Year – a four lap, 4.8mile loop in a quiet industrial estate on the outskirts of Beith/Kilbirnie in pleasant conditions. This was a…
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Ayr Turkey Trot Races As usual on Boxing Day, runners from all over converged on Ayr Promenade to burn off the Christmas calories, and to compete in a choice of 5k or 10k distance at the expertly Ayrodynamic organised Turkey Trot Races. With both events attracting large pre entry only…
Hi All, hopefully each and every one of you had a great Christmas and Santa was good to you all. Just a reminder that now the calander year is almost over you should now be checking to see how you have done in the Kilmarnock Harriers Club Standard scheme…
RUNNERS TAKE THE HONOURS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2008 On Sunday, one of the most popular festive events on the circuit took place at Irvine as the bikes took on the runners in the longstanding Cyclists v Harriers Race. Taking place around grass, moorland, and pathways in and around…
Kilmarnock Harriers Junior Cross Country Championships Come To a Close The recent Ayrshire Cross Country Championships brought the curtain down on this year’s Club Championships as far as the Junior athletes at Kilmarnock Harriers were concerned as results from the Autumn Relays, the Kilmarnock Open Cross Country Races and of…
HARRIERS TAKE ON THE TOUGHEST CONDITIONS OF THE YEAR AT THE WEST DISTRICTS XC CHAMPS Sunday afternoon (6/12/15) saw hundreds of athletes from the West Coast of Scotland take part in West District Cross Country Championships at Bellahouston Park, and with titles up for grabs, the chance to gain selection…
YOUNG AND OLD SHINE AT AYRSHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS In extremely tough and muddy conditions, Rozelle in Ayr hosted the 2015 version of the County Cross Country Championships on Saturday (28/11/16), and as ever there were many from Kilmarnock who chose to take the short trip south to compete. A…
GREAT TURNOUT AT KILMARNOCK HARRIERS CROSS COUNTRY FESTIVAL The weekend (November 22nd) saw one of the countries few open cross country races take place at the Scott Ellis Playing fields as Kilmarnock Harriers once more played host to their popular November event. On the day the town welcomed athletes of…
MUCK AT NATIONAL SHORT COURSE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Last weekend, 7th November, a number of Kilmarnock Harriers took the short hop to Bellahouston Park as Glasgow hosted the annual Scottish 4K Cross Country Championships. A predominately flat 2 lap course, this was countered by torrential rain in the preceding couple…
JUNIOR ATHLETES OUT IN FORCE AT LASSWADE CROSS COUNTRY (report by Lesleyanne Allen) Sunday 1st November saw Lasswade Athletics host their 34th annual cross country event, and 16 of Kilmarnock Harriers & AC young athletes and parents travelled over to compete in the autumnal sunshine. In the Under 11 Girls…