Hill Running

On Sunday Connell Drummond and Alasdair Murray headed to the foot of the Campsie Fells and the Kirkintilloch 12.5km Road race.  The first time either of them had run in this race despite it being a pretty well established event with over 300 finishers. Only in the week of the…

For the hill running contingent of Kilmarnock Harriers the Devil Burdens Relay in Falkland Fife has become the traditional season opener.  Entered under the team name of Ayrshire Tatties acknowledging that we are sometimes a composite team enlisting runners from other Ayrshire Clubs it was another great day out in…

One of the country’s best known hill races was held on Saturday 5th September, the Ben Nevis Hill race.  Starting in Fort William the 9 mile route follows the tourist path to the 4,400ft summit (reached by race winner Finlay Wild in 60 mins!).  By all accounts weather conditions were…

The hill running season is in full swing with events on midweek and weekends – just about often enough for our hill specialist Roddy Pugh. Results from Kilmarnock runners over the past few weeks are below.  Charles had a great run at Goatfell finishing in 16th position, and has followed…

The conditions were perfect for the 45th running of the Carnethy 5 Hill Race on 14.02.15, the first big hill race of the season(518 starters). Recent dry weather made for excellent conditions underfoot and the day was mild, dry and windless with good visibility. Charles Lines was first home for…

09.07.14. A beautiful evening in Tillicoultry, nestling beneath the Ochil Hills, welcomed the runners to this, the tenth in the midweek Bog and Burn Hill series. Going by times, this is the toughest in the series with a short, sharp start followed by a long steep climb to the Law….

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,…

Having withdrawn from this race a couple of weeks ago I decided to head over to the Pentlands and check out the form of my challengers for the 2014 hill championships. It was a cold, windy but clear day and I was glad I was in my walking gear rather…

After last years success at the Devil Burden Relay, team captain Roddy Pugh entered a Killie team in this winter relay race of 31km, over 4 legs. With a number of call offs we had to call on some of our Ayrshire hill running friends to make up our team, so thanks to Tommy…