Road Running

Much of Kilmarnock Harriers – and indeed a large percentage of athletes from the West of Scotland – converged at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena over the weekend for the West Districts Track and Field Championships (results to follow next week). There was however still some road races across the country…

KILLIE ATHLETES OUT IN FORCE AT THE TROON 10K Once more, a huge number of Kilmarnock Harrier athletes took the short trip across the county to the seaside where an impressive 45 from the Club joined a 1,152 strong field who lined up for the 32nd staging of the massively…

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…