Scottish Schools Indoor Championships.

Date: 17/02/2014
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Many Kilmarnock Harrier athletes, competing under their school name, ran, jumped or threw at the Scottish Schools. Unfortunately, with a big admin issue that had happened, races were running very late and so athletes were tired. Some prevailed from the fatigue to write down a personal best in their books….

Indoor Scottish Championships – Juniors Come Up Trumps.

Date: 17/02/2014
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Tremendous Effort by Harrier Athletes at U18/U20 Indoor Championships Eight harrier sprinters competed at the U18/U20 National Championships on Saturday February 15th at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The athletes competed in 60m, 200m and 400m. Medals were won and personal bests were gained. In the 60m series, Laura…

Superteams proved to be a big hit with the youngsters

Date: 01/02/2014
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The national U12 SuperTeams was a great success for the youngest members of Kilmarnock Harriers & Athletics Club. For many athletes this was the first time they were exposed to a national competition and our youngsters can be proud of their achievements. Kilmarnock Harriers athletes gave a good account…

Kilmarnock Harriers at the Forefront of National Open

Date: 19/01/2014
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The National Open, held by Scottish Athletics had once again reached the indoor season. Kilmarnock Harrier athletes were out in force ranging from 60m hurdles to shot putt to pole vault and almost all came away with some sort of achievement. Starting with 60m hurdles, Evie Bartl showed great resilience…

Good turnout for the first indoor meeting of the New Year

Date: 04/01/2014
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Once again, the illustrious Emirates Arena in Glasgow held another meeting for the indoor season. 7 Kilmarnock Harrier athletes competed at the New Year’s Bash with a majority turnout from the sprints group. Note, this meet is based on times not age groups so races can be mixed genders. Kuda’s…

Successful Debut at Scottish Athletics Indoor League

Date: 30/12/2013
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Kilmarnock Harriers had entered 5 teams: 1 boys U15 , 2 girls U15 and 2 U13 girls for the Scottish Athletics Indoor League, the first time in its club history. The results really show that our junior section can compete with the best clubs in Scotland. Overall it were the…

New Pole Vaulters Wanted

Date: 01/12/2013
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Coach Harald clearing 2.50m for the fist time… There has been progress made with regard to ensuring that pole vault training can continue throughout the winter season. After a period of gentle persuasion staff at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena has kindly agreed that the pole vault mats can be left…

National Coach Development Programme – resources and events

Date: 24/11/2013
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The presentations and resources from the National Coach Development weekend in September are now available on the scottishathletics website – There are also a lot of of video clips uploaded from the workshop – sprinting , conditioning exercises and running mechanics. The running drills are best watched in ascending order as they…

Ayrshire Track & Field Championships

Date: 29/09/2013
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39 Harriers competed at Dam Park for medals at the Ayrshire track & field championships. Although only the first three were rewarded with medals, medals should have really awarded to all competitors, who braved the at times severe weather conditions. Heavy rain and strong gusts made competing very difficult and…

National Coach Development Weekend September 2013

Date: 20/09/2013
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Scottish Athletics held its coach development weekend at the Emirates Indoor Arena, which again proved to be an invaluable learning experience for three Harriers coaches, Donald McIntosh, George Morton and Harald Bartl. The weekend started off with a workshop for coaches, who are enrolled on the new Event Group qualifications (level…