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Scottish 4 and 6 Stage Relays This years Scottish 4 and 6 stage relays are being held on the 31st March 2013 at Livingston. Female teams have four runners in a team, two who will run three miles and two who will run roughly 5.8 miles. Male teams have six…

Last weekend, the first major Cross Country event in the athletics calendar took place at Hollyrood Park in the Nation’s Capital at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country Races. Preceeding the televised runs were Inter District Races and Kilmarnock Harriers had a few athletes who gained selection for the West District…

During March the club are supporting 2 charity fundraising events and also helping Craufurdland Estates with their 3rd set of Mud Runs. The closest event to home is the Ayrshire Sportsability 3K which will take place at the AAA at 9.30 on Saturday 9th March. The event aims to raise…

Killie headed to Fife for the Devils Burden Relay on 9th Feb.  Starting and finishing in Falkland the race comprises of 4 legs around the Lomond of Fife hills.  Due to numbers there are two starts for the race and we were one of over 50 teams on the early…

New PBs at traditional Glasgow Yuletide Meet and Auld Years Bash 4 young Harriers used a series of Open Graded Meetings, held on 27th December 2012 and 3rd January 2013 in the new Emirates Common Wealth Indoor Arena, Glasgow, to say goodbye to the old year and to welcome the…

It’s been an exciting two weeks with the indoor season coming to a climax and after the initial euphoria of winning a Scottish Championship for the first time slowly subsiding; I believe it is a good time to reflect about the recent events, not only as a coach but also…

The performance of the weekend came from 14 year old Hannah Bartl (U16), who last month already collected  the bronze medal at the Scottish Schools in the 300m event and showed real determination to improve on her recent success. On paper Hannah had only the 6th fastest time of all competitors…

This has been a very successful weekend for the junior section of Kilmarnock Harriers, who achieved a total medal haul of 4 medals ranging from gold, silver and bronze at the National Age Group Championships at the Emirate Stadium, Glasgow. Beside the podium places there were many new PBs and…

Masters Cross Country Champs On Saturday afternoon (2nd Feb), a couple of Kilmarnock Harrier athletes took the long trip to Forres in the Highlands to compete in the Scottish Masters Cross Country Championship. The race was over 8 Kilometres, or in old figures 5 miles of tough competition. A tough…

Scottish Athletics held its second coaching workshop at Scotstoun, Glasgow, on 2nd February 2013. The workshop offered a wealth of knowledge and practical tips for all coaches covering topics from sprint, jumps and throws. The workshop was led by high calibre coaches such as sprints coach Rodger Harkins (coach of…